JANUARY 1 - JUNE 30, 2018 (compared with the corresponding period a year ago) Net sales increased 8.1% to SEK 57,741m (53,423) Organic net sales, which exclude exchange rate effects, acquisitions and divestments, increased 2.8% Operating profit before amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets (EBITA) increased 9% to SEK 6,080m (5,557) Adjusted operating profit before amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets (adjusted EBITA) increased 2% to SEK 6,468m (6,354) Higher raw material costs had a negative impact of SEK 1,898m on earnings Adjusted EBITA margin decreased 0.7 percentage points to 11.2% (11.9) Adjusted profit before tax decreased 1% to SEK 5,529m (5,566) Profit...
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