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Ework Group Interim / Quarterly Report 2010

Feb 11, 2011

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Year-End Report January 2010 – December 2010

FOU RTH QUARTE R 2010 COM PAR E D WITH 2009

  • Net sales rose by 41 percent to SEK 578.5 million (411.2).
  • Operating profit improved by 166 percent to SEK 11.7 million (4.4).
  • Order intake was SEK 915 million (584) the highest level ever achieved for one individual quarter.
  • Earnings per share after tax were SEK 0.44 (0.27).

FU LL-YEAR, JAN UARY - D ECE M B E R 2010 COM PAR E D WITH 2009

  • Net sales rose by 16 percent to SEK 1,904.2 million (1,640.1).
  • Earnings per share after tax were SEK 1.57 (0.71).
  • The client offer has been broadened and new products launched under the names of Sourcing Management and Single Sourcing.
  • eWork opened new office in Linköping.
  • Staffan Salén took up his duties as new chairman.
  • The eWork share was traded on NASDAQ OMX Stockholm.
  • The Board of Directors has resolved to propose to the AGM a dividend of SEK 1.15 (0.75) per share.
SEK million Oct–Dec
2010
Oct–Dec
2009
Jan–Dec
2010
Jan–Dec
2009
Net sales 578.5 411.2 1 904.2 1 640.1
Operating profit 11.7 4.4 35.7 15.2
Profit before tax 11.6 5.3 34.7 15.5
Profit after tax 7.4 4.6 26.3 11.9
Cash flow, operating activities 36.5 36.9 11.6 14.1
Operating margin, % 2.0 1.1 1.9 0.9
Equity/assets ratio, % 16.1 18.4 16.1 18.4

N ET SALE S AN D OPE RATI NG PROFIT

OR D E R I NTAKE

CEO commentary

eWork reports substantially improved sales and profits for 2010 further to successful market cultivation, economic recovery, and our own structural process. The positive trends continued in the fourth quarter.

2010 closed with the highest order intake ever for the Group. All units broke their previous records, and we now have four offices with more than 200 consultants on assignment. This is an important level - not only psychologically, but through operations reaching a critical mass we obtain prerequisites for higher profitability. Sales and results in the Swedish operations improved significantly during the year. Finland is showing the way for the rest of the Group with good profitability despite tough competition. We are starting to receive orders in the Danish operations, which turned a loss to a modest profit in the fourth quarter before Group-wide costs. In Norway, a new management team is in place and is obtaining new significant business.

eWork is moving increasingly away from being perceived as a niche player and acting as a complement, to instead becoming a complete consultant provider. In the beginning of the year, we clearly showed our level of ambition by presenting the program known as "5-5-15", eWork's long-term financial objective of SEK 5 billion in sales with 5 percent operating margin by the year 2015.

To strengthen growth, improve profitability and achieve our objectives requires new strategic initiatives. The related process was started with full force during the year. Our consultant network outside Sweden is becoming increasingly stronger, and we accompanied several of our clients abroad on a project basis. We have now provided consultants of about 40 different nationalities for assignments in around 20 different countries. Our presence abroad was further strengthened during the year through the recruitment of a Global Sourcing Director.

Other strategic recruitments were also made in order to develop our client offer and rationalise operations. The client offer has been broadened and made clearer under the Sourcing Management concept. Our core competence is currently available as a full service where we become the client's only consultant provider (Single Sourcing). Increasingly more often, we provide the entire project with complete consultant teams - a relatively complex service with high added value. We have also supplemented our core offer with certain consultancy services.

New and effective procedures have been introduced, such as the possibility for clients and consultants to sign contracts via the Internet or their mobile phone, as well as a self-service system for consultants' invoicing. This rationalises procedures for both clients and consultants, while simultaneously reducing our own costs and thereby raising the value of our services and improving our competitiveness.

eWork took important steps in 2010 towards our long-term objectives, and showed once again that we have the strength to grow with profitability. Many of the year's initiatives have evolved well, and I can see good potential to continue to develop our operations. We perceive the prevailing market conditions positively, and will carry out further market investments during the year through our offices in the whole of the Nordic Region so as to continue to grow.

