Key data – multi-quarter summary

(SEK M unless otherwise stated) 2024
Jul-Sep
2024
Apr-Jun
2024
Jan-Mar
2023
Oct-Dec
2023
Jul-Sep
2023
Apr-Jun
2023
Jan-Mar
2022
Oct-Dec
2022
Jul-Sep
(MSEK om inget annat anges) 2024
jul-sep
2024
apr-jun
2024
jan-mar
2023
okt-dec
2023
jul-sep
2023
apr-jun
2023
jan-mar
2022
okt-dec
2022
jul-sep
Net sales Nettoomsättning 1,057 1,272 1,305 1,177 1,187 1,406 1,558 1,472 1,514
Earnings measurements Resultatmått
Gross result Bruttoresultat 118 152 165 114 99 172 159 51 173
Underlying gross result Underliggande bruttoresultat 124 157 174 131 134 181 160 110 197
Operating result (EBIT) Rörelseresultat (EBIT) 5 11 4 -37 -42 26 1 -119 40
Underlying operating result (uEBIT) Underliggande rörelseresultat (uEBIT) 6 18 42 -17 4 33 10 -50 67
Margin measurements Marginalmått
Gross margin Bruttomarginal 11.1% 12.0% 12.6% 9.6% 8.3% 12.3% 10.2% 3.4% 11.5%
Underlying gross margin Underliggande bruttomarginal 11.7% 12.4% 13.3% 11.1% 11.3% 12.8% 10.3% 7.4% 13.0%
Operating margin Rörelsemarginal 0.5% 0.8% 0.3% -3.2% -3.5% 1.9% 0.0% -8.1% 2.6%
Underlying operating margin Underliggande rörelsemarginal 0.6% 1.4% 3.2% -1.4% 0.3% 2.4% 0.6% -3.4% 4.4%
Capital structure Kapitalstruktur
Net debt excl. IFRS 16 1) Nettoskuld exkl. IFRS 16 1) 341 289 271 259 251 203 204 357 475
Net debt/equity ratio excl. IFRS 16 1) Nettoskuldsättningsgrad exkl. IFRS 16 1) 23.5% 20.1% 18.7% 18.1% 16.9% 13.2% 12.4% 21.7% 27.4%
Working capital at end of period Rörelsekapital vid periodens slut 703 681 686 683 777 792 931 1,130 1,340
Working capital (average) Rörelsekapital (genomsnittligt) 691 684 684 730 784 861 1,031 1,234 1,204
Capital employed (average) excl. IFRS 16 1) Sysselsatt kapital (genomsnittligt) exkl. IFRS 16 1) 1,800 1,764 1,757 1,757 1,842 1,964 2,023 2,173 2,197
Working capital tied-up Rörelsekapitalbindning 16.4% 13.4% 13.1% 15.5% 16.5% 15.3% 16.5% 21.0% 19.9%
Return Avkastning
Return on capital employed excl. IFRS 16 1) Avkastning på sysselsatt kapital exkl. IFRS 16 1) 1.0% 2.1% 1.0% -8.6% -9.5% 4.9% -0.4% -22.3% 6.8%
Per share data Per aktie
Earnings per share (SEK) Resultat per aktie (SEK) 1.36 0.13 -0.35 -2.58 -3.27 1.47 -0.22 -7.79 2.05
Earnings per share after dilution (SEK) Resultat per aktie efter utspädning (SEK) 1.36 0.13 -0.35 -2.58 -3.27 1.47 -0.22 -7.79 2.05
Equity per share (SEK) Eget kapital per aktie (SEK) 111.59 110.45 110.87 109.68 113.75 118.32 126.57 126.11 133.30
Cash flow from operating activities per share (SEK) Kassaflöde från den löpande verksamheten per aktie (SEK) -1.02 1.63 3.38 11.62 -1.31 10.16 17.37 11.75 -14.14
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
Average number of shares (thousands) Genomsnittligt antal aktier (tusentals) 12,983 12,983 12,983 12,983 12,983 12,983 12,983 12,983 12,983
Growth Tillväxt
Sales growth Omsättningstillväxt -11% -10% -16% -20% -22% -31% -16% -3% 10%
– of which organic tonnage growth – varav organisk tonnagetillväxt 4% 5% -7% -6% -6% -18% -15% -14% -15%
– of which price and mix changes – varav pris- och mixförändringar -7% -12% -10% -16% -21% -17% -5% 5% 19%
– of which currency effects – varav valutaeffekter -2% 0% 1% 2% 5% 5% 4% 5% 3%
– of which acquisitions – varav förvärv 0% 0% 0% 1% 3% 4%
– of which divestments – varav avyttringar/avvecklingar -6% -3% 0% 0% 0% -1% -1% -2% -1%
Other Övrigt
Average number of employees Medelantal anställda 636 643 652 673 692 689 674 656 656
Inventory gains and losses Lagervinster och -förluster -9 -7 -11 -20 -40 -7 -9 -69 -27
Shipped tonnage (thousands of tonnes) Levererat tonnage (tusentals ton) 62 73 76 67 64 73 81 72 68
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.