Five-year summary
| SEK million | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | |
| CONTINUING OPERATIONS | ||||||
| Net sales | 40,164 | 39,436 | 38,330 | 39,082 | 38,596 | |
| Number of customers (by thousands) | 30,883 | 26,579 | 24,018 | 22,768 | 23,618 | |
| EBITDA | 10,284 | 9,394 | 8,227 | 6,721 | 6,179 | |
| EBIT | 7,088 | 5,736 | 2,906 | 1,740 | 970 | |
| EBT | 6,735 | 5,236 | 1,893 | 1,009 | 405 | |
| Net profit/loss | 6,481 | 4,755 | 1,758 | -78 | -186 | |
| KEY RATIOS | ||||||
| EBITDA margin, % | 26.0 | 23.8 | 21.4 | 17.1 | 16.0 | |
| EBIT margin, % | 17.6 | 14.5 | 7.6 | 4.5 | 2.5 | |
| VALUE PER SHARE (SEK) | ||||||
| Earnings | 14.69 | 10.72 | 3.91 | 0.05 | -0.14 | |
| Earnings, after dilution | 14.63 | 10.70 | 3.91 | 0.05 | -0.14 | |
| TOTAL (INCLUDING DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS) | ||||||
| Shareholders’ equity | 28,875 | 28,823 | 28,405 | 27,010 | 29,172 | |
| Shareholders’ equity, after dilution | 28,894 | 28,823 | 28,415 | 27,054 | 29,186 | |
| Total assets | 40,369 | 40,737 | 47,337 | 48,809 | 66,213 | |
| Cash flow from operating activities | 9,610 | 9,118 | 7,896 | 4,350 | 3,847 | |
| Cash flow after CAPEX | 6,007 | 4,778 | 3,288 | -819 | -1,673 | |
| Available liquidity | 12,814 | 12,410 | 17,248 | 25,901 | 5,963 | |
| Net debt | 1,691 | 2,171 | 4,952 | 5,198 | 15,311 | |
| Investments in intangible and tangible assets, CAPEX | 3,651 | 4,439 | 4,623 | 5,198 | 5,365 | |
| Investments in shares and other long-term receivables, net | 1,742 | -3,357 | -2,255 | -11,444 | 1,616 | |
| Average number of employees | 7,381 | 6,647 | 5,859 | 5,285 | 3,909 | |
| KEY RATIOS | ||||||
| Equity/assets ratio, % | 72 | 71 | 60 | 55 | 44 | |
| Debt/equity ratio, multiple | 0.06 | 0.08 | 0.17 | 0.19 | 0.52 | |
| Return on shareholders’ equity, % | 24.0 | 16.4 | 8.9 | -5.6 | -11.2 | |
| Return on shareholders’ equity after dilution, % | 24.0 | 16.4 | 8.9 | -5.6 | -11.2 | |
| Return on capital employed, % | 23.6 | 17.6 | 12.9 | 2.0 | -5.4 | |
| Average interest rate, % | 10.0 | 6.9 | 6.2 | 5.2 | 4.2 | |
| VALUE PER SHARE (SEK) | ||||||
| Earnings | 15.70 | 10.61 | 5.53 | -3.50 | -8.03 | |
| Earnings, after dilution | 15.64 | 10.59 | 5.53 | -3.50 | -8.03 | |
| Shareholders’ equity | 65.44 | 65.31 | 63.93 | 60.67 | 64.96 | |
| Shareholders’ equity, after dilution | 65.23 | 65.18 | 63.90 | 60.70 | 64.95 | |
| Cash flow from operating activities | 21.78 | 20.71 | 17.80 | 9.78 | 8.66 | |
| Dividend, ordinary | 6.00 | 1) | 3.85 | 3.50 | 3.15 | 1.83 |
| Extraordinary dividend and redemption | 21.00 | 1) | 2.00 | 1.50 | 4.70 | - |
| Market price at closing day | 139.60 | 110.20 | 69.00 | 129.50 | 100.00 | |
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