January-December

  • Net sales increased by 8 % totaling MSEK 1,839 (MSEK 1,706). 
  • Operating result amounted to MSEK 110 (-76). The result was affected by one-off items of MSEK 25 (-59).
  • Result before tax was MSEK 80 (-105).
  • Net result amounted to MSEK 60 (-84) or SEK 3.09 (-6.79) per share.
  • Operating cash flow amounted to MSEK 93 (-90), of which acquisitions were MSEK -10 (-27).
  • The Board of Directors is proposing a dividend of SEK 0,50 (0) per share.
  • The forecast for 2012 is an increase in net sales and a better result before tax, not including the MSEK 25 in positive one-off items posted in 2011.

The fourth quarter

  • Net sales increased by 10 % totaling MSEK 538 (MSEK 491). 
  • Operating result amounted to MSEK 57 (6). The result was affected by one-off items of MSEK 25 (-19).
  • Result before tax was MSEK 49 (-1).
  • Net result amounted to MSEK 37 (-1) or SEK 1.92 (-0,07) per share.
  • Operating cash flow amounted to MSEK 75 (-5), of which acquisitions were MSEK 4 (0).

Further information can be found on Elanders' website www.elanders.com:
http://www.elanders.com/ or via e-mail info@elanders.com:
mailto:info@elanders.com. Questions concerning this report can be made to:

Magnus Nilsson
President and CEO   
Tel. +46 31 750 07 50

Andréas Wikner
Chief Financial Officer
Tel. +46 31 750 07 50

Elanders AB (publ)
(Company ID 556008-1621)
P.O. Box 137
SE-435 23  Mölnlycke, Sweden
Phone +46 31 750 00 00

Elanders is required under the Securities Market Act to make the information in this press release public. The information was submitted for publication on 27 January 2012. 

2012-01-27 Elanders Press release Q4 2011:
http://hugin.info/1053/R/1580635/493561.pdf


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