STOCKHOLM, Sweden, April 29, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- SCA (Other OTC:SVCBF):
Interim Report 1 January-31 March 2003
03:11 02:1 02:4
Earnings per share, SEK 6.02 5.89 6.33
Cash flow from current operations per share, 7.45 6.83 9.19
SEK
Net sales, SEK M 21,890 21,015 22,429
Earnings after financial items, SEK M 1,974 1,967 2,053
Net earnings, SEK M 1,395 1,365 1,468
1 Including items affecting comparability, SEK 197 M before taxes and
SEK 154 M after taxes.
Compared with first quarter of 2002 Earnings per share amounted to SEK 6.02 (5.89)
- Operating profit for Hygiene Products at same level as the year earlier. Packaging declined 6% and Forest Products 23% Cash flow from current operations rose to SEK 1,730 M (1,585)
Compared with fourth quarter of 2002 Earnings per share amounted to SEK 6.02 (6.33)
Operating profit for Hygiene Products declined 6%, but with only limited effect on operating margin. The decline for Packaging was 12% and for Forest Products 27%.
For further information, please contact:
Jan Astrom, President and CEO
Phone: +46 70 586 0701
Peter Nyquist, Senior Vice President
Communications and Investor Relations
Phone: +46 8 788 52 34
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