Interim report January-September 2019

Regulatory Information 2019-11-05

This is information that Ratos AB is obliged to make public pursuant to the EU Market Abuse Regulation. The information was submitted for publication, through the agency of the contact person set out below, at 08.00 CET on 5 November 2019.

Increased earnings and favourable growth in the companies during the third quarter

• Net sales for Ratos business areas increased by 17%, 16% organic growth, and amounted to SEK 5,943m (5,071)
• EBITA for Ratos business areas, excluding IFRS 16, amounted to SEK 302m (120)
• Operating profit for the Group according to IFRS amounted to SEK 832m (184)
• The sale of Ratos’s Lejonet 4 property has been completed. The capital gain amounted to SEK 487m and is included in operating profit for the Group
• Cash and cash equivalents in the parent company amounted to SEK 1,565m

At 10.00 CET a telephone conference will be held, participant connection: UK: +44 33 3300 9260, SE: +46 8 566 426 95, US: +1 833 526 8396. The telephone conference will be webcasted live at www.ratos.se where presentation material also is available. The telephone conference will be recorded and available at www.ratos.se.

 

Stockholm 5 November 2019
Jonas Wiström
CEO

 

For further information, please contact:
Jonas Wiström, CEO, +46 8 700 17 00
Peter Wallin, CFO, +46 8 700 17 00
Helene Gustafsson, Head of IR & Press, +46 8 700 17 98

 

About Ratos:
Ratos is an investment company that develops unlisted medium-sized companies based in the Nordic region. As an active owner, the goal is to contribute to long-term, sustainable development of the companies. Ratos is listed and invests capital from its own balance sheet and thus has a flexible ownership horizon. Ratos's 12 companies are divided into three business areas; Construction & Services, Consumer & Technology and Industry. In total, the companies employ approximately 12,300 employees.