Hexagon Year-end Report 1 January - 31 December 2018

NACKA STRAND, Sweden, Feb. 06, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --Fourth quarter 2018

• Operating net sales increased by 9 per cent to 1,043.0 MEUR (961.2). Using fixed exchange rates and a comparable group structure (organic growth), net sales increased by 5 per cent
• Operating earnings (EBIT1) increased by 10 per cent to 270.7 MEUR (246.3)
• Earnings before taxes, excluding non-recurring items, amounted to 265.4 MEUR (239.6)
• Net earnings, excluding non-recurring items, amounted to 217.6 MEUR (195.6)
• Earnings per share, excluding non-recurring items, increased by 11 per cent to 0.60 EUR (0.54)
• Operating cash flow increased by 46 per cent to 262.5 MEUR (179.7)
• The Board of Directors proposes a dividend of 0.59 EUR (0.53) per share, an increase of 11 per cent

For further information please contact:Daniel Johansson, Investor Relations, Hexagon AB, +46-8-601-26-27, [email protected] This information is information that Hexagon AB is obliged to make public pursuant to the EU Market Abuse Regulation. The information was submitted for publication, through the agency of the contact person set out above, at 08:00 CET on 6 February 2019. 

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