Interim report January-March 2007


Interim report January-March 2007

                                 Quarter                    Full year
                     2007           2006         2006             
                       I             IV           I            2006
Net turnover,         1 932          1 867        1 785       7 369
MSEK                                                
Operating               177            176           64         552
profit/loss,
MSEK                                                   
Operating                 9              9           4            7
margin, %                                               
Profit/loss             151            150          43          457
after
financial
items, MSEK                                            
Net profit/                               
loss, MSEK              107             90          32          312            
Earnings per           2.08           1.75        0.63         6.08
share, SEK                                           
January-March 2007 compared with January-March 2006
·  Net turnover was MSEK 1,932 (1,785), a rise of 8%.
·  Net profit was MSEK 107 (32).
·  Earnings per share were SEK 2.08 (0.63).
·  The market situation and demand remained good.
·  Operating profit increased by 177% to reach MSEK 177 (64).
·  The operating margin was 9% (4%), an increase of 5 percentage points
compared with last year mainly due to improved prices.
Outlook for 2007
·  The market is expected to remain good for the rest of the year with
opportunities for further price rises in local currencies.
·  The cost of wood supplies in the first quarter 2007 was MSEK 46
higher than in the final quarter of 2006 and is expected to remain high
throughout the year.
·  The cost-savings programme is proceeding according to plan and
producing positive effects.
For further information in connection with this report, please contact:
Per Lindberg, President and CEO, +46 8 553 335 00 or +46 70 248 15 17
and Bertil Carlsén, CFO, +46 8 553 335 00 or +46 730 211 092
Billerud's PresidentPer Lindbergand CFO Bertil Carlsén will present the
interim report live at a press conference on 4 May at 10 a.m. Location:
Spårvagnshallarna, Birger Jarlsgatan 57 A, Stockholm.

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