Stockholm, 11 February 2011 Claes Ruthberg, CEO

Market and operations

MAR KET

eWork is a complete consultant provider on the Nordic consultant market within IT, technology, telecom and business development. eWork is market leader among the Nordic Region's consultant brokers, which constitutes an own market segment. This segment has grown considerably over the past ten years, and has continued to take market shares on the consultant market during the year. eWork's clients consist of pure consultant purchasers and consultant integrators, that is to say consultant companies that in turn sell solutions produced by employees and hired consultants.

Demand on the market was significantly higher than the previous year. The number of incoming enquiries rose during the year by 57 percent. Pressure on prices was distinct in the beginning of the year, but gradually subsided when demand increased. Occasional shortage and difficulty to find sufficient resources prevailed within certain competence areas. For eWork, this was felt through fewer applicants to each assignment and through the rise in the number of enquiries, including from consultant integrators.

At the end of the year, eWork's consultant network embraced more than 50,000 consultants from about 40 different countries, although primarily from the Nordic Region. This represents a strong resource that provides preconditions for good delivery capacity even when conventional consultant firms reach their capacity ceiling.

The long-standing tendency of clients striving for fewer and larger suppliers continued during the year. Clients showed greater interest for us to provide complete consultant teams, as well as internationally. eWork is currently present on the markets of four Nordic countries. The Company provides consultants for assignments in around 20 different countries, principally to Nordic clients.

Competition was relatively tough in the beginning of the year, but later declined significantly in tandem with the rise in demand. Competition from other companies in the consultant brokerage segment comes primarily in the form of small local players.

TH E G ROU P'S N ET SALE S

The Group's net sales for the fourth quarter increased by 41 percent and amounted to SEK 578.5 million (411.2). All geographic units contributed to the rise in sales further to completed market investments and improved market conditions, The Group grew more than the anticipated market growth and thereby took market shares within the established consultant market. The increase in sales is partly attributable to the broadening of the service portfolio.

The Group's net sales for 2010 amounted to SEK 1,904.2 million (1,640.1), representing an increase of 16 percent. The rise in sales was achieved in roughly equal parts through standard business where eWork provides consultants for specific client requirements, and takeover contracts where eWork takes over an existing contract between the consultant and consultant purchaser during an ongoing assignment. The increase in sales came from both new clients and higher sales to existing clients.

TH E G ROU P'S PROFITS

The Group's operating profit for the fourth quarter amounted to SEK 11.7 million (4.4), representing an improvement of 166 percent, and the profit after financial items was SEK 11.6 million (5.3). The profit after tax for the quarter was SEK 7.4 million (4.6).

The Group's operating profit for the full-year 2010 amounted to SEK 35.7 million (15.2), representing an increase of 135 percent, and the profit after financial items

B R EAKDOWN OF SALE S

CON SU LTANTS ON ASS IG N M E NT

was SEK 34.7 million (15.5). The profit after tax for 2010 was SEK 26.3 million (11.9). The improvement in results is largely attributable to cost-savings carried out in 2009 with the objective of saving SEK 20 million on a full-year basis. Costs for permanent staff and other overheads have decreased as planned. To a minor degree, cost reductions were counteracted by expansive investments decided in 2010 further to the improved market situation.

Profitability trends in the subsidiaries basically followed anticipated developments (see below and Note 1).

OPE RATIONAL D EVE LOPM E NTS

The Group's sales developed positively in the fourth quarter 2010, and the order intake was SEK 915 million (584). This represents an increase of 57 percent and implies the highest order intake ever achieved for an individual quarter. The number of consultants on assignment was 1,914 at its highest point. Net sales increased in the fourth quarter in all countries. The order intake for the full-year 2010 rose by 30 percent to SEK 2,472 million (1,899).

eWork has continued to refine the client offer, rationalise operations and improve services for consultants and consultant-purchasers. The rationalisation measures carried out in 2009 and 2010 imply that the Group can handle larger volumes with existing resources.

