Continued strong growth for Care Electronics, 33 per cent of Doro for first half year

Continued strong growth for Care Electronics, 33 per cent of Doro for first half
year

Doro's business unit Care Electronics continued its strong growth during the
second quarter and increased sales by almost 300 per cent.  In the second
quarter Care Electronics represented about 40 per cent of Doro's total sales.
For the first half year Care Electronic's sales amounted to SEK 46.7 million
(SEK 15.1 m) representing about 33 per cent of total sales. The strong increase
is mainly driven by the success of easy-to-use mobile phones for senior
citizens. During the second quarter the new mobile phones HandleEasy 328gsm and
HandleEasy 330gsm were successfully launched across Europe.   

“Thanks to increased order intake in the second quarter compared to the first
quarter, we expect the second half of 2008 to be better than previous year. This
will mainly be in Care Electronics on the back of marketing efforts and the
launch of new products for senior citizens”, says Jérôme Arnaud, CEO of Doro.

Doro had sales of SEK 68.1 million (SEK 72.5 m) during the second quarter and
SEK 139.5 million (SEK 151.2 m) during the first half year. The lower sales
follows forecasted sales trends in the business units Home and Business
Electronics. 

The operating loss before tax and financial items for the second quarter was SEK
4.3 million (SEK -0.2 m) and for the half year SEK 3.7 million (SEK +1.1 m). The
loss was mainly due to lower sales combined with higher marketing and sales
costs for introducing new products in Care Electronics.

“During the second half of 2008 we will continue to build our Care Electronics
business. In Home Electronics we will focus on the launch of new products to
offset market decline. In Business Electronics we anticipate improved sales of
our new range of VoIP products having strengthened our sales force”, concludes
Jérôme Arnaud.

The Interim report is available at www.doro.com


For further information please contact:
CEO Jérôme Arnaud, phone: +46-46-280 50 05 
Director Marketing Fredrik Forssell, phone: +46-46-280 50 80


About Doro

With over 30 years' experience in telephony Doro is today characterised by
innovative and user-friendly consumer electronics products. The company develops
markets and sells a wide range of products in three business units: Home
Electronics, Business Electronics and Care Electronics. The company's products
are sold in more than 30 countries worldwide through a variety of retail
outlets, including electronics stores, online stores and specialized channels.
The company had sales of SEK 346 million in 2007. Doro's shares are quoted on
the Stockholm Stock Exchange, Nordic list, Small companies. Read more about Doro
at www.doro.com.