Half-year report 2017: Continued earnings improvement
The quarter · Sales were SEK 17,115 (14,471) million · Operating profit before depreciation/amortization was SEK 2,167 (1,509) million · Operating profit was SEK 1,205 (592) million · The result after financial items was SEK 914 (349) million · Earnings per share were SEK 0.86 (0.53) · Operating cash flow was SEK 1,069 (1,151) million · Net debt/equity ratio was 30% (37%)Comments by the CEO SSAB’s operating profit increased to SEK 1,205 million for the second quarter of 2017. The improvement compared with the previous quarter was driven primarily by higher realized