INTERIM REPORT 1 APRIL - 31 DECEMBER 2022
THIRD QUARTER (1 OCTOBER - 31 DECEMBER 2022)
- Net sales increased by 30 percent and amounted to SEK 4,653 million (3,586).
- Operating profit before amortisation of intangible non-current assets (EBITA) increased by 37 percent and amounted to SEK 630 million (459) corresponding to an EBITA margin of 13.5 percent (12.8).
- Operating profit increased by 40 percent and amounted to SEK 536 million (382) corresponding to an operating margin of 11.5 percent (10.7).
- Profit after tax increased by 39 percent and amounted to SEK 387 million (279) and earnings per share before/after dilution amounted to SEK 1.40 (0.95).
PERIOD (1 APRIL - 31 DECEMBER 2022)
- Net sales increased by 33 percent and amounted to SEK 13,447 million (10,122).
- Operating profit before amortisation of intangible non-current assets (EBITA) increased by 39 percent and amounted to SEK 1,782 million (1,286) corresponding to an EBITA margin of 13.3 percent (12.7).
- Operating profit increased by 41 percent and amounted to SEK 1,507 million (1,065) corresponding to an operating margin of 11.2 percent (10.5).
- Profit after tax increased by 38 percent and amounted to SEK 1,093 million (792) and earnings per share before/after dilution amounted to SEK 3.90 (2.80). For the latest twelve month period earnings per share before dilution amounted to SEK 5.10 (3.45) and after dilution to SEK 5.05 (3.45).
- Return on working capital (P/WC) amounted to 65 percent (66).
- Return on equity amounted to 31 percent (28) and the equity ratio amounted to 35 percent (35).
- Cash flow from operating activities amounted to SEK 1,100 million (805). For the latest twelve month period, cash flow per share from operating activities amounted to SEK 5.25 (4.65).
- Since the start of the financial year ten acquisitions have been completed, of which two after the end of the period, with total annual sales of about SEK 850 million.
| Group Summary | 3 months | 9 months | Rolling 12 months | |||||||
| SEKm | 31 Dec 2022 | 31 Dec 2021 | ∆ | 31 Dec 2022 | 31 Dec 2021 | ∆ | 31 Dec 2022 | 31 Mar 2022 | ||
| Net sales | 4,653 | 3,586 | 30% | 13,447 | 10,122 | 33% | 17,363 | 14,038 | ||
| EBITA | 630 | 459 | 37% | 1,782 | 1,286 | 39% | 2,299 | 1,803 | ||
| EBITA-margin % | 13.5 | 12.8 | 13.3 | 12.7 | 13.2 | 12.8 | ||||
| Profit after financial items | 492 | 364 | 35% | 1,394 | 1,019 | 37% | 1,808 | 1,433 | ||
| Profit for the period | 387 | 279 | 39% | 1,093 | 792 | 38% | 1,418 | 1,117 | ||
| Earnings per share before dilution, SEK | 1.40 | 0.95 | 3.90 | 2.80 | 5.10 | 4.00 | ||||
| Earnings per share after dilution, SEK | 1.40 | 0.95 | 3.90 | 2.80 | 5.05 | 3.95 | ||||
| Cash flow from operating activities per share, SEK | - | - | - | - | 5.25 | 4.15 | ||||
| Return on equity, % | 31 | 28 | 31 | 28 | 31 | 30 | ||||
| Equity ratio, % | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 34 | ||||
| Comparisons in parentheses refer to the corresponding period of the previous year, unless stated otherwise. | ||||||||||