Three month report, January-March 2017
January-March 2017 compared to January-March 2016
Highlights
- Revenue amounted to SEK 34.2 billion (35.3); adjusted for currency effects, revenue decreased 5 percent.
- Operating income decreased by 6 percent and amounted to SEK 1,849 M (1,969); no currency effects.
- Earnings per share increased by 6 percent to SEK 3.90 (3.69).
- Operating cash flow from operations amounted to SEK 1.6 billion (–3.4).
- Operating net financial assets totaled SEK 12.6 billion (Dec. 31, 2016: 10.6).
- Order bookings in Construction amounted to SEK 38.2 billion (30.3); adjusted for currency effects, order bookings increased by 23 percent. The order backlog amounted to SEK 200.8 billion (Dec. 31, 2016: 196.3).
- Operating income in Construction amounted to SEK 392 M (442), corresponding to an operating margin of 1.2 percent (1.5); operating income decreased by 11 percent, no currency effects.
- Operating income in Project Development decreased by 5 percent and amounted to SEK 1,656 M (1,744); no currency effects.
- Return on capital employed in Project Development was 15.9 percent (15.8).
- Net divestments in Project Development amounted to SEK 0.7 billion (–1.6).
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