The Group's client offer has been further-developed and services have been made clear conceptually under the umbrella term of Sourcing Management. New offers have been added, such as the outsourcing service Single Sourcing, and supplementary services such as the consultant services Sourcing Advisory and Try And Hire.

The delivery organisation has been further rationalised in order to increase rapidity, accuracy and contract-frequency upon client enquiries. A new service for electronic contracts has been launched, which eliminates the need for paper contracts and radically rationalises the handling of contracts.

New recruitments have been made within strategically important competences. New key positions include Global Sourcing Director, Nordic Delivery Process Development Manager, Nordic Bid Manager, Sales Manager Nordic Strategic Accounts, as well as ten young trainees oriented primarily towards sales.

Sweden

In Sweden, developments were positive with Increased invoicing and improved results. The quarter's net sales rose by 41 percent to SEK 423.3 million (300.5). The improvement in sales is attributable to good new client sales and increased demand in existing agreements. Sales were particularly strong in Gothenburg further mainly to greater demand from the motor-vehicle industry. The operating

profit for the quarter was SEK 15.8 million (11.4). The improvement is due to reduced costs and increased volume.

Net sales for the full-year 2010 amounted to SEK 1,394.5 million (1,188.3), representing an increase of 17 percent. The operating profit was SEK 35.8 million (18.0). A new office was opened in Linköping during the year, which won framework agreements with the Municipality of Linköping and with the Swedish Maritime Administration. New framework agreements were signed in Sweden as a whole with the City of Gothenburg, Hewlett Packard, Lantmännen, Telenor, TeliaSonera and the Swedish Transport Administration.

Finland

In Finland, net sales increased for the quarter by 34 percent to SEK 86.3 million (64.5). The operating profit improved compared with the fourth quarter last year to SEK 1.1 million (0.8). The market gradually improved In the period as demand increased, albeit with relatively hard competition. Six new clients were obtained during the period and assignments increased among existing clients.

Net sales for the full-year 2010 rose by 8.2 percent to SEK 284.2 million (262.6), and the operating profit increased to SEK 9.6 million (7.8). Major clients include Tieto, Accenture, Logica and TeliaSonera, which all increased their assignments during the year.

Denmark

In Denmark, net sales rose in the fourth quarter by 64 percent to SEK 26.5 million (16.2). The loss was reduced to SEK -1.8 million (-3.3). Operations are still encountering tough competition but have now laid the foundations for continued expansion and improved results.

Net sales for the full-year exceeded those of 2009 further to the substantial growth in sales in the fourth quarter, and amounted to SEK 81.0 million (76.2), representing an improvement of 6.3 percent. The operating loss was reduced to SEK -3.7 million (-7.0). Further to radical organisational changes, operations made a new start during the year. The market was cautious and competition was tough in the beginning of the year, but the market situation improved in the fourth quarter. A consolidation trend could be clearly seen in Denmark during the year, as consultant purchasers choose fewer and larger suppliers.

Norway

Operations in Norway continued with positive sales trends. Net sales for the quarter rose by 38 percent to SEK 42.4 million (30.8). As in previous periods, a relatively large proportion of sales came from takeover contracts this quarter, with lower gross margins - which explains the relative low profitability despite an increase in net sales compared

with last year. The proportion of standard business grew towards the end of the period.

Net sales for the full-year amounted to SEK 144.5 million (116.2), representing an increase of 24 percent. The operating profit was SEK 1.0 million (1.1). The proportion of takeover contracts was large during the entire year, but fell towards the end of the year to the benefit of more profitable standard business. This is a normal consequence of takeover contracts expiring and clients wishing to have consultants for new projects.

FI NANCIAL POS ITION

The equity/assets ratio was 16.1 percent (18.4) as at 31 December 2010. The lower level is due to an increase in working capital further to higher sales.

Cash flow from operating activities amounted to SEK 36.5 million (36.9) in the fourth quarter, and to SEK 11.6 million (14.1) for the full-year. The fluctuations in working capital at the various reporting intervals are mainly due to that all payments from clients take place at month-end. For this reason, a small timing difference of incoming payments can have a large effect on cash flow at a particular point in time.

