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Ericsson profits crash

Telecoms company Ericsson's report for the second quarter was below market expectations. Profits crashed to 2.9 billion kronor ($488.34 million) from 9.3 billion kronor in the corresponding period of 2007.

Published: 22 July 2008 07:43 CEST
Ericsson profits crash

Analysts had forecast profits of 3.9 billion kronor, according to a table compiled by Reuters.

Turnover amounted to 48.5 billion kronor, compared to 47.6 billion in the second quarter 2007. Analyst expectations were 48.1 billion kronor.

Ericsson retained its forecast that the market for mobile infrastructure would not show growth in 2008. The market for professional services is however expected to show strong growth.

Ericsson’s result for the second quarter is weighed down by re-structuring costs of 1.8 billion kronor for the ongoing program of savings.

Gross margins amounted to 37 percent during the quarter, in comparison with 43 percent in the corresponding period of 2007.

Operative cash flow amounted to 8.5 billion kronor, compared to 4.2 billion kronor in the second quarter 2007.

CEO Carl-Henric Svanberg wrote in the report that business activity has shown stable development and that the company has not noted any significant changes to the market. The weak US$ has continued to negatively affect Ericcson’s revenue and margins.

SWEDEN AND UKRAINE

Ericsson suspends all Russia operations indefinitely

Swedish network equipment maker Ericsson said Monday that it was suspending all of its Russian operations over the war in Ukraine for the foreseeable future.

Published: 11 April 2022 19:42 CEST
Ericsson suspends all Russia operations indefinitely

The telecom giant already announced in late February that it would stop all deliveries to Russia following Moscow’s February 24 invasion of Ukraine.

“In the light of recent events and of European Union sanctions, the company will now suspend its affected business with customers in Russia indefinitely,” Ericsson said in a statement.

The company added that it was “engaging with customers and partners regarding the indefinite suspension of the affected business.”

“The priority is to focus on the safety and well-being of Ericsson employees in Russia and they will be placed on paid leave,” it said.

READ ALSO: How has Sweden responded to Putin’s war in Ukraine so far?

Hundreds of Western firms ranging from Ikea to Coca-Cola, Goldman Sachs and McDonald’s have stopped operations in the country since the invasion, with French banking group Societe Generale announcing Monday it was selling its stake in Russia’s Rosbank.

Ericsson has around 600 employees in Russia, and is a “major supplier to the largest operator MTS and the fourth largest operator Tele2,” a company spokeswoman told AFP, adding that together with Ukraine, Russia accounts for less than two percent of revenue.

As a result, the equipment maker said it would record a provision for 900 million Swedish kronor ($95 million, 87 million euros) for the first quarter of 2022 for “impairment of assets and other exceptional costs,” though no staff redundancy costs were included.
Ericsson is due to publish its first quarter earnings on April 14.

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