Financial Information
Highlights of the year (2010)
- Investments in new market segments are gradually translating into a higher order intake. Consilium receives a breakthrough order for integrated navigation and communication systems.
- Sales of products and systems to special niche markets increase. Consilium takes several large orders for fire alarm systems for high-speed trains in China.
- Focus on the Automation business area results in increased volumes, despite the recession.
- Additional sales and service offices are established in new locations within the framework of existing market companies in Belgium, India and the USA.
- Consilium has gradually adapted the personnel and cost structure in traditional market areas to the current economic situation.
- Volume growth in new market areas does not produce the same short-term earnings effect as the loss of volumes from traditional markets. This is illustrated by the fact that net sales have increased by 3 percent while operating profit (EBIT) has declined.
- Order intake is SEK 914.5 (879.6) million
- Net sales amount to SEK 943.3 (912.2) million
- EDITDA is SEK 69.4 (75.5) million
- EBIT is SEK 35.0 (45.1) million
- EBT is SEK 20.1 (33.5) million
- Earnings per share, excl. non-controlling interests, is SEK 0.75 (0.28)
- The Board proposes to the AGM that no dividend be paid (SEK 0.35)
