Assa Abloy: organic growth disappoints, share price declines
The Swedish group announced this morning that net sales rose by 10% to almost 38 billion kronor in the second quarter.
Excluding the favorable impact of its recent acquisitions, net sales were down 1% on an organic basis.
While sales were solid in the Americas and in the Europe, Middle East, India and Africa (EMEIA) region, they were stable in access control and declined in Asia-Pacific and in advanced technologies, such as identification, the Group pointed out in a press release.
The group nevertheless reported an operating profit (Ebit) up 11% to 6.08 billion crowns, representing a stable margin of 16%.
Despite this, Assa Abloy shares were down 1.5% on Wednesday around 11:30 a.m., compared with a 0.3% decline for the OMXS30 index.
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