The Peab share
Peab’s B share is listed on the Nasdaq Stockholm, Large Cap. At the end of 2020 the total market capital of Peab was SEK 26.5 billion (27.8).
TRADING IN THE PEAB SHARE
As of December 30, 2020 the last trading day of the year the closing price of the Peab B share was SEK 89.65 (93.75), which was a four percent decrease during the year. The Swedish Stock Exchange, measured by the Affärsvärlden Index, increased in 2020 by 13 percent. In 2020, the Peab B share was quoted at a maximum of SEK 110.70 (94.85) and a minimum of SEK 59.30 (71.00). During 2020 about 144 million B shares (115) were traded, which was equivalent to 570,000 B shares per trading day (460,000) and a turnover rate of 55 percent.
TOTAL RETURN
The total return on the Peab share in 2020 amounted to 3.23 percent, to be compared to the SIX Return index of 14.83 percent. In the five-year period January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2020 the annual total return on Peab’s B share amounted to 66.13 percent, to be compared to the SIX Return Index of 73.30 percent during the same period.
SHARES AND SHARE CAPITAL
The total number of shares at the beginning of 2020 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 2020 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). More information on share capital development over time is available at www.peab.com.
HOLDINGS OF OWN SHARES
At the beginning of 2020 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 2020.
DIVIDEND
For 2020 a dividend of SEK 4.50 per share (-) is proposed. No dividend was distributed in 2019 due to the outbreak of the corona pandemic and the uncertainty about financial developments. Distribution of Annehem Fastigheter corresponded to SEK 7 per share at the time of the distribution on December 11, 2020.
Excluding the 1,086,984 shares held by Peab AB per December 31, 2020 which do not entitle to a dividend, the proposed dividend entails a total dividend amount of SEK 1,327 million (-). Calculated as a share of recognized Group profit after tax (excluding the effect of the distribution of Annehem Fastigheter of SEK 952 million) the proposed dividend amounts to 66 percent (-).
1) Distribution of Annehem Fastigheter for 2019 corresponded to SEK 7 per share. This distribution is included in the total return.
Price trend of the Peab share
1 January – 31 December 2020

Total return 1)
31 December 2015 – 31 December 2020

1) Distribution of Annehem Fastigheter for 2019 corresponded to SEK 7 per share. This distribution is included in the total return.
List of shareholders on December 31, 2020
| A shares | B shares | Total number of shares | Proportion of capital, % | Proportion of votes, % | ||
| A-aktier | B-aktier | Totalt antal aktier | Andel av kapital, % | Andel av röster, % | ||
| Ekhaga Utveckling AB | Ekhaga Utveckling AB | 25,563,264 | 36,057,059 | 61,620,323 | 20.8% | 48.2% |
| AB Axel Granlund | AB Axel Granlund | 1,500,000 | 18,000,000 | 19,500,000 | 6.6% | 5.5% |
| Mats Paulsson | Mats Paulsson med familj | 3,861,354 | 8,109,175 | 11,970,529 | 4.0% | 7.7% |
| Peab´s profit share foundation | Peabs Vinstandelsstiftelse | 12,019,000 | 12,019,000 | 4.1% | 2.0% | |
| Länsförsäkringar Funds | Länsförsäkringar fondförvaltning AB | 11,801,783 | 11,801,783 | 4.0% | 2.0% | |
| Handelsbanken Funds | Handelsbanken fonder | 10,557,287 | 10,557,287 | 3.6% | 1.7% | |
| Kamprad family foundation | Familjen Kamprads stiftelse | 8,600,000 | 8,600,000 | 2.9% | 1.4% | |
| STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST CO, W9 | STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST CO, W9 | 6,487,620 | 6,487,620 | 2.2% | 1.1% | |
| SIX SIS AG, W8IMY | SIX SIS AG, W8IMY | 4,429,633 | 4,429,633 | 1.5% | 0.7% | |
| JPM CHASE NA | JPM CHASE NA | 3,717,243 | 3,717,243 | 1.3% | 0.6% | |
| PENSIONFUND INSURANCE COMPANY | PENSIONKASSAN SHB FÖRSÄKRINGSFÖRENING | 3,607,000 | 3,607,000 | 1.2% | 0.6% | |
| AMF Insurance and Funds | AMF Försäkringar och Fonder | 3,454,022 | 3,454,022 | 1.2% | 0.6% | |
| Pension, FUTUR | Pension, FUTUR | 3,303,584 | 3,303,584 | 1.1% | 0.5% | |
