Rautaruukki Corporation's Interim Report for January-March 2009: Difficult market conditions considerably weakened result, financial position remained strong

Operating profit as % of net sales -22.2 15.2 14.7 Result before taxes, EUR m -122 140 548 Earnings per share, EUR -0.65 0.77 2.93 Return on capital employed, % (rolling 12 mths) 14.5 28.9 25.6 Gearing ratio, % 7.4 -3.7 7.9 Personnel, average 13 460 14 644 14 953 First quarter of 2009 in brief: - Demand for steel...