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Husqvarna CEO sees better margins in 2009

Tue Sep 16, 2008 6:47am EDT

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STOCKHOLM, Sept 16 (Reuters) - Swedish garden tools maker Husqvarna's (HUSQb.ST) top executive said on Tuesday he expected the group would be able to improve its profit margin next year.

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"All in all, we believe in a margin improvement next year," Chief Executive Bengt Andersson told Reuters in a telephone interview.

Earlier on Tuesday, the group issued a profit warning, blaming a worsening consumer market in North America and Europe and a weaker construction sector.

Andersson also said that the company expected to be able to win market share next year.

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