2023 in brief

Amounts in SEK million unless otherwise stated	+/- %6)	2023	2022	2021	2020	2019
Order intake	21%	70,742	58,645	45,718	39,833	44,119
Net sales	22%	63,598	52,135	40,911	41,468	46,517
Adjusted EBITDA 1)	22%	11,78	9,678	8,305	8,365	9,062
Adjusted EBITA 2)	24%	10,221	8,229	7,114	7,231	7,989
Adjusted EBITA 2), %		16.1	15.8	17.4	17.4	17.2
Result after financial items	40%	8,65	6,179	6,142	4,977	7,221
Return on capital employed, %		21.0	17.3	20.0	19.1	23.0
Return on shareholders’ equity, %		17.6	13.5	15.8	12.7	21.3
Earnings per share, SEK	41%	15.31	10.89	11.38	8.47	13.08
Dividend per share, SEK		7.50 3)	6.00	6.00	5.50	0
Free cash flow per share, SEK 4)		16.50	3.52	9.71	15.76	9.28
Solidity, %		45.4	43.9	50.3	47.8	43.1
Net debt to EBITDA, times		0.85	1.47	0.87	0.48	0.88
Number of employees 5)	5%	21,321	20,3	17,883	16,882	17,497

¹⁾ Adjusted EBITDA – Operating income before depreciation and amortization of step-up 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 2022 and 2023.