Scania Year-End report - January- December 2000

SCANIA YEAR-END REPORT - JANUARY- DECEMBER 2000 [REMOVED GRAPHICS] "Operating income exceeded 5 billion kronor and we achieved a double-digit margin for Scania products. In addition, Scania met its goal of a positive operating income in Latin America," says Leif Östling, Scania's President and CEO. 2000 IN BRIEF Full Full Full Q4 year year year Cha 2000 Q4 Q4 Cha Units 2000 2000 1999 nge USD 2000 1999 nge USD m.* in m.* in % % Trucks and buses - Order bookings 55,565 50,228 11 14,845 15,016 -1 - Sales 56,492 50,414 12 17,076 14,365 19 Sales and earnings SEK m. unless otherwise stated Sales 5,645 53,823 47,110 14 1,640 15,641 13,044 20 Operating income 534 5,084 5,045 1 213 2,027 1,403 44 Operating margin, 9.4 10.7 13.0 10.8 Scania Group, percent Operating margin, 10.2 11.5 13.5 11.5 Scania products, percent Income after financial items 468 4,454 4,500 -1 196 1,866 1,276 46 Net income 324 3,080 3,146 -2 135 1,289 883 46 Return on 21.6 25.1 equity, percent Return on capital 13.3 14.8 employed, percent Earning per 1.62 15.40 15.73 0.68 6.45 4.42 share, SEK Cash flows before 3,014 1,597 113 -94 acquisitions 31 Dec 31 Dec 2000 1999 Number of 26,904 25,814 employees Number of shares: 200 million Proposed dividend for 2000: SEK 7.00 per share (7.00). * Translated solely for the convenience of the reader at a closing exchange rate of SEK 9.535 = USD 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 ------------------------------------------------------------ This information was brought to you by BIT http://www.bit.se The following files are available for download: http://www.bit.se/bitonline/2001/02/06/20010206BIT00550/bit0001.doc The full Year-End Report http://www.bit.se/bitonline/2001/02/06/20010206BIT00550/bit0002.pdf The full Year-End Report