Brief: Biogaia Q4 Operating Profit Rises To SEK 53.1 Mln

Biogaia AB

04/02/2022 07:16

Feb 4 (Reuters) - Biogaia AB  BIOGb.ST :
    * YEAR-END REPORT 2021
    * Q4 NET SALES AMOUNTED TO SEK 206.2 MILLION (187.6), AN
INCREASE
OF 10% (EXCLUDING FOREIGN EXCHANGE EFFECTS, 11%).
    * Q4 OPERATING EXPENSES AMOUNTED TO SEK 105.9 MILLION
(94.7), AN
INCREASE OF 12%.
    * Q4 OPERATING PROFIT INCREASED BY 17% TO SEK 53.1 MILLION
(45.3),
WHICH CORRESPONDS TO AN OPERATING MARGIN OF 26% (24%).
    * Q4 PROFIT AFTER TAX WAS SEK 38.3 MILLION (38.5), A
DECREASE OF
0.5%.
    * BOARD PROPOSES THAT UPCOMING ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING ON 6
MAY
2022 APPROVES AN ORDINARY DIVIDEND ACCORDING TO POLICY OF SEK
3.63 (3.41) PER SHARE PLUS AN EXTRA DIVIDEND OF SEK 11.29 (0)
PER SHARE
    * EXTRA DIVIDEND CORRESPONDS TO AN EXTRA DIVIDEND OF SEK
3.63 PER
SHARE FOR 2021 AND CANCELLED EXTRA DIVIDEND DUE TO COVID-19
SITUATION AT TIME OF SEK 4.25 PER SHARE FOR 2019 AND SEK 3.41
PER SHARE FOR 2020
    * BOARD FURTHER PROPOSES A 5:1 SPLIT OF COMMON SHARES (CLASS
A AND
B SHARES).

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