Financial data

Demand for ventilation solutions continues to expand globally, driven by economic growth and clear international trends. With a strong market position and sales to more than 130 countries around the world, Systemair can benefit from this growing market.

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SEK million	2023/24	2022/23	2021/22	2020/21	2019/20	2018/19	2017/18	2016/17	2015/16	2014/15
Summary
Net sales	12,256.6	12,057.9	9,634.5	8,519.2	8,914.9	8,326.5	7,301.2	6,863.6	6,112.5	5,882.2
Growth, %	1.6	25.2	13.1	-4.4	7.1	14.0	6.4	12.3	3.9	11.1
Operating profit	963.0	1,401.4	769.8	676.7	625.7	528.1	349.6	439.0	344.1	376.8
Operating margin, %	7.9	11.6	8.0	7.9	7.0	6.3	4.8	6.4	5.6	6.4
Profit after financial items	864.4	1,294.9	741.7	564.0	543.7	458.0	333.2	410.2	307.3	380.4
Profit margin, %	7.1	10.7	7.7	6.6	6.1	5.5	4.6	6.0	5.0	6.5
Earnings per share, SEK	3.10	5.00	2.61	1.95	1.83	1.54	1.42	1.42	3.98	5.96
Earnings per share after full dilution, SEK	3.10	5.00	2.61	1.95	1.83	1.54	1.42	1.42	3.98	5.96
Income statements
Net sales	12,256.6	12,057.9	9,634.5	8,519.2	8,914.9	8,326.5	7,301.2	6,863.6	6,112.5	5,882.2
Cost of goods sold	-8,042.9	-7,948.5	-6,315.6	-5,559.5	-5,831.3	-5,597.7	-4,887.2	-4,502.4	-4,010.4	-3,857.6
Gross profit	4,213.7	4,109.4	3,318.9	2,959.7	3,083.6	2,728.8	2,414.0	2,361.2	2,102.1	2,024.6
Other operating income	268.9	704.8	233.5	196.1	168.3	169.6	116.9	119.6	80.3	92.7
Selling expenses	-2,616.7	-2,459.8	-2,077.5	-1,861.3	-1,987.5	-1,826.9	-1,652.7	-1,548.1	-1,399.8	-1,352.7
Administrative expenses	-598.2	-575.4	-437.6	-427.8	-424.4	-389.2	-360.7	-365.1	-337.1	-313.9
Other operating expenses	-375.9	-419.1	-267.5	-190.0	-214.3	-154.2	-167.9	-128.6	-101.4	-73.9
Net profit on monetary items	71.2	41.5
Operating profit	963.0	1,401.4	769.8	676.7	625.7	528.1	349.6	439.0	344.1	376.8
Net financial items	-98.6	-106.5	-28.1	-112.7	-82.0	-70.1	-16.4	-28.8	-36.8	3.6
Profit before tax	864.4	1,294.9	741.7	564.0	543.7	458.0	333.2	410.2	307.3	380.4
Tax	-210.6	-250.2	-197.4	-153.4	-158.4	-136.8	-103.1	-116.0	-100.1	-70.6
Profit for the period	653.8	1,044.7	544.3	410.6	385.3	321.2	230.1	294.2	207.2	309.8
Profit attributable to minority interests	8.2	5.1	0.4	4.4	3.8	-1.1	-0.4	0.0	0.0	0.0
Profit attributable to Parent Company's shareholders	645.6	1,039.6	543.9	406.2	381.5	322.3	230.5	294.2	207.2	309.8
Basic earning per share, SEK	3.1	5.0	2.6	1.9	1.8	1.6	1.1	1.4	4.0	6.0
Diluted earnings per share, SEK	3.1	5.0	2.6	1.9	1.8	1.6	1.1	1.4	4.0	6.0
Average number of shares during period, basic (thousand)	208,000	208,000	208,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000
Average number of shares during period, diluted (thousand)	208,110	208,063	208,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000
Balance sheets
Non-current assets
Goodwill	1,025.8	988.6	888.9	735.6	819.9	846.8	759.1	691.4	621.8	613.7
Other intangible assets	287.7	291.3	216.1	210.7	247.7	265.1	216.9	193.3	189.3	225.8
Tangible non-current assets	2,727.0	2,526.0	2,325.6	2,118.1	1,988.1	1,769.4	1,722.2	1,413.4	1,273.6	1,288.3
Financial non-current assets	240.6	179.9	193.6	237.5	254.9	267.6	240.4	200.6	180.5	180.0
Total non-current assets	4,281.1	3,985.8	3,624.2	3,301.9	3,310.6	3,148.9	2,938.6	2,498.7	2,265.2	2,307.8
Current Assets
Inventories	2,124.0	2,459.2	2,224.9	1,436.9	1,571.5	1,509.4	1,399.4	1,170.4	1,105.1	1,029.2
Current receivables	2,973.3	2,848.2	2,287.4	1,897.6	1,839.6	1,902.1	1,644.2	1,450.3	1,275.5	1,165.4
Cash & cash equivalents	414.3	339.9	335.9	319.1	378.2	250.4	212.8	241.8	176.9	187.8
Total current assets	5,511.6	5,647.3	4,848.2	3,653.6	3,789.3	3,661.9	3,256.4	2,862.5	2,557.5	2,382.4
Assets held for sale
Total assets	9,792.7	9,633.1	8,472.4	6,955.5	7,099.9	6,810.8	6,195.0	5,361.2	4,822.7	4,690.2
Equity and liabilities
Equity	5,653.8	5,272.5	3,853.5	3,330.1	3,084.7	2,839.2	2,620.3	2,381.3	2,108.2	2,082.2
Non-interst-bearing long-term liabilities	219.5	258.5	275.7	259.9	271.9	288.6	275.5	259.1	238.7	261.0
Interest-bearing long-term liabilities	727.3	671.6	1,230.8	1,051.5	1,119.8	1,070.0	690.7	319.3	196.7	245.4
Interest-bearing current liabilities	734.9	1,170.7	1,148.0	735.6	1,154.0	1,175.9	1,283.2	1,236.1	1,309.0	1,140.3
Non-interest-bearing current liabilities	2,457.2	2,259.8	1,964.4	1,578.4	1,469.5	1,437.1	1,325.3	1,165.4	949.8	961.3
Liabilities attritutable to available-for-sale assets	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Total equity and liabilities	9,792.7	9,633.1	8,472.4	6,955.5	7,099.9	6,810.8	6,195.0	5,361.2	4,802.4	4,690.2
Cash flow statements in summary
Operating profit	963.0	1,401.4	769.8	676.7	625.7	528.1	349.6	439.0	344.1	376.8
Adjustments for non-cash items	331.2	113.4	354.5	391.5	349.9	193.1	220.4	158.4	143.8	199.5
Financial items	-91.9	-77.7	-27.6	-27.5	-38.3	-32.3	-23.9	-22.4	-18.9	-20.7
Income tax paid	-220.0	-214.5	-147.4	-182.7	-149.8	-152.9	-147.4	-128.7	-138.8	-121.5
Cash flow from operating activities before changes in working capital	982.3	1,222.6	949.3	858.0	787.5	536.0	398.7	446.3	330.2	434.1
Changes in working capital	350.9	-634.9	-714.1	135.9	56.8	-149.5	-174.4	18.2	-161.3	-192.8
Cash flow from operating activities	1,333.2	587.7	235.2	993.9	844.3	386.5	224.3	464.5	168.9	241.3
Cash flow from investing activities	-389.7	318.6	-515.9	-448.3	-235.4	-320.9	-481.9	-281.3	-212.1	-297.0
Cash flow from financing activities	-898.1	-959.5	274.9	-557.2	-461.1	161.8	218.8	-134.5	53.5	110.2
Cash flow for the period	45.4	-53.2	-5.8	-11.6	147.8	227.4	-38.8	48.7	10.3	54.5
Cash & cash equivalents at start of period	339.9	335.9	319.1	378.2	250.4	213.3	241.8	176.9	187.8	123.3
Translation differences in cash	29.0	57.2	22.6	-47.5	-20.0	4.2	9.8	16.2	-21.2	10.0
Cash & cash equivalents held for sale
Cash & cash equivalents at the end of period	414.3	339.9	335.9	319.1	378.2	444.9	212.8	241.8	176.9	187.8
Key ratios/Alternative performance measures
Number of employees
The number of employees at the end of the accounting period. New employees, appointments terminated, part-time employees and paid overtime are converted into full-time equivalents.
Number of employees	6,616	6,587	6,660	6,380	6,197	5,222	5,465	5,222
Return on equity
Profit after tax before non-controlling interest, for the trailing 12 months (TTM), divided by average equity excluding non-controlling interest.
Profit after tax before minority share, rolling 12 month	653.8	1,044.7	544.3	410.6	385.3	321.2	230.1	294.2
Average equity	5,541.0	4,620.9	3,598.2	3,166.3	3,065.1	2,710.7	2,479.9	2,333.0
Return on equity, %	11.8	22.6	15.1	13.0	12.6	11.9	9.3	12.6
Return on capital employed, %
Profit after financial income, for the trailing 12 months (TTM), divided by average capital employed.
Profit after financial income, rolling 12	1,028.7	1,479.0	835.6	673.7	639.8	557.4	390.4	464.7
Average capital employed	7,254.3	7,355.1	5,754.5	5,134.9	5,493.3	4,934.6	4,290.6	3,887.1
Return on capital employed, %	14.2	20.1	14.5	13.1	11.6	11.3	9.1	12.0
EBITDA
Operating profit before depreciation and amortization
Operating profit	963.0	1,401.4	769.8	676.7	625.7	528.1	349.6	439.0
Depreciation and amortization	422.1	568.3	408.4	399.8	405.4	233.3	219.6	186.7
EBITDA	1,385.1	1,969.7	1,178.2	1,076.5	1,031.1	761.4	569.2	625.7
Equity per share
Equity divided by the number of shares at the end of the period
Equity	5,645.5	5,265.6	3,815.1	3,305.0	3,064.8	2,839.2	2,620.3	2,381.3
Number of shares, thousand	208,000	208,000	208,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000
Equity per share, SEK	27.1	25.3	18.3	63.6	58.9	54.6	50.4	45.8
Cash conversion
Operating profit before depreciation and amortization, rolling 12 months (TTM)	1,385.1	1,969.7	1,178.2	1,076.5	1,031.1	761.4	569.2	625.7
Non-cash provisions in working capital, rolling 12 months (TTM)	-12.6	30.0	8.1	1.2	2.6	-8.0	-17.5	-14.1
Change in working capital, rolling 12 months (TTM)	350.9	-634.9	-714.1	135.9	56.7	-149.5	-173.9	18.2
Investments in machinery and equipment, rolling 12 months (TTM)	-386.6	-325.7	-326.4	-432.9	-204.7	-226.3	-403.7	-182.7
Total	1,336.8	1,039.1	145.8	780.7	885.7	377.6	-25.9	447.1
Operating profit, rolling 12 months (TTM)	963.0	1,401.4	769.8	676.7	625.7	528.1	349.6	439.0
Cash conversion, %	138.8	74.1	18.9	115.4	141.6	71.5	-7.4	101.8
Net indebtedness
Interest-bearing liabilities + provision pensions reduced by cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments
Interest-bearing liabilities	1,462.2	1,842.3	2,378.9	1,787.1	2,273.7	2,245.8	1,978.5	1,583.9
Provisions for pensions	27.3	24.7	78.7	74.9	88.6	86.2	74.7	61.9
Cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments	419.3	343.7	339.3	321.7	381.6	251.4	215.5	245.0
Net indebtedness	1,070.2	1,523.3	2,118.4	1,540.3	1,980.7	2,080.6	1,837.7	1,400.8
Operating cash flow per share
Cash flow for the period from operating activities divided by the average number of shares during the period.
Cash flow for the period from operating activities	1,333.2	587.7	235.2	993.9	844.3	386.6	224.8	464.5
Number of shares, thousand	208,000	208,000	208,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000
Operating cash flow per share, SEK	6.4	2.8	1.1	19.1	16.2	7.4	4.3	8.9
Organic growth
Change in sales by comparable units, adjusted for acquisitions and foreign currency effects.
Net sales for comparable units	12,554.5	11,168.8	9,599.8	9,101.0	8,428.3	7,853.1	7,107.6	6,580.4
Net sales previous year	12,057.9	9,634.5	8,519.2	8,914.9	8,326.5	7,301.2	6,863.6	6,112.5
Organic growth, %	4.1	15.9	12.7	2.1	1.2	7.6	3.6	7.7
Profit per share
Profit for the period attributable to the Parent Company's shareholders divided by the average number of shares during the period.
Profit attributable to the Parent Company's shareholders	645.6	1,039.6	543.9	406.2	381.5	322.3	230.5	294.2
Number of shares, thousand	208,000	208,000	208,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000
Profit per share, SEK	3.1	5.0	2.6	7.8	7.3	6.2	4.4	5.7
Operating margin
Operating profit divided by net sales.
