Fourth quarter (1 January -
- Net sales amounted to
SEK 5,091 million (5,267). - Operating profit before amortisation of intangible non-current assets (EBITA) increased by 1 percent and amounted to
SEK 763 million (758) corresponding to an EBITA margin of 15.0 percent (14.4). - Operating profit amounted to
SEK 649 million (660) corresponding to an operating margin of 12.7 percent (12.5). - Profit after tax amounted to
SEK 451 million (461) and earnings per share before/after dilution amounted toSEK 1.60 (1.65).
Full year (
- Net sales increased by 7 percent and amounted to
SEK 20,019 million (18,714). - Operating profit before amortisation of intangible non-current assets (EBITA) increased by 13 percent and amounted to
SEK 2,860 million (2,540) corresponding to an EBITA margin of 14.3 percent (13.6). - Operating profit increased by 12 percent and amounted to
SEK 2,426 million (2,167) corresponding to an operating margin of 12.1 percent (11.6). - Profit after tax increased by 9 percent and amounted to
SEK 1,691 million (1,554) and earnings per share before/after dilution amounted toSEK 6.05 (5.55). - Return on working capital (P/WC) amounted to 68 percent (66).
- Return on equity amounted to 28 percent (32) and the equity ratio amounted to 39 percent (36).
- Cash flow from operating activities amounted to
SEK 2,575 million (1,911). Cash flow per share from operating activities amounted toSEK 9.55 (7.10). - Since the start of the financial year ten acquisitions have been completed and another three have been closed after the end of the year. In total, this equals approximately
SEK 1,100 million in annual sales. -
The Board of Directors proposes a dividend of
SEK 2.80 (2.50) per share.
CEO´s comments
The fourth quarter gave a solid close to yet another strong year for
For the full CEO comment, please see the Year-end report.
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