Swedish Match: Interim Report January- September 2017

STOCKHOLM, Oct. 27, 2017 /PRNewswire/ --

Highlights from the third quarter:

• Sales increased by 1 percent in local currencies. Reported sales declined by 1 percent to 4,069 MSEK (4,118) for the third quarter.
• Operating profit from product areas in local currencies increased by 2 percent. Reported operating profit from product areas ⁽¹⁾ amounted to 1,089 MSEK (1,089) for the third quarter.
• Operating profit amounted to 1,089 MSEK (2,694) for the third quarter. The previous year's third quarter included larger one-time items of 1,550 MSEK relating to a capital gain from the partial divestment of STG and an unrealized gain from revaluing Swedish Match's remaining shareholding in STG to market value.
• Profit after tax amounted to 753 MSEK (2,306 - positively affected by the larger one-time items mentioned above).
• Earnings per share excluding both larger one-time items and share of net profit in STG amounted to 4.22 SEK (3.76). Reported earnings per share amounted to 4.22 SEK (12.32) for the third quarter.

⁽¹⁾ Operating profit for Swedish Match product areas, which excludes larger one-time items and share of net profit in STG.

For the full report:www.swedishmatch.com/Investors/Financial-reports/Interim-reports/

Swedish Match telephone conference

A telephone conference will be held today, Friday, October 27 at 2:00 p.m. (CET), (1:00 p.m. UK time). At this time we will review and comment on the results. Participants will include Lars Dahlgren, Marlene Forsell, and Emmett Harrison.

Listen to the telephone conference: www.swedishmatch.com/Investors/Presentations/Webcasts-and-audiocasts/

Telephone conference presentation: www.swedishmatch.com/Investors/Presentations/

Contacts:

Lars Dahlgren,
President and Chief Executive Officer
Office +46-8-658-0441

Marlene Forsell,
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Office +46-8-658-0489

Emmett Harrison, S
enior Vice President Investor Relations and Corporate Sustainability
Office +46-8-658-0173

Richard Flaherty,
President US Division, US Investor Relations contact
Office +1-804-787-5130
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