Reporting period (1 April-31 December 2012)
- Revenue amounted to MSEK 5,815 (6,173).
- Operating profit amounted to MSEK 221 (307), and was impacted by non-recurring items in the amount of MSEK +51 (–16).
- Profit after net financial items totalled MSEK 162 (240), and was impacted by non-recurring items of MSEK +51 (–16).
- Profit after taxes totalled MSEK 188 (170).
- Earnings per share amounted to SEK 6.70 (6.05).
- Return on equity in the latest 12-month period was 12 percent (11).
- Equity/assets ratio at the end of the reporting period was 39 percent (35) and the net debt/equity ratio was 0.64 (0.94).
Third quarter (1 October-31 December 2012)
- Revenue for comparable units, measured in local currency, decreased by –7 percent during the quarter. Operating profit amounted to MSEK 128 (105), and was impacted by non-recurring items in the amount of MSEK +51 (–2).
- In December 2012, the Group’s major logistics properties were divested with a capital gain of approximately MSEK 245. The property sales had a positive impact on cash flow of MSEK 375.
- Positive cash flow and the net loan liability decreased by MSEK 622 during the quarter.
- A decision in December 2012 concerning further restructuring measures in the Group and the effects of an ongoing business infrastructure programme in TOOLS Sweden entail a reduction of the Group’s annual costs by a total of approximately MSEK 140, net. These decisions resulted in non-recurring costs totalling MSEK 194 during the quarter.
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