Business area Industry

Business area Industry is a complete supplier of products and services needed in order to carry out construction and civil engineering projects sustainably and cost efficiently.

Business area Industry is run in six product areas; Asphalt, Concrete, Gravel and Rock, Transportation and Machines, Rentals and Construction System. As of 1 January 2017 Foundation Work has been moved to Civil Engineering. All of the product areas work on the Nordic construction and civil engineering markets.

Net sales and profit

April – June 2017

Net sales for the second quarter 2017 increased by two percent and amounted to SEK 3,420 million (3,356).

Operating profit for the second quarter 2017 amounted to SEK 246 million (202) and the operating margin rose to 7.2 percent (6.0).

January – June 2017

Net sales for the first half-year 2017 increased by eight percent and amounted to SEK 5,657 (5,250). After adjustments for acquired units net sales increased by seven percent. The increase during the period stems mainly from product areas Concrete, Gravel and Rock and Rentals.

Operating profit for the first half-year 2017 amounted to SEK 223 million (190). Product areas Concrete, Gravel and Rock, Rentals and Transportation and Machines report a slightly better result in comparison with the corresponding period last year while profit contracted in Construction System. The operating margin rose to 3.9 percent (3.6). The operating margin was 6.3 percent during the latest rolling 12 month period compared to 6.2 percent for the entire year of 2016.

Capital employed in Industry at the end of the period amounted to SEK 5,519 million (5,282).

Net sales

per product area, rolling 12 months

Capital employed, 30 June 2017

Key ratios

Apr-Jun
2017
Apr-Jun
2016
Jan-Jun
2017
Jan-Jun
2016
Jul-Jun
2016/2017
Jan-Dec
2016
Apr-jun
2017
Apr-jun
2016
Jan-jun
2017
Jan-jun
2016
Jul-jun
2016/2017
Jan-dec
2016
Net sales, MSEK Nettoomsättning, Mkr 3,420 3,356 5,657 5,250 12,568 12,161
Operating profit, MSEK Rörelseresultat, Mkr 246 202 223 190 786 753
Operating margin, % Rörelsemarginal, % 7.2 6.0 3.9 3.6 6.3 6.2
Capital employed at the end of the period, MSEK Sysselsatt kapital vid periodens slut, Mkr 5,519 5,282 5,519 5,282 5,519 5,416
Number of employees Antal anställda 3,716 3,501 3,716 3,501 3,716 3,385
Concrete, thousands of m3 1) Betong, tusentals m3 1) 333 302 591 493 1,199 1,101
Asphalt, thousands of tons 1) Asfalt, tusentals ton 1) 803 854 832 878 2,543 2,589
Gravel and Rock, thousands of tons 1) Grus och Berg, tusentals ton 1) 3,864 3,568 6,501 5,413 14,197 13,109

1) Refers to sold volume