"Boliden reports a record profit for 2005"
Full year 2005
- Net sales: SEK 20 441 million (SEK 17 928 m)
- Operating result: SEK 3 069 million (SEK 1 831 m)
- Result after financial items: SEK 2 812 million (SEK 1 365 m)
- Result for the period: SEK 2 046 million (SEK 1 220 m)
- Earnings per share: SEK 7.07 (SEK 4.98)
- Cash flow from operating activities: SEK 2 540 million (SEK 1 552 m)
- Net debt/equity ratio: 54 (71) per cent
- Boliden's Board of Directors proposes to the Annual General Meeting a dividend of SEK 2 per share.
- New financial target - debt/equity ratio of approximately 40 per cent
Fourth quarter of 2005
- Net sales: SEK 6 323 million (SEK 4 618 m)
- Operating result: SEK 1 585 million (SEK 511 m)
- Result after financial items: SEK 1 581 million (SEK 352 m)
- Result for the period: SEK 1 189 million (SEK 292m)
- Earnings per share: SEK 4.11 (SEK 1.13)
- Cash flow from the operating activities: SEK 947 million (SEK 295 m)
Contact persons for information:
Jan Johansson, President and CEO Tel.: +46 8 610 16 02 Mobile: +46 70 555 02 02 [email protected]
Ulf Söderström, Senior VP, Group Communications Tel.: +46 8 610 15 57 Mobile: +46 70 618 95 95 [email protected]
Staffan Bennerdt, CFO Tel.: +46 8 610 15 20 Mobile: +46 70 513 61 14 [email protected]
See attached the complete Interim Report
www.boliden.com