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SAAB Interim / Quarterly Report 2016

Oct 25, 2016

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LOOKING TO THE FUTURE

Market development

Order bookings and sales

Operating income

Unchanged outlook for 2016

INTERIM REPORT JANUARY-SEPTEMBER 2016

Håkan Buskhe, President and CEO

UNCHANGED OUTLOOK STATEMENT 2016:

Financial highlights

MSEK Jan-Sep 2016 Jan-Sep 2015 Change, % Q3 2016 Q3 2015 Full Year 2015
Order bookings 14,960 62,599 -76 3,498 43,603 81,175
Order backlog 109,521 105,486 4 113,834
Sales 19,615 17,116 15 5,761 5,787 27,186
Gross income 4,432 3,956 12 1,352 1,282 6,486
Gross margin, % 22.6 23.1 23.5 22.2 23.9
EBITDA 1,537 1,259 22 462 429 2,859
EBITDA margin, % 7.8 7.4 8.0 7.4 10.5
Operating income (EBIT) 837 553 51 226 186 1,900
Operating margin, % 4.3 3.2 3.9 3.2 7.0
Net income 536 293 83 122 36 1,402
Earnings per share after dilution, SEK 4.76 2.45 1.06 0.24 12.79
Return on equity, % ¹⁾ 13.8 7.8 11.5
Operational cash flow 1,922 -1,153 -2,271 653 -500
Free cash flow 1,740 -1,595 -2,311 487 -726
Free cash flow per share after dilution, SEK 16.28 -14.99 -21.59 4.57 -6.82

1) Return on equity is measured over a rolling 12-month period.

Significant orders, quarter 3

RBS70 NG VSHORAD 378

total orders during the period.

Large orders Orders exceeding MSEK 100 accounted for 48% (87) of

Order backlog duration:

Defence/Civil A total of 84% (96) of order bookings was attributable to defencerelated operations in the period.

Market A total of 61% (79) of order bookings was related to markets outside Sweden in the period.

Sales, MSEK

Orders Third quarter 2016

MSEK

January-September 2016

Sales Third quarter 2016

January-September 2016

Sales growth Per cent Jan-Sep 2016 Jan-Sep 2015 Q3 2016 Q3 2015 Full Year 2015

Total sales growth 15 6 0 13 16
Currency effects regarding
revaluation of foreign subsidiaries
-1 2 0 2 2
Acquisitions 0 4 0 0 3
Organic sales growth 16 0 0 11 11

Sales per market segment

MSEK Jan-Sep 2016 Jan-Sep 2015 Change, %
Air 8,873 7,257 22
Land 4,175 3,494 19
Naval 3,370 2,995 13
Civil Security 1,409 1,492 -6
Commercial Aeronautics 1,482 1,564 -5
Other 306 314 -3
Total 19,615 17,116 15

Gross margin, %

Jan-Sep 2013 Jan-Sep 2014 Jan-Sep 2015 Jan-Sep 2016

Operating margin, %

Jan-Sep 2013 Jan-Sep 2014 Jan-Sep 2015 Jan-Sep 2016

Earnings per share after

Change in net debt Jan-Sep 2016

MSEK Net liquidity (+) / net debt (-), 31 Dec 2015 -3,217 Cash flow from operating activities 2,875 Change in net pension obligation -1,033 Net investments -1,188 Sale of subsidiaries and acquisitions of operations 55 Dividend -530 Currency impact and unrealised results from financial investments 71 Net liquidity (+) / net debt (-), 30 Sep 2016 -2,967

Income Third quarter 2016

January-September 2016

Financial net

MSEK Jan-Sep 2016 Jan-Sep 2015
Financial net related to pensions -47 -49
Net interest items 14 -50
Currency gains/losses -11 -52
Other financial items -84 -7
Total -128 -158

Tax

Return on capital employed and equity

Financial position and liquidity

Formatted: Indent: First line: 0,3 cm

Capital expenditures

Cash flow

1,740

Total Group
Jan-Sep 2016
Total Group
Jan-Sep 2015
Cash flow from operating activities before changes in working
capital, excluding taxes and other financial items
1,772 1,019
Change in working capital 1,338 -1,390
Cash flow from operating activities excluding taxes and other
financial items
3,110 -371
Cash flow from investing activities ¹⁾ -1,188 -782
Operational cash flow 1,922 -1,153
Taxes and other financial items
Sales and acquisitions
-235
53
-428
-14
Free cash flow 1,740 -1,595

1) Cash flow from investing activities excluding change in short-term investments and other interest-bearing financial assets and excluding sale of and investment in financial assets, investments in operations and sale of subsidiaries. If investments in and sale of financial fixed assets are considered to be of operating nature, the item is included in investing activities.

