STOCKHOLM, Sweden, April 26, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- SCA:
2005:1 2004:1 2004:4
Earnings per
share, SEK 2.82 5.89 4.62
Cash flow
from current
operations
per share,
SEK -0.11 3.68 8.24
Net sales,
SEK M 22,518 21,687 23,128
Earnings
after
financial
items, SEK M 894 1,883 971
Net earnings,
SEK M 662 1,384 1,082
2005 compared with 2004
- Net sales amounted to SEK 22,518 M (21,687).
- Earnings after taxes amounted to SEK 662 M (1,384) 1) .
- Earnings per share amounted to SEK 2.82 (5.89).
- Earnings after financial items amounted to SEK 894 M (1,883). Adjusted for items affecting comparability, earnings after financial items amounted to SEK 1,319 M (1,914), a decline of 31%.
Compared with fourth quarter of 2004
- Net sales amounted to SEK 22,518 M (23,128).
- Earnings after taxes amounted to SEK 662 M (1,082) 1).
- Earnings per share amounted to SEK 2.82 (4.62).
- Earnings after financial items amounted to SEK 894 M (971). Adjusted for items affecting comparability, earnings after financial items amounted to SEK 1,319 M (1,597), a decline of 17%.
Rationalization Programs
- Costs during the quarter for the rationalization programs approved in January amounted to SEK 425 M.
1) As in the first and fourth quarters of 2004, earnings in the quarter were affected by efficiency enhancement measures. In addition, during the fourth quarter, financial items and taxes were affected positively by items affecting comparability, see also page 10.
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