Svenska Cellulosa AB SCA Class A · OMXSTO:SCA_A

Svenska Cellulosa AB SCA Class A — Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget SCA — Q3 2006 Earnings Presentation

9 slides from Svenska Cellulosa AB SCA Class A's earnings presentation, October 2006

  1. Slide 1: SCA Interim Report 1 January–30 September 2006

    Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget SCA SCA Interim Report 1 January–30 September 2006 Jan Åström President and CEO 1 Highlights ƒ Positive profit development Jan-Sept 06 vs. 05 Š Pre-tax profit up 19%(1) to SEK 5,030m Š Growth 6% ƒ Positive profit development Q3 06 vs. Q2 06 Š Pre-tax profit up 3% to SE

  2. Slide 2: Highlights

    Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget SCA Financial Summary Q3 2006 Change Change(1) Q3/Q2 (%) 9M 06/9M 05 (%) Net sales, SEKm 25,095 -1% +6% Profit before tax, SEKm 1,753 +3% +19% Earnings per share, SEK 6.51 +16% +24% 1 Excluding items affecting comparability 3 Group – Quarterly Development(1) SEKm EBITD

  3. Slide 3: Financial Summary and Quarterly Development

    Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget SCA SCA Group Sales and EBIT 9M 2006 compared with 9M 2005(1) SEKm Sales 80,000 75,789 76,000 +821 +1,307 -111 ƒ Volume: +3% +1,628 +900 71,244 ƒ Price: +2% 72,000 ƒ Currency: +1% 68,000 64,000 60,000 Sales 9M Personal Care Tissue Packaging Forest Other Sales 9M 2005 P

  4. Slide 4: SCA Group Sales and EBIT

    Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget SCA Cash-Flow Analysis 9M 2006 compared with 9M 2005 ƒ Operating cash flow SEK 4,384m (5,123) Š Higher operating cash surplus Š Higher current capex Š Volume growth and higher prices resulted in higher working capital Š Increased cash outflow related to structural cost

  5. Slide 5: Cash-Flow Analysis

    Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget SCA Personal Care ƒ Incontinence products Š Good volume growth in retail segment Š Improved product mix – increased sales from new products ƒ Baby diapers Š Maintained/strengthened shares for Libero Š Improved profit in Latin America ƒ Feminine hygiene products Š Gaine

  6. Slide 6: Personal Care

    Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget SCA Tissue ƒ Consumer tissue Š Some price increases achieved in Europe but financial performance not satisfactory Š Improved volumes and prices in Mexico and South America ƒ AFH tissue Š Continued strong performance in North America Š SCA’s earnings stable in Europe Š

  7. Slide 7: Tissue

    Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget SCA Packaging ƒ Corrugated board Š Prices up some 5%(1), sequential increase Q3 vs Q2 of 2% Š Further price increases announced, 5-8% ƒ Containerboard Š Strong demand, prices up in September/October ƒ North America Š Higher prices and lower production costs 1 Measured

  8. Slide 8: Packaging

    Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget SCA Forest Products ƒ Lower profit in publication papers Š Increased export from Europe resulted in lower average prices in Q3 Š Negative currency movements Š Higher energy costs ƒ Pulp, timber and solid-wood products Š Higher prices for pulp and solid-wood products Š

  9. Slide 9: Forest Products and Outlook

    Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget SCA 17 9

Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget SCA — Q3 2006 Earnings Presentation on 6ix