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Mekonomen Group Interim report January - September 2021 Organic growth , improved profitability and important green steps in our transformation July 1 - September 30 , 2021 • Net sales increased 4 percent to SEK 2,968 M ( 2,863 ) . Organic growth was 4 percent . Net sales were negatively impacted 1 percent due to currency effects . • Adjusted EBIT amounted to SEK 290 M ( 270 ) and the adjusted EBIT margin was 10 percent ( 9 ) . ● EBIT totaled SEK 255 M ( 208 ) and the EBIT margin was 8 percent ( 7 ) . EBIT was not impacted by any items affecting comparability during the quarter ( neg : 24 ) . ● Earnings per share , before and after dilution , amounted to SEK 3.02 ( 2.18 ) . • Cash flow from operating activities amounted to SEK 450 M ( 521 ) . • Net debt was SEK 2,275 M ( 2,964 ) at the end of the period , compared with SEK 2,673 M at December 31 , 2020 and SEK 2,549 M at June 30 . • Restrictions related to covid - 19 had a limited impact on the quarter and the comparative period . January 1 - September 30 , 2021 • Net sales increased 6 percent to SEK 9,180 M ( 8,631 ) . Organic growth was 9 percent . Net sales were negatively impacted by currency effects of 2 percent . • Adjusted EBIT amounted to SEK 828 M ( 649 ) and the adjusted EBIT margin was 9 percent ( 7 ) . . EBIT totaled SEK 721 M ( 478 ) and the EBIT margin was 8 percent ( 5 ) . EBIT was not impacted by any items affecting comparability during the period ( neg : 55 ) . • Earnings per share , before and after dilution , amounted to SEK 8.12 ( 4.38 ) . • Cash flow from operating activities amounted to SEK 1,035 M ( 1,252 ) . • Restrictions related to covid - 19 had a limited impact on the period , while the comparative period was adversely impacted by the outbreak of covid - 19 and the data breach . • New financing through the issue of a senior unsecured bond of SEK 1.25 billion . • At the capital markets day held on February 25 an updated strategy was presented to achieve the long - term financial targets . SUMMARY OF THE GROUP'S EARNINGS TREND SEK M Net sales Adjusted EBIT EBIT Profit after financial items Profit after tax Eamings per share , SEK Adjusted EBIT margin , % EBIT margin , % ADJ USTED EBIT SEK M EBIT Costs attributable to restructuring in business area MECA / Mekonomen Gains from sale of property in business area FTZ Jul - Sep 2021 1 ) 2 968 290 255 225 173 3,02 10 Jul - Sep 2021 8 255 Jul - Sep 2020 -34 290 2 863 270 208 167 127 2,18 Jul - Sep 2020 9 7 208 -24 -24 Change , % 4 7 -38 270 23 35 36 39 Change , % 23 Jan - Sep 2021 9 180 828 721 608 469 8,12 9 8 Jan - Sep 2021 721 Jan - Sep 2020 8 631 649 478 349 260 4,38 7 5 Jan - Sep 2020 478 -55 Change , % -55 6 27 51 74 80 85 October 29 , 2021 Change , % 51 12 months Oct - Sep 12 059 1 115 981 855 655 11,42 12 months Oct - Sep 9 8 981 Items affecting comparability , total -145 " Other items " , material acquisition - related items Adjusted EBIT -107 828 -117 649 27 1 115 ¹ ) Other items include material acquisition - related items . Current acquisition - related items pertain to the amortization of acquired intangible assets relating to the acquisitions of FTZ , Inter - Team , MECA and Sørensen og Balchen . 5 6 Full - year 2020 11 11 511 937 738 596 446 7,67 8 Full - year 2020 738 -50 6 -44 -155 937 1 ( 23 )