Highlights of Handelsbanken’s Annual Report January– December 2013
Summary January – December 2013, compared with January – December 2012 · The period’s profit after tax for total operations increased by 2% to SEK 14,295m (14,038); excluding the year of comparison’s recalculation of deferred taxes, the increase was 16% · Earnings per share increased to SEK 22.52 (22.34) · Operating profit increased by 6% to SEK 18,088m (17,108) and increased in all home markets outside Sweden · Return on equity for total operations decreased to 13.9% (14.9); excluding the effect of the recalculation of deferred taxes in 2012, return on equity increased by 0.8