Year-end report 2017
Fourth quarter 2017 – Increased sales and strong result · Sales increased 6 per cent to 2,926 MSEK (2,753). · Operating profit amounted to 467 MSEK (484). · Operating margin amounted to 16.0 per cent (17.6). · Profit after tax amounted to 449 MSEK (374) and excl. non-recurring effects to 345 MSEK. · Non-recurring effects of the US tax reform amounted to 104 MSEK. · Earnings per share amounted to 1.31 SEK (1.09) and excl. non-recurring effects to1.00 SEK. · Operating cash flow increased to 609 MSEK (567). Full year 2017 – Increased sales and improved result ·