SCA Interim Report Q1 2018
JANUARY 1 – MARCH 31, 2018 (compared with the year-earlier period)
•Net sales increased 11% to SEK 4,400m (3,972). Sales growth was mainly related to higher prices in the industrial units.
•EBITDA rose 47% to SEK 1,175m (797). The improvement in EBITDA was mainly related to higher prices in Wood, Pulp and Kraftliner, and an improved market and product mix.
•EBITDA margin increased to 26.7% (20.1)
•Earnings per share amounted to SEK 1.00 (0.52)
•Operating cash flow, which excludes strategic capital expenditures, rose to SEK 591m (85). Strategic capital expenditures amounted to SEK 634m (515) and relates to the Östrand investment which proceeds according to plan. Click Read More below for additional information.