Consolidated income statement
1 January – 31 December (in thousands of SEK) Note  2007 2006
Operating income      
Net sales 2 3,861,618 3,113,590
Other operating income 5 727 19,968
    3,862,345 3,133,558
       
Operating expenses 6    
Other external costs 7, 28 –1,162,344 –936,005
Personnel costs 8 –2,310,209 –1,915,428
Depreciation and write-downs of tangible and intangible assets 13, 14 –48,827 –58,061
Other operating expenses 9 –13,217 –59,513
Share of associated companies’ profit/loss 16 4,131 3,768
Operating profit/loss 2 331,879 168,319
       
Result from financial investments      
Financial income   14,889 10,002
Financial expenses   –24,716 –20,421
Net financial items 10 –9,827 –10,419
       
Profit after financial items   322,052 157,900
       
Tax 24 –102,051 –50,114
Profit for the year   220,001 107,786
       
Attributable to:      
Shareholders in the parent company   217,528 107,629
Minority interest   2, 473 157
    220,001 107,786
       
Earnings per share with regard to profit attributable to shareholders in the parent company 12    
       before dilution, SEK   13.15 7.38
       after dilution, SEK   13.11 7.16