Continued market expansion and increased operating profit for Sectra

Continued market expansion and increased operating profit for Sectra

IT and medical-technology company Sectra's net sales for the first half of the
fiscal year increased 4.9% to SEK 391.7 million (373.4) compared with the
year-earlier period. Operating profit rose 87.5% to SEK 16.5 million (8.8),
corresponding to an operating margin of 4.2% (2.4). Profit after net financial
items amounted to SEK 4.4 million (48.2), corresponding to a profit margin of
1.1% (12.9). The Group's order bookings amounted to SEK 428.8 million (723.5). 

The Sectra Group's net sales totaled SEK 193.9 million (199.4) for the second
quarter. Operating profit amounted to SEK 6.4 million (7.9), corresponding to an
operating margin of 3.3% (4.0). Profit after net financial items totaled SEK 0.9
million (42.0), corresponding to a profit margin of 0.5% (21.1). The Group's
order bookings amounted to SEK 276.7 million (548.3). 

“This autumn we took a step into the Middle East and established links with
highly reputable distributors in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and
Qatar. These markets have high standards for quality and accept only the best
products in the market,” says Jan-Olof Brüer, President and CEO of Sectra AB.

Net sales for the Medical Systems business areas increased 10.2% to SEK 366.4
million (332.7) during the first half of the fiscal year. Operating profit for
the business area rose 9.0% to SEK 9.7 million (8.9), corresponding to an
operating margin of 2.6% (2.7). Net sales for the Secure Communication Systems
business area increased 3.3% to SEK 43.5 million (42.1). Operating profit rose
4.6% to SEK 6.8 million (6.5) for the first half of the fiscal year,
corresponding to an operating margin of 15.6% (15.4).

“The portion of the Group's sales in markets outside Sweden accounted for 68.3%
(69.8) of net sales during the first half of the fiscal year. Sales in the
international markets occur primarily in USD and EUR, which have weakened in
relation to SEK. Accordingly, consolidated profit after net financial items for
the first half of the fiscal year had a negative impact of SEK 9.3 million in
the form of currency fluctuations,” says Jan-Olof Brüer.

For further information, please contact:
Jan-Olof Brüer, President and CEO of Sectra AB, Tel: +46 (0)13-23 52 09

Presentation of the interim report 
Sectra's CEO will present the report to analysts and the media at Operaterrassen
in Stockholm today, December 8 at noon. The presentation will be available live
on the Internet. A link will be accessible at www.sectra.se about five minutes
before the presentation commences.


About the Sectra Group
Sectra was founded in 1978 and conducts successful development and sales of
high-technology products in the expansive niche segments of medical systems and
secure communication sytems. Sectra has offices in 12 countries and sells its
products through partners worldwide. The head office is in Linköping, Sweden and
the company developed from research at Linköping University. Sales for the
2008/2009 full year amounted to SEK 863 million. Sectra is listed on the NASDAQ
OMX Stockholm AB exchange. For more information about Sectra, visit our website
at www.sectra.se