Operating profit	963.0	1,401.4	769.8	676.7	625.7	528.1	349.6	439.0
Net sales	12,256.6	12,057.9	9,634.5	8,519.2	8,914.9	8,326.5	7,301.2	6,863.6
Operating margin, %	7.9	11.6	8.0	7.9	7.0	6.3	4.8	6.4
Operating profit (EBIT)
Earnings before financial items and tax	963.0	1,401.4	769.8	676.7	625.7	528.1	349.6	439.0
Equity/assets ratio
Adjusted equity divided by total assets
Adjusted equity	5,653.8	5,265.6	3,853.5	3,330.1	3,084.7	2,839.2	2,620.3	2,381.3
Total assets	9,792.7	9,633.1	8,472.4	6,955.5	7,099.9	6,810.8	6,161.4	5,338.0
Equity/assets ratio, %	57.7	54.7	45.5	47.9	43.4	41.7	42.5	44.6
Capital employed
Total assets less non interest-bearing liabilities
Total assets	9,792.7	9,633.1	8,472.4	6,955.5	7,099.9	6,810.8	6,161.4	5,338.0
Non interest-bearing liabilities	2,661.7	2,472.3	2,197.5	1,795.6	1,710.4	1,682.6	1,524.9	1,372.8
Capital employed	7,131.0	7,160.8	6,274.9	5,159.9	5,389.5	5,128.2	4,636.5	3,965.2
Growth
Growth is defined as the change in net sales, relative to net sales for the preceding period
Net sales	12,256.6	12,057.9	9,634.5	8,519.2	8,914.9	8,326.5	7,301.2	6,863.8
Net sales previous year	12,057.9	9,634.5	8,519.2	8,914.9	8,326.5	7,301.2	6,863.6	6,112.5
Growth, %	1.6	25.2	13.1	-4.4	7.1	14.0	6.4	12.3
Profit margin
Profit after financial items divided by net sales
Profit after financial items	864.4	1,294.9	741.7	564.0	543.7	458.0	333.2	410.2
Net sales	12,256.6	12,057.9	9,634.5	8,519.2	8,914.9	8,326.5	7,301.2	6,863.8
Profit margin, %	7.1	10.7	7.7	6.6	6.1	5.5	4.6	6.0

SEK million	Q3 2024/25	Q2 2024/25	Q1 2024/25	Q4 2023/24	Q3 2023/24	Q2 2023/24	Q1 2023/24	Q4 2022/23	Q3 2022/23	Q2 2022/23	Q1 2022/23	Q4 2021/22	Q3 2021/22	Q2 2021/22	Q1 2021/22	Q4 2020/21	Q3 2020/21	Q2 2020/21	Q1 2020/21	Q4 2019/20	Q3 2019/20	Q2 2019/20	Q1 2019/20	Q4 2018/19	Q3 2018/19	Q2 2018/19	Q1 2018/19	Q4 2017/18	Q3 2017/18	Q2 2017/18	Q1 2017/18	Q4 2016/17	Q3 2016/17	Q2 2016/17	Q1 2016/17	Q4 2015/16	Q3 2015/16	Q2 2015/16	Q1 2015/16	Q4 2014/15	Q3 2014/15	Q2 2014/15	Q1 2014/15
Summary
Net sales	3,042.3	3,145.6	3,111.3	3,068.8	2,826.7	3,186.1	3,174.9	3,128.8	3,043.5	3,036.7	2,848.9	2,661.6	2,278.1	2,404.2	2,290.5	2,208.5	2,003.9	2,206.7	2,100.0	2,031.0	2,146.7	2,483.1	2,254.0	2,143.8	2,018.5	2,151.4	2,012.7	1,827.1	1,773.3	1,863.7	1,837.2	1,733.2	1,715.4	1,769.2	1,645.9	1,508.7	1,416.3	1,624.4	1,563.1	1,502.4	1,431.6	1,554.5	1,393.8
Growth, %	7.6	-1.3	-2.0	-1.9	-7.1	4.9	11.4	17.6	33.6	26.3	24.4	20.5	13.7	9.0	9.1	8.7	-6.7	-11.1	-6.8	-5.3	6.4	15.4	12.0	17.3	13.8	15.4	9.6	5.4	3.4	5.3	11.6	14.9	21.1	8.9	5.3	0.4	-1.1	4.5	12.1	19.4	10.3	9.9	5.2
Operating profit	201.4	346.9	305.2	233.0	73.0	322.1	334.9	734.5	277.5	119.8	269.6	191.4	131.3	237.5	209.6	173.1	108.0	213.5	182.1	56.3	112.6	283.9	173.0	114.1	80.1	188.9	144.9	5.2	67.7	143.9	132.9	47.7	105.1	153.2	133.0	62.2	30.1	134.3	117.5	55.1	54.1	156.3	111.4
Operating margin, %	6.6	11.0	9.8	7.6	2.6	10.1	10.5	23.5	9.1	3.9	9.5	7.2	5.8	9.9	9.2	7.8	5.4	9.7	8.7	2.8	5.2	11.4	7.7	5.3	4.0	8.8	7.2	0.3	3.8	7.7	7.2	2.8	6.1	8.7	8.1	4.1	2.1	8.3	7.5	3.7	3.8	10.1	8.0
Profit after financial items	184.1	322.2	288.4	230.1	10.7	306.7	316.9	701.8	218.4	109.5	265.8	196.8	129.0	209.6	206.2	158.0	100.7	189.8	115.5	9.7	93.1	263.9	177.0	96.4	74.3	177.8	109.5	30.7	52.8	143.7	106.0	43.2	75.2	156.4	135.3	51.8	25.4	118.7	111.5	50.7	60.5	156.6	112.7
Profit margin, %	6.1	10.2	9.3	7.5	0.4	9.6	10.0	22.4	7.2	3.6	9.3	7.4	5.7	8.7	9.0	7.2	5.0	8.6	5.5	0.5	4.3	10.6	7.9	4.5	3.7	8.3	5.4	1.7	3.0	7.7	5.8	2.5	4.4	8.8	8.2	3.4	1.8	7.3	7.1	3.4	4.2	10.1	8.1
Earnings per share, SEK	0.62	1.14	1.01	0.88	-0.12	1.18	1.17	2.96	0.79	0.21	1.04	0.66	0.47	0.74	0.75	0.55	0.33	0.68	0.39	-0.01	0.30	0.93	0.61	0.38	0.21	0.61	0.35	0.06	0.20	0.49	0.36	0.14	0.25	0.56	0.48	0.13	0.06	0.41	0.39	0.56	0.84	2.24	2.31
Earnings per share after full dilution, SEK	0.62	1.14	1.01	0.88	-0.12	1.18	1.17	2.96	0.79	0.21	1.04	0.66	0.47	0.74	0.75	0.55	0.33	0.68	0.39	-0.01	0.30	0.93	0.61	0.38	0.21	0.61	0.35	0.06	0.20	0.49	0.36	0.14	0.25	0.56	0.48	0.13	0.06	0.41	0.39	0.56	0.84	2.24	2.31
Income statements
Net sales	3,042.3	3,145.6	3,111.3	3,068.8	2,826.7	3,186.1	3,174.9	3,128.8	3,043.5	3,036.7	2,848.9	2,661.6	2,278.1	2,404.2	2,290.5	2,208.5	2,003.9	2,206.7	2,100.0	2,031.0	2,146.7	2,483.1	2,254.0	2,143.8	2,018.5	2,151.4	2,012.7	1,827.1	1,773.3	1,863.7	1,837.2	1,733.2	1,715.4	1,769.2	1,645.9	1,508.7	1,416.3	1,624.4	1,563.1	1,502.4	1,431.6	1,554.5	1,393.8
Cost of goods sold	-1,967.4	-1,971.7	-1,990.6	-1,990.4	-1,868.8	-2,107.6	-2,076.1	-2,057.5	-2,001.3	-2,026.7	-1,863.1	-1,753.8	-1,519.3	-1,548.5	-1,493.7	-1,421.1	-1,331.2	-1,413.8	-1,393.4	-1,329.1	-1,421.8	-1,593.4	-1,486.9	-1,440.9	-1,375.2	-1,419.8	-1,361.7	-1,236.8	-1,187.9	-1,232.3	-1,230.2	-1,147.0	-1,137.0	-1,145.8	-1,072.7	-994.9	-938.6	-1,050.1	-1,026.9	-998.8	-950.8	-985.8	-922.2
Gross profit	1,074.9	1,173.9	1,120.7	1,078.4	957.9	1,078.5	1,098.8	1,071.3	1,042.2	1,010.0	985.8	907.8	758.8	855.7	796.8	787.4	672.7	792.9	706.6	701.9	724.9	889.7	767.1	702.9	643.3	731.6	651.0	590.3	585.4	631.4	607.0	586.2	578.4	623.4	573.2	513.8	477.7	574.3	536.2	503.6	480.8	568.7	471.6
Other operating income	40.4	59.1	33.2	54.3	40.3	80.6	99.7	527.7	43.4	81.6	52.1	67.3	91.5	48.0	26.6	40.2	44.4	35.7	75.9	64.4	31.2	46.1	26.8	38.2	34.1	56.9	40.3	30.7	34.3	23.0	28.8	34.0	39.5	24.7	21.4	24.0	17.4	20.8	18.1	37.1	25.1	5.8	24.7
Selling expenses	-682.6	-667.6	-659.7	-689.6	-640.7	-653.7	-632.7	-643.7	-632.3	-613.8	-570.0	-561.3	-528.0	-505.1	-483.1	-475.2	-465.7	-463.0	-457.4	-498.3	-503.9	-509.0	-476.4	-490.0	-458.6	-449.3	-429.1	-453.5	-420.7	-392.1	-386.4	-430.9	-401.8	-372.6	-342.9	-364.1	-352.6	-348.4	-334.7	-387.9	-335.9	-325.3	-303.6
Administrative expenses	-162.8	-145.8	-154.9	-156.6	-142.9	-142.9	-155.8	-153.8	-153.2	-135.5	-132.9	-121.0	-111.9	-105.5	-99.2	-114.8	-104.6	-102.5	-105.9	-106.8	-111.9	-102.6	-103.2	-106.1	-104.5	-91.4	-87.2	-96.4	-98.6	-82.9	-82.7	-101.2	-95.0	-86.7	-82.3	-87.4	-87.4	-82.9	-79.4	-85.1	-85.0	-77.3	-66.5
Other operating expenses	-53.9	-64.8	-38.6	-51.5	-172.4	-74.3	-77.6	-56.8	-40.6	-256.2	-65.4	-101.4	-79.1	-55.6	-31.5	-64.5	-38.8	-49.6	-37.1	-104.9	-27.7	-40.3	-41.3	-30.9	-34.2	-58.9	-30.1	-65.9	-32.7	-35.5	-33.8	-40.4	-16.0	-35.6	-36.4	-24.1	-25.0	-29.5	-22.7	-12.6	-30.9	-15.6	-14.8
Net profit on monetary items	-14.6	-7.9	4.5	-2.0	30.8	33.9	2.5	-10.2	18.0	33.7
Operating profit	201.4	346.9	305.2	233.0	73.0	322.1	334.9	734.5	277.5	119.8	269.6	191.4	131.3	237.5	209.6	173.1	108.0	213.5	182.1	56.3	112.6	283.9	173.0	114.1	80.1	188.9	144.9	5.2	67.7	143.9	132.9	47.7	105.1	153.2	133.0	62.2	30.1	134.3	117.5	55.1	54.1	156.3	111.4
Net financial items	-17.3	-24.7	-16.8	-2.9	-62.3	-15.4	-18.0	-32.7	-59.1	-10.3	-3.8	5.4	-2.3	-27.9	-3.4	-15.1	-7.3	-23.7	-66.6	-46.6	-19.5	-20.0	4.0	-17.7	-5.8	-11.1	-35.4	25.5	-14.9	-0.2	-26.9	-4.5	-29.9	3.2	2.3	-10.4	-4.7	-15.6	-6.0	-4.4	6.4	0.3	1.3
Profit before tax	184.1	322.2	288.4	230.1	10.7	306.7	316.9	701.8	218.4	109.5	265.8	196.8	129.0	209.6	206.2	158.0	100.7	189.8	115.5	9.7	93.1	263.9	177.0	96.4	74.3	177.8	109.5	30.7	52.8	143.7	106.0	43.2	75.2	156.4	135.3	51.8	25.4	118.7	111.5	50.7	60.5	156.6	112.7
Tax	-49.4	-86.5	-78.3	-40.6	-34.8	-60.7	-74.6	-83.2	-48.2	-70.1	-48.7	-57.9	-34.2	-55.8	-49.4	-41.7	-29.8	-48.4	-33.5	-11.6	-28.6	-69.6	-48.5	-18.3	-29.5	-51.5	-37.5	-19.2	-11.2	-42.3	-30.4	-14.5	-24.4	-41.2	-35.8	-24.1	-12.4	-33.0	-30.8	-21.5	-16.8	-40.0	7.5
Profit for the period	134.7	235.7	210.1	189.5	-24.1	246.0	242.3	618.6	170.2	39.4	217.1	138.9	94.8	153.8	156.8	116.3	70.9	141.4	82.0	-1.9	64.5	194.3	128.5	78.1	44.8	126.3	72.0	11.5	41.6	101.4	75.6	28.7	50.8	115.2	99.5	27.7	13.0	85.7	80.7	29.2	43.7	116.6	120.2
Profit attributable to minority interests	5.9	-2.2	0.4	5.6	0.8	1.3	-1.6	1.9	6.1	-3.8	0.7	1.1	-2.9	0.4	1.7	1.0	2.3	0.8	0.3	-0.8	1.9	0.9	1.8	-1.4	0.5	0.4	-0.5	-0.4
Profit attributable to Parent Company's shareholders	128.8	237.9	209.7	183.9	-24.9	244.7	243.9	616.7	164.1	43.2	216.4	137.8	97.7	153.4	155.1	115.3	68.6	140.6	81.7	-1.1	62.6	193.4	126.7	79.5	44.3	125.9	72.5	11.9	41.6	101.4	75.6	28.7	50.8	115.2	99.5	27.7	13.0	85.7	80.7	29.2	43.7	116.6	120.2
Basic earning per share, SEK	0.6	1.1	1.0	0.9	-0.1	1.2	1.2	3.0	0.8	0.2	1.0	0.7	0.5	0.7	0.8	0.6	0.3	0.7	0.4	0.0	0.3	0.9	0.6	0.4	0.2	0.6	0.3	0.1	0.2	0.5	0.4	0.1	0.2	0.6	0.5	0.1	0.1	0.4	0.4	0.1	0.2	0.6	0.6
Diluted earnings per share, SEK	0.6	1.1	1.0	0.9	-0.1	1.2	1.2	3.0	0.8	0.2	1.0	0.7	0.5	0.7	0.8	0.6	0.3	0.7	0.4	0.0	0.3	0.9	0.6	0.4	0.2	0.6	0.3	0.1	0.2	0.5	0.4	0.1	0.2	0.6	0.5	0.1	0.1	0.4	0.4	0.1	0.2	0.6	0.6
Average number of shares during period, basic (thousand)	208,000	208,000	208,000	208,000	208,000	208,000	208,000	208,000	208,000	208,000	208,000	208,000	208,000	208,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000
Average number of shares during period, diluted (thousand)	208,178	208,131	208,140	208,115	208,105	208,065	208,149	208,154	208,096	208,000	208,000	208,000	208,000	208,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000
Balance sheets
Non-current assets
Goodwill	1,029.2	1,046.2	1,026.9	1,025.8	981.9	1,027.6	1,002.6	988.6	945.1	924.3	972.7	888.9	802.5	761.9	765.3	735.6	767.6	766.9	774.1	819.9	873.0	874.3	856.4	846.8	847.3	753.9	737.7	759.1	724.4	728.0	708.9	691.4	676.4	723.6	645.7	621.8	624.8	642.2	619.7	613.7	589.2	586.1	553.4
Other intangible assets	256.0	269.8	279.5	287.7	275.9	295.4	292.6	291.3	289.7	296.1	310.9	216.1	191.4	195.1	209.7	210.7	223.7	214.9	225.3	247.7	238.6	252.7	252.6	265.1	238.6	208.1	190.0	216.9	185.1	200.3	204.9	193.3	196.1	192.7	188.4	189.3	194.4	205.5	221.8	225.8	231.0	241.7	249.7
Tangible non-current assets	2,836.0	2,779.3	2,781.4	2,727.0	2,568.9	2,740.9	2,577.2	2,526.0	2,491.7	2,476.7	2,516.4	2,325.6	2,334.6	2,238.9	2,164.8	2,118.1	2,024.1	1,979.9	1,949.6	1,988.1	2,065.0	2,109.2	2,087.5	1,769.4	1,745.3	1,732.6	1,730.0	1,722.2	1,601.4	1,538.4	1,462.3	1,413.4	1,377.8	1,395.2	1,306.5	1,273.6	1,284.2	1,294.1	1,291.6	1,288.3	1,226.3	1,189.3	1,141.8
Financial non-current assets	274.5	255.5	251.0	240.6	256.7	209.4	188.1	179.9	213.7	211.2	206.8	193.6	234.5	223.3	221.2	237.5	264.3	263.7	257.9	254.9	244.5	228.0	257.9	267.6	253.1	257.2	253.7	240.4	222.1	201.9	201.9	200.6	202.1	199.8	174.7	180.5	182.1	175.2	179.1	180.0	169.7	162.4	166.9
Total non-current assets	4,395.7	4,350.8	4,338.8	4,281.1	4,083.4	4,273.3	4,060.5	3,985.8	3,940.2	3,908.3	4,006.8	3,624.2	3,563.0	3,419.2	3,361.0	3,301.9	3,279.7	3,225.4	3,206.9	3,310.6	3,421.1	3,464.2	3,454.4	3,148.9	3,084.3	2,951.8	2,911.4	2,938.6	2,733.0	2,668.6	2,578.0	2,498.7	2,452.4	2,511.3	2,315.3	2,265.2	2,285.5	2,317.0	2,312.2	2,307.8	2,216.2	2,179.5	2,111.8
Current Assets
Inventories	2,194.6	2,148.3	2,124.0	2,124.0	2,146.0	2,411.7	2,477.4	2,459.2	2,490.4	2,527.5	2,543.9	2,224.9	1,968.9	1,744.9	1,634.7	1,436.9	1,357.5	1,378.1	1,430.9	1,571.5	1,489.2	1,544.9	1,544.7	1,509.4	1,473.4	1,437.7	1,414.1	1,399.4	1,241.4	1,181.5	1,138.9	1,170.4	1,132.3	1,150.1	1,132.8	1,105.1	1,049.4	1,030.5	1,030.4	1,029.2	980.6	965.1	930.0
