TOCKHOLM, Sweden--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
* Order bookings rose 8 percent to SEK 5,102 M (4,705). Based on unchanged exchange rates order bookings rose 15 percent. Order backlog amounted to a record high level of SEK 4,247 M.
* Net sales rose 2 percent to SEK 4,525 M (4,421). Based on unchanged exchange rates, net sales rose 8 percent.
* Operating profit amounted to SEK 509 M (453) and operating margin was 11 percent (10). Operating profit for the fourth quarter was a record high SEK 263M.
* Profit after taxes amounted to SEK 346 M (304). Earnings per share after dilution amounted to SEK 3.70 (3.21).