Definitions
Growth
Percentage change in net sales compared with previous year.
EBITDA margin
Operating profit before depreciation as a percentage of net sales.
Operating margin
Operating profit as a percentage of net sales.
Profit margin
Profit after net financial items as a percentage of net sales.
Operating cash flow
Cash flow after investments but before acquisition of companies/operations.
Equity
Taxed equity plus untaxed reserves less tax.
Return on equity
Profit after net financial items less tax at 22.0% standard rate as a percentage of average equity.
Equity/assets ratio
Equity as a percentage of total assets.
Proportion of risk-bearing capital
Equity, including non-controlling interest and deferred tax liability, as a percentage of total assets.
Capital employed
Total assets less non-interest-bearing liabilities and deferred tax.
Return on capital employed
Profit after net financial items plus financial expenses as a percentage of average capital employed.
Return on total capital
Profit after net financial items plus financial expenses as a percentage of average total assets.
Capital turnover ratio
Net sales divided by average total assets.
Interest-bearing liabilities/ Equity
Interest-bearing liabilities as a percentage of equity.
Net debt/EBITDA
Interest-bearing net debt (financial liabilities less financial assets) divided by profit before depreciation/amortisation.
Interest coverage ratio
Profit after net financial items plus financial expenses divided by financial expenses.