MALMO, Sweden, Feb. 13, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- Teleca AB (publ) (Stockholm:TELCb):
- Record quarterly profit (EBITA) in Q4 of SEK 57 M
- Obigo (formerly AU Mobile Suite) exceeded forecasts with sales
of SEK 58 M and profit (EBIT) of SEK 4.4 M during 2002
- More than 200 new customers representing SEK 375 M in sales
during 2002
- Sales amounted to SEK 2,090 M (1,188 M)
- Operating profit (EBITA) amounted to SEK 198 M (181 M)
- The margin (EBITA) was 9.5% (7.9% pro-forma Teleca and AU-
System 2001)
- Proposed dividend SEK 0.75 per share (0.70)
- Forecast for 2003: Significantly increased sales and profit
Teleca consolidates AU-System as from February 1, 2002. This report includes comparative Teleca pro-forma figures for previous year, which excludes Epsilon and Sigma.
The interim report may be ordered from the Company or downloaded from Teleca's Website. www.teleca.com
For further information, please contact:
Nick Stammers, President and Chief Executive Officer Teleca AB Mobile phone: +44-7768-32 35 35 e-mail: nick.stammers@teleca.com Thomas Pantzar, Executive Vice President Teleca AB Tel: +46-31-744 80 10 mobile phone: +46-703-79 18 30 e-mail: thomas.pantzar@teleca.com Joachim Jaginder, Chief Financial Officer Teleca AB Tel: +46-8-579 116 01 mobile phone: +46-706-69 76 64 e-mail: joachim.jaginder@teleca.com Johannes Rudbeck, Investor Relations Teleca AB Tel: +46-8-579 116 16 mobile +46-705-82 56 56 e-mail: johannes.rudbeck@teleca.com This information is also available in Swedish. This information was brought to you by Waymaker http://www.waymaker.net The following files are available for download: www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2003/02/13/20030213BIT00040/wkr0001.doc The Full Report www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2003/02/13/20030213BIT00040/wkr0002.pdf The Full Report