Key figures, Yearly
SEK M 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Sales and income          
Sales 6) 27,802 31,137 33,550 34,829 34,963
Organic growth, % 5 9 7 0 (12)
Acquired growth, % 1 3 5 4 3
Operating income (EBIT) 3), 4) 4,078 4,771 5,458 5,526 5,413
Operating income (EBIT) 4,078 3,297 5,458 4,269 4,374
Income before tax (EBT) 3,556 2,626 4,609 3,499 3,740
Net income 2,613 1,756 3,368 2,438 2,659
   
Cash flow          
Operating cash flow 2) 3,702 3,528 4,808 4,769 6,843
   
Capital employed and financing          
Capital employed 26,653 27,205 28,621 32,850 30,382
-of which, goodwill 15,716 16,683 17,270 20,669 20,333
-of which, other intangibles and fixed assets 6,064 6,263 6,782 7,945 7,541
-of which, shares in associates 37 33 39 38 39
Net debt 12,240 13,560 12,953 14,013 11,018
Non-control interest 71 60 201 163 162
Shareholders' equity excluding minority interests 14,342 13,585 15,467 18,674 19,172
   
Data per share, SEK          
Earnings per share after tax and before dilution 3) 7.13 4.77 9.18 6.60 7.18
Earnings per share after tax and dilution (EPS) 3) 6.97 4.72 9.02 6.55 7.06
Earnings per share after tax and dilution (EPS) 3), 4) 6.97 7.99 9.02 9.21 9.22
Shareholders' equity per share after dilution 42.85 39.13 46.76 55.91 54.76
Dividend per share 5) 3.25 3.25 3.60 3.60 3.60
Price of Series B share at year-end 125.00 149.00 129.75 88.50 137.80
   
Key data          
Gross margin (EBITDA), % 4) 17.8 18.2 19.0 18.5 18.4
Operating margin (EBIT), % 3), 4) 14.7 15.3 16.3 15.9 15.5
Profit margin (EBT), % 3) 12.8 8.4 13.7 10.0 10.7
Return on capital employed, % 3) 15.9 12.1 18.4 13.3 13.1
Return on capital employed, % 3), 4) 15.9 17.1 18.4 17.2 16.2
Return on shareholders' equity, % 3) 18.1 11.5 21.0 12.8 12.7
Equity ratio, % 42.8 38.4 41.5 41.9 45.4
Net debt / equity ratio, times 0.85 0.99 0.83 0.74 0.57
Interest coverage ratio, times 8.2 5.1 7.4 5.7 7.2
Interest on convertible debenture loan after tax, SEK M 33.1 43.6 55.0 81.0 31.9
Number of shares before dilution, thousands 365,918 365,918 365,918 365,918 365,918
Number of shares after dilution, thousands 378,718 376,033 380,713 380,713 372,931
Weighted average number of shares after dilution, thousands 378,718 379,214 378,533 380,713 376,534
Average number of employees 29,578 31,243 32,267 32,723 29,375
   
1) 2001-2003 not adjusted for IFRS
2) Excluding restructuring payments
3) 2001, 2003 and 2008 are excluding non-recurring items.
4) 2006, 2008 and 2009 are excluding items affecting comparability.
5) For 2009 as proposed by board