Interim Report January 1st – September 30th, 2005

10/26/2005 6:50 AM EST

Third Quarter 2005
• Net sales amounted to 1 624 MSEK (2 000). Using fixed exchange rates and a comparable group structure (organic growth), net sales increased by 10 per cent.
• Earnings before taxes, including capital gains and non-recurring items, increased to 477 MSEK (137).
• Earnings after taxes, including capital gains and non-recurring item, increased to 472 MSEK (106).
• Earnings per share after taxes amounted to 8.18 SEK (1.89).
• Cash flow per share amounted to 2.46 SEK (1.21).
• Hexagon is, as of the 26th of October, listed on the Swiss Stock exchange, SWX.

First nine months of 2005
• Net sales increased by 8 per cent to 6 372 MSEK (5 886). Using fixed exchange rates and a comparable group structure (organic growth), net sales increased by 11 per cent.
• Earnings before taxes, including capital gains and non-recurring items, increased to 832 MSEK (341).
• Earnings after taxes, including capital gains and non-recurring items, increased to 728 MSEK (258).
• Earnings per share after taxes amounted to 12.74 SEK (4.54).
• Cash flow per share amounted to 5.50 SEK (6.98).


For further information, please contact:
Ola Rollén, CEO, Hexagon AB, tel. no +46 (0) 8 - 601 26 20
Håkan Halén, CFO, Hexagon AB, tel. no +46 (0) 8 - 601 26 20


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