INTERIM REPORT 1 APRIL - 30 SEPTEMBER 2022
SECOND QUARTER (1 JULY - 30 SEPTEMBER 2022)
- Net sales increased by 36 percent and amounted to SEK 4,418 million (3,257).
- Operating profit before amortisation of intangible non-current assets (EBITA) increased by 37 percent and amounted to SEK 582 million (425) corresponding to an EBITA margin of 13.2 percent (13.1).
- Operating profit increased by 39 percent and amounted to SEK 489 million (351) corresponding to an operating margin of 11.1 percent (10.8).
- Profit after tax increased by 38 percent and amounted to SEK 362 million (263) and earnings per share before/after dilution amounted to SEK 1.30 (0.95).
PERIOD (1 APRIL - 30 SEPTEMBER 2022)
- Net sales increased by 35 percent and amounted to SEK 8,794 million (6,536).
- Operating profit before amortisation of intangible non-current assets (EBITA) increased by 39 percent and amounted to SEK 1,152 million (827) corresponding to an EBITA margin of 13.1 percent (12.7).
- Operating profit increased by 42 percent and amounted to SEK 971 million (683) corresponding to an operating margin of 11.0 percent (10.4).
- Profit after tax increased by 38 percent and amounted to SEK 706 million (513) and earnings per share before/after dilution amounted to SEK 2.50 (1.85). For the latest twelve month period earnings per share before dilution amounted to SEK 4.65 (3.15) and after dilution to SEK 4.60 (3.15).
- Return on working capital (P/WC) amounted to 66 percent (61).
- Return on equity amounted to 31 percent (26) and the equity ratio amounted to 32 percent (32).
- Cash flow from operating activities amounted to SEK 524 million (435). For the latest twelve month period, cash flow per share from operating activities amounted to SEK 4.50 (5.10).
- Since the start of the financial year seven acquisitions have been completed, with total annual sales of about SEK 600 million.
| Group Summary | 3 months | 6 months | Rolling 12 months | |||||||
| SEKm | 30 Sep 2022 | 30 Sep 2021 | ∆ | 30 Sep 2022 | 30 Sep 2021 | ∆ | 30 Sep 2022 | 31 Mar 2022 | ||
| Net sales | 4,418 | 3,257 | 36% | 8,794 | 6,536 | 35% | 16,296 | 14,038 | ||
| EBITA | 582 | 425 | 37% | 1,152 | 827 | 39% | 2,128 | 1,803 | ||
| EBITA-margin % | 13.2 | 13.1 | 13.1 | 12.7 | 13.1 | 12.8 | ||||
| Profit after financial items | 464 | 337 | 38% | 902 | 655 | 38% | 1,680 | 1,433 | ||
| Profit for the period | 362 | 263 | 38% | 706 | 513 | 38% | 1,310 | 1,117 | ||
| Earnings per share before dilution, SEK | 1.30 | 0.95 | 37% | 2.50 | 1.85 | 35% | 4.65 | 4.00 | ||
| Earnings per share after dilution, SEK | 1.30 | 0.95 | 37% | 2.50 | 1.85 | 35% | 4.60 | 3.95 | ||
| Cash flow from operating activities per share, SEK | - | - | - | - | 4.50 | 4.15 | ||||
| Return on equity, % | 31 | 26 | 31 | 26 | 31 | 30 | ||||
| Equity ratio, % | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 34 | ||||
| Comparisons in parentheses refer to the corresponding period of the previous year, unless stated otherwise. | ||||||||||