Current receivables	2,860.3	3,089.5	3,021.9	2,973.3	2,604.9	2,962.5	2,879.4	2,848.2	2,526.7	2,610.5	2,613.1	2,287.4	2,009.2	2,031.8	1,896.7	1,897.6	1,757.8	1,953.3	1,821.8	1,839.6	1,919.3	2,201.7	1,958.1	1,902.1	1,746.6	1,897.6	1,663.1	1,644.2	1,439.9	1,582.2	1,473.8	1,450.3	1,283.8	1,499.8	1,387.1	1,255.2	1,204.9	1,323.5	1,256.8	1,165.4	1,084.5	1,224.6	1,014.3
Cash & cash equivalents	441.2	461.1	425.7	414.3	416.6	428.7	429.1	339.9	334.4	332.2	311.3	335.9	327.7	359.3	348.0	319.1	324.0	344.1	307.9	378.2	328.0	321.0	301.4	250.4	256.2	431.9	234.3	212.8	194.9	208.3	270.0	241.8	212.9	229.3	236.6	176.9	198.6	242.3	214.6	187.8	158.8	188.7	179.0
Total current assets	5,496.1	5,698.9	5,571.6	5,511.6	5,167.5	5,802.9	5,785.9	5,647.3	5,351.5	5,470.2	5,468.3	4,848.2	4,305.8	4,136.0	3,879.4	3,653.6	3,439.3	3,675.5	3,560.6	3,789.3	3,736.5	4,067.6	3,804.2	3,661.9	3,476.2	3,767.2	3,311.5	3,256.4	2,876.2	2,972.0	2,882.7	2,862.5	2,629.0	2,879.2	2,756.5	2,537.2	2,452.9	2,596.3	2,501.8	2,382.4	2,223.9	2,378.4	2,123.3
Assets held for sale									865.4	832.9				7.0
Total assets	9,891.8	10,049.7	9,910.4	9,792.7	9,250.9	10,076.2	9,846.4	9,633.1	10,157.1	10,211.4	9,475.1	8,472.4	7,868.8	7,562.2	7,240.4	6,955.5	6,719.0	6,900.9	6,767.5	7,099.9	7,157.6	7,531.8	7,258.6	6,810.8	6,560.5	6,719.0	6,222.9	6,195.0	5,609.2	5,640.6	5,460.7	5,361.2	5,081.4	5,390.5	5,071.8	4,802.4	4,738.4	4,913.3	4,814.0	4,690.2	4,440.1	4,557.9	4,235.1
Equity and liabilities
Equity	5,976.2	5,866.2	5,839.7	5,653.8	5,346.2	5,605.2	5,592.5	5,272.5	4,724.9	4,467.8	4,167.4	3,853.5	3,717.7	3,458.8	3,501.1	3,330.1	3,205.5	3,193.7	3,024.1	3,084.7	3,151.4	3,092.6	2,986.7	2,839.2	2,709.6	2,664.9	2,629.0	2,620.3	2,461.9	2,434.2	2,403.2	2,381.3	2,312.1	2,358.2	2,280.4	2,108.2	2,066.3	2,101.1	2,163.7	2,082.2	2,061.5	2,010.4	2,047.3
Non-interst-bearing long-term liabilities	247.5	251.4	251.6	219.5	205.8	317.1	252.7	258.5	314.0	299.9	329.4	275.7	269.7	272.7	256.3	259.9	259.1	263.2	257.8	271.9	300.4	296.9	277.8	288.6	260.8	268.9	269.0	275.5	230.1	232.7	224.3	259.1	235.2	242.0	222.0	238.7	252.3	252.6	242.1	261.0	216.8	211.2	197.1
Interest-bearing long-term liabilities	766.3	732.3	710.0	727.3	715.2	765.7	702.6	671.6	1,446.6	1,640.9	1,532.7	1,230.8	1,073.4	1,046.0	1,053.4	1,051.5	1,044.0	1,063.3	1,062.9	1,119.8	1,179.7	1,257.1	1,148.5	1,070.0	1,090.3	847.1	764.5	690.7	389.2	368.2	379.4	319.3	372.1	416.3	268.3	196.7	229.5	251.9	280.6	245.4	270.2	262.2	315.8
Interest-bearing current liabilities	638.9	726.9	751.0	734.9	761.8	1,099.4	1,140.2	1,170.7	1,408.5	1,378.0	1,317.0	1,148.0	1,029.1	975.2	747.6	735.6	803.2	883.7	998.4	1,154.0	1,048.1	1,251.4	1,348.7	1,175.9	1,117.3	1,468.7	1,212.6	1,283.2	1,394.8	1,391.3	1,304.1	1,236.1	1,086.0	1,231.7	1,258.1	1,309.0	1,245.9	1,262.8	1,154.5	1,140.3	976.4	1,027.8	818.5
Non-interest-bearing current liabilities	2,262.9	2,472.9	2,358.1	2,457.2	2,221.9	2,288.8	2,158.4	2,259.8	2,042.6	2,197.3	2,128.6	1,964.4	1,778.9	1,802.5	1,682.0	1,578.4	1,407.2	1,497.0	1,424.3	1,469.5	1,478.0	1,633.8	1,496.9	1,437.1	1,382.5	1,469.4	1,347.8	1,325.3	1,133.2	1,214.2	1,149.7	1,165.4	1,076.0	1,142.3	1,043.0	949.8	944.4	1,044.8	973.1	961.3	915.2	1,046.3	856.4
Liabilities attritutable to available-for-sale assets	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	220.5	227.5				7.0
Total equity and liabilities	9,891.8	10,049.7	9,910.4	9,792.7	9,250.9	10,076.2	9,846.4	9,633.1	10,157.1	10,211.4	9,475.1	8,472.4	7,868.8	7,562.2	7,240.4	6,955.5	6,719.0	6,900.9	6,767.5	7,099.9	7,157.6	7,531.8	7,258.6	6,810.8	6,560.5	6,719.0	6,222.9	6,195.0	5,609.2	5,640.6	5,460.7	5,361.2	5,081.4	5,390.5	5,071.8	4,802.4	4,738.4	4,913.2	4,814.0	4,690.2	4,440.1	4,557.9	4,235.1
Cash flow statements in summary
Operating profit	201.4	346.9	305.2	233.0	73.0	322.1	334.9	734.5	277.5	119.8	269.6	191.4	131.3	237.5	209.6	173.1	108.0	213.5	182.1	56.3	112.6	283.8	173.0	114.1	80.1	189.0	144.9	5.1	67.7	143.9	132.9	47.7	105.1	153.2	133.0	62.3	30.1	134.2	117.5	55.0	54.1	156.3	111.4
Adjustments for non-cash items	137.1	160.1	147.7	37.6	77.6	90.5	125.4	-305.4	90.6	222.0	106.2	67.5	81.1	117.2	88.7	138.8	83.3	98.0	71.4	83.3	77.0	111.3	78.3	75.6	49.0	50.8	17.7	96.1	45.5	62.8	16.0	44.3	1.5	66.3	46.3	25.9	48.4	30.0	39.5	31.5	60.7	74.9	32.4
Financial items	-14.2	-17.0	-17.1	-20.5	-18.8	-30.1	-22.5	-26.8	-21.3	-18.3	-11.3	-9.4	-6.5	-3.7	-8.0	-6.8	-6.4	-6.1	-8.2	-8.2	-9.4	-12.7	-8.0	-9.9	-8.4	-7.4	-6.6	-7.6	-6.7	-3.9	-5.7	-6.8	-4.3	-5.7	-5.6	-4.7	-4.5	-5.0	-4.7	-5.6	-5.0	-5.2	-4.9
Income tax paid	-83.8	-70.0	-56.5	-32.6	-72.6	-65.5	-49.3	-38.4	-72.2	-48.4	-55.5	-1.5	-63.6	-41.8	-40.5	-32.7	-45.5	-56.7	-47.8	-37.2	-31.3	-36.3	-45.0	-37.8	-43.2	-36.1	-35.8	-48.0	-56.9	-10.8	-31.7	-34.4	-23.5	-47.2	-23.6	-39.2	-53.7	-23.8	-22.1	-55.8	-37.8	-25.9	-2.0
Cash flow from operating activities before changes in working capital	240.5	420.0	379.3	217.5	59.2	317.0	388.5	363.9	274.6	275.1	309.0	248.0	142.3	309.2	249.8	272.4	139.4	248.7	197.5	94.2	148.9	346.1	198.3	142.0	77.5	196.3	120.2	45.6	49.6	192.0	111.5	50.8	78.8	166.6	150.1	44.3	20.3	135.4	130.2	25.1	72.0	200.1	136.9
Changes in working capital	-34.2	-15.6	-190.9	-26.6	343.7	115.7	-81.8	-193.3	4.1	-72.0	-373.8	-279.6	-115.6	-227.7	-91.2	-43.1	105.1	36.0	37.9	-54.0	163.9	-23.7	-29.4	-106.5	111.6	-109.5	-45.1	-60.8	16.9	-92.3	-37.7	-76.3	129.7	0.8	-36.0	-84.3	18.1	-13.6	-81.5	-38.0	5.4	-111.2	-49.0
Cash flow from operating activities	206.3	404.4	188.4	190.9	402.9	432.7	306.7	170.6	278.7	203.1	-64.8	-31.6	26.7	81.5	158.6	229.3	244.5	284.7	235.4	40.2	312.8	322.4	168.9	35.5	189.1	86.8	75.1	-15.2	66.5	99.7	73.8	-25.5	208.5	167.4	114.1	-40.0	38.4	121.8	48.7	-12.9	77.4	88.9	87.9
Cash flow from investing activities	-151.7	-91.1	-119.6	-114.9	-23.0	-84.8	-167.0	852.4	-33.8	-92.6	-407.4	-247.7	-44.4	-115.9	-107.9	-124.6	-153.2	-77.5	-93.0	-35.5	-37.3	-107.2	-55.4	-52.4	-257.0	-104.4	-101.6	-89.7	-112.8	-118.0	-161.4	-35.1	-87.5	-132.5	-26.2	-40.2	-45.9	-82.2	-43.8	-123.1	-26.9	-61.1	-85.9
Cash flow from financing activities	-66.4	-278.5	-44.8	-121.6	-343.3	-362.6	-70.5	-1,028.7	-246.2	-114.4	429.9	286.6	-43.8	56.7	-24.6	-113.5	-100.7	-161.8	-181.2	68.0	-265.8	-195.6	-67.7	0.1	-106.9	212.5	56.1	104.1	35.5	-50.2	129.4	81.3	-122.7	-55.5	-37.6	52.8	-24.6	-3.3	28.6	150.2	-73.6	-14.6	48.2
Cash flow for the period	-11.8	34.8	24.0	-45.6	36.6	-14.7	69.2	-5.7	-1.3	-3.9	-42.3	7.3	-61.5	22.3	26.1	-8.8	-9.4	45.4	-38.8	72.7	9.7	19.6	45.8	-16.8	-174.8	194.9	29.6	-0.8	-10.8	-68.5	41.8	20.7	-1.7	-20.6	50.3	-27.4	-32.1	36.3	33.5	14.2	-23.1	13.2	50.2
Cash & cash equivalents at start of period	461.1	425.7	414.3	416.6	428.7	429.1	339.9	349.7	337.9	311.3	335.9	327.7	361.4	348.0	319.1	324.0	344.1	307.9	378.2	328.0	321.0	301.4	250.4	256.2	431.9	234.3	213.3	194.9	208.3	270.0	241.8	212.9	229.3	236.6	176.9	198.6	242.3	214.6	187.8	123.3	123.3	123.3	123.3
Translation differences in cash	-8.1	0.6	-12.6	43.3	-48.7	14.3	20.0	-4.1	13.1	30.5	17.7	0.9	27.8	-8.9	2.8	3.9	-10.7	-9.2	-31.5	-22.5	-2.7	0.0	5.2	11.0	-0.9	2.7	-8.6	19.2	-2.6	6.8	-13.6	8.2	-14.7	13.3	9.4	5.7	-11.6	-8.6	-6.7	14.8	-6.8	-3.5	5.5
Cash & cash equivalents held for sale									-15.3	-5.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	-2.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cash & cash equivalents at the end of period	441.2	461.1	425.7	414.3	416.6	428.7	429.1	339.9	334.4	332.2	311.3	335.9	327.7	359.3	348.0	319.1	324.0	344.1	307.9	378.2	328.0	321.0	301.4	250.4	256.2	431.9	234.3	213.3	194.9	208.3	270.0	241.8	212.9	229.3	236.6	176.9	198.6	242.3	214.6	187.8	158.8	188.7	179.0
Key ratios/Alternative performance measures
Number of employees
The number of employees at the end of the accounting period. New employees, appointments terminated, part-time employees and paid overtime are converted into full-time equivalents.
Number of employees
Return on equity
Profit after tax before non-controlling interest, for the trailing 12 months (TTM), divided by average equity excluding non-controlling interest.
Profit after tax before minority share, rolling 12 month
Average equity
Return on equity, %	13.2	10.8	11.1	11.8	19.9	24.2	21.4	22.6	13.3	12.2	16.1	15.1	15.0	14.9	14.8	13.0	9.4	9.2	11.0	12.6	15.5	15.4	13.5	11.9	9.6	9.7	8.9	9.3	10.2	10.8	11.4	12.6	12.9	11.6	10.6	9.8	9.9	11.4	13.0	15.1	27.4	27.2	26.8
Return on capital employed, %
Profit after financial income, for the trailing 12 months (TTM), divided by average capital employed.
Profit after financial income, rolling 12
Average capital employed
Return on capital employed, %	15.5	13.7	13.3	14.2	20.7	23.4	20.9	20.1	13.3	12.2	14.7	14.5	14.9	14.2	14.3	13.1	10.2	10.1	11.2	11.6	12.6	12.6	11.1	11.3	8.8	8.8	8.2	9.1	9.3	10.4	10.8	12.0	11.9	10.5	10.1	10.2	9.3	10.5	12.4	12.5	19.8	18.9	18.1
EBITDA
Operating profit before depreciation and amortization
Operating profit	201.4	346.9	305.2	233.0	73.0	322.1	334.9	734.5	277.5	119.8	269.6	191.4	131.3	237.5	209.6	173.1	108.0	213.5	182.1	56.3	112.6	283.9	173.0	114.1	80.1	188.9	144.9	5.2	67.7	143.9	132.9	47.7	105.1	153.2	133.0	62.2	30.1	134.3	117.5	55.1	54.1	156.3	111.4
Depreciation and amortization	117.1	125.1	111.4	102.6	102.4	112.4	104.7	95.3	96.2	273.5	103.2	134.5	92.8	91.0	90.0	124.8	88.6	97.4	89.1	130.7	90.5	89.0	85.4	62.8	57.6	57.2	55.6	54.7	52.2	48.8	48.8	49.0	47.8	45.8	44.0	46.3	43.3	44.6	44.0	46.2	43.1	41.8	39.9
EBITDA	318.5	472.0	416.6	335.6	175.4	434.5	439.6	829.8	373.7	393.3	372.8	325.9	224.1	328.5	299.6	297.9	196.6	310.9	271.2	187.0	203.1	372.9	258.4	176.9	137.7	246.1	200.5	59.9	119.9	192.7	181.7	96.7	152.9	199.0	177.0	108.5	73.4	178.9	161.5	101.3	97.2	198.1	151.3
Equity per share
Equity divided by the number of shares at the end of the period
Equity
Number of shares, thousand	208,000	208,000	208,000	208,000	208,000	208,000	208,000	208,000	208,000	208,000	208,000	208,000	208,000	208,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000
Equity per share, SEK
Cash conversion
Operating profit before depreciation and amortization, rolling 12 months (TTM)
Non-cash provisions in working capital, rolling 12 months (TTM)
Change in working capital, rolling 12 months (TTM)
Investments in machinery and equipment, rolling 12 months (TTM)
Total
Operating profit, rolling 12 months (TTM)
Cash conversion, %
Net indebtedness
Interest-bearing liabilities + provision pensions reduced by cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments
Interest-bearing liabilities
Provisions for pensions
Cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments
Net indebtedness
Operating cash flow per share
Cash flow for the period from operating activities divided by the average number of shares during the period.
Cash flow for the period from operating activities
Number of shares, thousand
Operating cash flow per share, SEK
Organic growth
Change in sales by comparable units, adjusted for acquisitions and foreign currency effects.
