3 5 6 iurp 66 2 sxeo 1 9 xjxvw c81c82c17c3c20c23 17 0 3257 18 81 sales increased by 74 to sek 10 587 m 079 organic growth for comparable units was 4 income before tax 25 765 610 earnings per share eps 13 41 excluding goodwill 55 56 65 operating cash flow amounted 825 695 acquisition of mab in italy and viro south africa 51 the period january june 2001 an increase local currencies volume which contributed while acquired accounted 61 exchange rate effects affected positively 577 29 group s translation foreign subsidiaries results this figure due variations after