The industrial group Alfa Laval reports an adjusted operating result of 3.0 billion kronor for the year's second quarter, an increase of 2 percent compared to the corresponding quarter a year earlier.
The result was marginally better than expected 2.9 billion, according to Bloomberg.
But order intake fell 14 percent to 16.3 billion, which can be compared to an average forecast of 16.5 billion. And net sales fell 4 percent to 16.8 billion, compared to expected 17.6 billion.
