Aug 23 (Reuters) - Engcon AB ENGCONb.ST :
* Q2 ORDER INTAKE INCREASED 20 PER CENT TO SEK 519 MILLION
(431)
* Q2 NET SALES INCREASED 35 PER CENT TO SEK 534 MILLION
(395)
* Q2 OPERATING PROFIT INCREASED 19 PER CENT TO SEK 99
MILLION (83)
* Q2 PROFIT FOR PERIOD INCREASED 32 PER CENT TO SEK 82
MILLION
(62)
* GROSS MARGIN WAS STABLE AND PRICE INCREASES INTRODUCED AT
START
OF YEAR AS WELL AS IN EARLY APRIL OFFSET SOMEWHAT HIGHER PRICES
OF RAW MATERIALS, COMPONENTS AND SHIPPING
* WE ANTICIPATE THAT PRICE INCREASES WILL GRADUALLY REACH
FULL
EFFECT IN NEXT TWO QUARTERS
* AVAILABILITY OF CERTAIN COMPONENTS INCREASED DURING
QUARTER, AND
EVEN IF DELIVERIES CANNOT YET BE OPTIMISED, WE ARE SEEING A
REDUCTION IN LEAD TIMES, WHICH IS POSITIVE
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