• Profit after financial items, including the German operation, increased by 25 per cent and amounted to SEK 180M (144).
• Profit after tax increased to SEK 123M (104), equivalent to SEK 1.80 (1.50) per share.
• The closure of the German operation was completed during the quarter. The total cost for the closure amounted to SEK 91M, of which SEK 1M is charged to the quarter. A provision of SEK 90M was already made in the second quarter.
• The operating loss in the German operation amounted to SEK 20M.