AQ Group AB reported group and parent earnings results for the third quarter and nine months ended September 2014. For the quarter, the group reported net sales of SEK 604,953,000, operating profit of SEK 43,682,000, profit after financial items of SEK 44,580,000 and net profit of SEK 32,634,000 or SEK 1.81 per share compared to net sales of SEK 614,499,000, operating profit of SEK 57,147,000, profit after financial items of SEK 56,007,000 and net profit of SEK 41,000,000 or SEK 2.27 per share a year ago period.

For the quarter, the parent company reported net sales of SEK 11,061,000, operating profit of SEK 4,724,000, profit after financial items of SEK 5,863,000 and net profit of SEK 3,943,000 compared to net sales of SEK 9,296,000, operating profit of SEK 4,565,000, profit after financial items of SEK 4,250,000 and net profit of SEK 2,491,000 a year ago period.

For the nine months, the group reported net sales of SEK 1,912,649,000, operating profit of SEK 117,193,000, profit after financial items of SEK 118,263,000 and net profit of SEK 92,351,000 or SEK 5.12 per share compared to net sales of SEK 1,830,829,000, operating profit of SEK 122,526,000, profit after financial items of SEK 117,716,000 and net profit of SEK 90,832,000 or SEK 5.04 per share a year ago period.

For the nine months, the parent company reported net sales of SEK 33,487,000, operating profit of SEK 12,860,000, profit after financial items of SEK 16,573,000 and net profit of SEK 12,079,000 compared to net sales of SEK 27,799,000, operating profit of SEK 10,824,000, profit after financial items of SEK 781,000 and net profit of SEK 2,647,000 a year ago period.

The board of directors is currently assessing for the full year 2014 that sales will increase, but profits will be roughly equivalent to 2013.