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SAAB TECHNOLOGIES Strong sales growth and positive cash flow KEY HIGHLIGHTS Q2 2021 Orders increased 7 % and the order backlog amounted to SEK 96.7bn . Organic sales growth of 15 % driven by high project activity and deliveries . EBITDA increased 19 % to SEK 1,196m ( 1,004 ) , a margin of 11.8 % ( 11.4 ) . Operating income improved 10 % and amounted to SEK 715m ( 652 ) , corresponding to a margin of 7.1 % ( 7.4 ) , including costs for right - sizing measures of SEK 85 million . ^ SAAB MSEK Operational cash flow was SEK 3,152m ( 1,817 ) due to large milestone payments received in the quarter . New organizational structure including Operational Excellence function effective as of July 1 , 2021 . Changed outlook : Organic sales growth for the full year 2021 to be around 10 % ( previous outlook was an organic sales growth in line with long - term target of 5 % ) . FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS Order bookings Order backlog Sales Gross income Gross margin , % EBITDA EBITDA margin , % Operating income ( EBIT ) Operating margin , % Net income of which Parent Company's shareholders ' interest Earnings per share after dilution , SEK Return on equity , % ¹ Operational cash flow Free cash flow Free cash flow per share after dilution , SEK Average number of shares after dilution 13 Return on equity is measured over a rolling 12 - month period . Q2 JANUARY - JUNE 2021 Jan - Jun 2021 Jan - Jun 2020 15,746 96,714 19,219 4,047 21.1 2,262 11.8 1,312 6.8 910 897 6.73 5.2 14,070 90,458 16,876 3,711 22.0 1,918 11.4 1,212 7.2 860 855 6.40 10.0 235 22 0.16 2,992 2,763 20.72 133,351,912 133,690,023 Order bookings 9.9 BSEK Change , % 12 7 14 9 18 8 65 Q2 2021 9,875 10,131 2,113 20.9 1,196 11.8 715 7.1 514 505 3.78 Q2 2020 9,247 8,836 1,831 20.7 1,004 11.4 652 7.4 518 521 3.90 3,152 1,817 3,028 1,722 22.69 12.89 133,446,047 133,625,118 Sales growth 15 % Change , % Full Year 2020 7 15 15 19 10 -1 -3 42,328 99,816 35,431 5,676 16.0 2,833 8.0 1,315 3.7 1,092 1,073 8.01 5.1 2,773 3,753 28.03 133,877,141 Operating margin 7.1 %