Key indicators of financial position and liquidity

MSEK 30 Sep 2016 31 Dec 2015 Change 30 Sep 2015
Net liquidity / debt ¹⁾ -2,967 #REF!
-3,217
250 -4,327
Intangible fixed assets 6,845 6,476 369 6,250
Goodwill 5,115 5,045 70 5,072
Capitalised development costs 1,492 1,157 335 865
Other intangible fixed assets 238 274 -36 313
Tangible fixed assets, etc ²⁾ 4,941 4,796 145 4,737
Inventories 6,572 5,243 1,329 6,914
Accounts receivable 3,695 2,913 782 3,078
Other receivables 6,190 8,102 -1,912 5,034
Amounts due from customers ³⁾ 5,664 7,549 -1,885 4,529
Advance payments from customers 3,522 1,098 2,424 998
Equity/assets ratio, % 32.5 36.8 35.1
Return on equity, % 13.8 11.5 7.8
Equity per share, SEK ⁴⁾ 113.88 121.28 -7.40 108.36

1) The Group's net liquidity/debt refers to liquid assets, short-term investments and interest-bearing receivables less interest-bearing liabilities and provisions for pensions excluding provisions for pensions attributable to special employers' contribution. For a detailed break-down of interest-bearing receivables and interest-bearing liabilities, see note 6.

2) Including tangible fixed assets, biological assets and investment properties.

3) Amounts due from customers relate to long-term customer contracts according to the percentage of completion method.

4) Number of shares excluding treasury shares; 2016 Sep: 106,287,119; 2015 Sep: 105,843,298; 2015 Dec: 105,957,065.

Free cash flow, MSEK

Jan-Sep 2013 Jan-Sep 2014 Jan-Sep 2015 Jan-Sep 2016

Operating segments

BUSINESS AREA AERONAUTICS

MSEK Jan-Sep 2016 Jan-Sep 2015 Change, % Q3 2016 Q3 2015 Full Year 2015
Order bookings 710 36,350 -98 217 35,689 39,349
Order backlog 55,263 58,590 -
6
59,476
Sales 4,923 4,148 19 1,562 1,686 6,262
EBITDA 350 233 50 162 129 548
EBITDA margin, % 7.1 5.6 10.4 7.7 8.8
Operating income (EBIT) 320 204 57 151 120 509
Operating margin, % 6.5 4.9 9.7 7.1 8.1
Operational cash flow 88 -352 -1,032 -193 -632
Defence/Civil (% of sales) 99/1 99/1 99/1 99/1 99/1
No. of FTE's 2,864 2,699 6 2,723

Sales, income and margin

Cash flow

Market Sales related to markets outside Sweden was 30% (23%) in the period.

Large orders Orders exceeding MSEK 100 was 5% (98%) of total order bookings in the period.

Business units Gripen E, Gripen C/D, Gripen Brazil, Advanced Pilot Training Systems and Operations Contracts.

BUSINESS AREA DYNAMICS

MSEK Jan-Sep 2016 Jan-Sep 2015 Change, % Q3 2016 Q3 2015 Full Year 2015
Order bookings 5,173 4,163 24 1,165 976 5,273
Order backlog 8,561 6,756 27 6,284
Sales 2,891 2,454 18 775 892 4,009
EBITDA 124 -67 11 46 249
EBITDA margin, % 4.3 -2.7 1.4 5.2 6.2
Operating income (EBIT) 73 -119 -
6
28 175
Operating margin, % 2.5 -4.8 -0.8 3.1 4.4
Operational cash flow 101 -613 -37 -458 -101
Defence/Civil (% of sales) 93/7 86/14 91/9 90/10 89/11
No. of FTE's 2,077 2,062 1 2,041

Orders

Sales, income and margin

Cash flow

Sales related to markets outside Sweden was 82% (81%) in the period.

Business units Ground Combat, Missile Systems, Underwater Systems, Barracuda and Training and Simulation.

BUSINESS AREA SURVEILLANCE

MSEK Jan-Sep 2016 Jan-Sep 2015 Change, % Q3 2016 Q3 2015 Full Year 2015
Order bookings 3,826 7,718 -50 915 3,677 15,456
Order backlog 16,320 12,676 29 17,707
Sales 5,435 4,692 16 1,583 1,458 7,305
EBITDA 590 376 57 214 129 820
EBITDA margin, % 10.9 8.0 13.5 8.8 11.2
Operating income (EBIT) 218 2 - 90 3 320
Operating margin, % 4.0 - 5.7 0.2 4.4
Operational cash flow 1,760 -290 -195 36 -49
Defence/Civil (% of sales) 82/18 79/21 81/19 77/23 81/19
No. of FTE's 3,745 3,584 4 3,563

