Three Month Report, January-March 2007

Three Month Report, January-March 2007

January-March 2007 compared to January-March 2006

- evenue amounted to SEK 28.5 billion (26.8). In Construction, revenue rose by
13 percent adjusted for currency rate effects.
- Operating income for the Group amounted to SEK 779 M (610).
- The operating margin in Construction increased to 2.4 (1.9) percent.
- In Residential Development, the operating income increased in most units. For
the business stream as a whole, the operating income amounted to SEK 246 M (149)
and the operating margin increased to 12.0 (9.5) percent.
- During the report period, commercial properties with a value of SEK 186 M
(606) were divested, with capital gains amounting to SEK 97 M (209).
- Income after financial items amounted to SEK 851 M (668).
- Profit for the report period amounted to SEK 605 M (494), and earnings per
share totaled SEK 1.43 (1.18).
- Operating cash flow before changes in interest-bearing receivables and
liabilities amounted to SEK -108 M (-589).
- Order bookings increased by 45 percent and amounted to SEK 39.7 billion
(27.4). Adjusted for currency rate effects, order bookings increased by 53
percent.  
- Order backlog totaled SEK 150.5 billion (129.0), equivalent to 15 (13) months
of construction. 


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Skanska is one of the world's leading construction groups with expertise in
construction, development of commercial and residential projects and
public-private partnerships. The Group currently has 56,000 employees in
selected home markets in Europe, in the US and Latin America. Headquartered in
Stockholm, Sweden and listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange, Skanska's sales in
2006 totaled USD 17 billion.