Key figures
2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Net sales | SEK m | 40,521 | 46,649 | 40,071 | 30,832 | 27,146 |
Growth | % | – 13.1 | + 16.4 | + 30.0 | + 13.6 | + 7.1 |
Operating profit | SEK m | 2,671 | 6,973 | 5,863 | 4,468 | 3,880 |
Operating profit excl. items affecting comparability | SEK m | 3,226 | 6,973 | 5,863 | 4,468 | 3,527 |
Profit after net financial items | SEK m | 1,536 | 6,331 | 5,675 | 4,318 | 3,658 |
EBITDA margin* | % | 12.1 | 18.9 | 18.6 | 18.7 | 18.8 |
EBITDA margin, excl. items affecting comparability | % | 13.5 | 18.9 | 18.6 | 18.7 | 17.5 |
Operating margin* | % | 6.6 | 14.9 | 14.6 | 14.5 | 14.3 |
Operating margin excl. items affecting comparability | % | 8.0 | 14.9 | 14.6 | 14.5 | 13.0 |
Profit margin* | % | 3.8 | 13.6 | 14.2 | 14.0 | 13.5 |
Profit margin excl. items affecting comparability | % | 5.2 | 13.6 | 14.2 | 14.0 | 12.2 |
Net investments in non-current assets* | SEK m | 2,328 | 13,038 | 3,745 | 1,790 | 3,692 |
Operating cash flow | SEK m | 1,782 | – 1,272 | 549 | 2,020 | 3,914 |
Available cash and cash equivalents* | SEK m | 6,177 | 4,979 | 5,441 | 5,208 | 5,240 |
Working capital, excl. cash and bank balances, in relation to net sales* | % | 22.8 | 21.9 | 21.3 | 17,4 | 12.9 |
Equity | SEK m | 32,140 | 30,207 | 27,973 | 21,657 | 17,737 |
Return on equity* | % | 4.0 | 17.3 | 18.1 | 17.3 | 16.1 |
Return on equity, excl. items affecting comparability | % | 5.4 | 17.3 | 18.1 | 17.3 | 14.5 |
Equity/assets ratio | % | 45.6 | 44.4 | 51.8 | 49.9 | 46.3 |
Proportion of risk-bearing capital | % | 48.6 | 47.8 | 54.5 | 53.1 | 49.7 |
Capital employed | SEK m | 56,851 | 52,979 | 39,330 | 31,977 | 28,396 |
Return on capital employed* | % | 5.8 | 16.1 | 17.7 | 15.2 | 14.6 |
Return on capital employed, excl. items affecting comparability | % | 6.8 | 16.1 | 17.7 | 15.2 | 13.4 |
Return on total assets* | % | 4.6 | 12.2 | 12.9 | 11.2 | 10.9 |
Return on total assets, excl. items affecting comparability | % | 5.4 | 12.2 | 12.9 | 11.2 | 10.0 |
Capital turnover ratio | times | 0.59 | 0.76 | 0.82 | 0.75 | 0.72 |
Interest-bearing liabilities/Equity | % | 76.9 | 75.5 | 40.6 | 47.7 | 60.1 |
Net debt/EBITDA* | times | 3.9 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.1 |
Net debt/EBITDA, excl. action plan * | times | 3.2 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.1 |
Net debt/EBITDA, excl. items affecting comparability | times | 3.5 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.2 |
Interest coverage ratio* | times | 1.9 | 6.7 | 10.1 | 16.6 | 8.7 |
Interest coverage ratio, excl. items affecting comparability | times | 2.3 | 6.7 | 10.1 | 16.6 | 7.9 |
Average number of employees | no. | 20,884 | 22,462 | 21,333 | 20,455 | 18,740 |
*Key ratios with calculation specified in the Annual report on pages 131–133.