Key figures
Shareholder structure
Holding |
No. of shareholders |
No. of shares |
Capital (%) |
Votes (%) |
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1–1,000 |
92,514 |
20,514,487 |
2.9 |
3.3 |
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1,001–10,000 |
14,699 |
39,647,644 |
5.7 |
6.3 |
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10,001–20,000 |
700 |
9,908,761 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
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20,001– |
943 |
632,271,597 |
90.0 |
89.1 |
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Total |
108,856 |
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 |
61,735,172 |
640,607,317 |
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 |
Essity’s largest shareholders
At December 31, 2020, the following companies, foundations and mutual funds were the ten largest registered shareholders based on voting rights:
Shareholders |
Votes (%) |
Holding (%) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AB Industrivärden |
29.3 |
9.8 |
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AMF Insurance and Funds |
7.3 |
4.4 |
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Norges Bank Investment Management |
6.8 |
4.0 |
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MFS Investment Management |
2.7 |
5.0 |
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Swedbank Robur Funds |
2.1 |
3.7 |
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Skandia |
1.8 |
0.7 |
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SEB Investment Management |
1.3 |
2.4 |
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Handelsbanken Fonder |
1.2 |
2.1 |
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Nordea Investment Funds |
1.0 |
1.8 |
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SCA AB’s and Essity Aktiebolag’s (publ) Employee foundations |
0.8 |
0.1 |
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Other owners |
45.7 |
66.0 |
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Total |
100.0 |
100.0 |
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Data per share
All performance measures include items affecting comparability unless otherwise stated.
SEK per share unless otherwise indicated |
2020 |
2019 |
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Earnings per share before and after dilution |
14.56 |
13.12 |
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Adjusted earnings per share1) |
15.45 |
14.69 |
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Average price during the year |
294.35 |
278.28 |
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Closing price, December 31 |
264.50 |
301.80 |
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Cash flow from current operations2) |
15.91 |
18.81 |
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Cash flow from operating activities |
25.37 |
27.55 |
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Dividend |
6.753) |
6.25 |
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Dividend yield, % |
2.6 |
2.1 |
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P/E ratio4) |
18 |
23 |
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P/E ratio, excluding items affecting comparability4) |
17 |
21 |
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Price/EBITA5) |
13 |
17 |
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Price/EBITA, excluding items affecting comparability5) |
13 |
17 |
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Beta coefficient6) |
0.46 |
0.35 |
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Pay-out ratio, % |
46 |
48 |
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Equity |
90 |
89 |
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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 |
Change in number of |
Total number of |
Total number of |
Total number of shares |
Change in share capital, |
Total share capital, |
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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2020 |
Conversion |
–2,199,470 |
2,199,470 |
61,735,172 |
640,607,317 |
702,342,489 |
– |
2,350,366,980 |
3.35 |
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