Fourth quarter summary 2015
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Axfood’s consolidated sales for the period October–December totalled SEK 10,791 m
(9,978), an increase of 8.1%. -
Retail sales for Group-owned stores increased by 7.6% during the period.
Like-for-like sales increased by 5.5% during the period. -
Operating profit for the period was SEK 448 m (372).
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Profit after financial items for the period was SEK 441 m (370).
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Profit after tax was SEK 341 m (277) for the period, and earnings per share were
SEK 1.63 (1.31). -
The Board of Directors proposes an ordinary dividend of SEK 5.00 per share (4.25)
and an extra dividend of SEK 4.00 per share. -
Axfood expects operating profit for 2016 to exceed the outcome for 2015.
Full-year summary 2015
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Axfood’s consolidated sales for 2015 totalled SEK 41,247 m (38,484), an increase of
7.2%. -
Operating profit for 2015 was SEK 1,760 m (1,447).
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Axfood aspires to be the leader in affordable, good and sustainable food. Our family of companies includes the store chains Willys, Hemköp and City Gross as well as Tempo, Handlar’n and Matöppet. B2B sales are handled through Snabbgross, and our support company Dagab is responsible for the Group's product development, purchasing and logistics. The Axfood family also includes Urban Deli as well as the partly owned companies Apohem and Eurocash. Together the Group has more than 15,000 employees and sales of more than SEK 80 billion. Axfood has been listed on Nasdaq Stockholm since 1997, and the principal owner is Axel Johnson AB. Read more at www.axfood.com.