{"id":15819,"date":"2008-02-12T08:53:11","date_gmt":"2008-02-12T07:53:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.note-ems.com\/press-releases\/okad-vinst-trots-lagre-volymer-under-andra-halvaret\/"},"modified":"2025-12-02T08:28:33","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T07:28:33","slug":"profit-up-despite-lower-volumes-in-second-half","status":"publish","type":"mfn_news","link":"https:\/\/www.note-ems.com\/en\/pressmeddelande\/okad-vinst-trots-lagre-volymer-under-andra-halvaret\/","title":{"rendered":"Increased profits despite lower volumes in the second half"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>January-December<br \/>\n- Sales increased by SEK 1,743.8 (1,741.5) million <br \/>\n- Operating profit improved by 8% to SEK 111.9 (103.6) million <br \/>\n- Operating margin increased to 6.41% (5.91%) <br \/>\n- Profit after net financial items totalled SEK 103.8 (96.2) million<br \/>\n- Profit after tax totalled SEK 78.2 (68.6) million, corresponding to SEK 8.13 (7.13) per share <br \/>\n- Cash flow after investments amounted to SEK -0.5 (24.8) million, corresponding to SEK -0.05 (2.58) per share <br \/>\n- Intensified, methodical implementation of NOTE's unique NearsourcingTM business model based on  <br \/>\n  volume production in cost-effective countries, the introduction of the NOTEfied component database and a <br \/>\n  geographically close and cost-effective development work that shortens customers' time-to-market<br \/>\n- The Board of Directors proposes that the dividend be increased to SEK 2.75 (2.25) per share<\/p>\n<p>Fourth quarter <br \/>\n- Sales decreased by 6% to SEK 458.6 (488.5) million <br \/>\n- Operating profit amounted to SEK 28.5 (33.8) million <br \/>\n- Operating margin decreased to 6.21 per cent (6.91 per cent)<br \/>\n- Profit after net financial items totalled SEK 26.6 (32.4) million <br \/>\n- Profit after tax totalled SEK 21.0 (22.7) million <br \/>\n- Cash flow after investments amounted to SEK -34.8 (41.4) million<\/p>\n<p>\nNOTE's year-end report for January-December 2007 is available as of today as a PDF file on the group's website, www.note.eu, and is attached to this press release. <\/p>\n<p>The Annual Report for 2007 will be published on 4 April. The Interim Report for January-March 2008 will be published on 18 April.<\/p>\n<p>\nFor further information, please contact: <br \/>\nArne Forslund, President and CEO, tel. 08-568 990 07, 070-547 74 77 <br \/>\nHenrik Nygren, Chief Financial Officer, tel. 08-568 990 03, 070-977 06 86 <\/p>\n<div class=\"mfn-footer\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"mfn-footer mfn-about\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"mfn-footer mfn-attachment mfn-attachment-general\">\n<p><strong class=\"mfn-heading-1\">Attached files<\/strong><br \/><a class=\"mfn-primary\" href=\"https:\/\/feed.ne.cision.com\/Commands\/File.aspx?id=761619\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">wkr0003.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<script>\n                Array.prototype.slice.call(document.querySelectorAll(\".mfn-footer.mfn-attachment\")).forEach(function (el) { el.remove() });\n            <\/script>\n        <div class=\"mfn-attachments-container\"><div class=\"mfn-attachment\"><a class=\"mfn-attachment-link\" href=\"https:\/\/storage.mfn.se\/proxy\/wkr0003-pdf.pdf?url=https%3A%2F%2Ffeed.ne.cision.com%2FCommands%2FFile.aspx%3Fid%3D761619\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"mfn-attachment-icon\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.mfn.se\/proxy\/wkr0003-pdf.pdf?url=https%3A%2F%2Ffeed.ne.cision.com%2FCommands%2FFile.aspx%3Fid%3D761619&type=jpg\"><\/span>wkr0003.pdf<\/a><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"January-December - Sales increased SEK 1,743.8 (1,741.5) million - Operating profit improved by 8% to SEK 111.9 (103.6) million - Operating margin increased to 6.4% (5.9%) - Profit after net financial items totalled SEK 103.8 (96.2) million - Profit after tax amounted to SEK 78.2 (68.6) million, corresponding to SEK 8.13 (7.13) per share - Cash flow after investments amounted to -0.5 (24.8) ...","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-15819","mfn_news","type-mfn_news","status-publish","hentry","mfn-news-tag-mfn-report-interim","mfn-news-tag-mfn-type-ir","mfn-news-tag-mfn","mfn-news-tag-mfn-regulatory","mfn-news-tag-mfn-report","mfn-news-tag-mfn-lang-sv","mfn-news-tag-mfn-regulatory-vpml","mfn-news-tag-mfn-report-interim-q4"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.note-ems.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/mfn_news\/15819","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.note-ems.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/mfn_news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.note-ems.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/mfn_news"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.note-ems.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15819"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}