Orders

Sales, income and margin

Cash flow

BUSINESS AREA SUPPORT AND SERVICES

MSEK Jan-Sep 2016 Jan-Sep 2015 Change, % Q3 2016 Q3 2015 Full Year 2015
Order bookings 2,979 4,159 -28 749 2,882 10,557
Order backlog 12,886 9,811 31 13,393
Sales 3,577 3,217 11 967 934 6,012
EBITDA 268 148 81 25 -21 570
EBITDA margin, % 7.5 4.6 2.6 -2.2 9.5
Operating income (EBIT) 256 132 94 21 -27 549
Operating margin, % 7.2 4.1 2.2 -2.9 9.1
Operational cash flow 1,212 -332 -502 -84 -637
Defence/Civil (% of sales) 73/27 68/32 69/31 69/31 77/23
No. of FTE's 2,174 2,188 -
1
2,185

Orders

Sales, income and margin

Cash flow

Market Sales related to markets outside Sweden was 46%

Large orders Orders exceeding MSEK 100 was 26% (57%) of total order bookings in the period.

Business units

Aviation Services, Airborne ISR, Gripen Support, Networks and Public Safety, Tactical Solutions och Maintenance Production.

Large orders

Sales related to markets outside Sweden was 81%

Business units Surface Radar Solutions, Airborne

Surveillance Systems, Electronic Warfare Systems, Traffic Management and Combat Systems and C4I Solutions

BUSINESS AREA INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS AND SERVICES

MSEK Jan-Sep 2016 Jan-Sep 2015 Change, % Q3 2016 Q3 2015 Full Year 2015
Order bookings 2,656 2,753 -
4
601 993 3,632
Order backlog 9,718 9,742 - 9,587
Sales 2,539 2,540 - 697 762 3,562
EBITDA 83 139 -40 -13 19 260
EBITDA margin, % 3.3 5.5 -1.9 2.5 7.3
Operating income (EBIT) 56 109 -49 -22 8 213
Operating margin, % 2.2 4.3 -3.2 1.0 6.0
Operational cash flow -30 -58 11 -26 -15
Defence/Civil (% of sales) 40/60 38/62 39/61 37/63 40/60
No. of FTE's 2,454 2,374 3 2,381

Orders

Business units

the Venture portfolio.

Market Sales related to markets outside Sweden was 44% (46%) in the period.

Large orders Orders exceeding MSEK 100 was 45% (93%) of total order bookings in the period.

Market Sales related to markets outside Sweden was 5% (10%) in the period.

Aerostructures, Avionics Systems, Combitech and

Sales, income and margin

Cash flow

MSEK Jan-Sep 2016 Jan-Sep 2015 Change, % Q3 2016 Q3 2015 Full Year 2015
Order bookings 913 9,975 -91 101 242 10,268
Order backlog 9,177 10,235 -10 9,928
Sales 1,665 1,248 33 544 433 1,847
EBITDA 110 272 -60 34 76 262
EBITDA margin, % 6.6 21.8 6.3 17.6 14.2
Operating income (EBIT) 85 247 -66 26 68 228
Operating margin, % 5.1 19.8 4.8 15.7 12.3
Operational cash flow 253 434 26 363 808
Defence/Civil (% of sales) 100/0 100/0 100/0 100/0 100/0
No. of FTE's 840 827 2 803

Orders

Sales, income and margin

Cash flow

Owners

% of
capital
% of
votes
Investor AB 30.0 40.5
Knut and Alice
Wallenberg
Foundation 8.7 7.7
Swedbank Robur
funds 5.1 4.5
AFA Insurance 3.6 3.2
Unionen 2.7 2.3
Handelsbanken funds 2.0 1.8
Fidelity funds 1.5 1.4
DFA funds 1.4 1.2
Lannebo funds 1.2 1.1
Norges Bank 0.9 0.8

