TeliaSonera January-June 2007.Speeding up Execution of the Strategy STOCKHOLM, Sweden -- Regulatory News: First half * Net sales Net Sales The amount a seller receives from the buyer after costs associated with the sale are deducted. Notes: This amount is calculated by subtracting the following items from gross sales: merchandise returned for credit, allowances for damaged or missing goods, freight increased 4.3 percent to SEK SEK In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Swedish Krona. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. 46,625 million (44,716). In local curren-cies net sales rose 5.5 percent. * Net income attributable to shareholders of the parent company was SEK 7,808 million (7,905) and earnings per share SEK 1.74 (1.76). * Free cash flow was SEK 6,087 million (8,861). Second quarter * Net sales increased 5.1 percent to SEK 23,901 million (22,737). In local curren-cies net sales rose 6.0 percent. * EBITDA (Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization) A metric used to show a company's profitability, but not its cash flow. EBITDA became popular in the 1980s to show the potential profitability of leveraged buyouts, but has become , excluding non-recurring items, totaled SEK 7,516 million (7,928) and the margin was 31.4 percent (34.9). * Operating income Operating Income The profit realized from a business' own operations. Notes: This would not include income from things such as investments in other firms. Also referred to as operating profit or recurring profit. , excluding non-recurring items, increased to SEK 6,575 mil-lion (6,316). * Net income attributable to shareholders of the parent company was SEK 3,832 million (4,213) and earnings per share SEK 0.85 (0.94). * Free cash flow was SEK 3,558 million (4,018). * The number of subscriptions increased during the quarter to 103.4 million, with 1.2 million new subscriptions in the majority-owned operations and 2.0 million new subscriptions in the associated companies associated company associate n → Partnerfirma f associated company n → società collegata . This information was brought to you by Cision http://newsroom.cision.com |
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