The Group’s net sales reached SEK 3,747.8 million (2,650.0).
• Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA), excluding non-recurring impact on profits, increased to SEK 1,273.1 million(1) (686.6(2)), giving a 34.0% margin (25.9).
• Operating profit, excluding non-recurring profit impact, rose to SEK 934.4 million(1) (496.5(2)).
• Including non-recurring items, operating profit totalled SEK 816.3 million (820.4).
• Profit after tax was SEK 426.0 million (465.2). Excluding non-recurring items, profit after tax rose to SEK 460.9 million(3) (239.9(3)).
• Earnings per share (EPS) were SEK 1.87 (2.14). Excluding one-offs, EPS stood at SEK 2.02(3) (1.10(3)).