Interim report January-June 2017
As previously communicated, the second quarter is weak in terms of earnings due to the relatively few number of working days in the quarter. Moreover, there were three fewer working days this year compared with last year, thereby negatively impacting both growth and profitability. We noted an improved operating profit for the first six months of this year compared with the corresponding period in 2016, although the shortage of product development competence mainly in the Swedish market impeded growth during the period. However, our international operations enable us to deliver cost-efficient