YEAR-END REPORT 2011

Intrum Justitia AB 

08.02.2012 07:00
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Stockholm, 2012-02-08 07:00 CET (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- 

Fourth quarter 2011 · Consolidated net revenues for the fourth quarter of 2011  
 amounted to SEK 1,042.4 M (965.4). Adjusted for currency effects, revenues rose
 by 8.6 percent, of which organic growth amounted to 4.5 percent (-0.2).        
· Operating earnings (EBIT) amounted to SEK 227.7 M (181.8). Adjusted for       
 currency effects, this corresponds to an increase in operating earnings of 25.3
 percent. The operating earnings include revaluations of Purchased Debt         
 portfolios amounting to a SEK -6.6 M (+5.4) and provisions of SEK -8.3 M for   
 the closure of companies in Latvia and Lithuania. Excluding these items,       
 operating earnings were SEK 242.6 M.                                           
· The operating margin was 21.8 percent (18.8). Excluding revaluations of       
 Purchased Debt portfolios and the provision for the closure of operations in   
 Latvia and Lithuania, the operating margin was 23.1 percent.                   
· Net earnings for the quarter amounted to SEK 162.7 M (121.4) and earnings per 
 share were SEK 2.04 (1.52).                                                    
· Disbursements for investments in Purchased Debt amounted to SEK 497.5 M       
 (417.4), an increase of 19.2 percent.                                          
· Cash flow from operating activities remains strong, amounting to SEK 575.1 M  
 (508.9).                                                                       
Full-year 2011                                                                  
· Consolidated revenues during the 2011 full-year amounted to SEK 3,949.8 M     
 (3,766.0). Adjusted for currency effects, revenues rose by 8.1 percent, of     
 which organic growth amounted to 2.1 percent (-0.8).                           
· Operating earnings (EBIT) amounted to SEK 867.6 M (730.6). Adjusted for       
 currency effects, this corresponds to an increase in operating earnings of 22.2
 percent. The operating earnings include revaluations of Purchased Debt         
 portfolios amounting to SEK 18.8 M (3.2).                                      
· The operating margin was 22.0 percent (19.4).                                 
· Net earnings for the full-year amounted to SEK 552.7 M (452.0) and earnings   
 per share were SEK 6.91 (5.67).                                                
· Disbursements for investments in Purchased Debt amounted to SEK 1,803.6 M     
 (1,049.6), an increase of 71.8 percent.                                        
· Cash flow from operating activities remains strong, amounting to SEK 1,767.6 M
 (1,629.8).                                                                     
·  The Board of Directors proposes a dividend of SEK 4.50 per share (4.10),     
 totaling SEK 358.9 M.                                                          

Presentation of the year-end report

The interim report and presentation material are available at
www.intrum.com/Investor relations. President & CEO Lars Wollung and Chief
Financial Officer Erik Forsberg will comment on the report at a video and
teleconference today, starting at 9:00 a.m. CET. 

The presen­tation can be followed at www.intrum.com and/or
www.financialhearings.com. To participate by phone, call +46 (0)8 505 597 72
(SE) or +44 (0)20 710 862 05 (UK). 

today, starting at 9:00 a.m. CET. The presen­tation can be followed at
www.intrum.com and/or www.financialhearings.com. 
To participate by phone, call +46 (0)8 505 597 72 (SE) or +44 (0)20 710 862 05
(UK). 



For further information, please contact:                                    
Lars Wollung, President and CEO                                             
Tel.: +46 (0)8-546 10 200                                                   
Erik Forsberg, Chief Financial Officer                                      
Tel.: +46 (0)8-546 10 200                                                   
Annika Billberg, IR & Communications Director, Tel: +46 (0)8 545 10 203,
mobile: +46 (0)70 267 9791
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