2024 in brief

Amounts in SEK million unless otherwise stated	+/- %6)	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
Order intake	5%	74,592	70,742	58,645	45,718	39,833
Net sales	5%	66,954	63,598	52,135	40,911	41,468
Adjusted EBITDA 1)	8%	12,853	11,780	9,678	8,305	8,365
Adjusted EBITA 2)	8%	11,089	10,221	8,229	7,114	7,231
Adjusted EBITA 2), %		16.6	16.1	15.8	17.4	17.4
Result after financial items	16%	9,996	8,650	6,179	6,142	4,977
Return on capital employed, %		23.2	21.0	17.3	20.0	19.1
Return on shareholders’ equity, %		18.8	17.6	13.5	15.8	12.7
Earnings per share, SEK	17%	17.88	15.31	10.89	11.38	8.47
Dividend per share, SEK		8.50 3)	7.50 3)	6.00	6.00	5.50
Free cash flow per share, SEK 4)		21.60	16.50	3.52	9.71	15.76
Solidity, %		47.6	45.4	43.9	50.3	47.8
Net debt to EBITDA, times		0.43	0.85	1.47	0.87	0.48
Number of employees 5)	4%	22,323	21,321	20,300	17,883	16,882

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 2023 and 2024.