Quarter January-June Full Year
SEKm 2-20 1-20 2-19 2020 2019 2019
Net sales 3 853 4 499 4 361 8 352 8 621 16 959
Operating profit excl. item 542 628 574 1 170 1 217 2 345
affecting comparability
Operating profit 542 628 574 1 170 1 217 11 115
Profit after tax 411 491 451 902 954 8 731
Earnings per share, SEK 2.5 3.0 2.7 5.6 5.7 52.6
Operating margin, %* 14.1 14.0 13.2 14.0 14.1 13.8
Return on capital employed, 5.0 5.7 8.6 5.4 9.2 8.9
%*
Return on equity, % 4.1 4.9 7.7 4.5 8.1 7.8
Cash flow before investments 693 615 884 1 307 1 539 2 727
and change in working capital
Debt/equity ratio, % 7 9 14 7 14 9
*Excluding items affecting comparability 2019.
· Operating profit for January-June was
· Compared with the first quarter, operating profit decreased by
· Profit after tax for January-June amounted to
· The Board of Directors proposes a dividend of
· In July, Holmen signed an agreement to acquire 100 per cent of the shares in Martinsons for
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Holmen's business concept is to own and add value to the forest. The forest holdings form the basis of the business - an ecocycle in which the raw material grows and is refined into everything from wood for climate-smart building to renewable packaging, magazines and books. The forest is managed to provide a good annual return and stable value growth while our production operations are run with a focus on profitability and greater value added. In 2019 Holmen's net sales were approx. SEK 17 billion and the group has approx. 3 000 employees. Holmen's shares are listed on Nasdaq Stockholm, Large Cap. For more information, visit holmen.com.
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