Six Month Report, January−June 2007

Six Month Report, January−June 2007

January-June 2007 compared to January-June 2006

- Revenue amounted to SEK 64.0 billion (58.9). In Construction, revenue rose by
16 percent adjusted for currency rate effects.
- Operating income for the Group amounted to SEK 2,198 M (2,567).
- Operating income in Construction rose by 33 percent and amounted to SEK 1,813
M (1,362)). The operating margin increased to 3.0 (2.5) percent.
- In Residential Development, operating income amounted to SEK 386 M (350), with
an operating margin of 10.0 (10.6) percent.
- During the report period, commercial properties with a value of SEK 1,218 M
(2,543) were divested, with capital gains amounting to SEK 479 M (1,205).
- Income after financial items amounted to SEK 2,299 M (2,676).
- Profit for the report period amounted to SEK 1,634 M (2,006), and earnings per
share totaled SEK 3.87 (4.77).
- Order bookings increased by 12 percent and amounted to SEK 79.7 billion
(71.3). Adjusted for currency rate effects, order bookings increased by 17
percent.
- Order backlog totaled SEK 155.6 billion (137.4), equivalent to 15 (14) months
of construction.

For further information, please contact:
Hans Biörck, Executive Vice President and CFO, Skanska AB, telephone +46 8 753
88 00
Anders Lilja, Senior Vice President, Investor Relations, Skanska AB, telephone
+46 8 753 88 01
Karin Lepasoon, Senior Vice President, Communications, Skanska AB, telephone +46
8 753 88 74
Peter Gimbe, Press Officer, Skanska AB, telephone +46 8 753 88 38, cell phone
+46 70 543 88 38


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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.