Six month report, January–June 2019
January-June 2019 compared to January-June 2018
Highlights according to segment reporting
• Revenue amounted to SEK 80.9 billion (79.5); adjusted for currency effects revenue decreased 3 percent.
• Operating income amounted to SEK 3.2 billion (1.9); adjusted for currency effects operating income increased 61 percent. Legal decisions impacted positively by SEK 0.4 billion.
• Earnings per share increased 65 percent to SEK 6.41 (3.89).
• Operating cash flow from operations amounted to SEK –2.5 billion (–0.3), according to IFRS.
• Adjusted interest-bearing net receivables(+)/net debt(–) totaled SEK –2.8 billion (March 31, 2019: 0.9), according to IFRS.
• Operating income in Construction amounted to SEK 1.6 billion (0.5). The comparable period includes restructuring charges and project write-downs impacting negatively and claims resolutions and pension curtailments impacting positively. Total net impact of SEK –1.1 billion.
• Order bookings in Construction amounted to SEK 61.9 billion (71.9); adjusted for currency effects order bookings decreased 18 percent. The order backlog amounted to SEK 184.0 billion (March 31, 2019: 190.1).
• Operating income in Project Development amounted to SEK 1.7 billion (2.0); adjusted for currency effects operating income decreased 12 percent.
• Return on capital employed in Project Development was 10.9 percent (11.1).
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