Financial information
Five-year overview
| INCOME STATEMENT, SEK MILLION | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 |
| Net sales | 17,293 | 14,792 | 14,206 | 12,000 | 11,080 |
| Production costs | -14,718 | -12,562 | -12,081 | -10,173 | -9,420 |
| Gross profit/loss | 2,575 | 2,230 | 2,124 | 1,827 | 1,660 |
| Selling and administrative expenses | -1,502 | -1,286 | -1,342 | -1,123 | -1,061 |
| Operating profit/loss | 1,072 | 944 | 782 | 705 | 600 |
| Adjustments relating to specific costs | 8 | 10 | 96 | 54 | 49 |
| Adjusted operating profit/loss | 1,080 | 954 | 878 | 759 | 649 |
| Net financial items | -54 | -67 | -360 | -265 | -378 |
| Profit/Loss after financial items | 1,019 | 877 | 422 | 440 | 221 |
| Tax | -199 | -203 | -135 | -120 | -47 |
| Profit/loss for the period | 820 | 674 | 287 | 320 | 174 |
| BALANCE SHEET, SEK MILLION | |||||
| Goodwill | 7,844 | 7,599 | 7,211 | 6,940 | 6,733 |
| Other non-current assets | 154 | 144 | 218 | 386 | 354 |
| Current assets | 4,523 | 3,933 | 3,394 | 2,911 | 2,785 |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 839 | 286 | 573 | 828 | 838 |
| Total assets | 13,360 | 11,962 | 11,396 | 11,064 | 10,710 |
| Equity | 4,662 | 4,079 | 3,555 | 3,306 | 3,701 |
| Long-term loans | 1,700 | 2,700 | 2,700 | 3,441 | 3,312 |
| Other non-current liabilities | 356 | 245 | 177 | 420 | 182 |
| Commercial paper | 1,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Current liabilities | 5,642 | 4,938 | 4,964 | 3,897 | 3,514 |
| Total equity and liabilities | 13,360 | 11,962 | 11,396 | 11,064 | 10,710 |
| CASH FLOW, SEK MILLION | |||||
| Cash flow from operating activities | 1,038 | 428 | 841 | 659 | 457 |
| Cash flow from investing activities | -231 | -280 | -262 | -136 | -54 |
| Cash flow from financing activities | -254 | -504 | -767 | -545 | 344 |
| Cash flow for the period | 553 | -356 | -189 | -22 | 746 |
| KEY FIGURES, SEK MILLION | |||||
| Operating margin, % | 6.2 | 6.4 | 5.5 | 5.9 | 5.4 |
| Adjusted operating margin, % | 6.2 | 6.5 | 6.2 | 6.3 | 5.9 |
| Profit margin, % | 5.9 | 5.9 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 2.0 |
| Return on equity, % | 18.3 | 17.5 | 8.4 | 9.1 | 4.9 |
| Net debt | 1,862 | 2,417 | 2,433 | 2,595 | 2,468 |
| Capital structure (net borrowings/adj. EBITDA) | 1.7 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 3.7 |
| Cash conversion, % | 106 | 61 | 125.0 | 128.0 | 146.0 |
| Interest coverage, multiple | 22.9 | 15.5 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 1.7 |
| Equity/assets ratio, % | 34.9 | 34.1 | 31.2 | 29.9 | 34.6 |
| Order intake | 17,972 | 15,990 | 14,249 | 12,149 | 12,346 |
| Order backlog | 10,271 | 8,644 | 7,092 | 6,580 | 6,075 |
| Average no. of employees | 10,643 | 9,730 | 9,359 | 8,188 | 7,967 |
| Administration costs as % of sales | 8.6 | 8.7 | 9.4 | 9.4 | 9.6 |
| Working capital as % of sales | -5.5 | -5.8 | -7.9 | -7.1 | -5.5 |
| Basic earnings per share, SEK | 4.07 | 3.34 | 1.42 | 1.59 | 0.86 |
| Diluted earnings per share, SEK | 4.06 | 3.34 | 1.42 | 1.59 | 0.86 |