Interim report January - September 2009. Improved sales over quarters

Interim report January - September 2009. Improved sales over quarters 

• Net sales during the period amounted to SEK 1,642 M (1,474),  
  and sales amounted to SEK 568 M (543) for the third quarter.
• Operating profit during the period totaled SEK 188 M (291),
  and operating profit totaled SEK 95 M (131) for the third quarter.
• Profit before tax during the period amounted to SEK 187 M (291),
  and profit before tax amounted to SEK 94 M (131) for the third quarter.
• Profit after tax during the period totaled SEK 133 M (207),
  and profit after tax totaled SEK 66 M (94) for the third quarter.
• Earnings per share for the period amounted to SEK 1.91 (2.99).


“It is gratifying to be able to report a positive sales trend for Axis during
the first nine months of the year. Sales have improved continuously and net
sales for the third quarter amounted to SEK 568 M (543). All the regions showed
a positive sales trend between the second and third quarters. The greatest
improvement in sales was displayed in the Asia region. 
During the period, Axis continued to introduce a number of high quality network
video products which were received with great interest on the market.
Recruitments have continued during the third quarter and there were 776
employees (680) at the end of the period.” 
                                                                                
                                                           			Ray Mauritsson,
President

Invitation to telephone conference
Time: Friday, October 16, at 10 a.m. CET.
Dial: +46 (0)8 5052 0110
Access code: Axis Communications
Axis AB participants: Ray Mauritsson, CEO and Fredrik Sjöstrand, CFO.

The report and a slide presentation will be available at:
http://www.axis.com/corporate/investor/interim_report.htm
 
A recorded version of the presentation will be available for five working days
on: 
+46 (0) 850520333, Access Code: 848029

For further information, please contact:
Margareta Lantz, Manager IR&Corporate Communications, Axis Communications 
Phone: + 46 46 272 18 00, E-mail: pressoffice@axis.com

About Axis Communications
Axis is an IT company offering network video solutions for professional
installations. The company is the global market leader in network video, driving
the ongoing shift from analog to digital video surveillance. Axis products and
solutions focus on security surveillance and remote monitoring, and are based on
innovative, open technology platforms.
 
Axis is a Swedish-based company, operating worldwide with offices in more than
20 countries and cooperating with partners in more than 70 countries. Founded in
1984, Axis is listed on the NASDAQ OMX Stockholm, under the ticker AXIS. For
more information about Axis, please visit our website at www.axis.com.