Favourable earnings and higher market shares Second quarter of 2016 in summary · Consolidated net sales amounted to SEK 26,222 million (25,542), an increase of 2.7% · Operating profit excluding non-recurring items totalled SEK 1,154 million (1,018). Operating profit for the comparison period included costs of SEK 27 million associated with the acquisition and integration of Apotek Hjärtat · Profit from continuing operations (ICA Gruppen excl. ICA Norway) was SEK 829 million (786). Profit includes capital gains on sales of noncurrent assets and impairment losses totalling SEK -37 million, net (47) · Earnings per share for continuing operations were SEK 4.12 (3.77) · Cash flow from operating activities for continuing operations amounted to SEK 1,785 million · The same period in 2015 included SEK 1.2 billion of capital gain in earnings and SEK 2.8 billion in cash flow from the divestment of ICA Norway · inkClub was divested as per 29 June 2016, giving rise to a capital loss of SEK 30 million After the end of the quarter · No significant events have taken place after the end of the quarter Comment from the CEO of ICA Gruppen, Per Strömberg: “ICA Gruppen continued to show favourable performance into the second quarter. All parts of the Group posted earnings improvements, except for ICA Bank. It is especially positive to note that we gained market shares and that the ICA stores in Sweden have had a few months with very good sales performance. On the negative side, we have experienced continued disruptions with associated high costs in our logistics operation in southern Sweden.” For further information, please contact: Frans Benson, Head of Investor Relations tel. +46 8-561 500 20 ICA Gruppen press service Tel +46 10 422 52 52 Press and analyst meeting ICA Gruppen is arranging a press and analyst meeting at Tändstickspalatset, Stockholm, on Wednesday, 17 August 2016 at 10.00 CET. CEO Per Strömberg and CFO Sven Lindskog will present the interim report. The meeting will be webcast and can be followed at www.icagruppen.se/investerare. There is also an opportunity to call in on tel. SE: +46856642694 UK: +442030089801 Calendar 9 November 2016 Interim report January–September 2016 15 December 2016 Capital Markets Day 8 February 2017 Year-end report 2016 ICA Gruppen discloses the information provided herein pursuant to the Securities Market Act and/or the Financial Instruments Trading Act. The information was submitted for publication at time 07.00 CET on Wednesday, August 17, 2016. ICA Gruppen AB (publ) is a leading retail company with a focus on food and health. The Group includes ICA Sweden and Rimi Baltic which mainly conduct grocery retail, ICA Real Estate which owns and manages properties, ICA Bank which offers financial services and Apotek Hjärtat which conducts pharmacy operations. The Group also includes Hemtex. For more information see icagruppen.se
ICA Gruppen Q2 report 2016 Favourable earnings and higher
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