THE GROUP
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
12 months
Jan - Dec
2018 12 months
Jan - Dec
2017
Sales growth, %
Number of employees 12.4 6.9
2 605 2 495
Gross profit margin, % 46.6 46.1
8.9 9.5
7.7
7.0 8.4
7.5
5.7 6.3
Return on shareholders’ equity, %
Return on capital employed, % 11.2 12.2
9.4 9.8
Equity ratio, % 48.6 50.9
Net debt to equity ratio, % 53.3 54.1
Net debt in relation to working capital, %
Net debt, SEK million
Interest cover ratio, times
Capital turnover, times
Stock turnover, times 57.0 54.7
1 831.0 1 637.3
10.5 8.3
Operating margin before depreciation, %
Operating margin, %
Profit margin, %
Net margin, %
1.0 1.0
1.1 1.2
Cash flow before investments, SEK million 222.6 207.8
Net investments, SEK million
Cash flow after investments, SEK million -163.2 -110.6
59.4 97.2
51.76 45.66
47.40 54.50
Shareholders’ equity per share, before and after dilution, SEK
Share price as at December 31, SEK
Dividend/share, SEK
P/E-ratio
P/S-ratio
Share price/Shareholders’ equity
For definition of alternative performance measures,
please go to p. 31.
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1.70 1.35
8.70 10.20
0.50 0.60
0.90 1.20