| CBNY-DFA-INT SML CAP V | CBNY-DFA-INT SML CAP V | 3,159,952 | 3,159,952 | 1.1% | 0.5% | |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG, W8IMY | DEUTSCHE BANK AG, W8IMY | 3,102,131 | 3,102,131 | 1.0% | 0.5% | |
| BNP PARIBAS SEC SERV LUXEMBOURG, W8IMY | BNP PARIBAS SEC SERV LUXEMBOURG, W8IMY | 3,039,290 | 3,039,290 | 1.0% | 0.5% | |
| Other shareholders related to the Paulsson family | Övriga aktieägare relaterade till familjen Paulsson | 891,912 | 1,831,950 | 2,723,862 | 0.9% | 1.8% |
| Other shareholders | Övriga aktieägare | 2,503,427 | 119,366,060 | 121,869,487 | 41.1% | 23.9% |
| Number of outstanding shares | Totalt utestående aktier | 34,319,957 | 260,642,789 | 294,962,746 | ||
| Peab AB | Peab AB | 1,086,984 | 1,086,984 | 0.4% | 0.2% | |
| Number of registered shares | Totalt registrerade aktier | 34,319,957 | 261,729,773 | 296,049,730 | 100.0% | 100.0% |
Data per share
| 2020 | 2019 | ||
| Segment reporting | Segmentsredovisning | ||
| Earnings, SEK | Resultat, kr | 10.00 | 7.25 |
| Equity, SEK | Eget kapital, kr | 44.92 | 42.30 |
| Cash flow before financing, SEK | Kassaflöde före finansiering, kr | 9.42 | 3.47 |
| Reporting according to IFRS | Redovisning enligt IFRS | ||
| Earnings, SEK | Resultat, kr | 10.79 | 9.00 |
| Equity, SEK | Eget kapital, kr | 42.18 | 39.18 |
| Cash flow before financing, SEK | Kassaflöde före finansiering, kr | 12.72 | 10.94 |
| Share price at year-end, SEK | Börskurs vid årets slut, kr | 89.65 | 93.75 |
| Share price/equity, % | Börskurs/eget kapital, % | 213 | 239 |
| Dividend, SEK 1) 2) | Kontant utdelning, kr 1) 2) | 4.50 | – |
| Direct return, % 3) | Direktavkastning, % 3) | 5.0 | – |
| P/E-ratio 3) | P/E-tal 3) | 8 | 10 |
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2) Distribution of Annehem Fastigheter corresponded to SEK 7 per share at the time of the distribution on December 11, 2020.
3) Based on closing price at year-end.
Allocation of shareholdings per 2020-12-31
| Number of shares | Number of shareholders | Proportion of capital, % | Proportion of votes, % | ||
| Antal aktier | Antal aktieägare | Andel av kapitalet, procent | Andel av rösterna, procent | ||
| 1– 500 | 1– 500 | 35,948 | 1.7 | 0.8 | |
| 501– 1,000 | 501– 1,000 | 6,416 | 1.8 | 0.9 | |
| 1,001– 5,000 | 1,001– 5,000 | 7,597 | 6.1 | 3.0 | |
| 5,001– 10,000 | 5,001– 10,000 | 1,301 | 3.2 | 1.6 | |
| 10,001– 15,000 | 10,001– 15,000 | 438 | 1.8 | 0.9 | |
| 15,001– 20,000 | 15,001– 20,000 | 234 | 1.4 | 0.7 | |
| 20,001– | 20,001– | 597 | 84.0 | 92.1 | |
| 52,531 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Shares and votes per share class 2020-12-31
| Share class | Number | Number of votes | Proportion of capital, % | Proportion of votes, % | |
| Aktieslag | Antal | Röstetal | Andel av kapitalet, % | Andel av rösterna, % | |
| A | A | 34,319,957 | 10 | 11.6 | 56.7 |
| B | B | 261,729,773 | 1 | 88.4 | 43.3 |
| Total | Totalt | 296,049,730 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Shareholder categories, proportion
of capital per 2020-12-31
| 2019 | |
| Financial companies and trust funds, 16% | 15 |
| Other Swedish legal entities, 34% | 35 |
| Interest organizations, 7% | 5 |
| Foreign shareholders, 16% | 20 |
| Swedish private persons, 27% | 25 |
Shareholder categories, proportion
of votes per 2020-12-31
| 2019 | |
| Financial companies and trust funds, 8% | 7 |
| Other Swedish legal entities, 59% | 59 |
| Interest organizations, 3% | 2 |
| Foreign shareholders, 9% | 12 |
| Swedish private persons, 21% | 20 |
Dividend and direct return
| Dividend per share | |Direct return per share | |
| 2016 | 3.60 | 5.0 |
| 2017 | 4.00 | 5.7 |
| 2018 | 4.20 | 5.8 |
| 2019* | 7.0 | 7.5 |
| 2020** | 4.5 | 5.0 |
Key ratios
Earnings and dividend per share
Segment reporting
| Earnings per share | |Dividend per share | |
| 2016* | 5.71 | 3.60 |
| 2017* | 7.01 | 4.00 |
| 2018* | 7.12 | 4.20 |
| 2019** | 7.25 | 7.0 |
| 2020*** | 10.00 | 4.5 |
Equity per share
Segment reporting
| Equity per share | |
| 2016* | 31.67 |
| 2017* | 35.02 |
| 2018* | 38.47 |
| 2019 | 42.30 |
| 2020 | 44.92 |