Elanders AB: Quarterly Report January - June 2016

First six months

• Net sales increased to MSEK 2,077 (2,072).  
• The operating result excluding one-off costs increased to MSEK 127 (117). Including one-off costs the operating result increased to MSEK 122 (117).
• The result before tax excluding one-off costs increased to MSEK 119 (99), which is an improvement of 20%. Including one-off costs the result before tax increased to MSEK 111 (99).
• The net result increased to MSEK 80 (65) or SEK 3.03 (2.46) per share.
• Excluding acquisitions, the operating cash flow amounted to MSEK 101 (132). Including acquisitions operating cash flow was MSEK 68 (132). 
• In June 2016 Elanders signed a contract to acquire LGI Logistics Group International GmbH, a supply chain company with a strong presence in Europe and particularly Germany. Through the acquisition Elanders double annual net sales from 4.2 to about 8.3 billion Swedish kronor and the number of employees rise from 3,200 to about 7,200 (proforma 2015).
• One-off costs consist of advisory and financial costs in connection with the acquisition of LGI. Another MSEK 28-33 is expected to charge the result in the third quarter if all conditions of the acquisition are met.

• Net sales increased to MSEK 1,079 (1,066).  
• The operating result excluding one-off costs increased to MSEK 71 (63). Including one-off costs the operating result increased to MSEK 66 (63).
• The result before tax excluding one-off costs increased to MSEK 68 (55), which was an improvement by 24 %. Including one-off costs the result before tax was MSEK 61 (55).
• The net result increased to MSEK 45 (38) or SEK 1.69 (1.43) per share.
• Operating cash flow was MSEK 64 (116). 

Questions concerning this report can be addressed to:

Magnus Nilsson
President and CEO 
Phone: +46 31 750 07 50 

Andréas Wikner 
Chief Financial Officer 
Phone: +46 31 750 07 50  

Elanders AB (publ)  
(Company ID 556008-1621) 
P.O. Box 137 
SE-435 23 Mölnlycke, Sweden 
Phone: +46 31 750 00 00 

This information is information that Elanders AB is obliged to make public pursuant to the EU Market Abuse Regulation and the Securities Markets Act. The information was submitted for publication, through the agency of the contact persons set out above, at 08:00 CET on 13 July 2016.

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