Report for the first quarter of 2010
The quarter • Sales increased by 10% to SEK 8,865 (8,035) million • Operating profit of SEK 168 (-134) million • Profit after financial items of SEK 83 (-215) million • Earnings per share of SEK 0.44 (0.50) • Operating cash flow of SEK 256 (924) million and cash flow from current operations of SEK 447 (-376) million • Net debt/equity ratio was unchanged since the beginning of the year and amounted to 49% (In the report, amounts in brackets refer to the corresponding period of last year.)Comments by the CEO 2010 began with a continued increase in demand and increasing production volumes. The