NOTE's Interim Report January-March 2014
Financial Performance January-March
- Sales were SEK 232.8 (214.8) million.
- Operating profit was SEK 5.8 (0.3) million.
- The operating margin was 2.5% (0.1%).
- Profit after financial items was SEK 3.8 (-1.3) million.
- Profit after tax was SEK 3.1 (-1.1) million, corresponding to SEK 0.11 (-0.04) per share.
- Cash flow after investments was SEK 23.1 (-8.0) million, or SEK 0.80 (-0.28) per share.
CEO’s comment to the Interim Report
“After a protracted period of fading volumes we were able to conclude that our market initiatives were beginning to pay off last autumn. Sales increased by just over 6% in the final quarter of last year and growth continued in the first quarter by just over 8%, to SEK 232.8 million. The growth during first quarter was due to a combination of extended assignments for existing customers and increased volumes starting to feed through in more recent customer collaborations.
Mainly as a result of increased sales, operating profit improved by SEK 5.5 million to SEK 5.8 (0.3) million. Also cash flow after investments developed positively and was SEK 23.1 (-8.0) million.
Our order book currently supports positive volume growth compared to the previous year”, says Peter Laveson, CEO and President.
NOTE's Interim Report for January-March is now available in PDF format at the web site, www.note.eu, and attached to this message. The Interim Report for January-June will be published on 16 July.
For more information, please contact:
Peter Laveson, CEO and President, tel. +46 (0)8 568 99006, +46 (0)70 433 9999
Henrik Nygren, CFO, tel. +46 (0)8 568 99003, +46 (0)70 977 0686
About NOTE
NOTE is one of the leading Northern European manufacturing and logistics partners for electronics production. NOTE produces PCBAs, sub-assemblies and box build products. NOTE's offering covers the whole product lifecycle, from design to after-sales. NOTE has a presence in Sweden, Norway, Finland, the UK, Estonia and China. In 2013, net sales were SEK 907 million; the group has approximately 850 employees. NOTE is listed on the Nasdaq Stockholm Exchange. For more information, please go to www.note.eu. www.note.eu.
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The information was submitted for publication on 25 April 2014 at 8:30 a.m.