Financial information

1 January – 31 March 2019

• Net sales, which comprise both deliveries from our own forest and externally acquired wood raw materials, increased by 17 percent to SEK 1,924 million (1,649). Prices increased by 11 percent on average, while the total delivery volumes remained largely unchanged. The remainder of the increase is due to income from concessions, seedlings and other sales.
• Operating profit increased by 30 percent and amounted to SEK 509 million (393).  The profit improvement is largely an effect of higher prices.
• The dividend yield, measured over a rolling 12 months period, amounted to 5.7 percent (4.7).
• The reported change in value of standing timber amounted to SEK 113 million (63), the change in value has no impact on cash-flows.
• Profit for the quarter increased by 35 percent and amounted to SEK 521 million (387), equivalent to SEK 4.40 (3.27) per share.