The Group's net interest-bearing assets totalled SEK 99.0 million (104.3) at the end of the period.

WOR KFORCE

Major recruitments were made in the latter part of the third quarter 2010 further to the rise in demand of eWork's services. A Group-wide trainee program was launched, starting at the end of the third quarter 2010.

The average number of employees in the Group in the fourth quarter was 119 (107). This number includes 9 (10) consultants employed on a project basis for ongoing client assignments. For the full-year, the average number of employees was 105 (127), of whom 10 (5) were on a project basis.

The gender distribution between women and men was 61/39 percent.

PAR E NT COM PANY

The Parent Company's net sales were SEK 423.3 million (299.8) for the fourth quarter. The profit before financial items amounted to SEK 13.3 million (8.3), and the profit after tax was SEK 14.3 million (7.5). A dividend from eWork Nordic OY of SEK 4.7 million has had a positive effect on the profit after tax.

The Parent Company's equity at the end of the quarter was SEK 87.1 million (75.0), and the equity/assets ratio was 19.2 percent (21.4). In general, the above comments regarding the Group's financial position also apply to the Parent Company where appropriate.

WAR RANTS

During the period, the Company's personnel were invited to acquire warrants pursuant to an incentive program adopted by the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders held in 2009. A total of 250,000 warrants were offered, of which 165,000 were acquired. Each warrant entitles the holder to purchase one share. The subscription price per warrant is SEK 34.96.

OTH E R I N FOR MATION

Staffan Salén took up his duties as Chairman of the Board of eWork Scandinavia AB in September. Sven Hagströmer resigned from the position as Chairman of the Board at his own request due to other commitments, but will remain member of the Board. Staffan Salén is CEO of eWork's largest shareholder, Salénia AB, and has been member of eWork's Board since 2003.

MATERIAL RISKS AND UNCERTAINTY FACTORS

In general, eWork's material business risks, both for the Group as well as the Parent Company, consist of reduced demand for consultancy services, difficulties in attracting and retaining skilled staff, credit risks, and to a less extent currency risks. The Company does not see any new material business risks in the next six months. A more detailed description of business risks and uncertainty factors is set forth in eWork's annual accounts.

EVE NTS FU RTH E R TO TH E E N D OF TH E R E PORTI NG PE R IOD

No events of a material nature have arisen further to the end of the reporting period.

OUTLOOK

The Company's appraisal with regard to 2011 is as follows:

The market situation is more positive than last year. The trend of clients implementing cost-cutting measures, such as the consolidation of the number of suppliers, still prevails. Demand for IT and business-development consultants is expected to continue to rise.

eWork believes that it possesses the prerequisites to continue to develop well. A contributory factor is eWork's structure capital in the form of a large and growing number of framework agreements together with a consultant base of more than 50,000 consultants. eWork continues to broaden the product portfolio with supplementary offers with the objective of improving competitiveness and deepening relations with existing clients.

The Board of Directors is of the opinion that the more favourable market, together with operational improvements already implemented, will enable eWork to grow

more than the market and report higher net sales and improved operating results in 2011 compared with 2010.

D IVI D E N D

The Board of Directors proposes to the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders that a dividend be paid in the amount of SEK 1.15 (0.75) per share, making a total of SEK 19.2 million (12.5) and representing 73 percent of the profit after tax for 2010.

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS

The Annual General Meeting of Shareholders will be held at 4 pm on Monday, 2 May 2011 at the Rica Hotel Stockholm, Slöjdgatan 7, Stockholm, Sweden. The invitation to attend will be announced via a press release and published in the Post och Inrikes Tidningar and Svenska Dagbladet, as well as at eWork's website.

