The improvement in the market that we have seen since the end of the previous year was once again confirmed in the third quarter. New and changing customs duties and tariffs have, of course, been difficult to deal with but the main thing holding back a clear rise in sales is concerns about what the consequences of the political turbulence will be both in the short and long term. The stronger Swedish krona is positive in many respects, but when sales and profit are compared with the corresponding period last year, part of the underlying organic improvement is offset.
› SALES amounted to SEK 29,841 (29,496) million
› OPERATING PROFIT amounted to SEK 2,865 (1,002) million
› ADJUSTED OPERATING PROFIT amounted to SEK 2,865 (2,097) million
› PROFIT AFTER NET FINANCIAL ITEMS amounted to SEK 2,120 (111) million
› ADJUSTED PROFIT AFTER NET FINANCIAL ITEMS amounted to SEK 2,120 (1,206) million
› PROFIT AFTER TAX amounted to SEK 1,495 (-212) million
› ADJUSTED PROFIT AFTER TAX amounted to SEK 1,495 (691) million
› EARNINGS per share before and after dilution, based on the average number of shares outstanding during the period,
amounted to SEK 0.74 (-0.10)
› EARNINGS per share adjusted for items affecting comparability before and after dilution, based on the average number
of shares outstanding during the period, amounted to SEK 0.74 (0.34)
For any questions, please contact:
Fredrik Erlandsson, Head of Corporate Communication and Investor relations +46 70 486 63 90
Hans Backman, CFO; +46 433-27 30 00