Interim report forth quarter and year-end 2010.


Interim report forth quarter and year-end 2010.

STRONG GROWTH AND INCREASED CAPITAL EFFICIENCY


  · Order intake SEK 26,313 M
  · Invoiced sales SEK 23,276 M
  · Operating profit SEK 3,129 M
  · Operating margin 13.4%
  · Cash flow from operations SEK +3,259 M
  · Net working capital 22% of invoiced sales

Accounting policies
This interim report was prepared in accordance with IFRS, applying IAS
34, Interim Financial Reporting. The same accounting and valuation
policies were applied as in the most recent annual report. New standards
and interpretations effective from 1 January 2010 have not had any
significant impact on Sandvik's financial statements.

As of 1 January 2010, the Group applies the revised IFRS 3 Business
Combinations and the revised IAS 27 Consolidated and Separate Financial
Statements.

The report for the first quarter 2011 will be published on 3 May 2011.
Additional information may be obtained from Jan Lissåker, Sandvik
Investor Relations at tel. +46 26 26 10 23 or by e-mailing
info.ir@sandvik.com (info.ir@sandvik.com).

A combined presentation and teleconference will be held on 2 February
2011 at 13.30 CET at Operaterrassen in Stockholm. Information is
available at www.sandvik.com/ir (http://www.sandvik.com/ir).

Sandviken 2 February 2011

Sandvik Aktiebolag (publ)

The Board of Directors

Sandvik discloses the information provided herein pursuant to the
Securities Market Act. The information is submitted for publication on 2
February  2011 at 08.00 am CET.

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