NOM I NATI NG COM M ITTE E

The Nominating Committee preceding the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders 2011 is composed of Staffan Salén, Chairman of the Board, Sven Hagströmer and Magnus Berglind. Magnus Berglind is Chairman of the Nominating Committee. Shareholders who wish to submit proposals to the Nominating Committee may do so via e-mail to: [email protected]

R E PORTI NG CALE N DAR

2 May 2011 Annual General Meeting of
Shareholders 2011
2 May 2011 Interim Report January-March 2011
25 July 2011 Interim Report April-June 2011
24 October 2011 Interim Report July-September 2011
13 February 2012 Year-End Report 2011

The complete Annual Report & Accounts for eWork Scandinavia AB will be available as of the week beginning 4 April 2011 at eWork's website: www.ework.se

ADDRESSES AND CONTACT DETAILS

eWork Scandinavia AB (publ) corporate registration number 556587-8708 Klarabergsgatan 60, 111 21 Stockholm, Sweden +46 8 50 60 55 00 E-mail: [email protected]

Further information is available from

Claes Ruthberg, President and CEO +46 8 50 60 55 00

Ulf Henning, CFO +46 8 50 60 55 00, +46 70 555 35 45 www.ework.se

Stockholm, 11 February 2011

Chairman of the Board Board Member

Magnus Berglind Dan Berlin Board Member Board Member

Sven Hagströmer Erik Törnberg Board Member Board Member

Staffan Salén Jeanette Almberg

Claes Ruthberg CEO and Board Member

Information disclosed in this interim report is that which eWork Scandinavia AB (publ) will publish pursuant to the Swedish Securities Market Act. Such information will be submitted for publication at 2 pm (CET) on 11 February 2011.

Consolidated statement of comprehensive income

SEK thousand Note Oct-Dec 2010 Oct-Dec 2009 Full-Year 2010 Full-Year 2009
OPERATING INCOME
Net sales 1 578,532 411,189 1,904,168 1,640,123
Other operating income 231 761 276 3,257
Total operating income 578,763 411,950 1,904,444 1,643,380
Cost of services sold -529,583 -370,301 -1,738,523 -1,488,928
Gross profit 49,180 41,649 165,921 154,452
OPERATING EXPENSES
External costs -10,297 -11,035 -32,383 -34,025
Personnel costs -26,946 -25,833 -96,878 -104,255
Depreciation and write-down of property, plant
and equipment and intangible non-current assets -227 -332 -944 -929
Total operating expenses -37,470 -37,200 -130,205 -139,209
Operating profit 1 11,710 4,449 35,716 15,243
PROFIT/LOSS ON FINANCIAL ITEMS
Net financial income/expense -109 848 -1,005 249
Profit after financial items 11,601 5,297 34,711 15,492
Tax on profit for the period -4,212 -731 -8,384 -3,591
Profit for the period 7,389 4,566 26,327 11,901
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME/COSTS
Translation differences for the period
regarding non-Swedish operations -693 569 -4,032 -724
Other comprehensive income/costs for the period -693 569 -4,032 -724
Comprehensive income/costs for the period 6,696 5,135 22,295 11,177
EARNINGS PER SHARE
Before dilution (SEK) 0.44 0.27 1.57 0.71
After dilution (SEK) 0.44 0.27 1.57 0.71
Number of shares outstanding at end of the period:
Before dilution (thousands) 16,725 16,725 16,725 16,725
After dilution (thousands) 16,758 16,725 16,758 16,725
Average number of outstanding shares:
Before dilution (thousands) 16,725 16,725 16,725 16,725
After dilution (thousands) 16,747 16,725 16,737 16,725

Consolidated statement of financial position

SEK thousand Note 31 dec 2010 31 dec 2009
ASSETS
Non-current assets
Intangible non-current assets 1,793 2,400
Property, plant and equipment 582 903
Long-term receivables 278 394
Deferred tax assets 3,388 3,909
Total non-current assets 6,041 7,606
Current assets
Tax receivable 1,120 3,170
Accounts receivable - trade 462,335 323,880
Prepaid expenses and accrued income 3,684 3,891
Other receivables 586 1,923
Cash and cash equivalents 99,032 104,269
Total current assets 566,757 437,133
Total assets 572,798 444,739
EQUITY AND LIABILITIES
Equity
Share capital 2,174 2,174
Other paid-up capital 54,259 53,932
Reserves -3,718 314
Retained earnings including profit for the period 39,321 25,537
Total equity 92,036 81,957
Current liabilities
Accounts payable - trade 454,576 333,097
Other liabilities 10,986 9,258
Accrued expenses and deferred income 15,200 20,427
Total current liabilities 480,762 362,782
Total equity and liabilities 572,798 444,739

