Södra delivers stable result following favourable price trend in the shadow of the pandemic
Södra posted a stable result for the first quarter of 2021. Operating profit totalled SEK 547 million (227), up more than 140 percent year-on-year. The financial result is an effect of the improved price formation for Södra’s core products of pulp and sawn timber.Consolidated net sales rose 3 percent to SEK 5,733 million (5,576). The operating margin improved to 10 percent (4) and return on capital employed increased to 10 percent (4). The equity ratio strengthened from year-end to 59 percent. “We have strong markets for Södra’s core products in a time characterised by major global