Business area Civil Engineering

Business area Civil Engineering is a leading player in Sweden and with operations in Norway and Finland as well. The business area works with landscaping and pipelines, builds and maintains roads, railroads, bridges and other infrastructure as well as foundation work. Operations are organized in geographic regions and the specialized product areas Local market, Infrastructure and heavy construction and Operation and maintenance.

On the Local market the business area is working with landscaping and pipelines, foundation work and builds different kinds of facilities.

In the area of Infrastructure and heavy construction it builds roads, railroads, bridges, tunnels and ports.

Operation and maintenance provides just that for national and municipal highways and street networks as well as cares for parks and outdoor property. It also operates water and sewage supply networks.

Net sales and profit

The first quarter is the seasonally weakest quarter in Civil Engineering. Net sales for the first quarter 2020 contracted and amounted to SEK 2,770 million (2,916). The decrease in net sales is mainly attributable to Operation and maintenance.

Operating profit for the first quarter amounted to SEK 41 million (36) and the operating margin improved to 1.5 percent (1.2). The operating margin for the latest rolling 12 month period was 2.8 percent and therefore unchanged compared to the entire year of 2019.

Orders received and order backlog

Orders received during the first quarter 2020 amounted to SEK 3,435 million (3,069). Order backlog on March 31, 2020 amounted to SEK 14,146 million (13,843).