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FULL YEAR REPORT
JANUARY – DECEMBER 2007
  • Net sales for the fourth quarter amounted to 3,527 MSEK (3,457) and 12,551 MSEK (12,911) for the full year
  • Operating profit for the fourth quarter amounted to 1,062 MSEK (811) and 2,997 MSEK (3,285) for the full year
  • Operating profit excluding larger one time items* for the fourth quarter amounted to 795 MSEK (811) and 2,730 MSEK (3,137) for the full year
  • Net profit for the fourth quarter amounted to 791 MSEK (603), and 2,056 MSEK (2,335) for the full year
  • EpS for the fourth quarter amounted to 3.04 SEK (2.19) and 7.82 SEK (8.13) for the full year
  • Hoarding of snus in december 2007 and 2006 and adverse currency translation effects distort comparisons between the periods
  • The board proposes an increased dividend to 3.50 SEK (2.50)
* larger one time items comprise a gain from the sale of head office buildings in Stockholm in Q4 2007 of 267 MSEK and a pension plan curtailment gain of 148 MSEK in Q2 2006.