* Net sales increased to 269.5 MSEK (227.4). Adjusted for 7.5 MSEK
in negative currency effects the growth amounted to 21.8%.
* Operating profit improved to 54.5 MSEK (51.7). Adjusted for
one-off costs for relocation of the Company the operating margin
was 21.6% (22.7).
* Cash flow from ongoing operations improved to 34.2 MSEK (28.5).
* Profit after taxes totalled 29.9 MSEK (33.3) and earnings per
share amounted to 2.81 SEK (3.21).
* The board of directors propose a dividend of 1.00 SEK per share.
- We have now completed a considerable strengthening of our
organisation and relocation of the entire Swedish operations. This
has a short term negative effect on profitability, but gives us the
right conditions for a continued growth, says Nicolas Hassbjer, CEO
of HMS.
Halmstad, February
14, 2008
Urban Jansson Jörgen Centerman Ray Mauritsson
Sebastian Staffan Dahlström Nicolas
Ehrnrooth Hassbjer
CEO
Further information can be obtained from CEO Nicolas Hassbjer or CFO
Gunnar Högberg on telephone +46-35-17 29 00. See also
http://investors.hms.se
HMS Networks is a world-leading supplier of communication technology
for industrial automation. Sales totalled MSEK 270 in 2007. Over 90%
of these sales were to customers located outside Sweden. All
development and the major portion of manufacturing are performed at
the head office in Halmstad. Sales offices are located in Tokyo,
Beijing, Karlsruhe, Chicago, Milan and Mulhouse. HMS has 155
employees and produces network interface cards and products to
interconnect different networks under the trademark Anybus®. The
network interface cards are embedded in automation equipment such as
robots, control systems, motors and sensors. This allows
subcomponents in machines to communicate with one another and with
different networks. HMS was formed in 1988 and has had an average
organic growth of 30% per year over the last 10 years. HMS is listed
on OMX Nordic Exchange in Stockholm in the category Small Cap,
Information Technology.