Consolidated statement of changes in equity

SEK thousand Share
capital
Other paid-up
capital
Translation
reserve
Retained earnings
incl. profit for year
Equity brought forward 1 January 2009 2,174 53,252 1,038 32,033
Comprehensive income for the year -724 11,901
Transactions with the Group's shareholders:
Share-related payments, premium paid 680
Dividends -18,397
Equity carried forward 31 December 2009 2,174 53,932 314 25,537
Equity brought forward 1 January 2010 2,174 53,932 314 25,537
Comprehensive income for the year -4,032 26,327
Transactions with the Group's shareholders:
Share-related payments, premium paid 327
Dividends -12,543
Equity carried forward 31 December 2010 2,174 54,259 -3,718 39,321

Consolidated statement of cash flows

SEK thousand Note Oct-Dec 2010 Oct-Dec 2009 Full-Year 2010 Full-Year 2009
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Profit after financial items 11,601 5,297 34,712 15,492
Adjustment for non-cash items 1,646 2,169 2,052 1,264
Income taxes paid 6,103 -5,678 -6,233 -20,323
Cash flow from operating activities
before changes in working capital 19,350 1,788 30,531 -3,567
CASH FLOW FROM CHANGES
IN WORKING CAPITAL
Increase (-)/decrease (+) in operating receivables -53,873 -368 -136,912 72,724
Increase (-)/decrease (+) in operating liabilities 70,992 35,521 117,980 -55,017
Cash flow from operating activities 36,469 36,941 11,599 14,140
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Acquisition of property, plant and equipment - -329 -19 -377
Acquisition of intangible non-current assets - -151 - -520
Divestment of financial assets 62 - 115 -
Cash flow from investing activities 62 -480 96 -897
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Warrants program 10 6 327 680
Dividend paid to owners of the Parent Company - - -12,543 -18,397
Cash flow from financing activities 10 6 -12,216 -17,717
Cash flow for the period 36,541 36,467 -521 -4,474
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the period 63,183 68,880 104,269 109,765
Exchange rate differences -692 -1,078 -4,716 -1,022
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period 99,032 104,269 99,032 104,269

Key performance data

Oct-Dec 2010 Oct-Dec 2009 Full-Year 2010 Full-Year 2009
Sales growth, % 40.7 -2.9 16.1 -13.0
Operating margin, % 2.0 1.1 1.9 0.9
Return on equity, % 8.5 5.8 30.3 14.0
Equity/assets ratio, % 16.1 18,4 16.1 18.4
Acid text ratio, % 118 120 118 120
Average number of employees 119 107 105 127
Sales per employee, SEK thousand 4,862 3,843 18,135 12,914

Parent Company's income statement

SEK thousand Note Oct-Dec 2010 Oct-Dec 2009 Full-Year 2010 Full-Year 2009
OPERATING INCOME
Net sales 423,330 299,772 1,394,467 1,185,139
Other operating income 7,304 5,839 7,937 8,240
Total operating income 430,634 305,611 1,402,404 1,193,379
Cost of services sold -386,940 -270,462 -1,271,682 -1,079,962
Gross profit 43,694 35,149 130,722 113,417
OPERATING EXPENSES
External costs -7,011 -8,635 -23,953 -24,397
Personnel costs -23,195 -17,902 -77,124 -74,917
Depreciation and write-down of property, plant
and equipment and intangible non-current assets -201 -297 -835 -777
Total operating expenses -30,407 -26,834 -101,912 -100,091
Operating profit 13,287 8,315 28,810 13,326
Profit from financial items
Profit from shares in Group companies 4,701 - 4,701 5,588
Interest income and similar items 810 1,035 1,192 2,086
Interest expense and similar items -426 -2 -4,335 -1,687
Total financial items 5,085 1,033 1,558 5,987
Profit after financial items 18,372 9,348 30,368 19,313
Tax on profit for the period -4,069 -1,857 -6,024 -3,081
Profit for the period * 14,303 7,491 24,344 16,232

* The profit for the period corresponds to the period's total profit.

