Financial overviewNote 4 - Segment reporting

Operating revenue by country
SEK in thousands			2007	2006
USA			631,208	657,993
Canada			164,129	168,167
Total, North America			795,337	826,160
Germany			191,343	179,425
UK			344,110	355,168
Portugal			51,669	45,377
Ireland			-	13,761
Total, Rest of Europe			587,122	593,731
Sweden			273,997	275,408
Denmark			64,942	74,387
Norway			61,674	67,671
Finland			98,983	91,624
Baltic countries			6,783	8,117
Total, Nordic & Baltic			506,379	517,207
Total, regions			1,888,838	1,937,098
Group eliminations			-16,272	-21,610
Group			1,872,566	1,915,488
Income statement by region
	North America		Rest of Europe		Nordic & Baltic		Other/eliminations		Group
SEK in thousands	2007	2006	2007	2006	2007	2006	2007	2006	2007	2006
External revenue	793,535	826,160	562,923	586,240	491,775	503,088	12,270	-	1,860,503	1,915,488
Other external revenue	1,802	-	10,261	-	-	-	-	-	12,063	-
Intra-Group revenue	-	-	11,346	4,302	2,970	2,165	-14,316	-6,467	-	-
Intra-segment revenue	-	-	2,592	3,189	11,634	11,954	-14,226	-15,143	-	-
Operating revenue	795,337	826,160	587,122	593,731	506,379	517,207	-16,272	-21,610	1,872,566	1,915,488
Operating expenses	-587,295	-588,677	-481,371	-536,049	-475,666	-490,263	-19,536	-11,176	-1,563,869	-1,626,165
Depreciation/amortization	-31,786	-37,369	-27,593	-28,825	-14,013	-16,497	-3,789	-2,980	-77,180	-85,671
Goodwill write-downs	-	-	-	-715,087	-	-43,679	-	-	-	-758,766
Restructuring expenses	-	-	-29,307	-20,797	-22,987	-28,566	-	-7,788	-52,294	-57,151
Operating profit	176,256	200,114	48,851	-707,027	-6,287	-61,798	-39,597	-43,554	179,223	-612,265
Assets and liabilities by region
	North America		Rest of Europe		Nordic & Baltic		Other/eliminations		Group
SEK in thousands	2007	2006	2007	2006	2007	2006	2007	2006	2007	2006
Assets
Current operating assets	160,237	167,749	101,236	107,192	96,069	94,563	5,148	3,704	362,690	373,208
Fixed assets	107,355	100,977	91,882	129,860	46,209	36,988	26,943	6,670	272,389	274,495
Internal receivables	11,047	27,806	3,862	11,006	12,090	10,919	-26,999	-49,731	-	-
Goodwill	1,214,259	1,242,765	574,149	589,347	90,799	89,444	-	-	1,879,207	1,921,556
Financial assets and tax assets	-	-	-	-	-	-	208,499	193,889	208,499	193,889
Total assets	1,492,898	1,539,297	771,129	837,405	245,167	231,914	213,591	154,532	2,722,785	2,763,148
Liabilities
Current operating liabilities	222,140	189,993	90,177	94,173	114,330	119,608	42,482	50,163	469,129	453,937
Internal liabilities	705	29,359	3,175	14,557	11,936	14,361	-15,816	-58,277	-	-
Financial liabilities and tax liabilities	-	-	-	-	-	-	968,083	1,060,129	968,083	1,060,129
Total liabilities	222,845	219,352	93,352	108,730	126,266	133,969	994,749	1,052,015	1,437,212	1,514,066
Operating cash flow by region
	North America		Rest of Europe		Nordic & Baltic		Other/eliminations		Group
SEK in thousands	2007	2006	2007	2006	2007	2006	2007	2006	2007	2006
Operating profit before restructuring expenses and goodwill write-downs	176,256	200,114	78,158	28,857	16,700	10,447	-39,597	-35,766	231,517	203,652
Depreciation/amortization	31,786	37,369	27,593	28,825	14,013	16,497	3,789	2,980	77,180	85,671
Investments	-41,789	-52,648	-8,583	-18,793	-23,165	-18,474	-25,449	-2,142	-98,986	-92,057
Divestments	-	-	32,508	-	-	-	-	-	32,508	-
Other non-cash items	-	-	-10,312	-	-	-	4,597	-	-5,715	-
Change in working capital	38,156	-3,489	-2,064	-1,827	-14,540	1,687	14,448	7,710	36,000	4,081
Operating cash flow	204,409	181,346	117,300	37,062	-6,992	10,157	-42,212	-27,218	272,504	201,347
Reporting by service areas
	Revenue		Operating Assets		Investments
SEK in thousands	2007	2006	2007	2006	2007	2006
Plan/Connect¹⁾	479,818	488,753	158,762	161,926	21,778	20,252
Monitor/Analyze¹⁾	1,392,748	1,426,735	457,235	466,346	74,244	69,043
Other	-	-	19,082	19,431	2,964	2,762
Group	1,872,566	1,915,488	635,079	647,703	98,986	92,057
¹⁾Formerly Research/Contact and Monitor/Evaluate
Operating capital
Operating capital is defined as operating assets less operating liabilities. Tax assets and tax liabilities are not included. A large part of operating capital consists of goodwill arising through acquisitions.
Operating capital by region
SEK million				2007	2006
North America				1,268.6	1,317.7
Rest of Europe				673.4	714.9
Nordic & Baltic				112.2	81.8
Total, regions				2,054.2	2,114.4
Other/eliminations				-34.1	-32.7
Group				2,020.2	2,081.7
Operating capital excl. goodwill by region
SEK million				2007	2006
North America				21.4	74.9
Rest of Europe				99.3	125.6
Nordic & Baltic				54.1	-7.7
Total, regions				174.8	192.8
Other/eliminations				-34.1	-32.7
Group				140.7	160.1
Working capital
Working capital is defined as current operating receivables less current operating liabilities.
Working capital by region
SEK million				2007	2006
North America				-53.3	-26.0
Rest of Europe				11.6	9.4
Nordic & Baltic				-18.1	-28.5
Total, regions				-59.8	-45.1
Other/eliminations				-46.7	-35.7
Group				-106.5	-80.8

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