| Organic growth |
Sales growth excluding differences in the number of days worked, exchange rate fluctuations and acquisitions. |
| EBIT margin, % |
Operating profit (EBIT) as a percentage of net sales. |
| EBITA |
Operating profit/loss excluding amortisation and impairment of intangible fixed assets. |
| EBITA margin, % |
EBITA as a percentage of total net sales. |
| Adjusted EBITA |
EBITA excluding items impacting comparability. |
| Adjusted EBITA margin, % |
EBITA excluding items impacting comparability as a percentage of net sales. |
| EBITDA |
Operating profit/loss excluding amortisation/depreciation and impairment of intangible fixed assets and property, plant and equipment. |
| Adjusted EBITDA |
EBITDA excluding items impacting comparability. |
| Operating cash flows |
Cash flows that are based on business operations, excluding financial transactions, taxes and acquisitions and divestment of operations. |
| Operating cash flows/EBITDA (cash conversion) |
Operating cash flows in relation to EBITDA. |
| Average working capital |
Average working capital, calculated as the average of the opening balance, closing balance and the quarters in between. |
| Working capital |
Inventories, trade receivables and other operating receivables less trade payables and other current liabilities (excluding interest). This figure represents an average for the respective period based on quarterly data. |
| Return on equity |
Profit for the period as a percentage of average capital. |
| Operating capital |
Property, plant and equipment, goodwill and other intangible assets, deferred tax assets and working capital, less deferred tax liability, non-current and current provisions and other non-current liabilities. This figure represents an average for the respective period based on quarterly data. |
| Operating capital (excluding intangible fixed assets) |
Operating capital less goodwill and other intangible fixed assets, and related deferred tax. This figure represents an average for the respective period based on quarterly data. |
| Average operating capital |
Average operating capital, calculated as the average of the opening balance, closing balance and the quarters in between. |
| Average operating capital (excluding intangible fixed assets) |
Average operating capital (excluding intangible fixed assets) calculated as the average of the opening balance, closing balance and the quarters in between. |
| Return on operating capital |
Operating profit as a percentage of average operating capital. |
| Return on working capital |
EBITA as a percentage of average working capital. |
| Return on operating capital excluding intangible fixed assets |
EBITA as a percentage of average operating capital (excluding intangible fixed assets). |
| Net debt |
Non-current and current interest-bearing liabilities less non-current and current interest-bearing assets. |
| External net debt |
Net debt excluding shareholder loans. |
| Debt/equity ratio |
Net debt in relation to equity. |
| External net debt/Adjusted EBITDA |
External net debt in relation to adjusted EBITDA. |
| Equity/assets ratio (Solidity) |
Equity as a percentage of total assets. |
| Number of employees at end of period |
Number of people who have received a salary in the last month of the period. |
