The Peab share

Peab’s B share is listed on the Nasdaq Stockholm, Large Cap. As of December 31, 2019 the total market capital of Peab was SEK 27.8 billion (21.4).

TRADING IN THE PEAB SHARE

As of December 31, 2019 the last day of the year the closing price of the Peab B share was SEK 93.75 (72.40), which was a 29 percent increase during the year. The Swedish Stock Exchange, measured by the Affärsvärlden Index, increased in 2019 by 30 percent. In 2019, the Peab B share was quoted at a maximum of SEK 94.85 (85.85) and a minimum of SEK 71.00 (62.60). About 115 million B shares (147) were traded, which was equivalent to 460,000 B shares per trading day (589,000) and a turnover rate of 44 percent.

TOTAL RETURN

The total return on the Peab share in 2019 amounted to 36.2 percent, to be compared to the SIX Return index of 34.97 percent. In the five-year period January 1, 2015 to December 31, 2019 the annual total return on Peab’s B share amounted to 111 percent, to be compared to the SIX Return Index of 70.97 percent during the same period.

SHARES AND SHARE CAPITAL

The total number of shares at the beginning of 2019 was 296,049,730 divided into 34,319,957 A shares with 10 voting rights per share and 261,729,773 B shares with one voting right per share.

At the end of 2019 the number of A shares was 34,319,957 representing 11.6 percent (11.6) of the capital and 56.7 percent (56.7) of the votes and the number of B shares was 261,729,773 representing 88.4 percent (88.4) of the capital and 43.3 percent (43.3) of the votes. The share capital amounted to SEK 1,583.9 million (1,583.9). Information on share capital development over time is available at www.peab.com.

HOLDINGS OF OWN SHARES

At the beginning of 2019 Peab’s own B shareholding was 1,086,984 which corresponds to 0.4 percent of the total number of shares. No own shares were repurchased or divested in 2019.

DIVIDEND

In February 2020, Peab’s Board proposed an ordinary dividend of SEK 4.20 per share as well as extra distribution of all the shares in Annehem Fastigheter holding Peab’s wholly owned, fully developed commercial properties. As a result of the spread of the coronavirus and its effects on external circumstances and financial markets Peab’s Board decided to withdraw the proposals to the Annual General Meeting. The Board’s ambition is to regularly evaluate dividend capacity and depending on developments be able to make a decision on both the ordinary dividend and the right time to distribute Annehem Fastigheter. For 2018 the dividend amounted to SEK 4.20 per share, which corresponded to 59 percent of profit for the year. Total dividend distributed for 2018 amounted to SEK 1,239 million.

 

 

Price trend of the Peab share

1 January – 31 December 2019

Total return

31 December 2014 – 31 December 2019

List of shareholders on 31 December 2019

Data per share

1) The Board of Directors’ proposes to the AGM that no dividend be distributed for 2019.
2) Based on closing price at year-end.

Allocation of shareholdings per 2019-12-31

Shares and votes per share class 2019-12-31

Shareholder categories, proportion
of capital per 2019-12-31

Shareholder categories, proportion
of votes per 2019-12-31

Dividend and direct return

* Not recalculated taking IFRS 15 into account. ** The Board of Directors’ proposes to the AGM that no dividend be distributed for 2019.

Key ratios

Earnings and dividend per share

* Not recalculated taking IFRS 15 into account. ** The Board of Directors’ proposes to the AGM that no dividend be distributed for 2019.

Equity per share

* Not recalculated taking IFRS 15 into account.