Interim Report January – March 2012
· Sales for the first quarter increased by 10 percent to 2,917 MSEK (2,646). In local currencies, sales for the first quarter increased by 9 percent · Operating profit from product areas1) for the first quarter increased by 24 percent to 903 MSEK (729). In local currencies, operating profit from product areas1) increased by 22 percent · Operating profit2) increased by 23 percent to 972 MSEK (793) for the first quarter · EPS (basic) for the first quarter amounted to 3.27 SEK (2.50) 1. Operating profit for Swedish Match product areas, which excludes share of net profit in STG. 2.