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Svenska Cellulosa Ab Sca Class A — SCA — Q2 2008 Earnings Presentation

12 slides from Svenska Cellulosa Ab Sca Class A's earnings presentation, July 2008

  1. Slide 1: SCA Interim Report 1 January – 30 June 2008

    SCA Interim Report 1 January – 30 June 2008 Jan Johansson President and CEO 1

  2. Slide 2: Q2 2008 – Summary

    Q2 2008 – Summary ƒ Good sales growth ƒ Strong performance in our hygiene businesses ƒ Profit decline in our packaging and saw mill operations 2

  3. Slide 3: Q2 2008 – Market update

    Q2 2008 – Market update Hygiene businesses ƒ Stable demand in the main markets ƒ Strong growth in emerging markets Packaging and Forest Products ƒ Weakened demand in packaging and saw mill markets ƒ High inventory levels of liner and solid wood products led to further price pressure 3

  4. Slide 4: First half 2008 results

    First half 2008 results SEK millions H1 H1 unless otherwise stated 2008 2007 Change, % Net sales 54,852 51,743 6 EBIT 4,670 4,730 -1 EBIT-margin (%) 8.5 9.1 Profit before tax 3,649 3,876 -6 Earnings per share (SEK) 4.14 4.26 -3 Operating cash flow 2,651 2,804 -5 Debt/Equity ratio 0.66 0.56 Debt paym

  5. Slide 5: Q2 2008 results

    Q2 2008 results SEK millions unless otherwise stated Q2 2008 Q2 2007 Change, % Net sales 27,339 26,128 5 EBIT 2,199 2,448 -10 EBIT-margin (%) 8.0 9.4 Profit before tax 1,703 2,013 -15 Earnings per share (SEK) 1.96 2.23 -12 Operating cash flow 1,795 1,742 3 5

  6. Slide 6: Personal Care

    Personal Care Q2 2008 Sales increased 2% 2% Sales ƒ Volume growth of 5% ƒ Sales growth of 19%* in emerging markets ƒ Incontinence care, 8% sales growth ƒ Double digit growth in retail channel ƒ Baby diapers, 2% sales growth ƒ Strong growth in emerging markets ƒ Negative impact from technology shift

  7. Slide 7: Tissue

    Q2 2008 Tissue Sales growth of 14% 14% ƒ Sales growth of 23%* in emerging markets Sales ƒ Consumer Tissue, 25% sales growth ƒ Acquisition ƒ Price increases ƒ High volume growth in Eastern Europe and Latin America ƒ AFH Tissue, 2% sales decrease ƒ Higher prices and volumes in Europe ƒ Negative curren

  8. Slide 8: Packaging

    Q2 2008 Packaging Sales growth of 4% ƒ Price increases Sales EBIT decreased 27% 4% ƒ Higher raw material and energy costs ƒ Production downtime and stop ƒ Total cost of approximately SEK 60m ƒ High inventory levels of liner ƒ Price pressure on liner ƒ Increased external sales, negative impact of SEK

  9. Slide 9: Forest Products

    Q2 2008 Forest Products Sales decreased 3% ƒ Publication papers Sales ƒ Flat sales -3% ƒ Sales growth for magazine paper offset by lower sales for newsprint ƒ Solid-wood products ƒ Sales decline ƒ Lower prices ƒ Pulp ƒ Sales increase EBIT -26% EBIT decreased 26% ƒ Related to lower result for solid w

  10. Slide 10: Outlook 2008

    Outlook 2008 Continued strong hygiene businesses ƒ Continued good growth in emerging markets ƒ Stable demand in mature markets Operating profit for Packaging and Forest Products to remain under pressure ƒ High inventory levels of liner and solid wood products ƒ Challenge to maintain corrugated price

  11. Slide 11: To register: www.sca.com/cmd2008

    To register: www.sca.com/cmd2008 11

  12. Slide 12: SCA

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