Key figures
% |
2018 |
2017 |
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Nasdaq Stockholm |
75% |
85% |
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CBOE |
19% |
12% |
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Turquoise |
3% |
2% |
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Other |
3% |
1% |
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Total |
100% |
100% |
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Essity’s largest shareholders
At December 31, 2018, 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 |
29.9 |
9.5 |
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Norges Bank Investment Management |
8.2 |
4.7 |
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MFS Investment Management |
2.7 |
5.0 |
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AMF Insurance and Funds |
2.5 |
3.3 |
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Swedbank Robur Funds |
2.4 |
4.3 |
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SHB Oktogonen Foundation |
2.4 |
0.4 |
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Skandia |
1.6 |
0.4 |
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First Swedish Pension Insurance Fund |
1.0 |
1.9 |
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SHB Pension Fund |
1.0 |
0.2 |
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Nordea Investment Funds |
1.0 |
1.7 |
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Other owners |
47.3 |
68.6 |
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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 |
71,666 |
18,706,485 |
2.7 |
3.1 |
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1,001–10,000 |
14,522 |
39,370,938 |
5.6 |
6.4 |
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10,001–20,000 |
685 |
9,777,799 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
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20,001– |
975 |
634,487,267 |
90.3 |
89.1 |
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Total |
87,848 |
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 |
63,992,771 |
638,349,718 |
702,342,489 |
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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
All earnings figures include items affecting comparability unless otherwise indicated.
SEK per share unless otherwise indicated |
2018 |
2017 |
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Earnings per share: |
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Earnings per share: |
11.23 |
11.56 |
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Adjusted earnings per share1) |
13.32 |
13.09 |
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Market price for B share: |
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Average price during the year |
225.72 |
233.87 |
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Closing price, December 31 |
217.60 |
233.00 |
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Cash flow from current operations2) |
12.51 |
12.45 |
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Cash flow from operating activities |
18.74 |
18.12 |
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Dividend |
5.753) |
5.75 |
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Dividend yield, % |
2.6 |
2.5 |
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P/E ratio4) |
19 |
20 |
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Adjusted P/E ratio5) |
16 |
18 |
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Price/EBITA6) |
18 |
17 |
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Price/EBITA, excluding items affecting comparability6) |
16 |
16 |
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Beta coefficient7) |
0.55 |
0.58 |
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Pay-out ratio (before dilution), % |
51 |
50 |
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Equity, after dilution effects |
78 |
71 |
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Number of registered shares, December 31 (millions) |
702.3 |
702.3 |
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Essity is included in the following sustainability indexes
Essity was named industry leader in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index
Earnings per share, 2018
Proposed dividend per share, 20181)
1) Dividend proposed by the Board of Directors.
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 Class A shares |
Total number of Class B shares |
Total number of shares |
Change in share capital, SEK |
Total share capital, SEK |
Quotient value, SEK |
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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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