Interim report, first quarter 2024
Highlights according to segment reporting
• Revenue amounted to SEK 36.4 billion (34.9); adjusted for currency effects, revenue increased 5 percent.
• Operating income amounted to SEK 0.5 billion (0.4); adjusted for currency effects, operating income increased 32 percent.
• Earnings per share amounted to SEK 1.28 (1.04).
• Operating cash flow from operations amounted to SEK -4.9 billion (-2.3) for the period according to IFRS.
• Adjusted interest-bearing net receivables(+)/net debt(-) totaled SEK 4.6 billion (December 31, 2023: 10.4).
• Order bookings in Construction amounted to SEK 46.9 billion (25.8). Adjusted for currency effects, order bookings quarter on quarter increased 83 percent. Rolling 12-month book-to-build ratio was 117 percent (99) with the order backlog reaching a historic high.
• Operating income in Construction amounted to SEK 0.7 billion (1.0), representing an operating margin of 1.8 percent (2.8).
• Operating income in Project Development amounted to SEK -0.1 billion (-0.5).
• Return on capital employed in Project Development was -3.1 percent (4.5).
• Return on equity was 5.9 percent (13.0).
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