Sweden’s AarhusKarlshamn (AAK) posted a drop in operating profit for the first nine months of the year.
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Operating profit dropped to SEK538m (US$77m) from SEK639m in the prior year.
Net sales also dropped, reaching SEK12.09bn from SEK12.44bn in the comparable nine-month period of 2008.
Strong cash flow from operating activities before investments amounted to SEK1.51bn from a loss of SEK362m in 2008.
For the third quarter, net sales dropped to SEK3.82bn from SEK4.69bn in 2008, while operating profit also saw a decrease, dropping to SEK235m from SEK261m in the prior year.
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AAK chief executive Jerker Hartwall said: “Record high positive cash flow in the third quarter materialised as expected and has further strengthened the balance sheet.”
