Handelsbanken - interim report January - September 2005
Summary · Operating profit rose by 9% to SEK 11.1bn (10.1) · Profit after tax totalled SEK 8.0bn (7.3) · Return on equity was 17.1% (16.6) · Operating profit for the third quarter was SEK 4.0bn, an increase of 20% compared with the corresponding quarter in the previous year · Lending volumes increased by 8% · Income went up by 7% to SEK 18.9bn (17.8) · Earnings per share rose to SEK 12.01 (10.78) · SPP will be a demutualised life insurance company on 1 January 2006 · Handelsbanken has the most satisfied customers in the Nordic countries The Group