Personnel

30 Sep 2016 31 Dec 2015
Number of
employees 14,975 14,685
FTE's 14,980 14,519

Corporate

Acquisitions and divestments 2016

Share repurchase

Risks and uncertainties

SAFE – security system for Swedavia's airports

Other significant events January-September 2016

Significant events after the conclusion of the period

ABOUT SAAB

Short facts

Vision

Mission

Business concept

ORGANISATION

REVENUE MODEL

SAAB'S STRATEGY

Profitable growth

Performance

Portfolio

People

Operating margin

Equity/assets ratio

Dividend

CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT

MSEK Note Jan-Sep 2016 Jan-Sep 2015 Rolling 12 Months Full Year 2015
Sales 3 19,615 17,116 29,685 27,186
Cost of goods sold -15,183 -13,160 -22,723 -20,700
Gross income 4,432 3,956 6,962 6,486
Gross margin, % 22.6 23.1 23.5 23.9
Other operating income 176 99 448 371
Marketing expenses -1,563 -1,492 -2,132 -2,061
Administrative expenses -960 -931 -1,352 -1,323
Research and development costs -1,157 -1,084 -1,638 -1,565
Other operating expenses -49 -18 -79 -48
Share in income of associated companies and joint ventures -42 23 -25 40
Operating income (EBIT) ¹⁾ 3 837 553 2,184 1,900
Operating margin, % 4.3 3.2 7.4 7.0
Financial income 60 37 192 169
Financial expenses -188 -195 -331 -338
Net financial items -128 -158 -139 -169
Income before taxes 709 395 2,045 1,731
Taxes -173 -102 -400 -329
Net income for the period 536 293 1,645 1,402
of which Parent Company's shareholders' interest 509 261 1,610 1,362
of which non-controlling interest 27 32 35 40
Earnings per share before dilution, SEK ²⁾ 4.80 2.47 15.18 12.88
Earnings per share after dilution, SEK ³⁾ 4.76 2.45 15.07 12.79
1) Includes depreciation/amortisation and write-downs -700 -706 -953 -959
2) Average number of shares before dilution 106,103,426 105,653,013 106,052,615 105,714,805
3) Average number of shares after dilution 106,875,192 106,401,289 106,870,001 106,450,263

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

Jan-Sep 2015 Rolling 12 Months Full Year 2015
536 293 1,645 1,402
-1,273 500 -934 839
280 -110 207 -183
-993 390 -727 656
218 46 152 -20
- 63 -90 -27
95 -210 285 -20
-41 50 -80 11
272 -51 267 -56
-721 339 -460 600
-185 632 1,185 2,002
-248 632 1,127 2,007
63 - 58 -
5

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION

MSEK
Note
30 Sep 2016 31 Dec 2015 30 Sep 2015
ASSETS
Fixed assets:
Intangible fixed assets
5
6,845 6,476 6,250
Tangible fixed assets 4,614 4,472 4,414
Biological assets 293 290 290
Investment properties 34 34 33
Shares in associated companies and joint ventures 674 602 422
Financial investments 186 190 376
Long-term receivables
11
496 444 179
Deferred tax assets 463 351 505
Total fixed assets 13,605 12,859 12,469
Current assets:
Inventories 6,572 5,243 6,914
Derivatives 904 1,058 858
Tax receivables 270 106 280
Accounts receivable 3,695 2,913 3,078
Other receivables 6,190 8,102 5,034
Prepaid expenses and accrued income 1,128 962 1,258
Short-term investments 3,566 2,995 1,627
Liquid assets
9
1,717 850 1,386
Total current assets 24,042 22,229 20,435
TOTAL ASSETS 37,647 35,088 32,904
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY AND LIABILITIES
Shareholders' equity:
Parent Company's shareholders' interest 12,104 12,851 11,469
Non-controlling interest 130 61 82
Total shareholders' equity 12,234 12,912 11,551
Long-term liabilities:
Long-term interest-bearing liabilities
6
5,613 4,872 3,523
Other liabilities 169 136 134
Provisions for pensions
11
3,672 2,373 2,669
Other provisions 1,018 1,097 894
Deferred tax liabilities 24 34 41
Total long-term liabilities 10,496 8,512 7,261
Current liabilities:
Short-term interest-bearing liabilities
6
286 853 1,964
Advance payments from customers 3,522 1,098 998
Accounts payable 1,889 2,340 1,675
Derivatives 1,494 1,614 1,674
Tax liabilities 25 37 31
Other liabilities 614 725 756
Accrued expenses and deferred income 6,722 6,549 6,529
Provisions 365 448 465
Total current liabilities 14,917 13,664 14,092
Total liabilities 25,413 22,176 21,353
TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY AND LIABILITIES 37,647 35,088 32,904

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY

MSEK Capital
stock
Other
capital
contri
butions
Net result
of cash
flow
hedges
Translation
reserve
Available-for
sale and
revaluation
reserve
Retained
earnings
Total parent
company's
shareholders'
interest
Non
controlling
interest
Total
shareholders'
equity
Opening balance, 1 January 2015 1,746 543 -562 161 38 9,365 11,291 82 11,373
Net comprehensive income/loss for the
period January-September 2015
Transactions with shareholders:
-134 52 63 651 632 - 632
Share matching plan
Dividend
47
-501
4
7
-501
4
7
-501
Closing balance,
30 September 2015
1,746 543 -696 213 101 9,562 11,469 8
2
11,551
Net comprehensive income/loss for the
period October-December 2015
Transactions with shareholders:
158 -60 -90 1,367 1,375 -
5
1,370
Share matching plan
Dividend
19 1
9
-10 1
9
-10
Acquisition and sale of non-controlling
interest
-12 -12 -
6
-18
Closing balance,
31 December 2015
1,746 543 -538 153 1
1
10,936 12,851 6
1
12,912
Opening balance, 1 January 2016 1,746 543 -538 153 11 10,936 12,851 61 12,912
Net comprehensive income/loss for the
period
Transactions with shareholders:
26 210 -484 -248 63 -185
Share matching plan 60 6
0
6
0
Dividend
Acquisition and sale of non-controlling
-530 -530 -
4
-534
interest -29 -29 10 -19
Closing balance,
30 September 2016
1,746 543 -512 363 1
1
9,953 12,104 130 12,234

