Note 1 – Accounting principles

The quarterly report has been prepared according to the IFRS standards that have been adopted by EU as well as the interpretations of the valid standards adopted by EU, IFRICs. This report for the Group has been prepared according to IAS 34, Interim financial reporting as well as applicable regulations in the Annual Accounts Act. The parent company quarterly report has been prepared according to chapter 9 in the Annual Accounts Act, Quarterly reports and RFR 2, Accounting rules for legal entities. The Group and parent company have applied the same accounting principles and conditions as in the latest Annual Report.

In addition to the financial reports and their accompanying notes further information according to IAS 34.16A can be found in other sections of the quarterly report.

Differences in segment reporting and reporting according to IFRS

The Group is reported in the four business areas Construction, Civil Engineering, Industry and Project Development. The business areas are also operating segments. Segment reporting is the model Peab believes best describes Peab’s business regarding both internal steering and risk profile, and it is also how the Board and executive management follow operations.

For Peab’s construction contract businesses, Construction and Civil Engineering, revenue and profit are recognized over time in both segment reporting and reporting according to IFRS. For business area Industry revenue and profit are recognized both over time and at a certain point in time, and reporting is the same in both segment reporting and reporting according to IFRS. For business area Project Development in segment reporting within the unit Housing Development revenue and expenses are recognized over time as the projects are successively completed. This applies to Swedish tenant-​owner associations and own single homes, Norwegian condominiums and share housing and Finnish residential limited companies. In reporting according to IFRS, housing projects are recognized when the final homebuyers take possession of their apartments. In business area Project Development and the unit Property Development revenue and profit are recognized at a certain point in time in both segment reporting and reporting according to IFRS.

Group functions are reported in addition to the business areas and consist of central companies, certain subsidiaries and other holdings. Central companies consist primarily of the parent company Peab AB, Peab Finans AB, Peab Support (Shared Service Center) and Peab Utveckling AB. There is no difference in segment reporting and reporting according to IFRS regarding Group functions.

In segment reporting leasing fees for the lessee are recognized linearly over the leasing period for leasing contracts that by the counterparty (lessor) are classified as operational leasing contracts. IFRS 16 Leases is applied in the consolidated accounts according to IFRS which entails that the lessee recognizes depreciation and interest attributable to leasing assets respectively leasing liabilities. Leasing contracts that by the counterparty (lessor) are classified as financial leasing contracts are recognized in Peab’s segment accounting according to the principles that correspond with those for the lessee according to IFRS 16.

Reporting on internal projects between business areas Construction and Project Development

Business area Construction recognizes revenue and profit referring to the construction contract part of our own housing developments, rental project developments and other property development projects for business area Project Development. Recognition takes place over time as the projects are completed. Business area Project Development recognizes revenue for both the construction contract and developer part of our own housing development projects. Recognized profit consists of the profit in the developer part over time. Internal net sales between business area Construction and business area Project Development regarding the construction cost of our own housing development projects are eliminated in consolidated reporting. Internal profit is returned when the project is divested.

Reporting on property projects on our own balance sheet

The underlying sales value of property projects on our own balance sheet, recognized as project and development property, that are sold in the form of a company via shares, is recognized as revenue and the book value on the balance sheet is recognized as an expense. When property projects recognized as operations property or investment property are divested the net effect on profit is recognized as other operating income or other operating cost. Recognition of property projects is the same in both segment reporting and reporting according to IFRS.

Financial key ratios in segment reporting

Financial key ratios such as capital employed, total assets, equity, equity/assets ratio, net debt, net debt/equity ratio, cashflow before financing and earnings per share are presented in segment reporting with consideration taken to the above prerequisites. Net debt in segment reporting includes project financing for the unsold portion of ongoing own housing development projects. This is because Peab has an obligation to acquire unsold homes six months after completion.