Report for the second quarter 2019: Major result improvement in SSAB Americas, decline in SSAB Europe
The second quarter · Sales were SEK 20,654 (19,263) million · Operating profit before depreciation/amortization was SEK 2,419 (2,582) million · Operating profit was SEK 1,316 (1,630) million · Earnings per share were SEK 0.98 (1.27) · Operating cash flow was SEK 1,696 (1,325) million · Net debt/equity ratio was 16% (20%), excluding IFRS 16Comments by the CEO SSAB’s operating profit for the second quarter of 2019 was SEK 1,316 million, down SEK 314 million compared with the second quarter of 2018. Lower earnings were attributable to SSAB Europe, which was affected