Elanders AB: Quarterly Report January - June 2017

First six months

• Net sales increased by 112 percent to MSEK 4,403 (2,077).  
• EBITA increased to MSEK 214 (134), which was an improvement in the result by 60 percent. 
• The operating result increased to MSEK 182 (122).
• The result before tax increased to MSEK 143 (111).
• The net result increased to MSEK 107 (80) or SEK 3.02 (2.85) per share.
• Operating cash flow amounted to MSEK -113 (68), of which MSEK -262 (0) consisted of increased working capital in the form of accounts receivable due to the settlement of a factoring debt during the first quarter. Cleared of this one-off item and the purchase price of acquisitions, operating cash flow was MSEK 149 (101). 
• The increase in net sales and the result is primarily due to the acquisition of LGI, which was consolidated into the Elanders Group at the end of July 2016.

• Net sales were MSEK 2,264 (1,079), which was an increase of 110 percent. 
• EBITA increased to MSEK 108 (72), which was an improvement in the result by 50 percent. 
• The operating result increased to MSEK 93 (66).
• The result before tax increased to MSEK 73 (61).
• The net result increased to MSEK 54 (45) or SEK 1.52 (1.59) per share.
• Operating cash flow amounted to MSEK 47 (64).

Questions concerning this report can be addressed to:

Magnus Nilsson President and CEO  Phone: +46 31 750 07 50 

Andréas Wikner  Chief Financial Officer  Phone: +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 

This information is information that Elanders AB is obliged to make public pursuant to the EU Market Abuse Regulation and the Securities Markets Act. The information was submitted for publication, through the agency of the contact persons set out above, at 08:00 CET on 13 July 2017.

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