Swedish fingerprint sensor maker Precise Biometrics has reported that its operating profit is expected to increase to 4.4 million SEK (US$513,000) for the third quarter – last quarter the firm reported a loss of 4.7 million SEK.The firm said the positive development in earnings was due to fast growing revenues in general, especially in the business area Fingerprint Technology, and good cost control. Group net profit increased to 3.0 million SEK (-7.9 million in the second quarter).Consolidated net sales increased to 18.3 million SEK, an improvement of 82 % compared to the previous quarter. All figures are preliminary, the full quarterly report will be presented on 10 November.”The market for fingerprint technology continues to grow rapidly. Through our position as the leading supplier of fingerprint software for mobile devices, we are experiencing a surge in demand of our products, which is reflected in the quarter's sales”, says Håkan Persson, CEO of Precise Biometrics.