SSAB Report for the first quarter 2019: Strong earnings improvement in Americas and Special Steels
The first quarter · Sales were SEK 20,017 (17,388) million · Operating profit before depreciation/amortization was SEK 2,755 (1,836) million · Operating profit was SEK 1,674 (916) million · Earnings per share were SEK 1.24 (0.65) · Operating cash flow was SEK 1,139 (761) million · Net debt/equity ratio was 16% (21%)Comments by the CEO SSAB’s operating profit for the first quarter of 2019 was SEK 1,674 million, up SEK 758 million compared with the first quarter of 2018, attributable to SSAB Americas and SSAB Special Steels. Operating profit was also up compared to