2022 in brief
58,645
Order intake, SEK million
52,135
Net sales, SEK million
8,229
Adjusted EBITA, SEK million
15.8%
Adjusted EBITA, margin
Amounts in SEK million unless otherwise stated | +/- %6) | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 |
Order intake | 28% | 58,645 | 45,718 | 39,833 | 44,119 | 45,005 |
Net sales | 27% | 52,135 | 40,911 | 41,468 | 46,517 | 40,666 |
Adjusted EBITDA 1) | 17% | 9,678 | 8,305 | 8,365 | 9,062 | 7,344 |
Adjusted EBITA 2) | 16% | 8,229 | 7,114 | 7,231 | 7,989 | 6,718 |
Adjusted EBITA 2), % | 15.8 | 17.4 | 17.4 | 17.2 | 16.5 | |
Result after financial items | 1% | 6,179 | 6,142 | 4,977 | 7,221 | 5,896 |
Return on capital employed, % | 17.3 | 20.0 | 19.1 | 23.0 | 22.4 | |
Return on shareholders’ equity, % | 13.5 | 15.8 | 12.7 | 21.3 | 20.3 | |
Earnings per share, SEK | -4% | 10.89 | 11.38 | 8.47 | 13.08 | 10.77 |
Dividend per share, SEK | 6.00 3) | 6.00 | 5.50 | 0 | 5.00 | |
Free cash flow per share, SEK 4) | -5.38 | 0.57 | 15.89 | 10.00 | 8.56 | |
Solidity, % | 43.9 | 50.3 | 47.8 | 43.1 | 40.6 | |
Net debt to EBITDA, times | 1.47 | 0.87 | 0.48 | 0.88 | 0.93 | |
Number of employees 5) | 14% | 20,3 | 17,883 | 16,882 | 17,497 | 17,228 |
1) Adjusted EBITDA – Operating income before depreciation and amortization of stepup values, adjusted for items affecting comparability.
2) Adjusted EBITA – Operating income before amortization of step-up values, adjusted for items affecting comparability.
3) Board proposal to the Annual General Meeting.
4) Free cash flow is the sum of cash flow from operating and investing activities.
5) Number of employees at year-end.
6) Percentage change between 2021 and 2022.
Order intake
Order intake amounted to SEK 58,645 million in 2022, a growth of 28 percent to 2021. Organic order intake grew 14 percent.
Sales
Net sales amounted to SEK 52,135 million in 2022, a growth of 27 percent to 2021. Organic order intake grew 11 percent.
Adjusted EBITA
Adjusted EBITA amounted to SEK 8,229 million in 2022, a growth of 16 percent to 2021. The adjusted EBITA margin was 15.8 percent.