Financial Performance 2008 (Jan-Dec)
\n- Sales amounted to SEK 1,709.5 (1,743.8) m
\n- Operating loss of SEK -3.8 (111.9) m. Profit was charged with restructuring-related costs of some SEK 80 m
\n- The operating margin amounted to -0.2% (6.4%)
\n- Profit after financial items was SEK -14.4 (103.8) m
\n- The loss after tax was SEK -13.1 (78.2) m, or SEK -1.36 (8.13) per share
\n- Cash flow was SEK 25.1 (-0.5) m, or SEK 2.61 (-0.05) per share
\n- Dividends-the Board of Directors is proposing to the AGM (Annual General Meeting) that no dividends are paid for the financial year 2008.<\/p>\n
Financial Performance Q4 (Oct-Dec)
\n- Sales amounted to SEK 414.5 (458.6) m
\n- Operating loss of SEK -47.9 (28.5) m. Profit was charged with restructuring-related costs of some SEK 50 m
\n- Operating margin amounted to -11.6% (6.2%)
\n- The loss after financial items was SEK -50.4 (26.6) m
\n- The loss after tax was SEK -36.6 (21.0) m, or SEK -3.80 (2.18) per share
\n- Cash flow was SEK -6.2 (-34.8) m, equivalent to SEK -0.64 (-3.61) per share<\/p>\n
Significant events in the year
\n- Methodical focus on Nearsourcing-measures implemented to transfer labour-intensive production and sourcing services to cost-efficient countries, reducing headcount in Sweden by some 400 staff, or just over 50%. Most lay-offs will occur in the first half-year 2009.
\n- UK acquisition-new Nearsourcing Centre for long-term sales growth started on the UK market.
\n- Swedish mechanical engineering services acquisition-valuable mechanical engineering know-how added close to customers to develop advanced prototypes and for shorter production runs.
\n- Acquisition in Norway-start-up of Nearsourcing Centre for additional growth on the Norwegian market.<\/p>\n
Significant events after the end of the year
\n- Market breakthrough for Nearsourcing-building on its collaboration with the Nearsourcing Centre in Oslo, Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace of Norway has decided to utilise NOTEfied when developing new products. <\/p>\n
\nNOTE's Year-end Report for January-December 2008 is now available in PDF format on the corporate web site, www.note.eu and attached to this message.<\/p>\n
The Annual Report for 2008 will be published on 7 April. The Interim Report for January-March 2009 will be published on 21 April 2009. <\/p>\n