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Five year summary
SEK million20082007200620052004
Income statement items
Net sales208,930187,780179,821153,222131,972
Operating income16,25230,64635,82833,08426,706
Financial net97483165251–540
Net income11,66722 13526,43624,46017,836
 
Year-end position
Total assets285,684245,117214,940209,336186,186
Working capital99,95186,32782,92686,18469,268
Capital employed182,439168,456142,447133,332115,144
Net cash34,65124,31240,72850,64542,911
Property, plant and equipment9,9959,3047,8816,9665,845
Stockholders’ equity140,823134,112120,113101,62280,445
Minority interests1,2619407828501,057
Interest-bearing liabilities and post-employment benefits40,35433,40421,55230,86033,643
 
Other information
Earnings, per share, basic, SEK3.546.878.277.675.54
Earnings, per share, diluted, SEK3.526.848.237.645.54
Cash dividends per share, SEK1.85 *12.502.502.251.25
Stockholders’ equity per share, SEK44.2142.1737.8232.0325.40
Number of shares outstanding (in millions)
 – at end of period, basic3,1853,1803,1763,1733,167
 – average, basic3,1833,1783,1743,1693,166
 – average, diluted3,2023,1933,1893,1813,179
Additions to property, plant and equipment4,1334,3193,1893,3652,452
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment3,1083,1213,0072,8042,434
Acquisitions/capitalization of intangible assets1,28729,83818,3192,2501,950
Amortization of intangible assets5,0065,4334,2373,2694,452
Research and development expenses33,58428,84227,53324,05923,421
 – as percentage of net sales16.1%15.4%15.3%15.7%17.7%
       
Ratios
Operating margin7.8%16.3%19.9%21.8%20.2%
Operating margin excluding Sony Ericsson8.0%12.5%16.7%20.1%18.6%
EBITDA margin11.9%20.8%24.1%25.4%25.5%
Cash conversion92%66%57%47%80%
Return on equity8.2%17.2%23.7%26.7%24.2%
Return on capital employed11.3%20.9%27.4%28.7%26.4%
Equity ratio49.7%55.1%56.2%49.0%43.8%
Capital turnover1.21.21.31.21.2
Inventory turnover5.45.25.25.15.7
Trade receivables turnover3.13.43.94.14.1
Payment readiness, SEK million84,91764,67867,45478,64781,447
 – as percentage of net sales40.6%34.4%37.5%51.3%61.7%
       
Statistical data, year-end
Number of employees78,74074,01163,78156,05550,534
 – of which in Sweden20,15519,78119,09421,17821,296
Export sales from Sweden, SEK million109,254102,48698,69493,87986,510

1) F or 2008, as proposed by the Board of Directors.
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