Key data – multi-quarter summary
| (SEK M unless otherwise stated) | 2019 Jul-Sep | 2019 Apr-Jun | 2019 Jan-Mar | 2018 Oct-Dec | 2018 Jul-Sep | 2018 Apr-Jun | 2018 Jan-Mar | 2017 Oct-Dec | 2017 Jul-Sep | |
| (MSEK om inget annat anges) | 2019 jul-sep | 2019 apr-jun | 2019 jan-mar | 2018 okt-dec | 2018 jul-sep | 2018 apr-jun | 2018 jan-mar | 2017 okt-dec | 2017 jul-sep | |
| Net sales | Nettoomsättning | 977 | 1,193 | 1,205 | 1,154 | 1,111 | 1,312 | 1,226 | 1,095 | 968 |
| Earnings measurements | Resultatmått | |||||||||
| Gross result | Bruttoresultat | 137 | 164 | 166 | 152 | 151 | 179 | 187 | 152 | 134 |
| Underlying gross result | Underliggande bruttoresultat | 136 | 163 | 172 | 151 | 145 | 167 | 180 | 145 | 136 |
| Operating result (EBIT) | Rörelseresultat (EBIT) | 14 | 32 | 34 | 22 | 33 | 22 | 55 | 5 | 19 |
| Underlying operating result (uEBIT) | Underliggande rörelseresultat (uEBIT) | 13 | 32 | 40 | 17 | 26 | 26 | 48 | 9 | 22 |
| Margin measurements | Marginalmått | |||||||||
| Gross margin | Bruttomarginal | 14.0% | 13.8% | 13.8% | 13.2% | 13.6% | 13.6% | 15.3% | 13.9% | 13.8% |
| Underlying gross margin | Underliggande bruttomarginal | 13.9% | 13.7% | 14.2% | 13.1% | 13.0% | 12.8% | 14.7% | 13.2% | 14.0% |
| Operating margin | Rörelsemarginal | 1.5% | 2.7% | 2.8% | 1.9% | 3.0% | 1.6% | 4.5% | 0.5% | 2.0% |
| Underlying operating margin | Underliggande rörelsemarginal | 1.4% | 2.6% | 3.3% | 1.4% | 2.4% | 2.0% | 3.9% | 0.8% | 2.2% |
| Capital structure | Kapitalstruktur | |||||||||
| Net debt excl. IFRS 16 1) | Nettoskuld exkl. IFRS 16 1) | 431 | 402 | 418 | 440 | 513 | 496 | 504 | 478 | 465 |
| Net debt/equity ratio excl. IFRS 16 1) | Nettoskuldsättningsgrad exkl. IFRS 16 1) | 46% | 44% | 45% | 49% | 58% | 57% | 59% | 60% | 58% |
| Working capital at end of period | Rörelsekapital vid periodens slut | 608 | 553 | 568 | 572 | 617 | 575 | 554 | 492 | 480 |
| Working capital (average) | Rörelsekapital (genomsnittligt) | 580 | 560 | 570 | 594 | 596 | 565 | 523 | 486 | 534 |
| Capital employed (average) excl. IFRS 16 1) | Sysselsatt kapital (genom-snittligt) exkl. IFRS 16 1) | 1,477 | 1,481 | 1,459 | 1,446 | 1,431 | 1,403 | 1,368 | 1,371 | 1,397 |
| Working capital tied-up | Rörelsekapitalbindning | 14.8% | 11.7% | 11.8% | 12.9% | 13.4% | 10.8% | 10.7% | 11.1% | 13.8% |
| Return | Avkastning | |||||||||
| Return on capital employed excl. IFRS 16 1) | Avkastning på sysselsatt kapital exkl. IFRS 16 1) | 4.0% | 8.2% | 9.2% | 6.0% | 9.4% | 6.1% | 16.2% | 1.7% | 5.4% |
| Per share data | Per aktie | |||||||||
| Earnings per share (SEK) | Resultat per aktie (SEK) | 0.30 | 1.44 | 1.56 | 0.83 | 1.73 | 0.54 | 3.03 | -0.40 | 0.72 |
| Earnings per share after dilution (SEK) | Resultat per aktie efter utspädning (SEK) | 0.30 | 1.44 | 1.56 | 0.83 | 1.73 | 0.54 | 3.03 | -0.40 | 0.72 |
| Equity per share (SEK) | Eget kapital per aktie (SEK) | 71.80 | 71.00 | 71.03 | 68.67 | 67.92 | 66.48 | 65.65 | 61.77 | 61.70 |
| Cash flow from operating activities per share (SEK) | Kassaflöde från den löpande verksamheten per aktie (SEK) | -1.03 | 5.11 | 4.79 | 6.13 | -0.74 | 1.29 | -0.08 | 0.78 | 7.48 |
| Shares outstanding at period end (thousands) | Antal aktier vid periodens slut (tusentals) | 12,983 | 12,983 | 12,983 | 12,983 | 12,983 | 12,983 | 12,983 | 12,983 | 12,983 |
| Number of shares (thousands) before and after dilution | Antal aktier (tusentals) före och efter utspädning | 12,983 | 12,983 | 12,983 | 12,983 | 12,983 | 12,983 | 12,983 | 12,983 | 12,983 |
| Growth | Tillväxt | |||||||||
| Sales growth | Omsättningstillväxt | -12% | -9% | -2% | 5% | 15% | 14% | 8% | 15% | 9% |
| – of which organic tonnage growth | – varav organisk tonnagetillväxt | -11% | -9% | -2% | 3% | 4% | 8% | 0% | 5% | 1% |
| – of which price and mix changes | – varav pris- och mixförändringar | -2% | -1% | -2% | -1% | 6% | 3% | 6% | 10% | 8% |
| – of which currency effects | – varav valutaeffekter | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 3% | 2% | 0% | 0% |
| Other | Övrigt | |||||||||
| Average number of employees | Medeltal anställda | 646 | 652 | 664 | 666 | 665 | 670 | 670 | 684 | 709 |
| Inventory gains and losses | Lagervinster och -förluster | 1 | 0 | -6 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 6 | -3 |
| Shipped tonnage (thousands of tonnes) | Levererat tonnage (tusentals ton) | 75 | 92 | 96 | 93 | 84 | 102 | 98 | 89 | 82 |
1) To visualize the development of BE Group’s financial position, some information is in the key figure overview that is not defined in IFRS. A reconciliation/bridge between alternative performance measures used in this report and the closest IFRS measure is presented under Alternative performance measures.