Highlights of Handelsbanken’s Annual Report JANUARY – DECEMBER 2015
Summary January – December 2015, compared with January – December 2014 · Return on equity for total operations rose to 13.5% (13.4) · The corporate goal of higher return on equity than the average of peer banks was achieved for the 44th year running – full provision to the Oktogonen profit-sharing foundation · Operating profit grew by 7% to SEK 20,475m (19,212), the highest figure ever · The period’s profit after tax for total operations rose to SEK 16,343m (15,184) · Earnings per share for total operations increased by 8% to SEK 8.57 (7.96) · The common equity tier 1