Lifco Q1 EBITA Margin Rises to 22.1%

Lifco posted Q1 EBITA margin of 22.1%, up from 21.6% YoY, with EBITA 1.59 bn SEK (+6.2%).
Dental acquisitions (Ethoss Regeneration, Karl Kaps) drove EBITA margin to 23% and added ~180 mn SEK annual sales.
Demolition & Tools EBITA fell 15.7% to 351 mn SEK, margin down to 22.2% due to weak robot demand.
Net profit rose 7.7% to 909 mn SEK; net debt 7.66 bn SEK (1.1× EBITDA) and a 1 bn SEK bond issued.