Interim report for Jan.-Sep. 2008

Press release from Elanders AB (publ) 2008-10-20

Net sales rose by 8 % totalling MSEK 1,570 (MSEK 1,449).
Operating profit amounted to MSEK 46.7 (MSEK 142.5).
Pre-tax profit amounted to MSEK 9.7 (MSEK 113.1).
Net profit was MSEK 4.1 (MSEK 108.8) or SEK 0.41 per share (SEK 11.5 per share) ¹⁾.
Operating cash flow rose to MSEK 92 (MSEK -291).
Weakening demand from customers in consumer electronics, vehicles and white
goods in Sweden and Hungary.
During the third quarter measures to adjust to the change in order volumes were initiated in Sweden and Hungary, among them reducing the number of employees by 75 people in Sweden.
Continued success in Germany and China.
The forecast for 2008 was changed in the press release on 22 September 2008 to pre-tax profits of around MSEK 50 and profits after tax of approximately MSEK 35. The forecast given was “an increase in net sales compared with 2007, pre-tax profits of around MSEK 100 and profits after tax of approximately MSEK 75.”

¹⁾ There was no dilution during the given periods.

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