• Hoist Finance Q2 profit before tax more than doubled to SEK 632 million, boosted by SEK 164 million in extraordinary VAT refunds.
• Operating income climbed 38.45% to SEK 1.44 billion; profit for the period rose 102.56% to SEK 474 million.
• Return on equity widened 12.8 percentage points to 27.5%; collections improved to 108% from 104% a year earlier.
• Investments in new portfolios surged to SEK 6.06 billion, lifting the investment portfolio to SEK 39.2 billion at quarter-end.
• Completed Azzurro Associates acquisition with SEK 2.6 billion portfolio book value; Moody’s upgraded issuer rating to Baa1.

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