STOCKHOLM, Sweden, July 21, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- SCA:
2005:2 2005:1 0506 0406
Earnings
per share, SEK 4.27 2.82 7.09 11.83
Cash flow from
current operations
per share, SEK 4.64 -0.11 4.53 6.28
Net sales, SEK M 23,986 22,518 46,504 44,027
Earnings after
financial items,
SEK M 1,361 894 2,255 3,815
Net earnings,
SEK M 1,006 662 1,668 2,776
2005 compared with first half of 2004
- Net sales amounted to SEK 46,504 M (44,027).
- Earnings after taxes amounted to SEK 1,668 M (2,776)(a).
- Earnings per share amounted to SEK 7.09 (11.83).
- Earnings after financial items amounted to SEK 2,255 M (3,815). Adjusted for items affecting comparability totaling SEK 425 M (44), earnings after financial items amounted to SEK 2,680 M (3,859).
Compared with firstquarter of 2005
- Net sales amounted to SEK 23,986 M (22,518).
- Earnings after taxes amounted to SEK 1,006 M (662)(1).
- Earnings per share amounted to SEK 4.27 (2.82).
- Earnings after financial items amounted to SEK 1,361 M (894). Adjusted for items affecting comparability totaling SEK 425 M in the first quarter, earnings after financial items amounted to SEK 1,361 M (1,319).
(a) Earnings for the first quarter were affected by costs for rationalization measures of SEK 425 M before taxes, and SEK 314 M after taxes.
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