Net sales for comparable units
Net sales previous year
Organic growth, %
Profit per share
Profit for the period attributable to the Parent Company's shareholders divided by the average number of shares during the period.
Profit attributable to the Parent Company's shareholders
Number of shares, thousand
Profit per share, SEK
Operating margin
Operating profit divided by net sales.
Operating profit
Net sales	3,042.3	3,145.6	3,111.3	3,068.8	2,826.7	3,186.1	3,174.9	3,128.8	3,043.5	3,036.7	2,848.9	2,661.6	2,278.1	2,404.2	2,290.5	2,208.5	2,003.9	2,206.7	2,100.0	2,031.0	2,146.7	2,483.1	2,254.0	2,143.8	2,018.5	2,151.4	2,012.7	1,827.1	1,773.3	1,863.7	1,837.2	1,733.2	1,715.4	1,769.2	1,645.9	1,508.7	1,416.3	1,624.4	1,563.1	1,502.4	1,431.6	1,554.5	1,393.8
Operating margin, %	6.6	11.0	9.8	7.6	2.6	10.1	10.5	23.5	9.1	3.9	9.5	7.2	5.8	9.9	9.2	7.8	5.4	9.7	8.7	2.8	5.2	11.4	7.7	5.3	4.0	8.8	7.2	0.3	3.8	7.7	7.2	2.8	6.1	8.7	8.1	4.1	2.1	8.3	7.5	3.7	3.8	10.1	8.0
Operating profit (EBIT)
Earnings before financial items and tax
Equity/assets ratio
Adjusted equity divided by total assets
Adjusted equity
Total assets
Equity/assets ratio, %	60.4	58.4	58.9	57.7	57.8	55.6	56.8	54.7	46.5	43.8	44.0	45.5	47.2	45.7	48.4	47.9	47.7	46.3	44.7	43.4	44.0	41.1	41.1	41.7	41.3	39.7	42.2	42.5	43.9	43.2	44.0	44.6	45.5	43.9	45.0	43.9	43.6	42.8	44.9	44.4	46.4	44.1	48.3
Capital employed
Total assets less non interest-bearing liabilities
Total assets
Non interest-bearing liabilities
Capital employed
Growth
Growth is defined as the change in net sales, relative to net sales for the preceding period
Net sales
Net sales previous year
Growth, %	7.6	-1.3	-2.0	-1.9	-7.1	4.9	11.4	17.6	33.6	26.3	24.4	20.5	13.7	8.9	9.1	8.7	-6.7	-11.1	-6.8	-5.3	6.4	15.4	12.0	17.3	13.8	15.4	9.6	5.4	3.4	5.3	11.6	14.9	21.1	8.9	5.3	0.4	-1.1	4.5	12.1	19.4	10.3	9.9	5.2
Profit margin
Profit after financial items divided by net sales
Profit after financial items	184.1	322.2	288.4	230.1	10.7	306.7	316.9	701.8	218.4	109.5	265.8	196.8	129.0	209.6	206.2	158.0	100.7	189.8	115.5	9.7	93.1	263.9	177.0	96.4	74.3	177.8	109.5	30.7	52.8	143.7	106.0	43.2	75.2	156.4	135.3	51.8	25.4	118.7	111.5	50.7	60.5	156.6	112.7
Net sales	3,042.3	3,145.6	3,111.3	3,068.8	2,826.7	3,186.1	3,174.9	3,128.8	3,043.5	3,036.7	2,848.9	2,661.6	2,278.1	2,404.2	2,290.5	2,208.5	2,003.9	2,206.7	2,100.0	2,031.0	2,146.7	2,483.1	2,254.0	2,143.8	2,018.5	2,151.4	2,012.7	1,827.1	1,773.3	1,863.7	1,837.2	1,733.2	1,715.4	1,769.2	1,645.9	1,508.7	1,416.3	1,624.4	1,563.1	1,502.4	1,431.6	1,554.5	1,393.8
Profit margin, %	6.1	10.2	9.3	7.5	0.4	9.6	10.0	22.4	7.2	3.6	9.3	7.4	5.7	8.7	9.0	7.2	5.0	8.6	5.5	0.5	4.3	10.6	7.9	4.5	3.7	8.3	5.4	1.7	3.0	7.7	5.8	2.5	4.4	8.8	8.2	3.4	1.8	7.3	7.1	3.4	4.2	10.1	8.1

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Summary
Net sales	9,299.2	6,256.9	3,111.3	12,256.6	9,187.8	6,361.0	3,174.9	12,057.9	8,929.1	5,885.6	2,848.9	9,634.4	6,972.8	4,694.7	2,290.5	8,519.1	6,310.6	4,306.7	2,100.0	8,914.8	6,883.8	4,737.1	2,254.0	8,326.4	6,182.6	4,164.1	2,012.7	7,301.3	5,474.2	3,700.9	1,837.2	6,863.7	5,130.5	3,415.1	1,645.9	6,112.5	4,603.8	3,187.5	1,563.1	5,882.3	4,379.9	2,948.3	1,393.8
Growth, %	1.2	-1.6	-2.0	1.6	2.9	8.1	11.4	25.2	28.1	25.4	24.4	13.1	10.5	9.0	9.1	-4.4	-8.3	-9.1	-6.8	7.1	11.3	13.8	12.0	14.0	12.9	12.5	9.6	6.4	6.7	8.4	11.6	12.3	11.4	7.1	5.3	3.9	5.1	8.1	12.1
Operating profit	853.9	652.1	305.2	963.0	730.0	657.0	334.9	1,401.4	666.9	389.4	269.6	769.8	578.4	447.1	209.6	676.7	503.6	395.6	182.1	625.8	569.5	456.9	173.0	528.0	413.9	333.8	144.9	349.7	344.5	276.8	132.9	439.0	391.3	286.2	133.0	344.1	281.9	251.8	117.5	376.9	321.8	267.7	111.4
Operating margin, %	9.2	10.4	9.8	7.9	7.9	10.3	10.5	11.6	7.5	6.6	9.5	8.0	8.3	9.5	9.2	7.9	8.0	9.2	8.7	7.0	8.3	9.6	7.7	6.3	6.7	8.0	7.2	4.8	6.3	7.5	7.2	6.4	7.6	8.4	8.1	5.6	6.1	7.9	7.5	6.4	7.3	9.1	8.0
Profit after financial items	795.2	610.6	288.4	864.4	634.3	623.6	316.9	1,294.9	593.1	375.3	265.8	741.6	544.8	415.8	206.2	564.0	406.0	305.3	115.5	543.7	534.0	440.9	177.0	458.0	361.6	287.3	109.5	333.2	302.5	249.7	106.0	410.1	366.9	291.7	135.3	307.4	255.6	230.2	111.5	380.5	329.8	269.3	112.7
Profit margin, %	8.6	9.8	9.3	7.1	6.9	9.8	10.0	10.7	6.6	6.4	9.3	7.7	7.8	8.9	9.0	6.6	6.4	7.1	5.5	6.1	7.8	9.3	7.9	5.5	5.8	6.9	5.4	4.6	5.5	6.7	5.8	6.0	7.2	8.5	8.2	5.0	5.6	7.2	7.1	6.5	7.5	9.1	8.1
Earnings per share, SEK	2.77	2.15	1.01	3.10	2.23	2.35	1.17	5.00	2.04	1.25	1.04	2.62	1.96	1.49	0.75	1.95	1.40	1.07	0.39	1.83	1.84	1.54	0.61	1.55	1.17	0.96	0.35	1.11	1.05	0.85	0.36	1.43	1.29	1.04	0.48	0.99	0.86	0.80	0.39	5.95	5.39	4.55	2.31
Earnings per share after full dilution, SEK	2.77	2.15	1.01	3.10	2.22	2.35	1.17	5.00	2.04	1.25	1.04	2.62	1.96	1.49	0.75	1.95	1.40	1.07	0.39	1.83	1.84	1.54	0.61	1.55	1.17	0.96	0.35	1.11	1.05	0.85	0.36	1.43	1.29	1.04	0.48	0.99	0.86	0.80	0.39	5.95	5.39	4.55	2.31
Income statements
Net sales	9,299.2	6,256.9	3,111.3	12,256.6	9,187.8	6,361.0	3,174.9	12,057.9	8,929.1	5,885.6	2,848.9	9,634.4	6,972.8	4,694.7	2,290.5	8,519.1	6,310.6	4,306.7	2,100.0	8,914.8	6,883.8	4,737.1	2,254.0	8,326.4	6,182.6	4,164.1	2,012.7	7,301.3	5,474.2	3,700.9	1,837.2	6,863.7	5,130.5	3,415.1	1,645.9	6,112.5	4,603.8	3,187.5	1,563.1	5,882.3	4,379.9	2,948.3	1,393.8
Cost of goods sold	-5,929.8	-3,962.3	-1,990.6	-8,042.9	-6,052.5	-4,183.7	-2,076.1	-7,948.5	-5,891.0	-3,889.8	-1,863.1	-6,315.3	-4,561.5	-3,042.2	-1,493.7	-5,559.5	-4,138.4	-2,807.2	-1,393.4	-5,831.2	-4,502.1	-3,080.3	-1,486.9	-5,597.6	-4,156.7	-2,781.5	-1,361.7	-4,887.2	-3,650.4	-2,462.5	-1,230.2	-4,502.5	-3,355.5	-2,218.5	-1,072.7	-4,010.5	-3,015.6	-2,077.0	-1,026.9	-3,857.6	-2,858.8	-1,908.0	-922.2
Gross profit	3,369.4	2,294.6	1,120.7	4,213.7	3,135.3	2,177.3	1,098.8	4,109.4	3,038.1	1,995.8	985.8	3,319.1	2,411.3	1,652.5	796.8	2,959.6	2,172.2	1,499.5	706.6	3,083.6	2,381.7	1,656.8	767.1	2,728.8	2,025.9	1,382.6	651.0	2,414.1	1,823.8	1,238.4	607.0	2,361.2	1,775.0	1,196.6	573.2	2,102.0	1,588.2	1,110.5	536.2	2,024.7	1,521.1	1,040.3	471.6
Other operating income	140.8	97.0	33.2	268.9	214.5	174.3	99.7	704.8	177.1	133.7	52.1	233.4	166.1	74.6	26.6	196.2	156.0	111.6	75.9	168.5	104.1	72.9	26.8	169.5	131.3	97.2	40.3	116.8	86.1	51.8	28.8	119.6	85.6	46.1	21.4	80.3	56.3	38.9	18.1	92.7	55.6	30.5	24.7
Selling expenses	-2,010.0	-1,327.4	-659.7	-2,616.7	-1,927.1	-1,286.4	-632.7	-2,459.8	-1,816.0	-1,183.8	-570.0	-2,077.5	-1,516.2	-988.2	-483.1	-1,861.3	-1,386.1	-920.4	-457.4	-1,987.6	-1,489.3	-985.4	-476.4	-1,827.0	-1,337.0	-878.4	-429.1	-1,652.7	-1,199.2	-778.5	-386.4	-1,548.2	-1,117.3	-715.5	-342.9	-1,399.8	-1,035.7	-683.1	-334.7	-1,352.7	-964.8	-628.9	-303.6
Administrative expenses	-463.0	-300.7	-154.9	-598.2	-441.6	-298.7	-155.8	-575.4	-421.6	-268.4	-132.9	-437.6	-316.6	-204.7	-99.2	-427.8	-313.0	-208.4	-105.9	-424.5	-317.7	-205.8	-103.2	-389.2	-283.1	-178.6	-87.2	-360.6	-264.2	-165.6	-82.7	-365.2	-264.0	-169.0	-82.3	-337.1	-249.7	-162.3	-79.4	-313.9	-228.8	-143.8	-66.5
Other operating expenses	-165.3	-108.0	-38.6	-375.9	-324.3	-151.9	-77.6	-419.1	-362.4	-321.6	-65.4	-267.6	-166.2	-87.1	-31.5	-190.0	-125.5	-86.7	-37.1	-214.2	-109.3	-81.6	-41.3	-154.1	-123.2	-89.0	-30.1	-167.9	-102.0	-69.3	-33.8	-128.4	-88.0	-72.0	-36.4	-101.3	-77.2	-52.2	-22.7	-73.9	-61.3	-30.4	-14.8
Net profit on monetary items	-18.0	-3.4	4.5	71.2	73.2	42.4	2.5	41.5	51.7	33.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Operating profit	853.9	652.1	305.2	963.0	730.0	657.0	334.9	1,401.4	666.9	389.4	269.6	769.8	578.4	447.1	209.6	676.7	503.6	395.6	182.1	625.8	569.5	456.9	173.0	528.0	413.9	333.8	144.9	349.7	344.5	276.8	132.9	439.0	391.3	286.2	133.0	344.1	281.9	251.8	117.5	376.9	321.8	267.7	111.4
Net financial items	-58.7	-41.5	-16.8	-98.6	-95.7	-33.4	-18.0	-106.5	-73.8	-14.1	-3.8	-28.2	-33.6	-31.3	-3.4	-112.7	-97.6	-90.3	-66.6	-82.1	-35.5	-16.0	4.0	-70.0	-52.3	-46.5	-35.4	-16.5	-42.0	-27.1	-26.9	-28.9	-24.4	5.5	2.3	-36.7	-26.3	-21.6	-6.0	3.6	8.0	1.6	1.3
Profit before tax	795.2	610.6	288.4	864.4	634.3	623.6	316.9	1,294.9	593.1	375.3	265.8	741.6	544.8	415.8	206.2	564.0	406.0	305.3	115.5	543.7	534.0	440.9	177.0	458.0	361.6	287.3	109.5	333.2	302.5	249.7	106.0	410.1	366.9	291.7	135.3	307.4	255.6	230.2	111.5	380.5	329.8	269.3	112.7
Tax	-214.3	-164.9	-78.3	-210.6	-170.1	-135.3	-74.6	-250.2	-167.0	-118.8	-48.7	-197.3	-139.4	-105.2	-49.4	-153.4	-111.7	-81.9	-33.5	-158.3	-146.7	-118.1	-48.5	-136.8	-118.5	-89.0	-37.5	-103.1	-83.9	-72.7	-30.4	-115.9	-101.4	-77.0	-35.8	-100.3	-76.2	-63.8	-30.8	-70.8	-49.3	-32.5	7.5
Profit for the period	580.9	445.7	210.1	653.8	464.2	488.3	242.3	1,044.7	426.1	256.5	217.1	544.3	405.4	310.6	156.8	410.6	294.3	223.4	82.0	385.4	387.3	322.8	128.5	321.2	243.1	198.3	72.0	230.1	218.6	177.0	75.6	294.2	265.5	214.7	99.5	207.1	179.4	166.4	80.7	309.7	280.5	236.8	120.2
Profit attributable to minority interests	4.1	-1.8	0.4	8.2	1.4	-0.2	-1.6	5.1	3.0	-3.1	0.7	0.3	-0.8	2.1	1.7	4.4	3.4	1.1	0.3	3.8	4.6	2.7	1.8	-1.0	0.4	-0.1	-0.5	-0.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Profit attributable to Parent Company's shareholders	576.8	447.5	209.7	645.6	462.8	488.5	243.9	1,039.6	423.1	259.6	216.4	544.0	406.2	308.5	155.1	406.2	290.9	222.3	81.7	381.6	382.7	320.1	126.7	322.2	242.7	198.4	72.5	230.5	218.6	177.0	75.6	294.2	265.5	214.7	99.5	207.1	179.4	166.4	80.7	309.7	280.5	236.8	120.2
Basic earning per share, SEK	2.8	2.1	1.0	3.1	2.2	2.4	1.2	5.0	2.0	1.3	1.0	2.6	2.0	1.5	0.8	2.0	1.4	1.1	0.4	1.8	1.8	1.5	0.6	1.5	1.2	1.0	0.3	1.1	1.1	0.8	0.4	1.4	1.3	1.0	0.5	1.0	0.9	0.8	0.4	6.0	5.4	4.6	2.3
Diluted earnings per share, SEK	2.8	2.1	1.0	3.1	2.2	2.4	1.2	5.0	2.0	1.3	1.0	2.6	2.0	1.5	0.8	2.0	1.4	1.1	0.4	1.8	1.8	1.5	0.6	1.5	1.2	1.0	0.3	1.1	1.1	0.8	0.4	1.4	1.3	1.0	0.5	1.0	0.9	0.8	0.4	6.0	5.4	4.6	2.3
Average number of shares during period, basic (thousand)	208,000	208,000	208,000	208,000	208,000	208,000	208,000	208,000	208,000	208,000	208,000	208,000	208,000	208,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000
Average number of shares during period, diluted (thousand)	208,155	208,097	208,140	208,110	208,108	208,110	208,149	208,063	208,028	208,000	208,000	208,000	208,000	208,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000
