Half-year Report 2020
(WorldNews Health)

Half-year Report 2020 JANUARY 1 - JUNE 30, 2020 (compared with the corresponding period a year ago) · Net sales declined 1.0% to SEK 62,119m (62,724) · Organic net sales declined 0.9% · Essity has increased market shares in many markets and increased online sales · Sales were negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and related lockdowns · In emerging markets, which accounted for 36% of net sales, organic net sales increased 2.3% · Operating profit before amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets (EBITA) increased 43% to SEK 9,159m (6,412) · Adjusted EBITA increased 32% to SEK 9,115m (6,922) · Adjusted EBITA margin increased 3.7 percentage points to 14.7% (11.0) · Profit for...