B&B TOOLS AB: Interim Report 1 April - 30 September 2011 (6 months)

10.11.2011

B&B TOOLS provides the industrial and construction sectors in northern Europe
 with industrial consumab­les, industrial components and related services.
    The Group has annual revenue of approximately SEK 8.1 billion and
 approxi­mately 2,900 employees.

  Reporting period (1 April-30 September 2011)

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 B&B TOOLS förser industri- och byggsektorn i norra Europa med
 industriför­nödenheter och industri­komponenter samt därtill relaterade
 tjänster.
    Koncernen omsätter cirka 8 miljarder SEK på årsbasis och har cirka 2 800
 anställda.

 Revenue amounted to MSEK 4,024 (3,822).

·          Operating profit rose by 26 percent to MSEK 202 (160).

·          Profit after net financial items totalled MSEK 158 (128).

·          Profit after taxes increased by 22 percent to MSEK 112 (92).

·          Earnings per share amounted to SEK 4.00 (3.30).

·          The return on equity for the most recent 12-month period was 12
percent (9).



Second quarter (1 July-30 September 2011)

·          Revenue for comparable units, measured in local currency, increased
by 5 percent in the second quarter.

·          Operating profit rose by 42 percent to MSEK 121 (85) during the
quarter. Profit increased for TOOLS in Norway and Finland, TOOLS Momentum and
all of the Group's Business Areas. TOOLS in Sweden reported a loss for the
quarter.



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