Interim Report 1 April – 30 June 2013 (3 months)

17.07.2013

B&B TOOLS
Interim report

Interim Report 1 April – 30 June 2013 (3 months)



  -- Revenue declined by –2percent to MSEK 1,965 (2,009).
  -- Operating profit increased to MSEK 65 (26).
  -- Profit after net financial items totalled MSEK 50 (6).
  -- Profit after taxes increased to MSEK 37 (3).
  -- Earnings per share totalled SEK 1.30 (0.10).
  -- Return on equity for the latest 12-month period was 13 percent (10).
  -- Cash flow from operating activities amounted to MSEK 32 (–45).
  -- The equity/assets ratio at the end of the reporting period was 41 percent
     (34).

  -- Sales trend during the quarter.
Consolidated revenue for comparable units, measured in local currency, was
     unchanged during the quarter compared to the preceding year.
     
     For TOOLS in Sweden and Finland, revenue decreased by 7 percent during the
     quarter, while TOOLS Norway increased its revenue by 17 percent (measured
     in local currency).
  -- The 2013 Annual General Meeting will be held 22 August 2013.
     The Board of Directors proposes a dividend of SEK 3.00 (3.00) per share.



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