STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Oct. 25, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- Swedish Match Interim Report January -- September 2005:
- Third quarter net sales were 3,461 MSEK (3,419), and nine month sales were 9,811 MSEK (9,797) - Operating income amounted to 953 MSEK (454) for the third quarter and 2,118 MSEK (3,061) for the first nine months - Operating income, excluding major one time items, for the third quarter amounted to 747 MSEK compared with 694 MSEK previous year and 1,912 MSEK (1,779) for the first nine months - Net profit for the third quarter amounted to 562 MSEK (219), and nine month net profit was 1,301 MSEK (1,770) - Third quarter EPS was 1.79 SEK (0.63), and nine month EPS was 4.08 SEK (5.26)
Swedish Match AB (publ), SE-118 85 Stockholm Visiting address: Rosenlundsgatan 36 Telephone: 08 658 02 00 Corporate Identity Number: 556015-0756 www.swedishmatch.com
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