BE Group Q2 2017 – Continued and stable underlying operating result
· Net sales increased by 10 percent to SEK 1,147 M (1,047), and by 15 percent excluding operations under restructuring. · The underlying operating result was at the same level as last year at SEK 21 M (21), despite fewer trading days. · The quarter was affected by non-recurring items of SEK -42 M related to the closure of the operations in Eskilstuna, the write-down of goodwill in Lecor and the reversal of part of the write-down of the participation in the joint venture ArcelorMittal BE Group SSC AB. · The operating result amounted to SEK -13 M (31). · The result after tax was