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

MSEK
Note
Jan-Sep 2016 Jan-Sep 2015 Full Year 2015
Operating activities:
Income after financial items 709 395 1,731
Adjustments for items not affecting cash flows 1,031 417 688
Dividend from associated companies and joint ventures 14 23 25
Income tax paid -217 -244 -266
Cash flow from operating activities before changes in working capital 1,537 591 2,178
Cash flow from changes in working capital:
Increase(-)/Decrease(+) in inventories -1,289 -1,162 349
Increase(-)/Decrease(+) in current receivables 1,252 -742 -3,573
Increase(+)/Decrease(-) in advance payments from customers 2,398 162 284
Increase(+)/Decrease(-) in other current liabilities -836 647 1,426
Increase(+)/Decrease(-) in provisions -187 -295 -306
Cash flow from operating activities 2,875 -799 358
Investing activities:
Investments in intangible fixed assets -77 -56 -70
Capitalised development costs -550 -149 -524
Investments in tangible fixed assets -495 -585 -799
Sales and disposals of tangible fixed assets 17 8 7
Investments in and sale of short-term investments -531 -359 -1,722
Investments in financial assets -112 -103 -368
Sale of financial assets 9 4 226
Investments in operations, net effect on liquidity
10
-22 -
4
-221
Sale of subsidiaries, net effect on liquidity 77 - 312
Cash flow from investing activities -1,684 -1,244 -3,159
Financing activities:
Repayments of loans -575 -746 -1,865
Raising of loans 732 3,398 4,758
Dividend paid to Parent Company's shareholders -530 -501 -501
Dividend paid to non-controlling interest -
4
- -10
Transactions with non-controlling interests 15 - -
Cash flow from financing activities -362 2,151 2,382
Cash flow for the period 829 108 -419
Liquid assets at the beginning of the period 850 1,284 1,284
Exchange rate difference in liquid assets 38 -
6
-15
9
Liquid assets at end of period
1,717 1,386 850

QUARTERLY CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT

MSEK Q3 2016 Q2 2016 Q1 2016 Q4 2015 Q3 2015 Q2 2015 Q1 2015 Q4 2014
Sales 5,761 7,064 6,790 10,070 5,787 5,940 5,389 7,425
Cost of goods sold -4,409 -5,495 -5,279 -7,540 -4,505 -4,582 -4,073 -5,574
Gross income 1,352 1,569 1,511 2,530 1,282 1,358 1,316 1,851
Gross margin, % 23.5 22.2 22.3 25.1 22.2 22.9 24.4 24.9
Other operating income 37 100 39 272 23 54 22 261
Marketing expenses -524 -543 -496 -569 -460 -553 -479 -629
Administrative expenses -294 -337 -329 -392 -305 -329 -297 -333
Research and development costs -327 -436 -394 -481 -346 -380 -358 -416
Other operating expenses -10 -14 -25 -30 -
8
-
6
-
4
3
Share of income in associated companies and joint
ventures -
8
-22 -12 17 - 13 10 21
Operating income (EBIT) ¹⁾ 226 317 294 1,347 186 157 210 758
Operating margin, % 3.9 4.5 4.3 13.4 3.2 2.6 3.9 10.2
Financial income 19 -
9
50 132 -36 46 27 52
Financial expenses -69 -66 -53 -143 -89 9 -115 -70
Net financial items -50 -75 -
3
-11 -125 5
5
-88 -18
Income before taxes 176 242 291 1,336 6
1
212 122 740
Taxes -54 -51 -68 -227 -25 -45 -32 -154
Net income for the period 122 191 223 1,109 3
6
167 9
0
586
of which Parent Company's shareholders' interest 113 183 213 1,101 26 151 84 579
of which non-controlling interest 9 8 10 8 10 16 6 7
Earnings per share before dilution, SEK ²⁾ 1.06 1.72 2.01 10.40 0.25 1.43 0.80 5.49
Earnings per share after dilution, SEK ³⁾ 1.06 1.71 1.99 10.32 0.24 1.42 0.79 5.45
1) Includes depreciation/amortisation and write-downs -236 -234 -230 -253 -243 -235 -228 -230
of which depreciation of leasing aircraft - - - - - - - -
1
2) Average number of shares before dilution 106,223,750 106,094,093 105,992,435 105,900,182 105,781,884 105,643,700 105,533,455 105,438,516
3) Average number of shares after dilution 107,024,906 106,912,764 106,853,562 106,688,771 106,529,247 106,442,012 106,402,040 106,239,161

