Results for 2007

Results for 2007

•	Proposal that the dividend per share be increased to SEK 5.00 (4.50), equal to
SEK 1,620 (1,166) million. 

The Quarter
•	Sales during the fourth quarter amounted to SEK 16,086 (8,316) million, of
which IPSCO contributed SEK 7,479 million. 
•	Operating profit amounted to SEK 2,844 (1,575) million, of which IPSCO
contributed SEK 1,082 million. Excluding non-recurring items of SEK 50 (87)
million, operating profit amounted to SEK 2,794 (1,488) million, of which IPSCO
contributed SEK 1,091 million. 
•	Profit after financial items amounted to SEK 1,923 (1,585) million, of which
IPSCO contributed SEK 65 million. Excluding non-recurring items of SEK -201 (87)
million, profit was SEK 2,124 (1,498) million, of which IPSCO contributed SEK
316 million. 
•	Cash flow from current operations for the quarter amounted to SEK 1,091 (810)
million.      
The full year of 2007
•	 Sales increased by 53% to SEK 47,651 (31,054) million, of which IPSCO
contributed SEK 13,317 million (43 percentage points). 
•	Operating profit was SEK 8,061 (5,951) million, of which IPSCO contributed SEK
951 million. Excluding non-recurring items of SEK -922 (164) million, operating
profit was SEK 8,983 (5,787) million, of which IPSCO contributed SEK 1,970
million. 
•	Profit after financial items amounted to SEK 6,399 (5,949) million, of which
IPSCO contributed SEK -829 million. This means that the profit in the “old SSAB”
was SEK 7,228 (5,946) million, which is he highest ever. Excluding non-recurring
items of SEK -1,434 (164) million, profit was SEK 7,833 (5,785) million, an
increase of 35%, of which IPSCO contributed SEK 702 million. 
•	Profit after tax was SEK 4,685 (4,341) million, entailing earnings per share
of SEK 15.45 (14.66).  
•	Cash flow from current operations for the year amounted to SEK 3,957 (3,958)
million. 
•	Return on capital employed was 18 (36)% and return on equity was 22 (29)%. 
•	At the time of the acquisition of IPSCO, the net debt/equity ratio was 313%
and, after the new issue, 171%. At the end of 2007, the net debt/equity ratio
was down to 148%. 


For further information, please contact: 
Helena Stålnert, Executive Vice President, Communications 		Phone:+46 8 45 45
734  
Martin Lindqvist, CFO and Executive Vice President, Finance		Phone: +46 8 45 45
732