Sweco AB (publ) Interim report January-June 2016

Strongest quarterly profit so far
April – June 2016

  · Net sales increased to SEK 4,370 million (2,549), acquired growth was 66 per
cent
  · EBITA excluding extraordinary costs increased to SEK 474 million (233),
margin 10.8 per cent (9.1)
  · EBITA increased to SEK 462 million (204), margin 10.6 per cent (8.0)
  · EBIT increased to SEK 438 million (191), margin 10.0 per cent (7.5)
  · Profit after tax increased to SEK 342 million (132), corresponding to SEK
2.85 per share (1.39)

January – June 2016

  · Net sales increased to SEK 8,387 million (5,015), acquired growth was 65 per
cent
  · EBITA excluding extraordinary costs increased to SEK 737 million (462),
margin 8.8 per cent (9.2)
  · EBITA increased to SEK 690 million (432), margin 8.2 per cent (8.6)
  · EBIT increased to SEK 643 million (407), margin 7.7 per cent (8.1)
  · Profit after tax increased to SEK 489 million (292), corresponding to SEK
4.09 per share (3.09)
  · Net debt increased to SEK 2,534 million (1,446)
  · Net debt/EBITDA increased to 2.0 times (1.4). Net debt/EBITDA pro forma and
excl. extraordinary items was 1.6 times

Comments from President and CEO Tomas Carlsson:

With the strongest quarterly profit so far, we are continuing on our trajectory
of profitable growth. EBITA excluding extraordinary costs increased to SEK 474
million in the second quarter. This is more than the full-year profit only five
years ago (2010).

Compared with last year’s pro forma, EBITA excluding extraordinary costs
increased by SEK 217 million. Calendar effects contributed approximately SEK 140
million to the improvement. Adjusted for calendar effects the improvement was
approximately SEK 77 million and primarily related to realisation of synergies,
lower project write downs and increased fee level.

Sweco is the leading engineering and architecture consultancy in Europe since
the acquisition of Grontmij on 1 October 2015. The integration is progressing
well and in several areas faster than the original plan. The rebranding has been
completed and all countries are operating under the Sweco brand. We remain
confident that we will achieve the financial targets communicated at the
announcement of the acquisition.

Overall, the market for Sweco’s services is good. The Swedish market is strong.
The markets in Norway, Denmark, Western Europe and Central Europe are generally
good, with positive developments. There is uncertainty following the EU
referendum (“Brexit”) in the UK. The markets in Finland and the Netherlands
remain challenging.
For further information, please contact:

Tomas Carlsson, President and CEO, Ph:  +46 8 695 66 60 / +46 70 552 92 75

Jonas Dahlberg, CFO, Ph: +46 8 695 63 32 / +46 70 347 23 83

Åsa Barsness, Communications Director, Ph: +46 70 382 3686
Sweco plans and designs tomorrow’s communities and cities. Our work produces
sustainable buildings, efficient infrastructure and access to electricity and
clean water. With 14,500 employees in Europe, we offer our customers the right
expertise for every project. We carry out assignments in 70 countries annually
throughout the world. Sweco is Europe’s leading engineering and architecture
consultancy, with sales of approximately SEK 16.0 billion (pro forma 2015). The
company is listed on Nasdaq Stockholm.
This information is information that Sweco is obliged to make public pursuant to
the EU Market Abuse Regulation and the Securities Markets Act. The information
was submitted for publication, through the agency of the contact persons, at
13:00 CET on 18 July 2016.