INTERIM REPORT 1 APRIL - 30 SEPTEMBER 2024
SECOND QUARTER (1 JULY - 30 SEPTEMBER 2024)
- Net sales increased by 5 percent and amounted to SEK 5,127 million (4,879).
- Operating profit before amortisation of intangible non-current assets (EBITA) increased by 5 percent and amounted to SEK 764 million (727) corresponding to an EBITA margin of 14.9 percent (14.9).
- Operating profit increased by 3 percent and amounted to SEK 640 million (618) corresponding to an operating margin of 12.5 percent (12.7).
- Profit after tax amounted to SEK 446 million (447) and earnings per share before/after dilution amounted to SEK 1.60 (1.60).
PERIOD (1 APRIL - 30 SEPTEMBER 2024)
- Net sales increased by 6 percent and amounted to SEK 10,565 million (9,968).
- Operating profit before amortisation of intangible non-current assets (EBITA) increased by 12 percent and amounted to SEK 1,595 million (1,423) corresponding to an EBITA margin of 15.1 percent (14.3).
- Operating profit increased by 11 percent and amounted to SEK 1,353 million (1,213) corresponding to an operating margin of 12.8 percent (12.2).
- Profit after tax increased by 12 percent and amounted to SEK 941 million (839) and earnings per share before/after dilution amounted to SEK 3.40 (3.00). For the latest twelve month period earnings per share before/after dilution amounted to SEK 6.45 (6.05).
- Return on working capital (P/WC) amounted to 72 percent (67).
- Return on equity amounted to 28 percent (31) and the equity ratio amounted to 36 percent (36).
- Cash flow from operating activities amounted to SEK 1,195 million (1,150). For the latest twelve month period, cash flow per share from operating activities amounted to SEK 9.70 (9.40).
- To date during the financial year, we have signed agreements to acquire nine companies with combined annual sales of about SEK 1,250 million.
Group Summary | 3 months | 6 months | Rolling 12 months | |||||||
SEKm | 30 Sep 2024 | 30 Sep 2023 | ∆ | 30 Sep 2024 | 30 Sep 2023 | ∆ | 30 Sep 2024 | 31 Mar 2024 | ||
Net sales | 5,127 | 4,879 | 5% | 10,565 | 9,968 | 6% | 20,616 | 20,019 | ||
EBITA | 764 | 727 | 5% | 1,595 | 1,423 | 12% | 3,032 | 2,860 | ||
EBITA-margin % | 14.9 | 14.9 | 15.1 | 14.3 | 14.7 | 14.3 | ||||
Profit after financial items | 575 | 579 | -1% | 1,219 | 1,088 | 12% | 2,314 | 2,183 | ||
Profit for the period | 446 | 447 | -1% | 941 | 839 | 12% | 1,793 | 1,691 | ||
Earnings per share before dilution, SEK | 1.60 | 1.60 | 3.40 | 3.00 | 6.45 | 6.05 | ||||
Earnings per share after dilution, SEK | 1.60 | 1.60 | 3.40 | 3.00 | 6.45 | 6.05 | ||||
Cash flow from operating activities per share, SEK | - | - | - | - | 9.70 | 9.55 | ||||
Return on equity, % | 28 | 31 | 28 | 31 | 28 | 28 | ||||
Equity ratio, % | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 39 | ||||
Comparisons in parentheses refer to the corresponding period of the previous year, unless stated otherwise. |