Balance sheets
Non-current assets
Goodwill	1,029.2	1,046.2	1,026.9	1,025.8	981.9	1,027.6	1,002.6	988.6	945.1	924.3	972.7	888.9	802.5	761.9	765.3	735.6	767.6	766.9	774.1	819.9	873.0	874.3	856.4	846.8	847.3	753.9	737.7	759.1	724.4	728.0	708.9	691.4	676.4	723.6	645.7	621.8	624.8	642.2	619.7	613.7	589.2	586.1	553.4
Other intangible assets	256.0	269.8	279.5	287.7	275.9	295.4	292.6	291.3	289.7	296.1	310.9	216.1	191.4	195.1	209.7	210.7	223.7	214.9	225.3	247.7	238.6	252.7	252.6	265.1	238.6	208.1	190.0	216.9	185.1	200.3	204.9	193.3	196.1	192.7	188.4	189.3	194.4	205.5	221.8	225.8	231.0	241.7	249.7
Tangible non-current assets	2,836.0	2,779.3	2,781.4	2,727.0	2,568.9	2,740.9	2,577.2	2,526.0	2,491.7	2,476.7	2,516.4	2,325.6	2,334.6	2,238.9	2,164.8	2,118.1	2,024.1	1,979.9	1,949.6	1,988.1	2,065.0	2,109.2	2,087.5	1,769.4	1,745.3	1,732.6	1,730.0	1,722.2	1,601.4	1,538.4	1,462.3	1,413.4	1,377.8	1,395.2	1,306.5	1,273.6	1,284.2	1,294.1	1,291.6	1,288.3	1,226.3	1,189.3	1,141.8
Financial non-current assets	274.5	255.5	251.0	240.6	256.7	209.4	188.1	179.9	213.7	211.2	206.8	193.6	234.5	223.3	221.2	237.5	264.3	263.7	257.9	254.9	244.5	228.0	257.9	267.6	253.1	257.2	253.7	240.4	222.1	201.9	201.9	200.6	202.1	199.8	174.7	180.5	182.1	175.2	179.1	180.0	169.7	162.4	166.9
Total non-current assets	4,395.7	4,350.8	4,338.8	4,281.1	4,083.4	4,273.3	4,060.5	3,985.8	3,940.2	3,908.3	4,006.8	3,624.2	3,563.0	3,419.2	3,361.0	3,301.9	3,279.7	3,225.4	3,206.9	3,310.6	3,421.1	3,464.2	3,454.4	3,148.9	3,084.3	2,951.8	2,911.4	2,938.6	2,733.0	2,668.6	2,578.0	2,498.7	2,452.4	2,511.3	2,315.3	2,265.2	2,285.5	2,317.0	2,312.2	2,307.8	2,216.2	2,179.5	2,111.8
Current Assets
Inventories	2,194.6	2,148.3	2,124.0	2,124.0	2,146.0	2,411.7	2,477.4	2,459.2	2,490.4	2,527.5	2,543.9	2,224.9	1,968.9	1,744.9	1,634.7	1,436.9	1,357.5	1,378.1	1,430.9	1,571.5	1,489.2	1,544.9	1,544.7	1,509.4	1,473.4	1,437.7	1,414.1	1,399.4	1,241.4	1,181.5	1,138.9	1,170.4	1,132.3	1,150.1	1,132.8	1,105.1	1,049.4	1,030.5	1,030.4	1,029.2	980.6	965.1	930.0
Current receivables	2,860.3	3,089.5	3,021.9	2,973.3	2,604.9	2,962.5	2,879.4	2,848.2	2,526.7	2,610.5	2,613.1	2,287.4	2,009.2	2,031.8	1,896.7	1,897.6	1,757.8	1,953.3	1,821.8	1,839.6	1,919.3	2,201.7	1,958.1	1,902.1	1,746.6	1,897.6	1,663.1	1,644.2	1,439.9	1,582.2	1,473.8	1,450.3	1,283.8	1,499.8	1,387.1	1,255.2	1,204.9	1,323.5	1,256.8	1,165.4	1,084.5	1,224.6	1,014.3
Cash & cash equivalents	441.2	461.1	425.7	414.3	416.6	428.7	429.1	339.9	334.4	332.2	311.3	335.9	327.7	359.3	348.0	319.1	324.0	344.1	307.9	378.2	328.0	321.0	301.4	250.4	256.2	431.9	234.3	212.8	194.9	208.3	270.0	241.8	212.9	229.3	236.6	176.9	198.6	242.3	214.6	187.8	158.8	188.7	179.0
Total current assets	5,496.1	5,698.9	5,571.6	5,511.6	5,167.5	5,802.9	5,785.9	5,647.3	5,351.5	5,470.2	5,468.3	4,848.2	4,305.8	4,136.0	3,879.4	3,653.6	3,439.3	3,675.5	3,560.6	3,789.3	3,736.5	4,067.6	3,804.2	3,661.9	3,476.2	3,767.2	3,311.5	3,256.4	2,876.2	2,972.0	2,882.7	2,862.5	2,629.0	2,879.2	2,756.5	2,537.2	2,452.9	2,596.3	2,501.8	2,382.4	2,223.9	2,378.4	2,123.3
Assets held for sale									865.4	832.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	7.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Total assets	9,891.8	10,049.7	9,910.4	9,792.7	9,250.9	10,076.2	9,846.4	9,633.1	10,157.1	10,211.4	9,475.1	8,472.4	7,868.8	7,562.2	7,240.4	6,955.5	6,719.0	6,900.9	6,767.5	7,099.9	7,157.6	7,531.8	7,258.6	6,810.8	6,560.5	6,719.0	6,222.9	6,195.0	5,609.2	5,640.6	5,460.7	5,361.2	5,081.4	5,390.5	5,071.8	4,802.4	4,738.4	4,913.3	4,814.0	4,690.2	4,440.1	4,557.9	4,235.1
Equity and liabilities
Equity	5,976.2	5,866.2	5,839.7	5,653.8	5,346.2	5,605.2	5,592.5	5,272.5	4,724.9	4,467.8	4,167.4	3,853.5	3,717.7	3,458.8	3,501.1	3,330.1	3,205.5	3,193.7	3,024.1	3,084.7	3,151.4	3,092.6	2,986.7	2,839.2	2,709.6	2,664.9	2,629.0	2,620.3	2,461.9	2,434.2	2,403.2	2,381.3	2,312.1	2,358.2	2,280.4	2,108.2	2,066.3	2,101.1	2,163.7	2,082.2	2,061.5	2,010.4	2,047.3
Non-interst-bearing long-term liabilities	247.5	251.4	251.6	219.5	205.8	317.1	252.7	258.5	314.0	299.9	329.4	275.7	269.7	272.7	256.3	259.9	259.1	263.2	257.8	271.9	300.4	296.9	277.8	288.6	260.8	268.9	269.0	275.5	230.1	232.7	224.3	259.1	235.2	242.0	222.0	238.7	252.3	252.6	242.1	261.0	216.8	211.2	197.1
Interest-bearing long-term liabilities	766.3	732.3	710.0	727.3	715.2	765.7	702.6	671.6	1,446.6	1,640.9	1,532.7	1,230.8	1,073.4	1,046.0	1,053.4	1,051.5	1,044.0	1,063.3	1,062.9	1,119.8	1,179.7	1,257.1	1,148.5	1,070.0	1,090.3	847.1	764.5	690.7	389.2	368.2	379.4	319.3	372.1	416.3	268.3	196.7	229.5	251.9	280.6	245.4	270.2	262.2	315.8
Interest-bearing current liabilities	638.9	726.9	751.0	734.9	761.8	1,099.4	1,140.2	1,170.7	1,408.5	1,378.0	1,317.0	1,148.0	1,029.1	975.2	747.6	735.6	803.2	883.7	998.4	1,154.0	1,048.1	1,251.4	1,348.7	1,175.9	1,117.3	1,468.7	1,212.6	1,283.2	1,394.8	1,391.3	1,304.1	1,236.1	1,086.0	1,231.7	1,258.1	1,309.0	1,245.9	1,262.8	1,154.5	1,140.3	976.4	1,027.8	818.5
Non-interest-bearing current liabilities	2,262.9	2,472.9	2,358.1	2,457.2	2,221.9	2,288.8	2,158.4	2,259.8	2,042.6	2,197.3	2,128.6	1,964.4	1,778.9	1,802.5	1,682.0	1,578.4	1,407.2	1,497.0	1,424.3	1,469.5	1,478.0	1,633.8	1,496.9	1,437.1	1,382.5	1,469.4	1,347.8	1,325.3	1,133.2	1,214.2	1,149.7	1,165.4	1,076.0	1,142.3	1,043.0	949.8	944.4	1,044.8	973.1	961.3	915.2	1,046.3	856.4
Liabilities attritutable to available-for-sale assets	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	220.5	227.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	7.0
Total equity and liabilities	9,891.8	10,049.7	9,910.4	9,792.7	9,250.9	10,076.2	9,846.4	9,633.1	10,157.1	10,211.4	9,475.1	8,472.4	7,868.8	7,562.2	7,240.4	6,955.5	6,719.0	6,900.9	6,767.5	7,099.9	7,157.6	7,531.8	7,258.6	6,810.8	6,560.5	6,719.0	6,222.9	6,195.0	5,609.2	5,640.6	5,460.7	5,361.2	5,081.4	5,390.5	5,071.8	4,802.4	4,738.4	4,913.2	4,814.0	4,690.2	4,440.1	4,557.9	4,235.1
Cash flow statements in summary
Operating profit	853.9	652.1	305.2	963.0	730.0	657.0	334.9	1,401.4	666.9	389.4	269.6	769.8	578.4	447.1	209.6	676.7	503.6	395.6	182.1	625.7	569.4	456.8	173.0	528.1	414.0	333.9	144.9	349.6	344.5	276.8	132.9	439.0	391.3	286.2	133.0	344.1	281.8	251.7	117.5	376.8	321.8	267.7	111.4
Adjustments for non-cash items	445.0	307.9	147.7	331.2	293.6	216.0	125.4	113.4	418.8	328.2	106.2	354.5	287.0	205.9	88.7	391.5	252.7	169.4	71.4	349.9	266.6	189.6	78.3	193.1	117.5	68.5	17.7	220.4	124.3	78.8	16.0	158.4	114.1	112.6	46.3	143.8	117.9	69.5	39.5	199.5	168.0	107.3	32.4
Financial items	-48.1	-34.1	-17.1	-91.9	-71.4	-52.6	-22.5	-77.7	-50.9	-29.6	-11.3	-27.6	-18.2	-11.7	-8.0	-27.5	-20.7	-14.3	-8.2	-38.3	-30.1	-20.7	-8.0	-32.3	-22.4	-14.0	-6.6	-23.9	-16.3	-9.6	-5.7	-22.4	-15.6	-11.3	-5.6	-18.9	-14.2	-9.7	-4.7	-20.7	-15.1	-10.1	-4.9
Income tax paid	-210.5	-126.6	-56.5	-220.0	-187.4	-114.8	-49.3	-214.5	-176.1	-103.9	-55.5	-147.4	-145.9	-82.3	-40.5	-182.7	-150.0	-104.5	-47.8	-149.8	-112.6	-81.3	-45.0	-152.9	-115.1	-71.9	-35.8	-147.4	-99.4	-42.5	-31.7	-128.7	-94.3	-70.8	-23.6	-138.8	-99.6	-45.9	-22.1	-121.5	-65.7	-27.9	-2.0
Cash flow from operating activities before changes in working capital	1,040.3	799.3	379.3	982.3	764.8	705.6	388.5	1,222.6	858.7	584.1	309.0	949.3	701.3	559.0	249.8	858.0	585.6	446.2	197.5	787.5	693.3	544.4	198.3	536.0	394.0	316.5	120.2	398.7	353.1	303.5	111.5	446.3	395.5	316.7	150.1	330.2	285.9	265.6	130.2	434.1	409.0	337.0	136.9
Changes in working capital	-240.8	-206.5	-190.9	350.9	377.5	33.8	-81.8	-634.9	-441.7	-445.8	-373.8	-714.1	-434.5	-318.9	-91.2	135.9	179.0	73.9	37.9	56.8	110.8	-53.1	-29.4	-149.5	-43.0	-154.6	-45.1	-173.9	-113.1	-130.0	-37.7	18.2	94.5	-35.2	-36.0	-161.3	-77.0	-95.1	-81.5	-192.8	-154.8	-160.2	-49.0
Cash flow from operating activities	799.5	592.8	188.4	1,333.2	1,142.3	739.4	306.7	587.7	417.0	138.3	-64.8	235.2	266.8	240.1	158.6	993.9	764.6	520.1	235.4	844.3	804.1	491.3	168.9	386.5	351.0	161.9	75.1	224.8	240.0	173.5	73.8	464.5	490.0	281.5	114.1	168.9	208.9	170.5	48.7	241.3	254.2	176.8	87.9
Cash flow from investing activities	-333.1	-210.8	-119.6	-389.7	-274.8	-251.7	-167.0	318.6	-533.8	-500.0	-407.4	-515.9	-268.2	-223.8	-107.9	-448.3	-323.7	-170.5	-93.0	-235.4	-199.9	-162.6	-55.4	-515.4	-463.0	-206.0	-101.6	-481.9	-392.2	-279.4	-161.4	-281.3	-246.2	-158.7	-26.2	-212.1	-171.9	-126.0	-43.8	-297.0	-173.9	-147.0	-85.9
Cash flow from financing activities	-419.4	-323.2	-44.8	-898.1	-776.4	-433.2	-70.5	-959.5	69.3	315.5	429.9	274.9	-11.7	32.1	-24.6	-557.2	-443.7	-343.0	-181.2	-461.1	-529.1	-263.3	-67.7	161.8	161.7	268.6	56.1	218.8	114.7	79.2	129.4	-134.5	-215.8	-93.1	-37.6	53.5	0.7	25.3	28.6	110.2	-40.0	33.6	48.2
Cash flow for the period	47.0	58.8	24.0	45.4	91.1	54.5	69.2	-53.2	-47.5	-46.2	-42.3	-5.8	-13.1	48.4	26.1	-11.6	-2.8	6.6	-38.8	147.8	75.1	65.4	45.8	32.9	49.7	224.5	29.6	-38.3	-37.5	-26.7	41.8	48.7	28.0	29.7	50.3	10.3	37.7	69.8	33.5	54.5	40.3	63.4	50.2
Cash & cash equivalents at start of period	414.3	414.3	414.3	339.9	339.9	339.9	339.9	335.9	335.9	335.9	335.9	319.1	319.1	319.1	319.1	378.2	378.2	378.2	378.2	250.4	250.4	250.4	250.4	213.3	213.3	213.3	213.3	241.8	241.8	241.8	241.8	176.9	176.9	176.9	176.9	187.8	187.8	187.8	187.8	123.3	123.3	123.3	123.3
Translation differences in cash	-20.1	-12.0	-12.6	29.0	-14.4	34.3	20.0	57.2	61.3	48.2	17.7	22.6	21.7	-6.1	2.8	-47.5	-51.4	-40.7	-31.5	-20.0	2.5	5.2	5.2	4.2	-6.8	-5.9	-8.6	9.8	-9.4	-6.8	-13.6	16.2	8.0	22.7	9.4	-21.2	-26.9	-15.3	-6.7	10.0	-4.8	2.0	5.5
Cash & cash equivalents held for sale									-15.3	-5.7				-2.1
Cash & cash equivalents at the end of period	441.2	461.1	425.7	414.3	416.6	428.7	429.1	339.9	334.4	332.2	311.3	335.9	327.7	359.3	348.0	319.1	324.0	344.1	307.9	378.2	328.0	321.0	301.4	250.4	256.2	431.9	234.3	213.3	194.9	208.3	270.0	241.8	212.9	229.3	236.6	176.9	198.6	242.3	214.6	187.8	158.8	188.7	179.0
Key ratios/Alternative performance measures
Number of employees
The number of employees at the end of the accounting period. New employees, appointments terminated, part-time employees and paid overtime are converted into full-time equivalents.
