Swedish construction giant Skanska on reported net profit of EUR 310 mln for the first nine months of 2007, up from up EUR 303.5 mln a year earlier. This translates in to earning per share of EUR 0.74, compared with EUR 0.72. Total revenues came in at EUR 10.8 bn, a rise of 15% on the year-earlier period. Group operating profit came in at EUR 407 bn, with construction accounting for EUR 343 mln, up 33% on the previous year.