Financial Figures Table

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Consolidated income statement

SEKm	2021	2020	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015
Net sales	121,867	121,752	128,975	118,500	109,265	101,238	98,519
Cost of goods sold	-86,628	-82,132	-90,876	-85,058	-76,899	-72,438	-71,898
Items affecting comparability - cost of goods sold	-146	-181	-243	-1,437	-509	-532	-267
Gross profit	35,093	39,439	37,856	32,005	31,857	28,268	26,354
Sales, general and administration	-21,617	-22,088	-22,319	-20,570	-19,130	-16,965	-16,216
Items affecting comparability - sales, general and administration	517	122	-470	62	-346	-2,113	-25¹⁾
Share of profits of associates and joint ventures	58	94	60	63	169	157	198
Operating profit before amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets (EBITA)	14,051	17,567	15,127	11,560	12,550	9,347	10,311
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets	-852	-809	-778	-732	-560	-159	-133
Items affecting comparability - acquisition-related intangible assets	-	-	-	-69	-85	-180	-494
Operating profit	13,199	16,758	14,349	10,759	11,905	9,008	9,684
Financial income	102	108	106	91	158	202	312²⁾
Financial expenses	-764	-1,066	-1,415	-1,248	-1,340	-1,037	-1,140
Profit before tax	12,537	15,800	13,040	9,602	10,723	8,173	8,856
Income taxes	-2,727	-4,053	-2,828	-1,050	-1,938	-3,931	-2,278
Profit for the period	9,810	11,747	10,212	8,552	8,785	4,242	6,578

Earnings attributable to:
Owners of the Parent company	8,620	10,228	9,216	7,886	8,116	3,800	6,129
Non-controlling interests	1,190	1,519	996	666	669	442	449

Earnings per share - owners of the Parent company
Earnings per share before and after dilution effects, SEK	12.27	14.56	13.12	11.23	11.56	5.41⁴⁾	8.73⁴⁾
Dividend per share, SEK	7.00	6.75	6.25	5.75	5.75
Average number of shares before and after dilution, million	702.3	702.3	702.3	702.3	702.3	702.3⁴⁾	702.3⁴⁾

By operating segment (SEKm)
Net Sales
Personal Care	46,639	46,095	48,340	45,342	40,586	33,651	34,344
Consumer Tissue	49,086	50,221	49,904	45,125	42,014	41,560	41,657
Professional Hygiene	26,143	25,418	30,731	28,017	26,700	26,001	22,527
Other	-1	18	0	16	-35	26	-9
Total	121,867	121,752	128,975	118,500	109,265	101,238	98,519

Adjusted EBITA
Personal Care	7,098	7,161	6,746	6,354	5,937	4,283	3,997
Consumer Tissue	4,661	8,045	5,321	3,331	4,084	4,450	3,846
Professional Hygiene	2,710	3,317	4,463	3,841	4,004	3,836	3,497
Other	-789	-897	-690	-591	-620	-577	-737
Total Adjusted EBITA³⁾	13,680	17,626	15,840	12,935	13,405	11,992	10,603

1) Includes the sale of securities, SEK 970m.
2) Excludes the sale of securities, SEK 970m.
3) Excluding items affecting comparability.
4) Indicative earnings per share on the assumption that the number of issued shares in Essity as of December 31, 2016 and 2015 corresponded to the number of issued shares in Essity on December 31, 2018 (702.3 million).

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Financial Figures Table

Consolidated income statement