Share data

The share capital in Haldex AB totals SEK 111 m, represented by 22,296,220 shares. Each share confers one voting right and all shares carry equal entitlement to dividends. Haldex has been listed on the OMX Stockholm Stock Exchange since 1960. The company is currently included in the list of Mid Cap companies, under the ticker symbol HLDX. One round trading lot consists of 200 shares.

Price trends and trading

The OMXS (OMX Stockholm index) declined 6% in 2007. The OMX Stockholm Industrial Index (industrial goods and services), which includes the Haldex share, rose 7%.

The price of the Haldex share declined 31% during the year, closing at SEK 113.50 (163.50) on December 28. The year’s highest share price, SEK 187.50, was posted on February 19, while the year’s lowest share price, SEK 105, was noted on November 22. Total market capitalization at year-end was SEK 2,530.6 m (3,645.4).

The average daily trading volume was 103,598 shares (84,773). A total of 25.9 million shares (21.3) were traded for the entire year. The shares traded corresponded to 116% (95) of the total number of shares.

Beta value

Beta value is a risk ratio that indicates the fluctuation of a stock compared with that of the stock exchange as a whole. The beta value for the Haldex share at year-end, as calculated over 48 months, was 1.24 (1.04), which means the price of the Haldex share fluctuated 24% more than the market average.

Total return

The total return indicates the profitability of a stock investment, and takes into account both received dividends and changes in the share price.

The Six Return Index, which measures the total return for the exchange as a whole, has increased 175% over the past fiveyear period (January 1, 2002–December 31, 2007).

The Stockholm Stock Exchange (OMX Stockholm All-Share index) rose 135% over the same period. The total return on the Haldex share over the same five-year period (2002–2007) was 68%, or 46% taking into account only the increase in the share price over that period.