Key ratios in brief, Group

	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013
Net sales, SEK m	4 441	4 271	4 200	3 870	3 349
Gross profit, SEK m	1 264	1 231	1 241	1 134	983
Operating income, SEK m	491	502	528	452	369
Operating EBITDA, SEK m	630	632	656	572	473
EBIT	456	463	493	433	352
EBITDA	629	622	622	556	483
Interest-bearing net debt, SEK m	855	757	584	888	491
Number of employees	2 362	2 279	2 082	2 092	1 902
Gross margin	28.5%	28.8%	29.6%	29.3%	29.4%
Operating margin	11.1%	11.8%	12.6%	11.7%	11.0%
Operating EBITDA margin	14.2%	14.8%	15.6%	14.8%	14.1%
EBIT margin	10.3%	10.8%	11.7%	11.2%	10.5%
EBITDA margin	14.2%	14.6%	14.8%	14.4%	14.4%
Return on capital employed*	14.4%	15.8%	18.6%	15.4%	13.3%
Return on equity	12.9%	13.4%	14.8%	13.8%	12.1%
Net debt / equity ratio	32.9%	30.5%	24.9%	40.5%	23.4%
Net debt / operating EBITDA	1.4	1.2	0.9	1.6	1.0

 

* Calculated based on operating income