Q2 Interim Report for 2016

Q2 2016

• Revenues totalled SEK 9,596 m (10,373)
• The operating profit totalled SEK 912 m (1,090)
• The operating profit, excluding the revaluation of process inventory, totalled SEK 901 m (1,257)
• Free cash flow totalled SEK -4,794 m (1,557)
• Earnings per share totalled SEK 2.26 (2.96)

High production by Mines

• The operating profit, excluding the revaluation of process inventory, fell to SEK 901 m (1,257), largely due to lower metal prices.
• The profit includes items affecting comparability and provisions for reclamation of mines yielding a net positive effect of SEK 122 m (0).
• Acquisition of the Kevitsa nickel-copper mine in northern Finland was completed on 1 June.
• Comprehensive maintenance shutdowns at several smelters negatively impacted the profit to the tune of SEK -210 m (-180).
• The free cash flow was SEK -4,794 m (1,557). The cash flow includes the consideration for Kevitsa, which totalled just under SEK 6 billion.  
• The net debt/equity ratio was 43% (28).

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