Financials

Table

Key figures	2009		2008		2007
	SEK	EUR	SEK	EUR	SEK	EUR
Net sales, SEKm/EURm	110,857	10,466	110,449	11,532	105,913	11,456
Profit before tax, SEKm/EURm	6,546	618	6,237	653	8,237	891
Profit for the year, SEKm/EURm	5,906	557	5,598	584	6,908	748
Profit for the year, SEKm¹	4,830	456	5,598	584	7,161	775
Earnings per share, SEK	6.78		7.94		10.16
Earnings per share, SEK¹	8.32		7.94		9.80
Cash flow from current operations per share, SEK	16.36		5.42		6.42
Dividend, SEK²	3.70		3.50		4.40
Strategic investments, incl. acquisitions, SEKm/EURm	-3,082	-291	-4,873	-509	-5,887	-637
Equity, SEKm/EURm	67,906	6,577	67,252	6,149	64,279	6,792
Return on equity, %	7		9		12
Debt/equity ratio, multiple	0.60		0.70		0.58
Average number of employees	49,531		51,999		50,433
In translation to EUR the following rates were applied:
Average exchange rate		10.59		9.58		9.25
Closing exchange rate		10.32		10.94		9.46

1. Excluding items affecting comparability.
2. Proposed dividend.