INTERIM REPORT 1 APRIL - 31 DECEMBER 2021
THIRD QUARTER (1 OCTOBER - 31 DECEMBER 2021)
- Net sales increased by 24 percent and amounted to SEK 3,586 million (2,881).
- Operating profit before amortisation of intangible non-current assets (EBITA) increased by 51 percent and amounted to SEK 459 million (304) corresponding to an EBITA margin of 12.8 percent (10.6).
- Operating profit increased by 60 percent and amounted to SEK 382 million (238) corresponding to an operating margin of 10.7 percent (8.3).
- Profit after tax increased by 61 percent and amounted to SEK 279 million (174) and earnings per share before/after dilution amounted to SEK 0.95 (0.65).
PERIOD (1 APRIL - 31 DECEMBER 2021)
- Net sales increased by 20 percent and amounted to SEK 10,122 million (8,409).
- Operating profit before amortisation of intangible non-current assets (EBITA) increased by 40 percent and amounted to SEK 1,286 million (916) corresponding to an EBITA margin of 12.7 percent (10.9).
- Operating profit increased by 47 percent and amounted to SEK 1,065 million (723) corresponding to an operating margin of 10.5 percent (8.6).
- Profit after tax increased by 47 percent and amounted to SEK 792 million (539) and earnings per share before/after dilution amounted to SEK 2.80 (1.95). For the latest twelve month period earnings per share before/after dilution amounted to SEK 3.45 (2.90).
- Return on working capital (P/WC) amounted to 66 percent (54).
- Return on equity amounted to 28 percent (27) and the equity ratio amounted to 35 percent (33).
- Cash flow from operating activities amounted to SEK 805 million (1,050). For the latest twelve month period, cash flow per share from operating activities amounted to SEK 4.65 (5.60).
- Since the start of the financial year twelve acquisitions have been completed with total annual sales of about SEK 860 million.
| GROUP SUMMARY | 3 months | 9 months | Rolling 12 months | |||||||
| SEKm | 31 Dec 2021 | 31 Dec 2020 | ∆ | 31 Dec 2021 | 31 Dec 2020 | ∆ | 31 Dec 2021 | 31 Mar 2021 | ||
| Net sales | 3,586 | 2,881 | 24% | 10,122 | 8,409 | 20% | 13,049 | 11,336 | ||
| EBITA | 459 | 304 | 51% | 1,286 | 916 | 40% | 1,621 | 1,251 | ||
| EBITA-margin % | 12.8 | 10.6 | 12.7 | 10.9 | 12.4 | 11.0 | ||||
| Profit after financial items | 364 | 226 | 61% | 1,019 | 686 | 49% | 1,270 | 937 | ||
| Profit for the period | 279 | 174 | 61% | 792 | 539 | 47% | 982 | 729 | ||
| Earnings per share before dilution, SEK | 0.95 | 0.65 | 46% | 2.80 | 1.95 | 44% | 3.45 | 2.60 | ||
| Earnings per share after dilution, SEK | 0.95 | 0.65 | 46% | 2.80 | 1.95 | 44% | 3.45 | 2.60 | ||
| Cash flow from operating activities per share, SEK | - | - | - | - | 4.65 | 5.60 | ||||
| Return on equity, % | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 23 | ||||
| Equity ratio, % | 35 | 33 | 35 | 33 | 35 | 35 | ||||
| Comparisons in parentheses refer to the corresponding period of the previous year, unless stated otherwise. | ||||||||||