QUARTERLY CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

MSEK Q3 2016 Q2 2016 Q1 2016 Q4 2015 Q3 2015 Q2 2015 Q1 2015 Q4 2014
Net income for the period 122 191 223 1,109 3
6
167 9
0
586
Other comprehensive income/loss:
Items that will not be reversed in the income statement:
Revaluation of net pension obligations -327 -433 -513 339 -233 1,257 -524 -173
Tax attributable to revaluation of net pension obligations 72 95 113 -73 51 -276 115 36
Total -255 -338 -400 266 -182 981 -409 -137
Items that may be reversed in the income statement:
Translation differences 125 134 -41 -66 -63 -156 265 174
Net gain/loss on available-for-sale financial assets - - - -90 -
6
-
3
72 10
Net gain/loss on cash flow hedges 130 -179 144 190 -187 56 -79 -315
Tax attributable to net gain/loss on cash flow hedges -39 34 -36 -39 49 -14 15 67
Total 216 -11 6
7
-
5
-207 -117 273 -64
Other comprehensive income/loss for the period -39 -349 -333 261 -389 864 -136 -201
Net comprehensive income/loss for the period 8
3
-158 -110 1,370 -353 1,031 -46 385
of which Parent Company's shareholders' interest 60 -181 -127 1,375 -335 1,024 -57 381
of which non-controlling interest 23 23 17 -
5
-18 7 11 4

KEY RATIOS BY QUARTER

MSEK Q3 2016 Q2 2016 Q1 2016 Q4 2015 Q3 2015 Q2 2015 Q1 2015 Q4 2014
Equity/assets ratio, (%) 32.5 31.9 33.9 36.8 35.1 37.2 37.0 38.5
Return on capital employed, % ³⁾
Return on equity, % ³⁾
11.8
13.8
11.3
13.0
11.3
12.7
11.2
11.5
8.1
7.8
8.7
8.6
10.6
9.3
11.1
9.9
Equity per share, SEK ¹⁾ ³⁾ 113.88 113.25 120.17 121.28 108.36 111.48 106.54 107.02
Free cash flow, MSEK ³⁾
Free cash flow per share after dilution, SEK ²⁾ ³⁾
-2,311
-21.59
1,096
10.25
2,955
27.65
869
8.15
487
4.57
-1,141
-10.72
-941
-8.84
1,006
9.47
1) Number of shares excluding treasury shares
2) Average number of shares after dilution
106,287,119 106,160,381 106,027,804 105,957,065 105,843,298 105,720,470 105,566,929 105,499,980
107,024,906 106,912,764 106,853,562 106,688,771 106,529,247 106,442,012 106,402,040 106,239,161

3) For more information and explanations regarding the usage of these key ratios, please see saabgroup.com, investor, financial data, key ratios.

QUARTERLY INFORMATION PER OPERATING SEGMENT

MSEK Q3 2016 Operating
margin
Q2 2016 Operating
margin
Q1 2016 Operating
margin
Q4 2015 Operating
margin
Sales
Aeronautics 1,562 1,739 1,622 2,114
Dynamics 775 1,044 1,072 1,555
Surveillance 1,583 2,051 1,801 2,613
Support and Services 967 1,326 1,284 2,795
Industrial Products and Services 697 969 873 1,022
Saab Kockums 544 489 632 599
Internal sales -367 -554 -494 -628
Total 5,761 7,064 6,790 10,070
Operating income/loss
Aeronautics 151 9.7% 102 5.9% 67 4.1% 305 14.4%
Dynamics -
6
-0.8% 39 3.7% 40 3.7% 294 18.9%
Surveillance 90 5.7% 73 3.6% 55 3.1% 318 12.2%
Support and Services 21 2.2% 137 10.3% 98 7.6% 417 14.9%
Industrial Products and Services -22 -3.2% 25 2.6% 53 6.1% 104 10.2%
Saab Kockums 26 4.8% 25 5.1% 34 5.4% -19 -3.2%
Corporate -34 -84 -53 -72
Total 226 3.9% 317 4.5% 294 4.3% 1,347 13.4%
MSEK Q3 2015 Operating
margin
Q2 2015 Operating
margin
Q1 2015 Operating
margin
Sales
Aeronautics 1,686 1,364 1,098
Dynamics 892 794 768
Surveillance 1,458 1,712 1,522
Support and Services 934 1,183 1,100
Industrial Products and Services 762 912 866
Saab Kockums 433 476 339
Internal sales -378 -501 -304
Total 5,787 5,940 5,389
Operating income/loss
Aeronautics 120 7.1% 30 2.2% 54 4.9%
Dynamics 28 3.1% -106 -13.4% -41 -5.3%
Surveillance 3 0.2% -39 -2.3% 38 2.5%
Support and Services -27 -2.9% 72 6.1% 87 7.9%
Industrial Products and Services 8 1.0% 67 7.3% 34 3.9%
Saab Kockums 68 15.7% 124 26.1% 55 16.2%
Corporate -14 9 -17
Total 186 3.2% 157 2.6% 210 3.9%

2015 has been restated according to the structural changes described in the annual report 2015, page 35.

