Handelsbanken’s Interim Report January – June 2018
Summary January – June 2018, compared with January – June 2017 · Continued good growth in all home markets. · Strategic initiatives for business development and efficiency improvement. · Return on equity rose to 13.8% (12.6). · Operating profit increased by 7% to SEK 11,381m (10,604). · The period’s profit after tax grew by 13% to SEK 9,235m (8,167). · Earnings per share increased to SEK 4.75 (4.20). · Income rose by 8% to SEK 21,959m (20,274). · Net interest income increased by 8% to SEK 15,552m (14,402). Adjusted for the raised resolution fee, net interest income