Brief: Latour Q4 Operating Profit Up At Sek 683 Mln

Investment AB Latour

11/02/2022 08:40

Feb 11 (Reuters) - Investment AB Latour  LATOb.ST :
    * LATOUR - NET ASSET VALUE ROSE TO SEK 216 PER SHARE,
COMPARED
WITH SEK 153 PER SHARE AT START OF YEAR
    * TOTAL RETURN ON LATOUR SHARE WAS 86.8 PER CENT DURING
PERIOD
MEASURED AGAINST SIXRX, WHICH ROSE 39.3 PER CENT.
    * INDUSTRIAL OPERATIONS' ORDER INTAKE ROSE 37 PER CENT TO
SEK
5,348 M (3,903 M) IN Q4
    * INDUSTRIAL OPERATIONS' NET SALES ROSE 32 PER CENT TO SEK
5,252 M
(3,989 M) IN Q4
    * INDUSTRIAL OPERATIONS' OPERATING PROFIT INCREASED BY 22
PER CENT
TO SEK 723 M (593 M) IN Q4
    * BOARD OF DIRECTORS PROPOSES AN INCREASED DIVIDEND OF SEK
3.30
(3.00) PER SHARE.
    * FY CONSOLIDATED NET SALES TOTALLED SEK 18,567 M (15,028
M), AND
PROFIT AFTER FINANCIAL ITEMS WAS SEK 4,985 M (5,753 M).
    * FY CONSOLIDATED PROFIT AFTER TAX WAS SEK 4,381 M (5,324
M),
WHICH IS EQUIVALENT TO SEK 6.85 (8.32) PER SHARE.
    * Q4 NET SALES SEK 5.32 BILLION VERSUS SEK 4.05 BILLION YEAR
AGO
    * Q4 OPERATING PROFIT SEK 683  MILLION VERSUS SEK 575
MILLION YEAR
AGO

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