Year-end report 2023

Quarter October-December 2023

• Net sales amounted to SEK 148.1 million (149.2), corresponding to a decrease of 0.7 percent. Adjusted for changes in exchange rates, an increase of 4.3 percent.
• The number of instruments sold amounted to 1,133 (794), which is an increase of 42.7 percent.
• The gross profit amounted to SEK 65.9 million (66.7), resulting in a gross margin of 44.5 percent (44.7).
• The operating profit amounted to SEK 10.5 million (10.0), which corresponds to an operating margin of 7.1 percent (6.7).
• The period's result amounted to SEK 8.4 million (2.9).
• Earnings per share before dilution amounted to SEK 0.22 (0.09) and after dilution to SEK 0.22 (0.09).*
• Cash flow from operating activities amounted to SEK 29.2 million (13.3).
• Net cash as of December 31 amounted to SEK 12.9 million (32.1).
• Non-recurring write-downs of equipment affected the operating profit by SEK -4.6 million, without this write-down the operating profit would have been SEK 15.1 million.

Full Year January-December 2023

• The net sales amounted to SEK 571.3 million (548.1), representing an increase of 4.2 percent. Adjusted for changes in exchange rates, there was an increase of 0.8 percent.
• The number of instruments sold amounted to 4,203 (3,990), which is an increase of 5.3 percent.
• The gross profit amounted to SEK 249.7 million (227.9), which corresponds to a gross margin of 43.7 percent (41.6).
• The operating profit amounted to SEK 39.3 million (29.0), with an operating margin of 6.9 percent (5.3).
• The period's result amounted to SEK 25.0 million (12.7).
• Earnings per share before dilution amounted to SEK 0.64 (0.46) and after dilution to SEK 0.64 (0.45).*
• The cash flow from operating activities amounted to SEK 51.4 million (-11.4).
• The board proposes that no dividend be distributed for the fiscal year 2023.