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Svenska Cellulosa Ab Sca Class A — SCA — Q3 2007 Earnings Presentation

19 slides from Svenska Cellulosa Ab Sca Class A's earnings presentation, October 2007

  1. Slide 1: SCA Interim Report 1 January–30 September 2007

    SCA Interim Report 1 January–30 September 2007 Lennart Persson, Acting President and CEO, CFO

  2. Slide 2: Delivering according to strategy

    Delivering according to strategy First nine months 2007 p ment Š Strong organic growth e de v el o volu m o s it ive P Š Acquisitions and strategic investments tre nd p rice Š Increased share of value- P ositi ve added products and services l c ost s a teri a r aw m er H i gh

  3. Slide 3: Strong earnings improvement

    Strong earnings improvement Strong earnings growth Jan-Sep 07 vs. 06 ŠPre-tax profit up 17% to SEK 5,895m ŠNet earnings up 25% to SEK 5,023m Continued strong performance Q3 2007 vs. Q2 2007 ŠStrong volumes, positive price/mix ŠIncreased costs for raw materials

  4. Slide 4: Group – Quarterly Development

    Group – Quarterly Development SEKm EBITDA (%) 30,000 14.7% 14.9% 14.8% 15.2% 15.4% 16% 14% 25,000 12% 20,000 10% 15,000 8% 25,095 25,650 25,615 26,128 26,362 6% 10,000 4% 5,000 2% 0 0% Q3 2006 Q4 2006 Q1 2007 Q2 2007 Q3 2007 Sales EBITDA margin

  5. Slide 5: SCA Group Sales and EBIT 9M 2007

    SCA Group Sales and EBIT 9M 2007 compared with 9M 2006 s: +3% SEKm Sales Sale 80,000 +171 78,105 78,000 +770 ƒ Price/mix: +5% +497 +326 75,789 +552 ƒ Volume: +2% 76,000 74,000 ƒ Divestment: -2% ƒ Currency: -2% 72,000 70,000 Sales 9M Personal Care Tissue Packaging Forest Other Sales 9M % : +16 2006 P

  6. Slide 6: SCA Group Sales and EBIT Q3 2007

    SCA Group Sales and EBIT Q3 2007 compared with Q2 2007 s: +1% SEKm Sales Sale 27,000 +144 +205 +17 -88 26,362 -44 26,128 ƒ Volume: 0% ƒ Price/mix: +1% 25,000 23,000 Sales Q2 Personal Tissue Packaging Forest Other Sales Q3 2007 Care Products 2007 : +3% EBIT EBIT SEKm ƒ Price/mix: +10% +26 +16 +1 2,52

  7. Slide 7: Cash-flow Analysis

    Cash-flow Analysis 9M 2007 compared with 9M 2006 ƒ Operating cash surplus SEK 11,325m (10,387) ƒ Cash flow from current operations SEK 3,105m (1,549) Š Lower cash out for restructuring ƒ Cash flow before dividend SEK 4,415m (778) Š Divestment of the packaging operations in North America ƒ Debt/equit

  8. Slide 8: Personal Care – Quarterly Development

    Personal Care – Quarterly Development SEKm EBITDA (%) Q3/Q2 comments: 6,000 17.6% 17.7% 17.5% 17.8% 18.1% 18% ƒ Continued strong 16% sales 5,000 14% ƒ Lower sales for Incontinence care in 12% healthcare segment 10% 4,000 5,246 5,429 5,331 5,554 5,510 8% 6% 3,000 4% 2% 2,000 0% Q3 2006 Q4 2006 Q1 200

  9. Slide 9: Personal Care

    Personal Care ƒ Incontinence care Š Sales record for incontinence products sold through the retail channel ƒ Baby diapers Š Introduction of new stretch Libero baby diaper Š Production adjustments for new product upgrades ƒ Feminine care Š Good growth of branded feminine care products in Russia Š Joi

  10. Slide 10: Tissue – Quarterly Development

    Tissue – Quarterly Development SEKm EBITDA (%) Q3/Q2 comments: 9,000 14% ƒ Continued 12.2% 11.6% 11.2% 12.0% 12.5% improvement of 12% customer offering 10% ƒ Strong sales growth 7,000 within AFH in North 8% America 6% 7,743 7,844 7,725 8,060 8,204 ƒ Improved customer 5,000 and product mix 4% ƒ Incre

  11. Slide 11: Tissue

    Tissue ƒ Consumer tissue Š Acquisition of P&G’s European operations approved by EU Š Zewa leading brand in Romania ƒ AFH tissue Americas Š Strong sales growth due to improved volumes and prices Š Good demand from restaurants and hotels ƒ AFH tissue Europe Š Improved customer and product mix

  12. Slide 12: Packaging – Quarterly Development

    Packaging – Quarterly Development SEKm EBITDA (%) Q3/Q2 comments: 14% 11.9% 12.1% 12.4% 12.2% 12.4% ƒ Strong sales 9,000 12% development in a seasonally weak 10% quarter 7,000 8% ƒ Strong demand in Germany 8,288 8,445 8,571 8,229 8,434 6% ƒ Continued price increases 5,000 4% ƒ Higher costs for 2% wo

  13. Slide 13: Packaging

    Packaging ƒ Containerboard Š Good market balance Š Higher raw material costs Š Price increase of EUR 40/ton for testliner effective in October ƒ Corrugated packaging Š Need for further price increases Š Good performance in consumer packaging

  14. Slide 14: Forest Products – Quarterly Development

    Forest Products – Quarterly Development SEKm EBITDA (%) 5,000 Q3/Q2 comments: 21.0% 22.5% 22.4% 23.0% 22.8% ƒ Higher sales related 20% to LWC and SC paper 4,000 ƒ Strong performance 15% in the solid-wood operations 3,000 4,339 4,480 4,472 4,726 4,743 10% ƒ Increased raw material costs 2,000 5% 1,000

  15. Slide 15: Forest Products

    Forest Products ƒ Publication papers Š Improved market situation for magazine papers Š Higher costs for wood Š Investment of SEK 800m in production of mechanical pulp ƒ Pulp, timber and solid-wood products Š Continued good consumption for solid-wood products, but very high production in Europe Š Str

  16. Slide 16: Wind power venture

    Wind power venture ƒ SCA and Statkraft have formed jointly owned company ƒ Production of 2,800 GWh electricity per year ƒ Investment of SEK 16 billion ƒ Study the feasibility of expanding hydropower ƒ 10-year electricity contract for annual supply of 500 GWh

  17. Slide 17: Outlook Q4 2007

    Outlook Q4 2007 ƒ Market trends Q4 2007 Š Higher prices and favorable demand in main segments Š Higher raw material and energy costs ƒ SCA business Q4 2007 Š Good demand Š P&G acquisition • Synergies/restructuring Š Revaluation of forest assets

  18. Slide 18: Summary

    Summary ƒ Solid Q3 performance ƒ Delivering on the strategy

  19. Slide 19: essentials

    essentials for everyday life”

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