Key data – multi-quarter summary
| (SEK M unless otherwise stated) | 2021 Oct-Dec | 2021 Jul-Sep | 2021 Apr-Jun | 2021 Jan-Mar | 2020 Oct-Dec | 2020 Jul-Sep | 2020 Apr-Jun | 2020 Jan-Mar | 2019 Oct-Dec | |
| (MSEK om inget annat anges) | 2021 okt-dec | 2021 jul-sep | 2021 apr-jun | 2021 jan-mar | 2020 okt-dec | 2020 jul-sep | 2020 apr-jun | 2020 jan-mar | 2019 okt-dec | |
| Net sales | Nettoomsättning | 1,510 | 1,375 | 1,403 | 1,100 | 875 | 744 | 935 | 1,118 | 984 |
| Earnings measurements | Resultatmått | |||||||||
| Gross result | Bruttoresultat | 283 | 316 | 296 | 207 | 135 | 105 | 138 | 170 | 138 |
| Underlying gross result | Underliggande bruttoresultat | 269 | 301 | 275 | 193 | 129 | 114 | 140 | 180 | 138 |
| Operating result (EBIT) | Rörelseresultat (EBIT) | 158 | 219 | 158 | 86 | 18 | 4 | 21 | -4 | 8 |
| Underlying operating result (uEBIT) | Underliggande rörelseresultat (uEBIT) | 135 | 193 | 133 | 68 | 12 | 14 | 28 | 42 | 9 |
| Margin measurements | Marginalmått | |||||||||
| Gross margin | Bruttomarginal | 18.7% | 23.0% | 21.1% | 18.9% | 15.5% | 14.1% | 14.7% | 15.2% | 14.0% |
| Underlying gross margin | Underliggande bruttomarginal | 17.8% | 21.9% | 19.6% | 17.5% | 14.8% | 15.3% | 14.9% | 16.1% | 14.1% |
| Operating margin | Rörelsemarginal | 10.4% | 15.9% | 11.3% | 7.8% | 2.1% | 0.5% | 2.2% | -0.4% | 0.8% |
| Underlying operating margin | Underliggande rörelsemarginal | 9.0% | 14.0% | 9.5% | 6.1% | 1.4% | 1.8% | 3.0% | 3.8% | 0.9% |
| Capital structure | Kapitalstruktur | |||||||||
| Net debt excl. IFRS 16 1) | Nettoskuld exkl. IFRS 16 1) | 241 | 98 | 75 | 124 | 156 | 281 | 254 | 322 | 373 |
| Net debt/equity ratio excl. IFRS 16 1) | Nettoskuldsättningsgrad exkl. IFRS 16 1) | 17% | 8% | 7% | 13% | 17% | 30% | 27% | 34% | 40% |
| Working capital at end of period | Rörelsekapital vid periodens slut | 856 | 610 | 434 | 376 | 343 | 474 | 455 | 520 | 549 |
| Working capital (average) | Rörelsekapital (genomsnittligt) | 734 | 523 | 405 | 360 | 409 | 464 | 487 | 534 | 578 |
| Capital employed (average) excl. IFRS 16 1) | Sysselsatt kapital (genom-snittligt) exkl. IFRS 16 1) | 1,639 | 1,467 | 1,387 | 1,318 | 1,272 | 1,258 | 1,258 | 1,389 | 1,463 |
| Working capital tied-up | Rörelsekapitalbindning | 12.1% | 9.5% | 7.2% | 8.2% | 11.7% | 15.6% | 13.0% | 11.9% | 14.7% |
| Return | Avkastning | |||||||||
| Return on capital employed excl. IFRS 16 1) | Avkastning på sysselsatt kapital exkl. IFRS 16 1) | 38.3% | 59.1% | 44.9% | 25.1% | 5.1% | 0.5% | 5.8% | -1.2% | 1.5% |
| Per share data | Per aktie | |||||||||
| Earnings per share (SEK) | Resultat per aktie (SEK) | 10.00 | 13.49 | 9.74 | 4.88 | 1.06 | -0.32 | 1.34 | -1.75 | 0.57 |
| Earnings per share after dilution (SEK) | Resultat per aktie efter utspädning (SEK) | 10.00 | 13.49 | 9.74 | 4.88 | 1.06 | -0.32 | 1.34 | -1.75 | 0.57 |
| Equity per share (SEK) | Eget kapital per aktie (SEK) | 108.84 | 98.68 | 84.82 | 75.55 | 69.73 | 70.87 | 70.92 | 72.19 | 71.05 |
| Cash flow from operating activities per share (SEK) | Kassaflöde från den löpande verksamheten per aktie (SEK) | -8.87 | 0.50 | 6.24 | 4.62 | 11.72 | 0.06 | 7.32 | 7.18 | 6.50 |
| 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 | 73% | 85% | 50% | -2% | -11% | -24% | -22% | -7% | -15% |
| – of which organic tonnage growth | – varav organisk tonnagetillväxt | 4% | 21% | 28% | -3% | -1% | -16% | -17% | -5% | -17% |
| – of which price and mix changes | – varav pris- och mixförändringar | 70% | 65% | 25% | 4% | -8% | -6% | -5% | -3% | 1% |
| – of which currency effects | – varav valutaeffekter | -1% | -1% | -3% | -3% | -2% | -2% | 0% | 1% | 1% |
| Other | Övrigt | |||||||||
| Average number of employees | Medeltal anställda | 627 | 625 | 616 | 613 | 625 | 636 | 637 | 637 | 644 |
| Inventory gains and losses | Lagervinster och -förluster | 23 | 26 | 25 | 18 | 6 | -10 | -2 | -11 | -1 |
| Shipped tonnage (thousands of tonnes) | Levererat tonnage (tusentals ton) | 79 | 77 | 98 | 88 | 76 | 64 | 77 | 90 | 77 |
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.