SKF First-quarter report 2015 Alrik Danielson, President

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Apr 17, 2015 at 2:15 AM

SKF First-quarter report 2015

Alrik Danielson, President and CEO: ”Demand was in line with our expectations, with reported sales growth in local currencies of 1,4%. All three business areas showed an increase in sales in local currencies. Geographically, Asia continued to show a good growth followed by Europe and Latin America which were relatively unchanged while in North America the business slowed somewhat due to lower activity in some of our key industries. Cash flow from operations was strong, even though we built some working capital in the quarter due to seasonality. There has been a high focus on implementing the already announced restructuring programme and I am pleased to see the good progress so far, around 40%. The high focus on innovations is continuing throughout the organization and we have launched several new innovations to help our customers improve their productivity and reduce energy usage. For example, we introduced a new generalized bearing life concept enabling customers to much better account for real-life conditions when calculating SKF bearing life in their machines. Looking forward, there is continued uncertainty from a macro perspective. Sequentially and year on year we expect the demand to be relatively unchanged for the Group. I am also pleased to welcome a new Senior Vice President and CFO for the Group, Christian Johansson.’’ Key figures Q1 2015 Q1 2014 Net sales, SEKm 19 454 16 734 Operating profit, SEKm 1 721 2 024 Operating margin, % 8.8 12.1 One-time items (- costs, + income) -655 117 Operating profit excluding one-time items, SEKm 2 376 1 907 Operating margin excl. one-time items % 12.2 11.4 Profit before taxes, SEKm 1 592 1 787 Net profit, SEKm 1 165 1 275 Basic earnings per share, SEK 2.46 2.72 One-time items in Q1 2015 include SEK -535 million for the ongoing cost -reduction programme, and the remainder relates to write-offs of assets. 31 March 2015 31 December 2014 31 March 2014 Net working 32.1 30.6 32.8 capital, % of annual sales ROCE for the 12 12.6 13.9 8.4 -month period, % Net debt/equity, % 122.2 126.6 117.6 Net debt/EBITDA, % 3.2 3.0 4.2 Net sales change y-o-y, %: Organic Structure Currency Total Q1 2015 1.4 0 14.9 16.3 Organic sales change in local Europe NorthAmerica Latin Asia Middle currencies, per region y-o-y, America East & %: Africa Q1 2015 1.0 -2.4 0.4 5.6 14.2 Outlook for the second quarter of 2015 Demand compared to the second quarter 2014 The demand for SKF’s products and services is expected to be relatively unchanged for the Group and for Europe. For Asia it is expected to be higher and for North and Latin America slightly lower. Per business area, for both Industrial Market and Automotive Market it is expected to be relatively unchanged, and for Specialty Business to be slightly higher. Demand compared to the first quarter 2015 The demand for SKF’s products and services is expected to be relatively unchanged for the Group, Europe and North America. For Asia it is expected to be higher and for Latin America slightly lower. Per business area, for both Industrial Market and Automotive Market it is expected to be relatively unchanged, and for Specialty Business to be slightly higher. Manufacturing Manufacturing is expected to be relatively unchanged year over year and compared to the first quarter. Gothenburg, 17 April 2015 Aktiebolaget SKF (publ) A teleconference will be held on 17 April at 09.00 (CET), 08.00 (UK): SE: +46 8 5033 6538 UK: +44 20 3427 1902 US: +1 212 444 0895 You will find all information regarding SKF First-quarter results 2015 on the IR website. investors.skf.com/quarterlyreporting AB SKF is required to disclose the information provided herein pursuant to the Securities Markets Act and/or the Financial Instruments Trading Act. The information was submitted for publication at around 08.00 on 17 April 2015. For further information, please contact: MEDIA HOTLINE: 46 31 337 2400 PRESS: Theo Kjellberg, Director, Press Relations tel: 46 31 337 6576, mobile: 46 725-776576, e-mail: theo.kjellberg@skf.com (rebecca.janzon@skf.com) INVESTOR RELATIONS: Marita Björk, Head of Investor Relations tel: 46 31-337 1994, mobile: 46 705-181994, e-mail: marita.bjork@skf.com SKF is a leading global supplier of bearings, seals, mechatronics, lubrication systems, and services which include technical support, maintenance and reliability services, engineering consulting and training. SKF is represented in more than 130 countries and has around 15,000 distributor locations worldwide. Annual sales in 2014 were SEK 70 975 million and the number of employees was 48 593. www.skf.com ® SKF is a registered trademark of the SKF Group.

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