Interim Report 1 April - 31 December 2010 (9 months)

16.02.2011

Reporting period (1 April-31 December 2010)

·               Revenue totalled MSEK 5,927 (5,806).

·               Operating profit increased by 37 percent to MSEK 273 (199).

·               Profit after net financial items amounted to MSEK 224 (148).

·               Profit after taxes increased by 53 percent to MSEK 161 (105).

·               Earnings per share amounted to SEK 5.75 (3.70).

·               Return on equity increased to 11 percent (5 percent).



 Third quarter (1 October-31 December 2010)

·               Revenue for comparable units, measured in local currency,
increased by 10 percent during the third quarter of the financial year.

·               Robust sales development for TOOLS in Finland (+20 percent) and
in Sweden (+14 percent), measured in local currency. The Norwegian market
recovered during the quarter and shows virtually unchanged sales compared with
the year-earlier period, measured in local currency.

·               Operating profit increased by 41 percent to MSEK 113 (80).



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|B&B TOOLS provides the industrial and construction sectors in northern Europe |
|with industrial consu­mables, industrial components and related services. The |
|Group has annual revenue of approximately SEK 7.8 billion and approximately   |
|2,800 employees.                                                              |
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