INTERIM REPORT - NINE MONTHS 1 December 2003 - 31 August 2004
• H&M’s Group turnover excluding VAT amounted to SEK 37,821 M (34,315), an increase of 10 per cent. In comparable currency rates the increase was 12 per cent.• Profit after financial items for the first nine months was SEK 6,949 M (6,335), an increase of 10 per cent. Profit after VAT for the group amounted to SEK 4,517 M (4,118), corresponding to SEK 5.46 per share (4.98).• Turnover excluding VAT for the third quarter amounted to SEK 12,840 M (11,246), an increase of 14 per cent, compared with last year.In comparable currency rates the increase was 15 per cent.• Third quarter profit