Key ratios in brief, Group

	2018	2017	2016	2015	2014
Net sales, SEK m	4 927	4 441	4 271	4 200	3 870
Gross profit, SEK m	1 278	1 264	1 231	1 241	1 134
Operating income, SEK m	430	491	502	528	452
Operating EBITDA, SEK m	583	630	632	656	572
EBIT, SEK m	351	456	463	493	433
EBITDA, SEK m	546	629	622	622	556
Interest-bearing net debt, SEK m	1 490	855	757	584	888
Number of employees	2 477	2 362	2 279	2 082	2 092
Gross margin	25.9%	28.5 %	28.8%	29.6%	29.3%
Operating margin	8.7%	11.1%	11.8%	12.6%	11.7%
Operating EBITDA margin	11.8%	14.2%	14.8%	15.6%	14.8%
EBIT margin	7.1%	10.3%	10.8%	11.7%	11.2%
EBITDA margin	11.1%	14.2%	14.6%	14.8%	14,4%
Return on capital employed*	10.6%	14.4%	15.8%	18.6%	15.4%
Return on shareholders’ equity	9.5%	12.9%	13.4%	14.8%	13.8%
Interest-bearing net debt/shareholders’ equity	57.0%	32.9%	30.5%	24.9%	40.5%
Interest-bearing net debt/operating EBITDA	2.6	1.4	1.2	0.9	1.6

* Calculated based on operating income