SAS: Seasonal Adjustments Lift Results November 2017 – JANUARY 2018

Editor -

NOVEMBER 2017–JANUARY 2018

Earnings before tax and nonrecurring items: MSEK -373 (-707)
EBT: MSEK -273 (-697)
Revenue: MSEK 8,978 (8,957)
EBIT margin: -1.9% (-6.4%)
Net income for the period: MSEK -239 (-556)
Earnings per common share SEK -0.85 (-1.95)
The outlook for the full year 2017/2018 is retained, see page 10.

COMMENTS BY THE PRESIDENT AND CEO OF SAS:

The earnings improvement, though still negative, was gratifying and shows that our long-term efforts to strengthen our offering and increase the efficiency of our operations is delivering results.