Year-end report, January–December 2016
Skanska year-end report, January-December 2016 (compared to January-December 2015)
Highlights
- Revenue amounted to SEK 151.3 billion (154.9); adjusted for currency effects, revenue decreased 1 percent.
- Operating income amounted to SEK 8.2 billion (6.5); adjusted for currency effects, operating income increased by 27 percent. Impairments in Project Development amounted to about SEK 500 M. The comparable period includes writedowns in the Construction stream amounting to SEK 750 M.
- Earnings per share increased by 33 percent to SEK 15.89 (11.96).
- The Board of Directors proposes a dividend of SEK 8.25 (7.50) per share.
- Operating cash flow from operations amounted to SEK –1.2 billion (7.7).
- Operating net financial assets totaled SEK 10.6 billion (Sep. 30, 2016: 9.2).
- Order bookings in Construction amounted to SEK 170.2 billion (122.1); adjusted for currency effects, order bookings increased by 40 percent. The order backlog amounted to SEK 196.3 billion (Sep. 30, 2016: 191.6).
- Operating income in Construction amounted to SEK 3.5 billion (3.9), corresponding to an operating margin of 2.6 percent (2.8); adjusted for currency effects, operating income decreased by 7 percent.
- Operating income in Project Development amounted to SEK 5.8 billion (4.0); adjusted for currency effects, operating income increased by 44 percent.
- Return on capital employed in Project Development was 18.4 percent (14.9).
- Net divestments in Project Development amounted to SEK 0.8 billion (3.9).
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About Skanska
Skanska is one of the world’s leading construction and project development companies, focused on selected home markets in the Nordic region, other European countries and North America. Supported by global trends in urbanization and demographics, and by being at the forefront in sustainability, Skanska offers competitive solutions for both simple and the most complex assignments, helping to build a sustainable future for customers and communities.