Half Year Report January - June 2007

Half Year Report January - June 2007

• Net sales for the second quarter amounted to 3,090 MSEK (3,242) and 5,752 MSEK
(6,193) for the first six months
• Operating profit* for the second quarter amounted to 642 MSEK (784) and 1,176
MSEK (1,517) for the first six months 
• US dollar and other currency translation differences in the second quarter
negatively affected  sales and operating profit comparisons by 105 MSEK and 25
MSEK respectively
• Net profit for the second quarter amounted to 441 MSEK (617), and 773 MSEK
(1,105) for the first six months
• EPS for the second quarter amounted to 1.66 SEK (2.09) and 2.89 SEK (3.72) for
the first six months
• Bogaert Cigars acquired at the end of the second quarter, with an annual
turnover of 180 MSEK

  * Excluding pension plan curtailment gain of 148 MSEK before tax in 2006

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Corporate Identity Number: 556015-0756
www.swedishmatch.com
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