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MYCRONIC Interim Report January - June 2021 Second quarter ■ Order intake amounted to SEK 1,002 ( 651 ) million , up 54 percent Net sales decreased 2 percent to SEK 1,064 ( 1,086 ) million . Based on constant exchange rates , net sales increased 6 percent ■ ■ ■ EBIT declined to SEK 241 ( 281 ) million and EBIT margin was 23 ( 26 ) percent Earnings per share were SEK 1.84 ( 2.18 ) ■ January - June Order intake amounted to SEK 2,030 ( 2,083 ) million , down 3 percent Net sales increased 29 percent to SEK 2,355 ( 1,822 ) million . Based on constant exchange rates , the increase was 39 percent EBIT rose to SEK 739 ( 336 ) million and EBIT margin was 31 ( 18 ) percent Earnings per share were SEK 5.84 ( 2.58 ) " The Group's order intake increased 54 percent during the quarter , driven by improvements in all of the divisions . Former Assembly Solutions delivered an EBIT margin of 13 percent , which is above the full - year objective and a clear improvement compared with the preceding year . Pattern Generators delivered four systems during the quarter , compared with three systems in the previous year , although with a less advantageous product mix . Our growth strategy of focusing our attention on attractive areas to complement and broaden our offering through carefully selected acquisitions resulted in Mycronic acquiring atg Luther & Maelzer GmbH in Germany . The acquisition strengthens Mycronic generally and underlines the Global Technologies division's focus on leading niche technologies , which have the potential to grow faster than the market as a whole , " says Anders Lindqvist , President and CEO . Outlook 2021 It is the Board of Directors ' opinion that consolidated net sales for 2021 will be at a level of SEK 4.5 billion , based on prevailing exchange rates , including the completed acquisition . Group summary Order intake , SEK million Net Sales , SEK million Book - to - bill Order backlog , SEK million Gross margin , % EBIT , SEK million EBIT margin , % Earnings per share before / after dilution , SEK Cash Flow , SEK million Changes in Net Sales Total growth , % Organic growth , % Growth from acquisitions , % Currency effects , % Interim Report January - June 2021 Q2 2021 1,002 1,064 0.9 1,774 52.1 % 241 22.7 % 1.84 -617 -2 % 6 % -8 % 2020 651 1,086 0.6 2,425 55.7 % 281 25.8 % 2.18 106 -3 % -3 % 0 % Jan - Jun 2021 2,030 2,355 0.9 1,774 56.3 % 739 31.4 % 5.84 -306 29 % 39 % -10 % Q2 2020 2,083 1,822 1.1 2,425 51.5 % 336 18.4 % 2.58 333 -18 % -19 % 1 % Rolling 12 month 3,633 4,414 0.8 1,774 55.9 % 1,301 29.5 % 10.35 50 13 % 20 % -7 % Jan - Dec 2020 3,687 3,882 0.9 1,969 53.6 % 898 23.1 % 7.10 689 -10 % -8 % -2 % 1 ( 21 )