MULTI-YEAR OVERVIEW

MSEK 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011
Order bookings 81,175 22,602 49,809 20,683 18,907
Order backlog at 31 December 113,834 60,128 59,870 34,151 37,172
Sales 27,186 23,527 23,750 24,010 23,498
Sales in Sweden, % 42 45 41 36 37
Sales in Europe excluding Sweden, % 18 19 20 21 20
Sales in North America, % 9 10 11 11 8
Sales in Latin America, % 6 2 2 1 -
Sales in Rest of the world, % 25 24 26 31 35
Operating income (EBIT) 1,900 1,659 1,345 2,050 2,941
Operating margin, % 7.0 7.1 5.7 8.5 12.5
Depreciation/amortisation less depreciation/amortisation of lease aircraft 959 864 1,022 1,136 1,147
EBITDA 2,859 2,523 2,367 3,186 4,088
EBITDA margin, % 10.5 10.7 10.0 13.3 17.4
Income after financial items 1,731 1,523 979 2,003 2,783
Net income for the year 1,402 1,168 742 1,560 2,217
Total assets 35,088 29,556 27,789 28,938 31,799
Equity 12,912 11,373 12,227 11,280 13,069
Free cash flow ¹⁾ -726 -1,094 -1,460 -396 2,477
Return on capital employed, % ¹⁾ 11.2 11.1 9.1 14.6 22.2
Return on equity, % ¹⁾ 11.5 9.9 6.3 12.8 18.1
Equity/assets ratio, % 36.8 38.5 44.0 39.0 41.1
Earnings per share before dilution, SEK ¹⁾ 12.88 10.86 6.98 15.00 21.19
Earnings per share after dilution, SEK ¹⁾ 12.79 10.78 6.79 14.52 20.38
Dividend per share, SEK 5.00 4.75 4.50 4.50 4.50
Equity per share, SEK ¹⁾ 121.28 107.02 114.04 105.43 122.94
Number of employees at year-end 14,685 14,716 14,140 13,968 13,068
Number of shares excluding treasury shares as of 31 December 105,957,065 105,499,980 106,414,144 105,930,829 105,331,958
Average number of shares before dilution 105,714,805 106,125,666 106,125,107 105,632,911 104,982,315
Average number of shares after dilution 106,450,263 106,916,255 109,150,344 109,150,344 109,150,344

1) For more information and explanations regarding the usage of these key ratios, please see saabgroup.com, investor, financial data, key ratios.

2013 has been restated according to the changed accounting principles for joint arrangements (IFRS 11). 2012 has been restated according to the changed accounting principles for pensions (IAS 19).

Financials for 2011 are not restated.

KEY RATIOS AND GOALS

Long-term target Jan-Sep 2016 Jan-Sep 2015 Full Year 2015
Organic sales growth, % 5 16 0 11
Operating margin, % 10 4.3 3.2 7.0
Equity/assets ratio, % 30 32.5 35.1 36.8

PARENT COMPANY INCOME STATEMENT

MSEK Jan-Sep 2016 Jan-Sep 2015 Full Year 2015
Sales 12,498 10,979 18,022
Cost of goods sold -9,962 -8,776 -14,209
Gross income 2,536 2,203 3,813
Gross margin, % 20.3 20.1 21.2
Operating income and expenses -2,724 -2,307 -3,605
Operating income (EBIT) -188 -104 208
Operating margin, % -1.5 -0.9 1.2
Financial income and expenses -44 77 68
Income after financial items -232 -27 276
Appropriations - - -160
Income before taxes -232 -27 116
Taxes -
2
-59 -153
Net income for the period -234 -86 -37