Number of employees	6,638	6,660	6,631	6,616	6,518	6,588	6,616	6,587
Return on equity
Profit after tax before non-controlling interest, for the trailing 12 months (TTM), divided by average equity excluding non-controlling interest.
Profit after tax before minority share, rolling 12 month								1,044.7
Average equity								4,620.9
Return on equity, %	13.2	10.7	11.1	11.8	19.9	24.2	21.4	22.6	13.3	12.2	16.1	15.1	15.0	14.9	14.8	13.0	9.4	9.2	11.0	12.6	15.5	15.4	13.5	11.9	9.6	9.7	8.9	9.3	10.2	10.8	11.4	12.6	12.9	11.6	10.6	9.8	9.9	11.4	13.0	15.1	27.4	27.2	26.8
Return on capital employed, %
Profit after financial income, for the trailing 12 months (TTM), divided by average capital employed.
Profit after financial income, rolling 12								1,479.0
Average capital employed								7,355.1
Return on capital employed, %	15.5	13.7	13.3	14.2	20.7	23.4	20.9	20.1	13.3	12.2	14.7	14.5	14.9	14.2	14.3	13.1	10.2	10.1	11.2	11.6	12.6	12.6	11.1	11.3	8.8	8.8	8.2	9.1	9.3	10.4	10.8	12.0	11.9	10.5	10.1	10.2	9.3	10.5	12.4	12.5	19.8	18.9	18.1
EBITDA
Operating profit before depreciation and amortization
Operating profit	853.9	652.1	305.2	963.0	730.0	657.0	334.9	1,401.4	666.9	389.4	269.6	769.8	578.4	447.1	209.6	676.7	503.6	395.6	182.1	625.8	569.5	456.9	173.0	528.0	413.9	333.8	144.9	349.7	344.5	276.8	132.9	439.0	391.3	286.2	133.0	344.1	281.9	251.8	117.5	376.9	321.8	267.7	111.4
Depreciation and amortization	353.3	236.5	111.4	422.1	319.5	217.1	104.7	568.3	472.9	376.7	103.2	408.3	273.8	181.0	90.0	399.9	275.1	186.5	89.1	395.6	264.9	174.4	85.4	233.2	170.4	112.8	55.6	204.5	149.8	97.6	48.8	186.6	137.6	89.8	44.0	178.2	131.9	88.6	44.0	171.0	124.8	81.7	39.9
EBITDA	1,207.2	888.6	416.6	1,385.1	1,049.5	874.1	439.6	1,969.7
Equity per share
Equity divided by the number of shares at the end of the period
Equity								5,265.6
Number of shares, thousand	208,000	208,000	208,000	208,000	208,000	208,000	208,000	208,000	208,000	208,000	208,000	208,000	208,000	208,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000
Equity per share, SEK								25.3
Cash conversion
Operating profit before depreciation and amortization, rolling 12 months (TTM)
Non-cash provisions in working capital, rolling 12 months (TTM)
Change in working capital, rolling 12 months (TTM)
Investments in machinery and equipment, rolling 12 months (TTM)
Total
Operating profit, rolling 12 months (TTM)
Cash conversion, %
Net indebtedness
Interest-bearing liabilities + provision pensions reduced by cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments
Interest-bearing liabilities								1,842.3
Provisions for pensions								24.7
Cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments								343.7
Net indebtedness								1,523.3
Operating cash flow per share
Cash flow for the period from operating activities divided by the average number of shares during the period.
Cash flow for the period from operating activities								587.7
Number of shares, thousand								208,000
Operating cash flow per share, SEK								2.8
Organic growth
Change in sales by comparable units, adjusted for acquisitions and foreign currency effects.
Net sales for comparable units								11,168.8
Net sales previous year								9,634.5
Organic growth, %								15.9
Profit per share
Profit for the period attributable to the Parent Company's shareholders divided by the average number of shares during the period.
Profit attributable to the Parent Company's shareholders								1,039.6
Number of shares, thousand								208,000
Profit per share, SEK								5.0
Operating margin
Operating profit divided by net sales.
Operating profit								0.0
Net sales	9,299.2	6,256.9	3,111.3	12,256.6	9,187.8	6,361.0	3,174.9	12,057.9	8,929.1	5,885.6	2,848.9	9,634.4	6,972.8	4,694.7	2,290.5	8,519.1	6,310.6	4,306.7	2,100.0	8,914.8	6,883.8	4,737.1	2,254.0	8,326.4	6,182.6	4,164.1	2,012.7	7,301.3	5,474.2	3,700.9	1,837.2	6,863.7	5,130.5	3,415.1	1,645.9	6,112.5	4,603.8	3,187.5	1,563.1	5,882.3	4,379.9	2,948.3	1,393.8
Operating margin, %	9.2	10.4	9.8	7.9	7.9	10.3	10.5	0.0	7.5	6.6	9.5	8.0	8.3	9.5	9.2	7.9	8.0	9.2	8.7	7.0	8.3	9.6	7.7	6.3	6.7	8.0	7.2	4.8	6.3	7.5	7.2	6.4	7.6	8.4	8.1	5.6	6.1	7.9	7.5	6.4	7.3	9.1	8.0
Operating profit (EBIT)
Earnings before financial items and tax								0.0
Equity/assets ratio
Adjusted equity divided by total assets
Adjusted equity								5,265.6
Total assets								9,633.1
Equity/assets ratio, %	60.4	58.4	58.9	57.7	57.8	55.6	56.8	54.7	46.5	43.8	44.0	45.5	47.2	45.7	48.4	47.9	47.7	46.3	44.7	43.4	44.0	41.1	41.1	41.7	41.3	39.7	42.2	42.5	43.9	43.2	44.0	44.6	45.5	43.9	45.0	43.9	43.6	42.8	44.9	44.4	46.4	44.1	48.3
Capital employed
Total assets less non interest-bearing liabilities
Total assets								9,633.1
Non interest-bearing liabilities								2,472.3
Capital employed								7,160.8
Growth
Growth is defined as the change in net sales, relative to net sales for the preceding period
Net sales								12,057.9
Net sales previous year								9,634.5
Growth, %	1.2	-1.6	-2.0	1.6	2.9	8.1	11.4	25.2	28.1	25.4	24.4	13.1	10.5	9.0	9.1	-4.4	-8.3	-9.1	-6.8	7.1	11.3	13.8	12.0	14.0	12.9	12.5	9.6	6.4	6.7	8.4	11.6	12.3	11.4	7.1	5.3	3.9	5.1	8.1	12.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Profit margin
Profit after financial items divided by net sales
Profit after financial items	795.2	610.6	288.4	864.4	634.3	623.6	316.9	1,294.9	593.1	375.3	265.8	741.6	544.8	415.8	206.2	564.0	406.0	305.3	115.5	543.7	534.0	440.9	177.0	458.0	361.6	287.3	109.5	333.2	302.5	249.7	106.0	410.1	366.9	291.7	135.3	307.4	255.6	230.2	111.5	380.5	329.8	269.3	112.7
Net sales	9,299.2	6,256.9	3,111.3	12,256.6	9,187.8	6,361.0	3,174.9	12,057.9	8,929.1	5,885.6	2,848.9	9,634.4	6,972.8	4,694.7	2,290.5	8,519.1	6,310.6	4,306.7	2,100.0	8,914.8	6,883.8	4,737.1	2,254.0	8,326.4	6,182.6	4,164.1	2,012.7	7,301.3	5,474.2	3,700.9	1,837.2	6,863.7	5,130.5	3,415.1	1,645.9	6,112.5	4,603.8	3,187.5	1,563.1	5,882.3	4,379.9	2,948.3	1,393.8
Profit margin, %	8.6	9.8	9.3	7.1	6.9	9.8	10.0	10.7	6.6	6.4	9.3	7.7	7.8	8.9	9.0	6.6	6.4	7.1	5.5	6.1	7.8	9.3	7.9	5.5	5.8	6.9	5.4	4.6	5.5	6.7	5.8	6.0	7.2	8.5	8.2	5.0	5.6	7.2	7.1	6.5	7.5	9.1	8.1

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Summary
Net sales	12,368.1	12,152.5	12,193.0	12,256.6	12,316.6	12,533.3	12,383.9	12,057.9	11,590.8	10,825.3	10,192.8	9,634.4	9,181.3	8,907.1	8,709.6	8,519.1	8,341.6	8,484.4	8,760.8	8,914.8	9,027.6	8,899.4	8,567.7	8,326.4	8,009.7	7,764.5	7,476.8	7,301.3	7,207.4	7,149.5	7,055.0	6,863.7	6,639.2	6,340.1	6,195.3	6,112.5	6,106.2	6,121.5	6,051.6	5,882.3	1,431.6	1,554.5	1,393.8
Growth, %	0.4	-3.0	-1.5	1.6	6.3	15.8	21.5	25.2	26.2	21.5	17.0	13.1	10.1	5.0	-0.6	-4.4	-7.6	-4.7	2.3	7.1	12.7	14.6	14.6	14.0	11.1	8.6	6.0	6.4	8.6	12.8	13.9	12.3	8.7	3.6	2.4	3.9
Operating profit	1,086.5	958.1	933.3	963.0	1,464.5	1,669.0	1,466.7	1,401.4	858.3	712.1	829.8	769.8	751.5	728.2	704.2	676.7	559.9	564.5	634.9	625.8	683.6	651.1	556.1	528.0	419.1	406.7	361.7	349.7	392.2	429.6	438.9	439.0	453.5	378.5	359.6	344.1	337.0	361.0	383.0	376.9	54.1	156.3	111.4
Operating margin, %	8.8	7.9	7.7	7.9	11.9	13.3	11.8	11.6	7.4	6.6	8.1	8.0	8.2	8.2	8.1	7.9	6.7	6.7	7.2	7.0	7.6	7.3	6.5	6.3	5.2	5.2	4.8	4.8	5.4	6.0	6.2	6.4	6.8	6.0	5.8	5.6	5.5	5.9	6.3	6.4	3.8	10.1	8.0
Profit after financial items	1,024.8	851.4	835.9	864.4	1,336.1	1,543.2	1,346.0	1,294.9	789.9	701.1	801.2	741.6	702.8	674.5	654.7	564.0	415.7	408.1	482.2	543.7	630.4	611.6	525.5	458.0	392.3	370.8	336.7	333.2	345.7	368.1	380.8	410.1	418.7	368.9	331.2	307.4	306.3	341.4	379.3	380.5	54.1	156.3	111.4
Profit margin, %	8.3	7.0	6.9	7.1	10.8	12.3	10.9	10.7	6.8	6.5	7.9	7.7	7.7	7.6	7.5	6.6	5.0	4.8	5.5	6.1	7.0	6.9	6.1	5.5	4.9	4.8	4.5	4.6	4.8	5.1	5.4	6.0	6.3	5.8	5.3	5.0	5.0	5.6	6.3	6.5	3.8	10.1	8.0
Earnings per share, SEK	3.65	2.91	2.94	3.10	5.19	6.10	5.13	5.00	2.70	2.38	2.91	2.62	2.51	2.37	2.31	1.95	1.39	1.36	1.61	1.83	2.22	2.13	1.81	1.55	1.23	1.22	1.10	1.11	1.19	1.24	1.31	1.43	1.42	1.23	1.08	0.99	1.42	2.20	4.03	5.95	0.84	2.24	2.31
Earnings per share after full dilution, SEK	3.65	2.91	2.94	3.10	5.19	6.10	5.13	5.00	2.70	2.38	2.91	2.62	2.51	2.37	2.31	1.95	1.39	1.36	1.61	1.83	2.22	2.13	1.81	1.55	1.23	1.22	1.10	1.11	1.19	1.24	1.31	1.43	1.42	1.23	1.08	0.99	1.42	2.20	4.03	5.95	0.84	2.24	2.31
Income statements
Net sales	12,368.0	12,152.5	12,193.0	12,256.6	12,316.6	12,533.3	12,383.9	12,057.9	11,590.8	10,825.3	10,192.8	9,634.4	9,181.3	8,907.1	8,709.6	8,519.1	8,341.6	8,484.4	8,760.8	8,914.8	9,027.6	8,899.4	8,567.7	8,326.4	8,009.7	7,764.5	7,476.8	7,301.3	7,207.4	7,149.5	7,055.0	6,863.7	6,639.2	6,340.1	6,195.3	6,112.5	6,106.2	6,121.5	6,051.6	5,882.3	1,431.6	1,554.5	1,393.8
Cost of goods sold	-7,920.2	-7,821.5	-7,957.4	-8,042.9	-8,110.0	-8,242.4	-8,161.5	-7,948.5	-7,645.0	-7,162.9	-6,684.7	-6,315.3	-5,982.6	-5,794.5	-5,659.8	-5,559.5	-5,467.5	-5,558.1	-5,737.7	-5,831.2	-5,943.0	-5,896.4	-5,722.8	-5,597.6	-5,393.5	-5,206.2	-5,018.7	-4,887.2	-4,797.4	-4,746.5	-4,660.0	-4,502.5	-4,350.4	-4,152.0	-4,056.3	-4,010.5	-4,014.4	-4,026.6	-3,962.3	-3,857.6	-950.8	-985.8	-922.2
Gross profit	4,447.8	4,331.0	4,235.6	4,213.7	4,206.6	4,290.9	4,222.4	4,109.4	3,945.8	3,662.4	3,508.1	3,319.1	3,198.7	3,112.6	3,049.8	2,959.6	2,874.1	2,926.3	3,023.1	3,083.6	3,084.6	3,003.0	2,844.9	2,728.8	2,616.2	2,558.3	2,458.1	2,414.1	2,410.0	2,403.0	2,395.0	2,361.2	2,288.8	2,188.1	2,139.0	2,102.0	2,091.8	2,094.9	2,089.3	2,024.7	480.8	568.7	471.6
Other operating income	195.2	191.6	202.3	268.9	742.2	751.4	752.4	704.8	244.5	292.5	258.9	233.4	206.3	159.2	146.9	196.2	220.4	207.2	217.6	168.5	142.3	145.2	156.0	169.5	162.0	162.2	128.3	116.8	120.1	125.3	127.0	119.6	109.6	87.5	83.6	80.3	93.4	101.1	86.1	92.7	25.1	5.8	24.7
Selling expenses	-2,699.6	-2,657.7	-2,643.8	-2,616.7	-2,570.9	-2,562.4	-2,522.5	-2,459.8	-2,377.4	-2,273.1	-2,164.4	-2,077.5	-1,991.4	-1,929.1	-1,887.0	-1,861.3	-1,884.4	-1,922.6	-1,968.6	-1,987.6	-1,979.3	-1,934.0	-1,874.3	-1,827.0	-1,790.5	-1,752.6	-1,695.4	-1,652.7	-1,630.1	-1,611.2	-1,591.7	-1,548.2	-1,481.4	-1,432.2	-1,408.0	-1,399.8	-1,423.6	-1,406.9	-1,383.8	-1,352.7	-335.9	-325.3	-303.6
Administrative expenses	-619.6	-600.2	-597.3	-598.2	-595.4	-605.7	-598.3	-575.4	-542.6	-501.3	-471.3	-437.6	-431.4	-424.1	-421.1	-427.8	-419.8	-427.1	-427.2	-424.5	-423.8	-416.4	-405.2	-389.2	-379.5	-373.6	-365.1	-360.6	-365.4	-361.8	-365.6	-365.2	-351.4	-343.8	-340.0	-337.1	-334.8	-332.4	-326.8	-313.9	-85.0	-77.3	-66.5
