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63 Consulting Group CREATING POSSIBILITIES TOGETHER Interim report , 1 January to 30 June 2021 20 August 2021 Record quarter in sales and earnings - continued focus on increased profitability Second quarter , April - June 2021 • • Sales amounted to SEK 233.5 ( 218.6 ) million , giving growth of 6.8 ( 5.6 ) per cent Excluding restructuring costs of SEK 3.3 million , the operating profit ( EBIT ) for the second quarter is SEK 19.3 ( 9.6 ) million with an operating margin of 8.3 ( 4.4 ) per cent . Including restructuring costs of SEK 3.3 million , the operating profit ( EBIT ) was SEK 15.0 million , giving an operating margin of 6.9 per cent . • Profit after tax was SEK 12.2 ( 6.5 ) million . • Earnings per share before and after dilution amount to SEK 1.37 ( 0.76 ) First half year , January - June 2021 • Sales amounted to SEK 461.3 ( 466.4 ) million , giving falling sales of 1.1 per cent . In the same period last year B3 grew by 10.1 per cent Excluding restructuring costs of 3.3 million , the operating profit ( EBIT ) was SEK 31.1 ( 29.0 ) million , giving an operating margin of 6.7 ( 6.2 ) per cent . Including restructuring costs of SEK 3.3 million , the operating profit ( EBIT ) was SEK 27.8 million , giving an operating margin of 6.0 per cent . • Profit after tax is SEK 19.7 ( 19.7 ) million . • Earnings per share before and after dilution amounted to SEK 2.07 ( 2.09 ) • • • • An improved market , combined with measures taken , led to the best second quarter in terms of sales and earnings in the history of the company The implementation of an accelerated action programme – in combination the measures are expected to improve earnings by about SEK 30 million B3's CEO announced that he is stepping down from the role of CEO after 18 years - recruitment of a new CEO is under way The Board of B3 specified the target of achieving at least a 10 per cent operating margin ( EBIT ) in 2022 . Second quarter , April - June First half year , Jan - June Full year 2021 2020 Change Net sales , SEK million 233.5 218.6 6.8 % 2021 461.3 2020 Change 466.4 2020 -1.1 % 851.4 EBITDA , SEK million 22.0 16.4 34.1 % 39.4 42.7 -7.7 % 70.0 EBITDA margin 9.4 % 7.5 % 8.5 % 9.2 % 8.2 % Operating profit ( EBIT ) , SEK million 16.0 9.6 66.7 % 27.8 29.0 -4.1 % 42.4 Operating margin ( EBIT ) ) 6.9 % 4.4 % 6.0 6.2 % 5.0 % Profit after tax , SEK million 12.2 6,5 87.7 % 19.7 19.7 0 % 27.7 Profit per share , SEK 1.37 0.76 80.3 % 2.07 2.09 -0.1 % 2.88 Closing number of co - workers 631 678 -6.9 % 631 678 -6,9 % 640 Average number of co - workers 631 685 -7.9 % 634 694 -8.6 % 673 The table shows an extract from B3's key figures . See Note 3 for a table and definitions of key figures . For further information please contact : Sven Uthorn , Co - founder and Chief Executive Officer , +46 70 899 36 70 Harriet Piscator , CFO , +46 70 317 47 99 Katarina Lundqvist , Investor Relations , +46 72 216 11 00 , katarina.lundqvist@b3.se This information is information that B3 Consulting Group AB ( publ ) is obliged to disclose pursuant to the EU Market Abuse Regulation and the Securities Market Act . The information was released for public disclosure , through the agency of the contact persons above on 20 August 2021 at 08.00 CET .