Interim report January-March 2018
First quarter 2018 – Increased sales and higher result · Sales increased 5 per cent to 3,309 MSEK (3,138). · Operating profit increased to 540 MSEK (532). · Operating margin amounted to 16.3 per cent (17.0). · Profit after tax increased 8 per cent to 411 MSEK (379). · Earnings per share increased 8 per cent to 1.19 SEK (1.10). · Operating cash flow amounted to 302 MSEK (435). President’s comments “The first quarter of 2018 was another strong quarter – our best quarter to date for both sales and operating profit. The sales increased 5 per cent to 3,309 MSEK and the