Parent Company's balance sheet

SEK thousand Note 31 Dec 2010 31 Dec 2009
ASSETS
Non-current assets
Intangible non-current assets 1,793 2,400
Property, plant and equipment 350 522
Financial non-current assets
Shares in Group companies 15,829 2,067
Other long-term receivables 51 51
Total financial non-current assets 15,880 2,118
Total non-current assets 18,023 5,040
Current assets
Accounts receivable - trade 331,622 240,716
Receivables from Group companies 17,307 31,455
Tax receivable 1,714 3,558
Other receivables 168 1,252
Prepaid expenses and accrued income 2,117 3,177
Total current receivables 352,928 280,158
Cash and bank balances 82,468 65,847
Total current assets 435,396 346,005
Total assets 453,419 351,045
EQUITY AND LIABILITIES
Equity
Restricted equity
Share capital 2,174 2,174
Statutory reserve 6,355 6,355
Total restricted equity 8,529 8,529
Non-restricted equity
Share premium reserve 48,297 47,971
Retained earnings 5,977 2,290
Profit for the year 24,344 16,230
Total non-restricted equity 78,618 66,491
Total equity 87,147 75,020
Current liabilities
Accounts payable - trade 347,990 258,049
Other liabilities 7,077 4,629
Accrued expenses and deferred income 11,205 13,347
Total current liabilities 366,272 276,025
Total equity and liabilities 453,419 351,045

Parent Company's pledged assets and contingent liabilities

SEK thousand Note 31 Dec 2010 31 Dec 2009
Pledged assets None None
Contingent liabilities None None

Notes to the financial statements

ACCOU NTI NG PR I NCI PLE S

The year-end report for the Group has been prepared in accordance with IAS 34 Interim Financial Reporting as well as appropriate provisions of the Swedish Annual Accounts Act. The year-end report for the Parent Company has been prepared in accordance with the Swedish Annual Accounts Act. The same accounting principles and basis of calculation have been applied as in the 2009 Annual Report.

Note 1 G ROU P OPE RATI NG S EG M E NTS

Sweden
Finland
Norway Denmark Total
SEK thousand Jan-Dec
2010
Jan-Dec
2009
Jan-Dec
2010
Jan-Dec
2009
Jan-Dec
2010
Jan-Dec
2009
Jan-Dec
2010
Jan-Dec
2009
Jan-Dec
2010
Jan-Dec
2009
Income from clients 1,394,467 1,188,290 284,229 262,650 144,510 116,224 80,962 76,217 1,904,168 1,643,381
Profit/loss per segment 35,776 18,044 9,598 7,841 970 1,057 -3,663 -6,979 42,681 19,963
Group-wide expenses -6,966 -4,719
Operating profit 35,715 15,244
Net financial items -1,005 249
Profit before tax for
the period
34,710 15,493

Full-Year 2010 compared with 2009

Sweden
Finland
Norway Denmark Total
SEK thousand Oct-Dec
2010
Oct-Dec
2009
Oct-Dec
2010
Oct-Dec
2009
Oct-Dec
2010
Oct-Dec
2009
Oct-Dec
2010
Oct-Dec
2009
Oct-Dec
2010
Oct-Dec
2009
Income from clients
Profit/loss per segment
423,330
15,800
300,522
11,360
86,286
1,109
64,490
781
42,428
-889
30,768
-1,385
26,488
-1,799
16,170
-3,261
578,532
14,221
411,950
7,495
Group-wide expenses -2,513 -3,045
Operating profit 11,708 4,450
Net financial items -110 848
Profit before tax for
the period
11,598 5,298

Fourth quarter 2010 compared with 2009