Other operating expenses	-216.9	-332.0	-336.7	-375.9	-381.0	-249.4	-431.3	-419.1	-463.7	-502.1	-301.5	-267.6	-230.7	-190.4	-184.4	-190.0	-230.4	-219.3	-210.0	-214.2	-140.2	-146.7	-165.3	-154.1	-189.1	-187.6	-164.2	-167.9	-142.4	-125.7	-125.8	-128.4	-112.1	-121.1	-115.0	-101.3	-89.8	-95.7	-81.8	-73.9	-30.9	-15.6	-14.8
Net profit on monetary items	-20.0	25.4	73.2	71.2	63.0	44.2	44.0	41.5	51.7	33.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Operating profit	1,086.9	958.1	933.3	963.0	1,464.5	1,669.0	1,466.7	1,401.4	858.3	712.1	829.8	769.8	751.5	728.2	704.2	676.7	559.9	564.5	634.9	625.8	683.6	651.1	556.1	528.0	419.1	406.7	361.7	349.7	392.2	429.6	438.9	439.0	453.5	378.5	359.6	344.1	337.0	361.0	383.0	376.9	54.1	156.3	111.4
Net financial items	-61.6	-106.7	-97.4	-98.6	-128.4	-125.8	-120.7	-106.5	-68.4	-11.0	-28.6	-28.2	-48.7	-53.7	-49.5	-112.7	-144.2	-156.4	-152.7	-82.1	-53.2	-39.5	-30.6	-70.0	-26.8	-35.9	-25.0	-16.5	-46.5	-61.5	-58.1	-28.9	-34.8	-9.6	-28.4	-36.7	-30.7	-19.6	-3.7	3.6	6.4	0.3	1.3
Profit before tax	1,025.3	851.4	835.9	864.4	1,336.1	1,543.2	1,346.0	1,294.9	789.9	701.1	801.2	741.6	702.8	674.5	654.7	564.0	415.7	408.1	482.2	543.7	630.4	611.6	525.5	458.0	392.3	370.8	336.7	333.2	345.7	368.1	380.8	410.1	418.7	368.9	331.2	307.4	306.3	341.4	379.3	380.5	60.5	156.6	112.7
Tax	-254.8	-240.2	-214.3	-210.6	-253.3	-266.7	-276.1	-250.2	-223.6	-210.9	-196.6	-197.3	-181.1	-176.7	-169.3	-153.4	-123.3	-122.1	-143.3	-158.3	-165.0	-165.9	-147.8	-136.8	-137.7	-119.4	-110.2	-103.1	-98.4	-111.6	-110.5	-115.9	-125.5	-113.5	-105.3	-100.3	-97.7	-102.1	-109.1	-70.8	-16.8	-40.0	7.5
Profit for the period	770.5	611.2	621.6	653.8	1,082.8	1,276.5	1,069.9	1,044.7	566.3	490.2	604.6	544.3	521.7	497.8	485.4	410.6	292.4	286.0	338.9	385.4	465.4	445.7	377.7	321.2	254.6	251.4	226.5	230.1	247.3	256.5	270.3	294.2	293.2	255.4	225.9	207.1	208.6	239.3	270.2	309.7	43.7	116.6	120.2
Profit attributable to minority interests	10.9	6.6	10.2	8.2	3.5	8.0	2.8	5.1	4.2	-4.9	-0.7	0.3	0.2	5.4	5.8	4.4	2.6	2.2	2.3	3.8	3.2	1.8	1.3	-1.0	0.0	-0.5	-0.9	-0.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Profit attributable to Parent Company's shareholders	759.6	604.6	611.4	645.6	1,079.3	1,268.5	1,067.1	1,039.6	562.1	495.1	605.3	544.0	521.5	492.4	479.6	406.2	289.8	283.8	336.6	381.6	462.2	443.9	376.4	322.2	254.6	251.9	227.4	230.5	247.3	256.5	270.3	294.2	293.2	255.4	225.9	207.1	208.6	239.3	270.2	309.7
Basic earning per share, SEK	3.6	2.9	2.9	3.1	5.2	6.1	5.1	5.0	3.3	2.4	2.9	2.6	2.5	2.4	2.3	2.0	1.4	1.4	1.6	1.8	2.2	2.1	1.8	1.5	1.2	1.2	1.1	1.1	1.2	1.2	1.3	1.4	1.4	1.2	1.1	1.0	1.0	1.2	1.3	1.5	0.2	0.6	0.6
Diluted earnings per share, SEK	3.6	2.9	2.9	3.1	5.2	6.1	5.1	5.0	3.3	2.4	2.9	2.6	2.5	2.4	2.3	2.0	1.4	1.4	1.6	1.8	2.2	2.1	1.8	1.5	1.2	1.2	1.1	1.1	1.2	1.2	1.3	1.4	1.4	1.2	1.1	1.0	1.0	1.2	1.3	1.5	0.2	0.6	0.6
Average number of shares during period, basic (thousand)	208,000	208,000	208,000	208,000	208,000	208,000	208,000	208,000	208,000	208,000	208,000	208,000	208,000	208,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000
Average number of shares during period, diluted (thousand)	208,146	208,050	208,107	208,110	208,121	208,118	208,102	208,063	208,028	208,000	208,000	208,000	208,000	208,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000
Balance sheets
Non-current assets
Goodwill	1,029.2	1,046.2	1,026.9	1,025.8	981.9	1,027.6	1,002.6	988.6	945.1	924.3	972.7	888.9	802.5	761.9	765.3	735.6	767.6	766.9	774.1	819.9	873.0	874.3	856.4	846.8	847.3	753.9	737.7	759.1	724.4	728.0	708.9	691.4	676.4	723.6	645.7	621.8	624.8	642.2	619.7	613.7	589.2	586.1	553.4
Other intangible assets	256.0	269.8	279.5	287.7	275.9	295.4	292.6	291.3	289.7	296.1	310.9	216.1	191.4	195.1	209.7	210.7	223.7	214.9	225.3	247.7	238.6	252.7	252.6	265.1	238.6	208.1	190.0	216.9	185.1	200.3	204.9	193.3	196.1	192.7	188.4	189.3	194.4	205.5	221.8	225.8	231.0	241.7	249.7
Tangible non-current assets	2,836.0	2,779.3	2,781.4	2,727.0	2,568.9	2,740.9	2,577.2	2,526.0	2,491.7	2,476.7	2,516.4	2,325.6	2,334.6	2,238.9	2,164.8	2,118.1	2,024.1	1,979.9	1,949.6	1,988.1	2,065.0	2,109.2	2,087.5	1,769.4	1,745.3	1,732.6	1,730.0	1,722.2	1,601.4	1,538.4	1,462.3	1,413.4	1,377.8	1,395.2	1,306.5	1,273.6	1,284.2	1,294.1	1,291.6	1,288.3	1,226.3	1,189.3	1,141.8
Financial non-current assets	274.5	255.5	251.0	240.6	256.7	209.4	188.1	179.9	213.7	211.2	206.8	193.6	234.5	223.3	221.2	237.5	264.3	263.7	257.9	254.9	244.5	228.0	257.9	267.6	253.1	257.2	253.7	240.4	222.1	201.9	201.9	200.6	202.1	199.8	174.7	180.5	182.1	175.2	179.1	180.0	169.7	162.4	166.9
Total non-current assets	4,395.7	4,350.8	4,338.8	4,281.1	4,083.4	4,273.3	4,060.5	3,985.8	3,940.2	3,908.3	4,006.8	3,624.2	3,563.0	3,419.2	3,361.0	3,301.9	3,279.7	3,225.4	3,206.9	3,310.6	3,421.1	3,464.2	3,454.4	3,148.9	3,084.3	2,951.8	2,911.4	2,938.6	2,733.0	2,668.6	2,578.0	2,498.7	2,452.4	2,511.3	2,315.3	2,265.2	2,285.5	2,317.0	2,312.2	2,307.8	2,216.2	2,179.5	2,111.8
Current Assets
Inventories	2,194.6	2,148.3	2,124.0	2,124.0	2,146.0	2,411.7	2,477.4	2,459.2	2,490.4	2,527.5	2,543.9	2,224.9	1,968.9	1,744.9	1,634.7	1,436.9	1,357.5	1,378.1	1,430.9	1,571.5	1,489.2	1,544.9	1,544.7	1,509.4	1,473.4	1,437.7	1,414.1	1,399.4	1,241.4	1,181.5	1,138.9	1,170.4	1,132.3	1,150.1	1,132.8	1,105.1	1,049.4	1,030.5	1,030.4	1,029.2	980.6	965.1	930.0
Current receivables	2,860.3	3,089.5	3,021.9	2,973.3	2,604.9	2,962.5	2,879.4	2,848.2	2,526.7	2,610.5	2,613.1	2,287.4	2,009.2	2,031.8	1,896.7	1,897.6	1,757.8	1,953.3	1,821.8	1,839.6	1,919.3	2,201.7	1,958.1	1,902.1	1,746.6	1,897.6	1,663.1	1,644.2	1,439.9	1,582.2	1,473.8	1,450.3	1,283.8	1,499.8	1,387.1	1,255.2	1,204.9	1,323.5	1,256.8	1,165.4	1,084.5	1,224.6	1,014.3
Cash & cash equivalents	441.2	461.1	425.7	414.3	416.6	428.7	429.1	339.9	334.4	332.2	311.3	335.9	327.7	359.3	348.0	319.1	324.0	344.1	307.9	378.2	328.0	321.0	301.4	250.4	256.2	431.9	234.3	212.8	194.9	208.3	270.0	241.8	212.9	229.3	236.6	176.9	198.6	242.3	214.6	187.8	158.8	188.7	179.0
Total current assets	5,496.1	5,698.9	5,571.6	5,511.6	5,167.5	5,802.9	5,785.9	5,647.3	5,351.5	5,470.2	5,468.3	4,848.2	4,305.8	4,136.0	3,879.4	3,653.6	3,439.3	3,675.5	3,560.6	3,789.3	3,736.5	4,067.6	3,804.2	3,661.9	3,476.2	3,767.2	3,311.5	3,256.4	2,876.2	2,972.0	2,882.7	2,862.5	2,629.0	2,879.2	2,756.5	2,537.2	2,452.9	2,596.3	2,501.8	2,382.4	2,223.9	2,378.4	2,123.3
Assets held for sale									865.4	832.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	7.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Total assets	9,891.8	10,049.7	9,910.4	9,792.7	9,250.9	10,076.2	9,846.4	9,633.1	10,157.1	10,211.4	9,475.1	8,472.4	7,868.8	7,562.2	7,240.4	6,955.5	6,719.0	6,900.9	6,767.5	7,099.9	7,157.6	7,531.8	7,258.6	6,810.8	6,560.5	6,719.0	6,222.9	6,195.0	5,609.2	5,640.6	5,460.7	5,361.2	5,081.4	5,390.5	5,071.8	4,802.4	4,738.4	4,913.3	4,814.0	4,690.2	4,440.1	4,557.9	4,235.1
Equity and liabilities
Equity	5,976.2	5,866.2	5,839.7	5,653.8	5,346.2	5,605.2	5,592.5	5,272.5	4,724.9	4,467.8	4,167.4	3,853.5	3,717.7	3,458.8	3,501.1	3,330.1	3,205.5	3,193.7	3,024.1	3,084.7	3,151.4	3,092.6	2,986.7	2,839.2	2,709.6	2,664.9	2,629.0	2,620.3	2,461.9	2,434.2	2,403.2	2,381.3	2,312.1	2,358.2	2,280.4	2,108.2	2,066.3	2,101.1	2,163.7	2,082.2	2,061.5	2,010.4	2,047.3
Non-interst-bearing long-term liabilities	247.5	251.4	251.6	219.5	205.8	317.1	252.7	258.5	314.0	299.9	329.4	275.7	269.7	272.7	256.3	259.9	259.1	263.2	257.8	271.9	300.4	296.9	277.8	288.6	260.8	268.9	269.0	275.5	230.1	232.7	224.3	259.1	235.2	242.0	222.0	238.7	252.3	252.6	242.1	261.0	216.8	211.2	197.1
Interest-bearing long-term liabilities	766.3	732.3	710.0	727.3	715.2	765.7	702.6	671.6	1,446.6	1,640.9	1,532.7	1,230.8	1,073.4	1,046.0	1,053.4	1,051.5	1,044.0	1,063.3	1,062.9	1,119.8	1,179.7	1,257.1	1,148.5	1,070.0	1,090.3	847.1	764.5	690.7	389.2	368.2	379.4	319.3	372.1	416.3	268.3	196.7	229.5	251.9	280.6	245.4	270.2	262.2	315.8
Interest-bearing current liabilities	638.9	726.9	751.0	734.9	761.8	1,099.4	1,140.2	1,170.7	1,408.5	1,378.0	1,317.0	1,148.0	1,029.1	975.2	747.6	735.6	803.2	883.7	998.4	1,154.0	1,048.1	1,251.4	1,348.7	1,175.9	1,117.3	1,468.7	1,212.6	1,283.2	1,394.8	1,391.3	1,304.1	1,236.1	1,086.0	1,231.7	1,258.1	1,309.0	1,245.9	1,262.8	1,154.5	1,140.3	976.4	1,027.8	818.5
Non-interest-bearing current liabilities	2,262.9	2,472.9	2,358.1	2,457.2	2,221.9	2,288.8	2,158.4	2,259.8	2,042.6	2,197.3	2,128.6	1,964.4	1,778.9	1,802.5	1,682.0	1,578.4	1,407.2	1,497.0	1,424.3	1,469.5	1,478.0	1,633.8	1,496.9	1,437.1	1,382.5	1,469.4	1,347.8	1,325.3	1,133.2	1,214.2	1,149.7	1,165.4	1,076.0	1,142.3	1,043.0	949.8	944.4	1,044.8	973.1	961.3	915.2	1,046.3	856.4
Liabilities attritutable to available-for-sale assets	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	220.5	227.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	7.0
Total equity and liabilities	9,891.8	10,049.7	9,910.4	9,792.7	9,250.9	10,076.2	9,846.4	9,633.1	10,157.1	10,211.4	9,475.1	8,472.4	7,868.8	7,562.2	7,240.4	6,955.5	6,719.0	6,900.9	6,767.5	7,099.9	7,157.6	7,531.8	7,258.6	6,810.8	6,560.5	6,719.0	6,222.9	6,195.0	5,609.2	5,640.6	5,460.7	5,361.2	5,081.4	5,390.5	5,071.8	4,802.4	4,738.4	4,913.2	4,814.0	4,690.2	4,440.1	4,557.9	4,235.1
Cash flow statements in summary
Operating profit	1,086.5	958.1	933.3	963.0	1,464.5	657.0	334.9	1,401.4	666.9	389.4	269.6	769.8	578.4	447.1	209.6	676.7	503.6	395.6	182.1	625.7	569.4	456.8	173.0	528.1	414.0	333.9	144.9	349.6	344.5	276.8	132.9	439.0	391.3	286.2	133.0	344.1	281.8	251.7	117.5	376.8	321.8	267.7	111.4
Adjustments for non-cash items	482.5	423.1	353.5	331.2	-11.8	216.0	125.4	113.4	418.8	328.2	106.2	354.5	287.0	205.9	88.7	391.5	252.7	169.4	71.4	349.9	266.6	189.6	78.3	193.1	117.5	68.5	17.7	220.4	124.3	78.8	16.0	158.4	114.1	112.6	46.3	143.8	117.9	69.5	39.5	199.5	168.0	107.3	32.4
Financial items	-68.8	-73.4	-86.5	-91.9	-98.2	-52.6	-22.5	-77.7	-50.9	-29.6	-11.3	-27.6	-18.2	-11.7	-8.0	-27.5	-20.7	-14.3	-8.2	-38.3	-30.1	-20.7	-8.0	-32.3	-22.4	-14.0	-6.6	-23.9	-16.3	-9.6	-5.7	-22.4	-15.6	-11.3	-5.6	-18.9	-14.2	-9.7	-4.7	-20.7	-15.1	-10.1	-4.9
Income tax paid	-242.9	-231.8	-227.2	-220.0	-225.8	-114.8	-49.3	-214.5	-176.1	-103.9	-55.5	-147.4	-145.9	-82.3	-40.5	-182.7	-150.0	-104.5	-47.8	-149.8	-112.6	-81.3	-45.0	-152.9	-115.1	-71.9	-35.8	-147.4	-99.4	-42.5	-31.7	-128.7	-94.3	-70.8	-23.6	-138.8	-99.6	-45.9	-22.1	-121.5	-65.7	-27.9	-2.0
