Report on operations for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2002
Report on operations for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2002- Operating profit amounted to SEK 207 M (92), the best ever. Earnings were charged with SEK 53 M in expenses related to the ongoing patent dispute in the U.S.- The operating margin improved sharply, to 7.6 percent (4.2). - Operating profit in the fourth quarter amounted to SEK 74 M (67) equal to an operating margin of 9.0 (9.5) percent. Earnings were charged with SEK 32 M in expenses related to the ongoing patent dispute.- Order bookings rose 22 percent to SEK 2,927 M (2,402). - Cash flow after investments was positive, amounting to SEK 113 M (226) for the full year and SEK 174 M (176) for the fourth quarter. - The Group's target operating margin for a rolling 12 months was raised from the current 6-8 percent to 8-10 percent. For additional information, please contact:Lars Jonsteg, Vice President, Communications, Elekta AB (publ),tel. +46 8-587 254 82Further information on Elekta is available at: www.elekta.com. ------------------------------------------------------------This information was brought to you by Waymaker http://www.waymaker.netThe following files are available for download:http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2002/06/18/20040827BIT21660/wkr0001.pdf The full report