Interim Report January – March 2016
· Sales increased by 6 percent to 3,557 MSEK (3,368) for the first quarter. In local currencies, sales increased by 7 percent. · Operating profit from product areas1) increased by 8 percent to 939 MSEK (866) for the first quarter. In local currencies, operating profit from product areas1) increased by 10 percent. · Growth of sales and operating profit from product areas1) was positively affected by lower trade destocking in Scandinavia in 2016 than in 2015. · Operating profit2) amounted to 1,711 MSEK (1,014) for the first quarter, including larger one-time items of 704 MSEK relating