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We continue to experience strong growth, despite significantly tougher comparative figures, with all product and user groups on the rise. At the same time, we are making good progress toward our long-term EBIT margin target. In September, we completed the acquisition of the German company Rehadapt, as planned. We continue to invest in skills, systems and tools to ensure continued growth and profitability, while increasing the scalability of the business.
QUARTER JULY -
- Revenue grew 33% to
SEK 424 million (320). The currency adjusted growth was 28%. - Gross margin was 68% (67).
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Operating profit totaled
SEK 48 million (25), corresponding to an operating margin of 11.4% (7.8). The operating margin was 11.6%, excluding non-recurring costs ofSEK 1 million . -
Cash flow after continuous investments was
SEK 35 million (-9). -
Basic and diluted earnings per share were
SEK 0.33 (0.15).
PERIOD JANUARY-
- Revenue grew 33% to
SEK 1,141 million (855). The currency adjusted growth was 26%. - Gross margin was 68% (65).
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Operating profit totaled
SEK 99 million (58), corresponding to an operating margin of 8.6% (6.7). The operating margin was 9.3%, excluding non-recurring costs ofSEK 7 million . -
Cash flow after continuous investments was
SEK 82 million (-67). -
Basic earnings per share totaled
SEK 0.56 (0.30) before dilution andSEK 0.55 (0.30) after dilution.
SIGNIFICANT EVENTS DURING THE QUARTER
Tobii Dynavox completed the acquisition of the German company Rehadapt Engineering. Rehadapt is included in the Group's accounts as ofSeptember 1, 2023 .Tobii Dynavox signed a partnership agreement withTeam Gleason Foundation , the leading provider of technology solutions for people with ALS, to improve access to assistive technology for communication and enable more people to live a more meaningful life.
COMMENTS FROM THE CEO
We continue to experience strong growth, despite significantly tougher comparative figures, with all product and user groups on the rise. At the same time, we are making good progress toward our long-term EBIT margin target. In September, we completed the acquisition of the German company Rehadapt, as planned. We continue to invest in skills, systems and tools to ensure continued growth and profitability, while increasing the scalability of the business.
Sales growth continues to be well above our long-term target at 28% for the quarter, denominated in local currency. In the US, Medicare increased its reimbursement level for our products by more than 9 percent, which will gradually affect revenue in 2023. Approximately 7 percentage points of these price adjustments have materialized thus far and as previously stated, we expect to see the full impact by the end of the year. We continue to see a trend where growth is fastest in markets that have direct sales.
The acquisition of Rehadapt, our longstanding German supplier partner, closed on
Our growth is affected by an array of factors. While we have a strong product offering and a well-functioning organization, our market remains extremely underpenetrated. In practice, the latter means that the vast majority of people in need of communication aids are never informed about or introduced to the assistive devices we and our industry peers offer. This situation includes the most advanced and wealthy economies. The root cause is a significant knowledge deficit about communication aids among the key groups responsible for prescribing them: speech language therapists and occupational therapists. A contributing factor is that relevant education related to assistive communication aids is either non-existent or severely limited.
Some diagnoses where our products can make a huge difference have received considerable attention recently, including the neurological disease ALS. However, for some of our largest user groups, such as non-verbal autism, aphasia, cerebral palsy and hundreds of other diagnoses, awareness of our solutions among prescribers and options for funding is extremely low. Even in the most well-functioning markets, only a very small number of individuals receive any kind of assistance. Vast opportunities are lost for users, families and society at large, and we are passionately dedicated to changing this situation.
I am confident that our unprecedented growth is a consequence of our relentless efforts to educate and spread awareness combined with products and services that truly make a difference - and, we have barely started.
Given the situation and our market position, this translates to significant long-term business opportunities for
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