Business area Industry
Business area Industry is a complete supplier of the products and services needed to carry out a sustainable and cost-effective construction and civil engineering project. Industry offers everything from gravel, rock, concrete, asphalting and temporary electricity to prefabricated concrete elements. Business area Industry also rents out cranes, machines and transportation as well as handles production waste.
Business area Industry is run in six product areas: Asphalt, Concrete, Gravel and Rock, Transportation and Machines, Rentals and Construction System. All the segments operate on the Nordic construction and civil engineering market.
Net sales and profit
April – June 2018
Net sales for the second quarter 2018 increased by five percent and amounted to SEK 3,580 million (3,420). The increase in net sales was generated in all the product areas except Transportation and Machines where net sales contracted.
Operating profit for the second quarter 2018 amounted to SEK 262 million (246) and the operating margin rose to 7.3 percent (7.2). The increase in operating profit was primarily generated in Asphalt and Gravel and Rock.
January – June 2018
Net sales for the first half-year 2018 increased by two percent and amounted to SEK 5,758 (5,657). After adjustments for acquired units net sales increased by one percent. The increase in net sales was generated in all the product areas except Transportation and Machines where net sales contracted.
Operating profit for the first half-year 2018 amounted to SEK 224 million (223). Profit was lower in product areas Asphalt and Gravel and Rock compared to the same period last year due to the severe winter weather during the first quarter. Profit improved in Construction System while it remained more or less the same in all the other product areas compared to the corresponding period. The operating margin was 3.9 percent (3.9). The operating margin was 6.7 percent during the latest rolling 12 month period compared to 6.8 percent for the entire year of 2017.
Capital employed in Industry at the end of the period amounted to SEK 6,279 million (5,519). The increase stems primarily from more investments in machines.
Orders received and order backlog
April – June 2018
Orders received decreased by eleven percent during the second quarter and amounted to SEK 893 million (1,009).
January- June 2018
Orders received during the first half-year 2018 amounted to SEK 2,439 million (2,769). Order backlog on 30 June 2018 amounted to SEK 2,904 million (3,046).
Net sales
Capital employed, 30 June 2018
Key ratios
| Apr-Jun 2018 | Apr-Jun 2017 | Jan-Jun 2018 | Jan-Jun 2017 | Jul-Jun 2017/2018 | Jan-Dec 2017 | ||
| Apr-jun 2018 | Apr-jun 2017 | Jan-jun 2018 | Jan-jun 2017 | Jul-jun 2017/2018 | Jan-dec 2017 | ||
| Net sales, MSEK | Nettoomsättning, Mkr | 3,580 | 3,420 | 5,758 | 5,657 | 12,862 | 12,761 |
| Operating profit, MSEK | Rörelseresultat, Mkr | 262 | 246 | 224 | 223 | 868 | 867 |
| Operating margin, % | Rörelsemarginal, % | 7.3 | 7.2 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 6.7 | 6.8 |
| Orders received, MSEK | Orderingång, Mkr | 893 | 1,009 | 2,439 | 2,769 | 4,822 | 5,152 |
| Order backlog, MSEK | Orderstock, Mkr | 2,904 | 3,046 | 2,904 | 3,046 | 2,904 | 2,533 |
| Capital employed at the end of the period, MSEK | Sysselsatt kapital vid periodens utgång, Mkr | 6,279 | 5,519 | 6,279 | 5,519 | 6,279 | 5,781 |
| Number of employees at the end of the period | Antal anställda vid periodens utgång | 3,533 | 3,716 | 3,533 | 3,716 | 3,533 | 3,452 |
| Concrete, thousands of m3 1) | Betong, tusentals m3 1) | 402 | 333 | 599 | 591 | 1,229 | 1,221 |
| Asphalt, thousands of tons 1) | Asfalt, tusentals ton 1) | 780 | 803 | 791 | 832 | 2,578 | 2,619 |
| Gravel and Rock, thousands of tons 1) | Grus och Berg, tusentals ton 1) | 4,237 | 3,864 | 6,644 | 6,501 | 14,942 | 14,799 |
1) Refers to sold volume