SCA: Interim Report 1 January-30 June 2008 (Business Wire)

Thursday July 24, 5:13 am ET STOCKHOLM, Sweden--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Regulatory News: 1 JANUARY–30 JUNE 2008 (compared with same period previous year) • Profit before tax was SEK 3,649m (3,876). • Net profit for the period was SEK 2,919m (3,004). • Earnings per share were SEK 4.14 (4.26). • Cash flow from current operations was SEK 695m (919). CEO’S MESSAGE “Consolidated net sales rose 6% compared with the same period a year ago. This is mainly a result of favourable sales in our Hygiene operations, where priority growth markets such as South America and Russia continue to show strong growth. The Hygiene part is becoming an increasingly important part of our portfolio and has increased by 3 percentage points compared with a year ago. We are seeing a continued positive trend in our Tissue operations, where our branded products... [read full story]