SCANIA INTERIM REPORT - JANUARY - SEPTEMBER 2004
SCANIA INTERIM REPORT- JANUARY - SEPTEMBER 2004 "The first nine months of 2004 turned out well, and volume rose in practically all markets. The new truck range has been well received by customers and the trade press. The changeover of production has proceeded without disruptions. Thanks to new working methods and a global production system, we have been able to maintain sufficient delivery capacity," says Leif Östling, President and CEO. FIRST THREE QUARTERS IN BRIEF Nine months Change Q3 Units 2004 2003 in % 2004 2003 Trucks and bus chassis - Order bookings 44,552 34,997 27 13,311 10,565 - Deliveries 39,220 35,469 11 12,668 10,994 Revenues and earnings SEK m. (unless otherwise stated) EUR m.* · Revenue 4,469 40,524 36,586 11 13,323 11,567 Operating income, Vehicles and Service 434 3,934 3,360 17 1,230 803 Operating income, Customer Finance 37 335 276 21 122 100 Operating income 471 4,269 3,636 17 1,352 903 Income before taxes 442 4,008 3,204 25 1,276 765 · Net income 305 2,762 2,119 30 868 495 Operating margin, in percent 10.5 9.9 10.1 7.8 Return on equity, in percent 19.5 17.8 Return on capital employed, Vehicles and Service, in percent 25.6 21.4 · Earnings per share, SEK 13.81 10.60 4.34 2.48 Cash flow excluding Customer Finance 191 1,729 916 907 363 Number of employees, 30 September 30,111 28,960 Number of shares: 200 million * Translated to euros solely for the convenience of the reader at a closing exchange rate of SEK 9.0685 = EUR 1.00. Unless otherwise stated, all comparisons in brackets refer to the same period of last year. This report is also available at www.scania.com Contact persons: Joanna Daugaard, Investor Relations tel. +46-8 5538 3716 mobile tel. +46-70 518 3716 Torbjörn Boije, Corporate Control tel. +46-8 5538 2228 ------------------------------------------------------------ This information was brought to you by Waymaker http://www.waymaker.net The following files are available for download: http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2004/11/01/20041101BIT00070/wkr0001.pdf The full report