First-quarter earnings for the SAS Group amounted to MSEK -934.
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First-quarter earnings for the SAS Group amounted to MSEK -934.
Key ratios from the SAS Group's first quarter report published today:
. Earnings before nonrecurring items for the first quarter amounted to
MSEK -934 (875), a decline of MSEK 59
. The Group carried 5.7 million passengers
Earnings for the first quarter were weak as expected and amounted to
MSEK -934 before nonrecurring items in continuing operations. In
addition, nonrecurring items pertaining to restructuring costs related
to Core SAS totaled MSEK -95. Accordingly, income before tax amounted to
MSEK 1,024. However, the first quarter is seasonally a very weak
quarter.
Comments by the President and CEO, Mats Jansson:
"During the first quarter, the global economy continued to weaken at a
pace that has rarely been seen before. The market is extremely
unpredictable and uncertainty regarding the time of a recovery
commencing remains high. As expected, earnings for the first quarter
were weak and amounted to MSEK -934 before nonrecurring items.
Accordingly, it is also highly gratifying that the various parts of the
Group's new strategic direction, Core SAS, are being implemented
according to plan. We are reducing our capacity and removing
unprofitable market shares. The fact that the issue was oversubscribed
is a clear sign that the market has confidence in our new strategy."
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