Key figures
Essity’s largest shareholders
At December 31, 2019, the following companies, foundations and mutual funds were the ten largest registered shareholders based on voting rights:
Shareholders |
Votes (%) |
Capital (%) |
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AB Industrivärden |
29.2 |
9.5 |
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Norges Bank Investment Management |
6.8 |
3.6 |
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AMF Insurance and Funds |
4.2 |
3.4 |
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MFS Investment Management |
2.7 |
5.0 |
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SHB Oktogonen Foundation |
2.1 |
0.4 |
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Skandia |
1.8 |
0.6 |
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Swedbank Robur Funds |
1.7 |
3.0 |
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SEB Investment Management |
1.1 |
2.0 |
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SHB Pension Fund |
1.0 |
0.2 |
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Nordea Investment Funds |
0.8 |
1.5 |
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Other owners |
48.6 |
70.8 |
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Total |
100.0 |
100.0 |
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Shareholders structure
Holding |
No. of shareholders |
No. of shares |
Capital (%) |
Votes (%) |
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1–1,000 |
75,015 |
18,542,028 |
2.6 |
3.0 |
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1,001–10,000 |
13,760 |
37,214,210 |
5.3 |
6.1 |
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10,001–20,000 |
640 |
9,049,068 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
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20,001– |
963 |
637,537,183 |
90.8 |
89.6 |
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Total |
90,378 |
702,342,489 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
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Share distribution
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Class A |
Class B |
Total |
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Number of registered shares |
63,934,642 |
638,407,847 |
702,342,489 |
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Market share
% |
2019 |
2018 |
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Nasdaq Stockholm |
68 |
75 |
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CBOE |
23 |
19 |
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Turquoise |
2 |
3 |
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Other |
7 |
3 |
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Total |
100 |
100 |
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Ticker names
Nasdaq Stockholm |
ESSITY A, ESSITY B |
Bloomberg |
ESSITYA:SS, ESSITYB:SS |
REUTERS |
ESSITYa.ST, ESSITYb.ST |
Data per share
SEK per share unless otherwise indicated |
2019 |
2018 |
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Earnings per share: |
13.12 |
11.23 |
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Adjusted earnings per share1) |
14.69 |
13.32 |
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Average price for Essity’s B share |
278.28 |
225.72 |
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Closing price for Essity’s B share, December 31 |
301.80 |
217.60 |
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Cash flow from current operations2) |
18.81 |
9.06 |
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Cash flow from operating activities |
27.55 |
18.74 |
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Dividend |
6.253) |
5.75 |
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Dividend yield, % |
2.1 |
2.6 |
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P/E ratio4) |
23 |
19 |
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P/E ratio, excluding items affecting comparability4) |
21 |
16 |
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Price/EBITA5) |
17 |
18 |
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Price/EBITA, excluding items affecting comparability5) |
17 |
16 |
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Beta coefficient6) |
0.35 |
0.55 |
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Pay-out ratio (before dilution), % |
48 |
51 |
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Equity, after dilution effects |
89 |
78 |
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Number of registered shares, December 31 (millions) |
702.3 |
702.3 |
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Share capital development
The table below shows the development of the company’s share capital since 2017.
Year |
Event |
Change in number of Class A shares |
Change in number of Class B shares |
Total number of |
Total number of |
Total number of shares |
Change in share capital, |
Total sharecapital, |
Quotient value, |
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2017 |
Bonus issue1) |
64,589,523 |
637,747,966 |
64,594,523 |
637,747,966 |
702,342,489 |
2,349,866,980 |
2,350,366,980 |
3.35 |
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2017 |
Conversion |
–454,085 |
454,085 |
64,140,438 |
638,202,051 |
702,342,489 |
– |
2,350,366,980 |
3.35 |
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2018 |
Conversion |
–147,667 |
147,667 |
63,992,771 |
638,349,718 |
702,342,489 |
– |
2,350,366,980 |
3.35 |
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2019 |
Conversion |
–58,129 |
58,129 |
63,934,642 |
638,407,847 |
702,342,489 |
– |
2,350,366,980 |
3.35 |
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Examples of awards and sustainability index:
