Global Health Partner AB (publ) (STO:GHP):
Third quarter 2009
- Revenues increased by 30 percent to SEK 93.3 million (72.0)
- The result before tax amounted to SEK -12.7 million (-19.6)
- The result per share amounted to SEK -0.19 (-0.33)
- The operating result amounted to SEK -13.1 million (-18.8)
- Continued strong organic growth of almost 30 percent
- Strong first operative quarter for Arrhythmia Center Stockholm
January-September 2009
- Revenues increased by 32 percent to SEK 352.1 million (266.7)
- The result before tax amounted to SEK -5.3.million (-19.3)
- The result per share amounted to SEK -0.26 (-0.46)
- The operating result amounted to SEK -4.3 million (-14.8)
Comments from Per Båtelson, CEO:
“The third quarter of 2009 has followed the same pattern as previous years, with low demand during the summer months and clinics closed for the summer. Production at the end of the quarter has been high with high demand at our clinics.
Most mature clinics note both improvements in volume and results during the quarter compared with the previous year. At the same time projects and start-up costs for new clinics have increased during the quarter, which resulted in operating results from the clinics at the same level as the previous year.
The market situation in Sweden continues to be good, strengthened by the introduction of a free choice of care in primary care and in parts of specialist hospital care in Stockholm County Council. The conditions for the development of specialist dental care and obesity surgery (Bariatrics) in England have deteriorated, however, due to the economic climate.