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b's Interim Report January – September 2021 | B3 Consulting Group 63 15 % organic growth and substantially improved performance Third quarter , July - September 2021 • Sales amounted to SEK 189.0 ( 163.5 ) million , giving growth of 15.6 ( -7.4 ) per cent • The operating profit ( EBIT ) for the third quarter was SEK 15.0 ( 7.5 ) million with an operating margin of 7.9 ( 4.6 ) per cent . • Profit after tax was SEK 5.5 ( 4.2 ) million • Earnings per share before and after dilution amounted to SEK 0.57 ( 0.45 ) First nine months , January - September 2021 • Sales amounted to SEK 650.3 ( 629.9 ) million , giving a sales increase of 3.2 ( 4.9 ) per cent • The operating profit ( EBIT ) was SEK 42.8 ( 36.5 ) million , giving an operating margin of 6.6 ( 5.8 ) per cent Excluding restructuring costs of SEK 3.3 million , the operating profit ( EBIT ) was SEK 46.1 million , giving an operating margin of 7.1 per cent . • Profit after tax was SEK 25.2 ( 23.9 ) million . • Earnings per share before and after dilution amounted to SEK 2.63 ( 2.50 ) Other events • Anette Billing was appointed as new President and CEO of B3 Consulting Group AB . She will take up her position on or before 1 April 2022 2021 Net Sales , SEK million Q3 2020 189,0 163,5 A % 15,6 % 2021 650,3 Jan - Sep 2020 629,9 3,2 % A % Jan - Dec 2020 851,4 EBITDA , SEK million 20,4 14,3 42,7 % 59,8 57,0 4,9 % 70,0 EBITDA margin 10,8 % 8,7 % 9,2 % 9,0 % 8,2 % Operating profit ( EBIT ) , SEK million 15,0 7,5 100,0 % 42,8 36,5 17,3 % 42,4 Operting margin ( EBIT ) 7,9 % 4,6 % 6,6 % 5,8 % 5,0 % Profit after tax , SEK million 5,5 4,2 31,0 % 25,2 23,9 5,4 % 27,7 Profit per share , SEK 0,57 0,45 26,7 % 2,63 2,50 5,2 % 2,88 Closing number of co - workers 657,0 644,0 2,0 % 657,0 644,0 2,0 % 640,0 Average number of co - workers 644,0 661,0 -2,6 % 640,0 681,0 -6,0 % 673,0 The table shows an extract from B3's key figures . See Note 3 for a table and definitions of key figures Creating opportunities together