Peab's Interim Report January - March 2007

Peab's Interim Report January - March 2007

Net sales increased by 27 per cent to SEK 7 378 million (5 799)
Operating profit amounted to SEK 218 million (109)
Profit for the period amounted to SEK 116 million (176). Profit includes SEK -22
million (146) from the revaluation of the Brinova holding
Profit per share before dilution amounted to SEK 1.45 (2.07)
Orders received increased by 36 per cent and amounted to SEK 10 161 million (7
481)
Order backlog amounted to SEK 24 150 million (20 714)
- 2007 has started off well for the Nordic construction market. Our order
backlog has increased by 17 per cent since the end of the year. We are in a
position to say that in future we have a number of interesting projects to carry
out with fine opportunities for good profitability, says Peab's MD Mats
Paulsson.


For further information contact:
Mats Paulsson, MD Peab + 46 431 89 135
Mats Leifland, CFO Peab + 46 733 37 10 06
Gösta Sjöström, Information manager Peab + 46 733 37 10 10

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Peab is one of the leading construction and civil engineering companies in the
Nordic countries with a net sale exceeding SEK 30 billion and approximately
12,000 employees. The Group's subsidiaries have strategically located offices in
Sweden, Norway and Finland. The share is listed on the Nordic Exchange. The
registered office of the Group is at Förslöv, Skåne in south of Sweden.