SEB: Interim report January-September 2004
Improved result compared with last year · Operating result for the first nine months of 2004 increased by 17 per cent, to SEK 6,751m. All divisions improved their results. · Operating result for the third quarter, SEK 2,088m, was 4 per cent better than for the corresponding quarter of 2003 and almost in line with the previous quarter, excluding one-off items. · Net profit (after tax) for the first nine months of the year increased by 20 per cent, to SEK 4,840m. · Total income rose by 5 per cent, while underlying costs remained stable.