May 6 (Reuters) - Attendo AB (publ) ATTE.ST :
* ATTENDO FIRST QUARTER REPORT 2022: HIGH ORGANIC GROWTH BUT
PROFITABILITY UNDER PRESSURE DUE TO THE PANDEMIC
* HIGH ORGANIC GROWTH DURING Q1 OF 2022, DRIVEN BY HIGHER
PRICES
IN FINLAND AND A NORMALIZED DEMAND FOR NURSING HOMES IN
SCANDINAVIA
* QUARTER IS BURDENED BY HIGH SICK LEAVE COSTS IN FINLAND AS
A
RESULT OF SHARP SPREAD OF INFECTION, WHICH IS EXPECTED TO
GRADUALLY DECREASE BUT WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE A NEGATIVE IMPACT
ON EARNINGS DURING Q2
* Q1 NET SALES SEK 3,482 MILLION VERSUS SEK 3,062 MILLION
YEAR AGO
* Q1 EBITA SEK 142 MILLION VERSUS SEK 183 MILLION YEAR AGO
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