| SEKm unless otherwise stated | 2002 1 | 2003 1 | 2004 1 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Net sales | 19 271 | 19 806 | 24 631 | 27 804 | 31 054 |
| EBITDA (Profit before depreciation) 2 | 2 111 | 2 568 | 5 960 | 6 686 | 7 017 |
| Depreciation | 1 111 | 1 071 | 1 073 | 951 | 963 |
| EBIT (Operating profit) 2 | 1 000 | 1 497 | 4 887 | 5 735 | 6 054 |
| Profit before tax | 816 | 1 343 | 4 788 | 5 671 | 6 052 |
| Profit after tax | 577 | 899 | 3 593 | 4 021 | 4 253 |
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| EBITDA margin (%) | 11.0 | 13.0 | 24.2 | 24.0 | 22.6 |
| EBIT margin (%) | 5.2 | 7.6 | 19.8 | 20.6 | 19.5 |
| Profit margin (%) | 4.2 | 6.8 | 19.4 | 20.4 | 19.5 |
| Return on equity after tax (%) | 6 | 9 | 33 | 30 | 29 |
| Return on capital employed before tax (%) | 8 | 12 | 34 | 34 | 36 |
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| Capital expenditure | 902 | 1041 | 727 | 853 | 1407 |
| Cash flow after investments 3 | 1208 | 765 | 1992 | 4230 | 3794 |
| Net debt | 3 120 | 3 032 | 1 718 | 407 | -176 |
| Net gearing (%) | 32 | 30 | 13 | 3 | -1 |
| Equity ratio (%) | 53 | 54 | 60 | 66 | 68 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.5 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
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| Dividend (SEK)5 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 2.50 | 3.00 | 4.50 |
| Earnings per share (SEK) | 1.90 | 2.97 | 11.87 | 14.07 | 16.02 |
| Trading price, A share at year end (SEK) | 34.33 | 42.83 | 53.33 | 96.33 | 162.50 |
| No of shares at year end (A+B) | 302.7 | 302.7 | 302.7 | 272.8 | 259.1 |
| Market capitalization at year end | 10 393 | 12 966 | 16 144 | 26 280 | 42 104 |
| Enterprise value, EV, at year end4 | 13 513 | 15 998 | 17 862 | 26 687 | 41 928 |
| P/E | 18.1 | 14.4 | 4.5 | 6.8 | 10.1 |
| EV/EBITDA (x) | 6.4 | 6.2 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 6.0 |
| EV/EBIT (x) | 13.5 | 10.7 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 6.9 |
| Dividend yield (%) | 5.8 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 3.1 | 2.8 |
| Dividend payout ratio (%) | 105 | 67 | 21 | 21 | 28 |
| 1) 2004 has been adjusted in accordance with IFRS, however not 2002–2003. | | | | | |
| 2) Capital gain divestm.of HardTech in 2004 of SEK + 825m is included, Capital gain divestm.of Cogent Power in 2006 of SEK +77m is included | | |
| 3) Payment for HardTech included in 2005,SEK + 1,425m, Payment for Cogent Power included in 2006, SEK 248m | | | |
| 4) Enterprise value is the sum of market capitalisation and net debt. EV shows the value of the enterprise | | | | |
| 5) Board proposal | | | | | |