Annual Report 2006

2006 at a glance

  • Group profit after tax totalled SEK 1,119 m (709), which corresponds to SEK 25.61 (16.20) per share.
  • The Latour share’s net worth amounted to SEK 323 (249) on 31 December 2006, an increase of 30 percent.
  • The value of Latour’s investment portfolio rose by 21 percent.
  • Operating profit in the industrial and trading companies totalled SEK 710 m (342). Adjusted for acquisitions and divestitures profit amounted to SEK 410 m, an increase for comparable units in profits by 41 percent.
  • Proposed dividends are SEK 8.50 (7.00) per share.
  • The total yield on the Latour share amounted to 41 percent during 2006 and 85 percent during the latest five year period, 2002–2006.
  • There were a number of acquisitions and divestitures within the industrial and trading operations.

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