Third quarter summary
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Axfood’s consolidated sales for the period July–September totalled SEK 10,412 m (9,756), an increase of 6.7%.
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Retail sales for Group-owned stores increased by 6.2% during the period. Like-for-like sales increased by 4.4% during the period.
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Operating profit for the period was SEK 552 m (453).
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Profit after financial items was SEK 551 m (448) for the period.
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Profit after tax totalled SEK 430 m (349) for the period, and earnings per share were
SEK 2.05 (1.66). -
The previous earnings target has been replaced with a forecast for 2015 of an operating profit of around SEK 1,700 m.
For further information, please contact:
Anders Strålman, President and CEO, Axfood AB, +46-70-293 16 93
Karin Hygrell-Jonsson, CFO, Axfood AB, +46-70-662 69 70
Cecilia Ketels, Head of Investor Relations, Axfood AB, +46-72-23 606 43
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Axfood aspires to be the leader in good and sustainable food. Our family of companies includes the store chains Willys and Hemköp as well as Tempo, Handlar’n and Direkten. B2B sales are handled through Axfood Snabbgross, and our support company Dagab is responsible for the Group’s product development, purchasing and logistics. The Axfood family also includes Mat.se, Middagsfrid and Urban Deli as well as the partly owned companies Apohem and Eurocash. Together the Group has more than 10,000 employees and sales of nearly SEK 50 bn. Axfood has been listed on Nasdaq Stockholm since 1997, and the principal owner is Axel Johnson AB. Read more at www.axfood.se