SCA Interim Report 1 January-30 September 2003

Interim Report 1 January-30 September 2003 03:3 03:2 03:1 ¹ 0309 ¹ 0209 ² Earnings per share, SEK 4.88 4.87 6.02 15.77 18.21 Cash flow from current 10.70 5.56 7.45 23.17 27.93 operations per share, SEK Net sales, SEK M 21,064 21,231 21,890 64,185 65,617 Earnings after financial 1,603 1,604 1,974 5,181 6,025 items, SEK M Net earnings, SEK M 1,131 1,130 1,395 3,656 4,225 1 Including items affecting comparability, SEK 197 M before taxes and SEK 154 M after taxes. ² Including items affecting comparability, SEK 88 M. Compared with first nine months of 2002 * Net sales amounted to SEK 64,185 M (65,617). * Earnings after tax (net earnings) amounted to SEK 3,656 M (4,225). * Earnings per share amounted to SEK 15.77 (18:21). * The Group's operating profit declined by 16%, of which 9 percentage points as a result of currency movements and 4 percentage points due to higher pension costs. Compared with second quarter of 2003 * Earnings per share amounted to SEK 4.88 (4.87). * Group operating profit unchanged with retained margins for all business areas. Other * Reorganization and rationalization measures in the European hygiene operations. * Nomination Committee appointed. For further information please contact Jan Åström, President and CEO, phone: +46 8 788 5125 Peter Nyquist, Senior Vice President, Communications and Investor Relations, phone: +46 8 788 5234 ------------------------------------------------------------ This information was brought to you by Waymaker http://www.waymaker.net The following files are available for download: http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2003/10/30/20031030BIT00540/wkr0001.doc The full report http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2003/10/30/20031030BIT00540/wkr0002.pdf The full report