Interim report January-September 2018
Third quarter 2018 – Increased sales and higher result · Sales increased 17 per cent to 3,443 MSEK (2,936). · Operating profit increased 12 per cent to 527 MSEK (470). · Operating margin amounted to 15.3 per cent (16.0). · Profit after tax increased 21 per cent to 404 MSEK (333). · Earnings per share increased 21 per cent to 1.17 SEK (0.97). · Operating cash flow amounted to 516 MSEK (534). · In September, Kirkhill Rubber, a well-known US Rubber Compounder, was acquired. · In early October, 80 per cent of the shares in MESGO Group, a leading Compounder in Europe