2019 in brief
Operational key figures
(SEK million unless otherwise stated) 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Volumes, thousand tons 1,833 1,966 2,129 2,239 2,290
Net sales 20,114 22,057 26,436 27,592 28,510
Adjusted operating profit (EBIT)* 1,411 1,615 1,786 1,956 2,157
Operating profit 1,409 1,615 1,786 1,956 2,142
Operating profit per kilo, SEK 0.77 0.82 0.84 0.87 0.94
Cash flow from operating activities 1,736 1,213 1,099 1,090 1,558
Earnings per share, SEK** 3.70 3.95 4.71 5.21 5.86
Equity per share, SEK** 26.13 29.65 30.21 35.11 40.74
Dividend per share, SEK** 1.29 1.46 1.63 1.85 - ***
Return on Capital Employed, R12M, % 15.7 15.8 15.6 15.8 14.9
* Adjusted for non-recurring items and acquisition costs
** Share data recalculated in accordance with the decided share split (6:1) by the Annual General Meeting on May 30, 2018
*** As communicated in a press release on March 30, 2020, the Board of Directors has, due to the corona pandemic, proposed to postpone the
decision on the dividend for 2019. For further information, please see page 47.
For financial definitions, please see page 127.
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