Cash flow from operating activities before changes in working capital	1,257.3	1,076.0	973.1	982.3	1,128.7	705.6	388.5	1,222.6	858.7	584.1	309.0	949.3	701.3	559.0	249.8	858.0	585.6	446.2	197.5	787.5	693.3	544.4	198.3	536.0	394.0	316.5	120.2	398.7	353.1	303.5	111.5	446.3	395.5	316.7	150.1	330.2	285.9	265.6	130.2	434.1	409.0	337.0	136.9
Changes in working capital	-267.3	110.6	241.8	350.9	184.3	33.8	-81.8	-634.9	-441.7	-445.8	-373.8	-714.1	-434.5	-318.9	-91.2	135.9	179.0	73.9	37.9	56.8	110.8	-53.1	-29.4	-149.5	-43.0	-154.6	-45.1	-173.9	-113.1	-130.0	-37.7	18.2	94.5	-35.2	-36.0	-161.3	-77.0	-95.1	-81.5	-192.8	-154.8	-160.2	-49.0
Cash flow from operating activities	990.0	1,186.6	1,214.9	1,333.2	1,313.0	739.4	306.7	587.7	417.0	138.3	-64.8	235.2	266.8	240.1	158.6	993.9	764.6	520.1	235.4	844.3	804.1	491.3	168.9	386.5	351.0	161.9	75.1	224.8	240.0	173.5	73.8	464.5	490.0	281.5	114.1	168.9	208.9	170.5	48.7	241.3	254.2	176.8	87.9
Cash flow from investing activities	-477.3	-348.8	-342.3	-389.7	577.6	-251.7	-167.0	318.6	-533.8	-500.0	-407.4	-515.9	-268.2	-223.8	-107.9	-448.3	-323.7	-170.5	-93.0	-235.4	-199.9	-162.6	-55.4	-515.4	-463.0	-206.0	-101.6	-481.9	-392.2	-279.4	-161.4	-281.3	-246.2	-158.7	-26.2	-212.1	-171.9	-126.0	-43.8	-297.0	-173.9	-147.0	-85.9
Cash flow from financing activities	-511.3	-788.1	-872.4	-898.1	-1,805.2	-433.2	-70.5	-959.5	69.3	315.5	429.9	274.9	-11.7	32.1	-24.6	-557.2	-443.7	-343.0	-181.2	-461.1	-529.1	-263.3	-67.7	161.8	161.7	268.6	56.1	218.8	114.7	79.2	129.4	-134.5	-215.8	-93.1	-37.6	53.5	0.7	25.3	28.6	110.2	-40.0	33.6	48.2
Cash flow for the period	1.4	49.7	0.2	45.4	85.4	54.5	69.2	-53.2	-47.5	-46.2	-42.3	-5.8	-13.1	48.4	26.1	-11.6	-2.8	6.6	-38.8	147.8	75.1	65.4	45.8	32.9	49.7	224.5	29.6	-38.3	-37.5	-26.7	41.8	48.7	28.0	29.7	50.3	10.3	37.7	69.8	33.5	54.5	40.3	63.4	50.2
Cash & cash equivalents at start of period	416.6	428.7	429.1	339.9	349.7	339.9	339.9	335.9	335.9	335.9	335.9	319.1	319.1	319.1	319.1	378.2	378.2	378.2	378.2	250.4	250.4	250.4	250.4	213.3	213.3	213.3	213.3	241.8	241.8	241.8	241.8	176.9	176.9	176.9	176.9	187.8	187.8	187.8	187.8	123.3	123.3	123.3	123.3
Translation differences in cash	23.2	-17.3	-3.6	29.0	-18.5	34.3	20.0	57.2	61.3	48.2	17.7	22.6	21.7	-6.1	2.8	-47.5	-51.4	-40.7	-31.5	-20.0	2.5	5.2	5.2	4.2	-6.8	-5.9	-8.6	9.8	-9.4	-6.8	-13.6	16.2	8.0	22.7	9.4	-21.2	-26.9	-15.3	-6.7	10.0	-4.8	2.0	5.5
Cash & cash equivalents held for sale									-15.3	-5.7				-2.1
Cash & cash equivalents at the end of period	441.2	461.1	425.7	414.3	416.6	428.7	429.1	339.9	334.4	332.2	311.3	335.9	327.7	359.3	348.0	319.1	324.0	344.1	307.9	378.2	328.0	321.0	301.4	250.4	256.2	431.9	234.3	213.3	194.9	208.3	270.0	241.8	212.9	229.3	236.6	176.9	198.6	242.3	214.6	187.8	158.8	188.7	179.0
Key ratios/Alternative performance measures
Number of employees
The number of employees at the end of the accounting period. New employees, appointments terminated, part-time employees and paid overtime are converted into full-time equivalents.
Number of employees	6,638	6,660	6,518	6,616	6,518	6,588	6,616	6,587
Return on equity
Profit after tax before non-controlling interest, for the trailing 12 months (TTM), divided by average equity excluding non-controlling interest.
Profit after tax before minority share, rolling 12 month	770.5	611.1	621.5	653.8		1,277.0	1,069.9	1,044.7
Average equity	5,826.9	5,669.4	5,604.3	5,541.0		5,284.0	4,991.5	4,620.9
Return on equity, %	13.2	10.8	11.1	11.8	19.9	24.2	21.4	22.6	13.3	12.2	16.1	15.1	15.0	14.9	14.8	13.0	9.4	9.2	11.0	12.6	15.5	15.4	13.5	11.9	9.6	9.7	8.9	9.3	10.2	10.8	11.4	12.6	12.9	11.6	10.6	9.8	9.9	11.4	13.0	15.1	27.4	27.2	26.8
Return on capital employed, %
Profit after financial income, for the trailing 12 months (TTM), divided by average capital employed.
Profit after financial income, rolling 12	1,129.4	980.2	961.5	1,028.7		1,744.0	1,559.4	1,479.0
Average capital employed	7,295.4	7,162.0	7,218.7	7,254.3		7,466.0	7,460.4	7,355.1
Return on capital employed, %	15.5	13.7	13.3	14.2	20.7	23.4	20.9	20.1	13.3	12.2	14.7	14.5	14.9	14.2	14.3	13.1	10.2	10.1	11.2	11.6	12.6	12.6	11.1	11.3	8.8	8.8	8.2	9.1	9.3	10.4	10.8	12.0	11.9	10.5	10.1	10.2	9.3	10.5	12.4	12.5	19.8	18.9	18.1
EBITDA
Operating profit before depreciation and amortization
Operating profit	1,086.9	958.1	933.3	963.0	1,464.5	1,669.0	1,466.7	1,401.4	858.3	712.1	829.8	769.8	751.5	728.2	704.2	676.7	559.9	564.5	634.9	625.8	683.6	651.1	556.1	528.0	419.1	406.7	361.7	349.7	392.2	429.6	438.9	439.0	453.5	378.5	359.6	344.1	337.0	361.0	383.0	376.9	54.1	156.3	111.4
Depreciation and amortization	456.2	441.5	428.8	422.1	319.5	408.7	569.8	568.3	472.9	376.7	103.2	408.3	273.8	181.0	90.0	399.9	275.1	186.5	89.1	395.6	264.9	174.4	85.4	233.2	170.4	112.8	55.6	204.5	149.8	97.6	48.8	186.6	137.6	89.8	44.0	178.2	131.9	88.6	44.0	171.0	124.8	81.7	39.9
EBITDA	1,543.1	1,399.6	1,362.1	1,385.1	1,784.0	2,077.6	2,036.4	1,969.7
Equity per share
Equity divided by the number of shares at the end of the period
Equity	5,968.9	5,859.5	5,833.3	5,645.5	5,346.2	5,599.0	5,586.7	5,265.6
Number of shares, thousand	208,000	208,000	208,000	208,000	208,000	208,000	208,000	208,000	208,000	208,000	208,000	208,000	208,000	208,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000	52,000
Equity per share, SEK	28.7	28.2	28.0	27.1	25.7	26.9	26.9	25.3
Cash conversion
Operating profit before depreciation and amortization, rolling 12 months (TTM)
Non-cash provisions in working capital, rolling 12 months (TTM)
Change in working capital, rolling 12 months (TTM)
Investments in machinery and equipment, rolling 12 months (TTM)
Total
Operating profit, rolling 12 months (TTM)
Cash conversion, %
Net indebtedness
Interest-bearing liabilities + provision pensions reduced by cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments
Interest-bearing liabilities	1,405.2	1,459.2	1,460.9	1,462.2	1,476.9	1,865.1	1,842.8	1,842.3
Provisions for pensions	22.9	26.9	27.1	27.3	24.0	25.8	25.3	24.7
Cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments	446.6	466.4	431.7	419.3	421.6	434.0	435.1	343.7
Net indebtedness	981.5	1,019.7	1,056.3	1,070.2	1,079.3	1,456.8	1,433.0	1,523.3
Operating cash flow per share
Cash flow for the period from operating activities divided by the average number of shares during the period.
Cash flow for the period from operating activities	990.0	1,186.6	1,214.9	1,333.2	1,142.2	739.4	306.7	587.7
Number of shares, thousand	208,000	208,000	208,000	208,000	208,000	208,000	208,000	208,000
Operating cash flow per share, SEK	4.8	5.7	5.8	6.4	5.5	3.6	1.5	2.8
Organic growth
Change in sales by comparable units, adjusted for acquisitions and foreign currency effects.
Net sales for comparable units	12,576.6	12,643.6	12,566.6	12,554.5	12,401.0	12,139.8	11,705.6	11,168.8
Net sales previous year	12,316.7	12,533.0	12,383.7	12,057.9	11,590.3	10,825.3	10,192.9	9,634.5
Organic growth, %	2.1	0.9	1.5	4.1	7.0	12.1	14.8	15.9
Profit per share
Profit for the period attributable to the Parent Company's shareholders divided by the average number of shares during the period.
Profit attributable to the Parent Company's shareholders	759.6	604.6	611.4	645.6	1,079.3	1,268.5	1,067.1	1,039.6
Number of shares, thousand	208,000	208,000	208,000	208,000	208,000	208,000	208,000	208,000
Profit per share, SEK	3.7	2.9	2.9	3.1	5.2	6.1	5.1	5.0
Operating margin
Operating profit divided by net sales.
Operating profit	1,086.9	958.1	933.3	963.0	1,464.5	1,669.0	1,466.7	1,401.4
Net sales	12,368.1	12,152.5	12,193.0	12,256.6	12,316.6	12,533.3	12,383.9	12,057.9	8,929.1	5,885.6	2,848.9	9,634.4	6,972.8	4,694.7	2,290.5	8,519.1	6,310.6	4,306.7	2,100.0	8,914.8	6,883.8	4,737.1	2,254.0	8,326.4	6,182.6	4,164.1	2,012.7	7,301.3	5,474.2	3,700.9	1,837.2	6,863.7	5,130.5	3,415.1	1,645.9	6,112.5	4,603.8	3,187.5	1,563.1	5,882.3	4,379.9	2,948.3	1,393.8
Operating margin, %	8.8	7.9	7.7	7.9	11.9	13.3	11.8	11.6	7.4	6.6	8.1	8.0	8.2	8.2	8.1	7.9	6.7	6.7	7.2	7.0	7.6	7.3	6.5	6.3	5.2	5.2	4.8	4.8	5.4	6.0	6.2	6.4	6.8	6.0	5.8	5.6	5.5	5.9	6.3	6.4	3.8	10.1	8.0
Operating profit (EBIT)
Earnings before financial items and tax	1,086.9	958.1	933.3	963.0	1,464.5	1,669.0	1,466.7	1,401.4
Equity/assets ratio
Adjusted equity divided by total assets
Adjusted equity	5,976.2	5,866.2	5,839.7	5,653.8	5,339.3	5,605.2	5,592.5	5,265.6
Total assets	9,891.8	10,049.7	9,910.4	9,792.7	9,250.9	10,076.2	9,846.4	9,633.1
Equity/assets ratio, %	60.4	58.4	58.9	57.7	57.8	55.6	56.8	54.7	46.5	43.8	44.0	45.5	47.2	45.7	48.4	47.9	47.7	46.3	44.7	43.4	44.0	41.1	41.1	41.7	41.3	39.7	42.2	42.5	43.9	43.2	44.0	44.6	45.5	43.9	45.0	43.9	43.6	42.8	44.9	44.4	46.4	44.1	48.3
Capital employed
Total assets less non interest-bearing liabilities
Total assets	9,891.8	10,049.7	9,910.4	9,792.7	9,250.9	10,076.2	9,846.4	9,633.1
Non interest-bearing liabilities	2,490.7	2,703.2	2,584.2	2,655.2	2,413.4	2,502.5	2,371.3	2,472.3
Capital employed	7,401.1	7,346.5	7,326.2	7,137.5	6,837.8	7,573.7	7,475.1	7,160.8
Growth
Growth is defined as the change in net sales, relative to net sales for the preceding period
Net sales	12,368.1	12,152.5	12,193.0	12,256.6	12,316.6	12,533.3	12,383.9	12,057.9
Net sales previous year	12,316.6	12,533.3	12,383.9	12,057.9	11,590.8	10,825.3	10,192.9	9,634.5
Growth, %	0.4	-3.0	6.3	1.6	6.3	15.8	21.5	25.2	26.2	21.5	17.0	13.1	10.1	5.0	-0.6	-4.4	-7.6	-4.7	2.3	7.1	12.7	14.6	14.6	14.0	11.1	8.6	6.0	6.4	8.6	12.8	13.9	12.3	8.7	3.6	2.4	3.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Profit margin
Profit after financial items divided by net sales
Profit after financial items	1,024.8	851.4	835.9	864.4	1,336.1	1,543.2	1,346.0	1,294.9	789.9	701.1	801.2	741.6	702.8	674.5	654.7	564.0	415.7	408.1	482.2	543.7	630.4	611.6	525.5	458.0	392.3	370.8	336.7	333.2	345.7	368.1	380.8	410.1	418.7	368.9	331.2	307.4	306.3	341.4	379.3	380.5	54.1	156.3	111.4
Net sales	12,368.1	12,152.5	12,193.0	12,256.6	12,316.6	12,533.3	12,383.9	12,057.9	11,590.8	10,825.3	10,192.8	9,634.4	9,181.3	8,907.1	8,709.6	8,519.1	8,341.6	8,484.4	8,760.8	8,914.8	9,027.6	8,899.4	8,567.7	8,326.4	8,009.7	7,764.5	7,476.8	7,301.3	7,207.4	7,149.5	7,055.0	6,863.7	6,639.2	6,340.1	6,195.3	6,112.5	6,106.2	6,121.5	6,051.6	5,882.3	1,431.6	1,554.5	1,393.8
Profit margin, %	8.3	7.0	6.9	7.1	10.8	12.3	10.9	10.7	6.8	6.5	7.9	7.7	7.7	7.6	7.5	6.6	5.0	4.8	5.5	6.1	7.0	6.9	6.1	5.5	4.9	4.8	4.5	4.6	4.8	5.1	5.4	6.0	6.3	5.8	5.3	5.0	5.0	5.6	6.3	6.5	3.8	10.1	8.0

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