AAK’s Interim report for the first quarter 2018 – record-high operating profit for a first quarter
AAK Group · Total volumes for the quarter amounted to 551,000 MT (515,000), an organic growth of 7 percent (5). · Operating profit, including a negative currency translation impact of SEK 9 million, reached SEK 460 million (431), an improvement by 7 percent. · Net result amounted to SEK 317 million (275), an improvement by 15 percent. · Earnings per share increased by 15 percent, to SEK 7.42 (6.47). · Cash flow from operating activities was negative and amounted to SEK 396 million (negative 408). · Return on Capital Employed (ROCE), R12M, was 15.4 percent (15.6 at