Interim report 1 January–30 September 2006

Period 1 January – 30 September 2006 compared with previous year
• Net sales amounted to SEK 75,789m (71,244).
• Net profit for the period amounted to SEK 4,016m (-743).
• Earnings per share amounted to SEK 17.09 (-3.22).
• Profit before tax amounted to SEK 5,030m (-1,141). Adjusted for items affecting comparability, an improvement of 19%.

Third quarter of 2006 compared with second quarter of 2006
• Net sales amounted to SEK 25,095m (25,294).
• Net profit for the period amounted to SEK 1,526m (1,321).
• Earnings per share amounted to SEK 6.51 (5.62).
• Profit before tax amounted to SEK 1,753m (1,708).
• Debt/equity ratio amounted to 0.69 (0.70).

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