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Quarterly review (Q) Continuing operations
  2007 Q3 2007 Q4 2008 Q1 2008 Q2 2008 Q3
Amounts in SEKm unless otherwise indicated IFRS IFRS IFRS IFRS IFRS
Income statement and capex
Net sales 26 374 27 643 24 193 25 587 26 349
Items affecting comparability 0 -331 34 -539 108
EBITDA excl. items affecting comparability 1 775 2 738 650 1 488 1 928
Operating income excl. items affecting comparability 1 152 2 007 -39 793 1 178
Income after financial items excl. items affecting comparability 1 037 1 907 -183 679 1 084
Capital expenditure 815 895 497 779 851
           
Sales growth
Changes in Group structure, % 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Changes in exchange rates, % -2.6 -1.2 -2.3 -3.2 -1.7
Price, mix and volume, % 3.7 0.3 -0.7 2.4 1.6
Total sales growth, % 1.1 -0.9 -3.0 -0.8 -0.1
           
Margins excl. items affecting comparability
EBITDA margin, % 6.7 9.9 2.7 5.8 7.3
Operating margin, % 4.4 7.3 -0.2 3.1 4.5
Income after financial items as % of net sales 3.9 6.9 -0.8 2.7 4.1
Capital expenditure as % of net sales 3.1 3.2 2.1 3.0 3.2
           
Financial position
Total assets 64 548 66 153 62 908 66 770 70 291
Net assets 20 879 20 743 20 018 19 574 21 716
Working capital -1 113 -2 129 -1 651 -2 873 -2 355
Trade receivables 20 856 20 379 19 210 20 162 21 631
Inventories 13 648 12 398 12 603 13 360 14 057
Accounts payable 14 977 14 788 14 440 16 191 16 422
Total equity 14 359 16 040 14 826 14 357 16 002
Equity (Not appliacable to IFRS periods)          
Interest-bearing liabilities 10 460 11 163 10 473 11 641 11 984
Net borrowings 6 520 4 703 5 192 5 217 5 714
           
Data per share
Earnings per share, SEK 2.71 4.00 -0.38 0.36 2.99
Earnings per share excl. items affecting comparability, SEK 2.71 5.14 -0.50 1.74 2.90
Net income per share, SEK (Not applicable to IFRS periods)          
Net income per share excl. items affecting comparability, SEK (Not applicable to IFRS periods)          
Equity per share, SEK 50.99 56.95 52.32 50.63 56.43
Trading price of B-share at end of period, SEK 136.50 108.50 97.50 77.00 79.75
Average no. of shares, millions 281.6 281.6 282.1 283.5 283.6
           
Key ratios
Value creation 443 1 314 -695 175 532
Net debt/equity ratio 0.45 0.29 0.35 0.36 0.36
           
Other
Average number of employees 57 278 57 774 55 753 55 212 56 174
           
           
YTD 2007 Q3 2007 Q4 2008 Q1 2008 Q2 2008 Q3
  IFRS IFRS IFRS IFRS IFRS
Income statement and capex
Net sales 77 089 104 732 24 193 49 780 76 129
Items affecting comparability -31 -362 34 -505 -397
EBITDA excl. items affecting comparability 4 837 7 575 650 2 138 4 066
Operating income excl. items affecting comparability 2 830 4 837 -39 754 1 932
Income after financial items excl. items affecting comparability 2 490 4 397 -183 496 1 580
Capital expenditure 2 535 3 430 497 1 276 2 127
           
Sales growth
Changes in Group structure, % 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Changes in exchange rates, % -3.9 -3.1 -2.3 -2.9 -2.0
Price, mix and volume, % 5.4 4.0 -0.7 1.1 0.8
Total sales growth, % 1.5 0.9 -3.0 -1.8 -1.2
           
Margins excl. items affecting comparability
EBITDA margin, % 6.3 7.2 2.7 4.3 5.3
Operating margin, % 3.7 4.6 -0.2 1.5 2.5
Income after financial items as % of net sales 3.2 4.2 -0.8 1.0 2.1
Capital expenditure as % of net sales 3.3 3.3 2.1 2.6 2.8
           
Financial position
Total assets 64 548 66 153 62 908 66 770 70 291
Net assets 20 879 20 743 20 018 19 574 21 716
Working capital -1 113 -2 129 -1 651 -2 873 -2 355
Trade receivable 20 856 20 379 19 210 20 162 21 631
Inventories 13 648 12 398 12 603 13 360 14 057
Accounts payable 14 977 14 788 14 440 16 191 16 422
Total equity 14 359 16 040 14 826 14 357 16 002
Equity          
Interest-bearing liabilities 10 460 11 163 10 473 11 641 11 984
Net borrowings 6 520 4 703 5 192 5 217 5 714
           
Data per share
Earnings per share, SEK 6.41 10.41 -0.38 -0.02 2.97
Earnings per share excl. items affecting comparability, SEK 6.52 11.66 -0.50 1.24 4.14
Net income per share, SEK (Not applicable to IFRS periods)          
Net income per share excl. items affecting comparability, SEK (Not applicable to IFRS periods)          
Equity per share, SEK 50.99 56.95 52.32 50.63 56.43
Trading price of B-share at end of period, SEK 136.50 108.50 97.50 77.00 79.75
Average no. of shares, millions 208.9 281.0 282.1 283.5 283.0
           
Key ratios
Value creation 739 2 053 -695 -520 12
Return on equity, % 17.1 20.3 -2.7 -0.1 7.4
Return on net assets, % 18.1 21.7 -0.1 2.5 10.1
Return on net assets, excluding discontinued operations , %          
Net debt/equity ratio 0.45 0.29 0.35 0.36 0.36
           
Other
Average number of employees 56 779 57 774 55 753 55 934 55 963