Parent Company

PARENT COMPANY BALANCE SHEET

MSEK
Note
30 Sep 2016 31 Dec 2015 30 Sep 2015
ASSETS
Fixed assets:
Intangible fixed assets 616 803 892
Tangible fixed assets
Financial fixed assets
2,949
7,692
2,882
7,474
2,842
7,767
Total fixed assets 11,257 11,159 11,501
Current assets:
Inventories 4,635 3,668 5,090
Current receivables 9,677 10,133 8,137
Short term investments
Liquid assets
3,535
1,098
2,994
211
1,627
716
Total current assets 18,945 17,006 15,570
TOTAL ASSETS 30,202 28,165 27,071
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY AND LIABILITIES
Equity:
Restricted equity 2,977 2,977 2,983
Unrestricted equity 4,316 5,020 4,946
Total shareholders' equity 7,293 7,997 7,929
Untaxed reserves, provisions and liabilities:
Untaxed reserves 2,139 2,139 1,979
Provisions
Liabilities
6
871
19,899
755
17,274
532
16,631
Total untaxed reserves, provisions and liabilities 22,909 20,168 19,142
TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY AND LIABILITIES 30,202 28,165 27,071
MSEK
Note
30 Sep 2016 31 Dec 2015 30 Sep 2015
ASSETS
Fixed assets:
Intangible fixed assets 616 803 892
Tangible fixed assets 2,949 2,882 2,842
Financial fixed assets 7,692 7,474 7,767
Total fixed assets 11,257 11,159 11,501
Current assets:
Inventories 4,635 3,668 5,090
Current receivables
Short term investments
9,677
3,535
10,133
2,994
8,137
1,627
Liquid assets 1,098 211 716
Total current assets 18,945 17,006 15,570
TOTAL ASSETS 30,202 28,165 27,071
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY AND LIABILITIES
Equity:
Restricted equity 2,977 2,977 2,983
Unrestricted equity 4,316 5,020 4,946
Total shareholders' equity 7,293 7,997 7,929
Untaxed reserves, provisions and liabilities:
Untaxed reserves 2,139 2,139 1,979
Provisions
Liabilities
6
871
19,899
755
17,274
532
16,631
Total untaxed reserves, provisions and liabilities 22,909 20,168 19,142

Liquidity, financing, capital expenditures and number of

employees

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

NOTE 1 Corporate information

NOTE 2 Accounting principles

NOTE 3 Segment reporting

Aeronautics

Dynamics

Surveillance

Support and Services

Industrial Products and Services

Saab Kockums

Order bookings per operating segment

Jan-Sep Jan-Sep Change, Q3 Q3 Full Year
MSEK 2016 2015 % 2016 2015 2015
Aeronautics 710 36,350 -98 217 35,689 39,349
Dynamics 5,173 4,163 24 1,165 976 5,273
Surveillance 3,826 7,718 -50 915 3,677 15,456
Support and Services
Industrial Products and
2,979 4,159 -28 749 2,882 10,557
Services 2,656 2,753 -4 601 993 3,632
Saab Kockums 913 9,975 -91 101 242 10,268
Internal -1,297 -2,519 -49 -250 -856 -3,360
Total 14,960 62,599 -76 3,498 43,603 81,175

Order bookings per region

MSEK Jan-Sep
2016
Jan-Sep 2015 Change, %
Sweden 5,837 13,326 -56
Rest of Europe 2,904 4,495 -35
North America 1,064 1,420 -25
Latin America -84 39,366 -
Asia 3,986 3,007 33
Africa 351 388 -10
Australia, etc. 902 597 51
Total 14,960 62,599 -76
Order backlog per operating segment
------------------------------------- -- -- -- -- --
MSEK 30 Sep 2016 31 Dec 2015 30 Sep 2015
Aeronautics 55,263 59,476 58,590
Dynamics 8,561 6,284 6,756
Surveillance 16,320 17,707 12,676
Support and Services 12,886 13,393 9,811
Industrial Products and Services 9,718 9,587 9,742
Saab Kockums 9,177 9,928 10,235
Internal -2,404 -2,541 -2,324
Total 109,521 113,834 105,486
MSEK 30 Sep 2016 31 Dec 2015 30 Sep 2015
Aeronautics 55,263 59,476 58,590
Dynamics 8,561 6,286 6,756
Surveillance 16,320 17,707 12,676
Support and Services 12,886 13,393 9,811
Industrial Products and Services 9,718 9,587 9,742
Saab Kockums 9,177 9,928 10,235
Internal -2,404 -2,543 -2,324
NOTE 3 Continued
------------------ --
Order backlog per region
MSEK
30 Sep 2016 31 Dec 2015 30 Sep 2015
Sweden 38,784 41,276 41,750
Rest of Europe 10,295 10,688 11,117
North America 4,896 5,699 5,442
Latin America 39,333 40,732 39,258
Asia 14,341 13,679 5,958
Africa 731 886 986
Australia etc. 1,141 874 975
Total 109,521 113,834 105,486
Significant orders received
(approx. values MSEK)
Order value
New Lightweight Torpedo system 1,533
Ammunition for the Carl-Gustaf man-portable weapon system 1,443
Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) 1,105
RBS70 NG VSHORAD 378

Sales per operating segment

MSEK Jan-Sep 2016 Jan-Sep 2015 Change, % Q3 2016 Q3 2015 Rolling 12 Months Full Year 2015
Aeronautics 4,923 4,148 19 1,562 1,686 7,037 6,262
of which external sales 4,643 3,936 18 1,480 1,616 6,641 5,934
of which internal sales 280 212 32 82 70 396 328
Dynamics 2,891 2,454 18 775 892 4,446 4,009
of which external sales 2,809 2,356 19 742 870 4,337 3,884
of which internal sales 82 98 -16 33 22 109 125
Surveillance 5,435 4,692 16 1,583 1,458 8,048 7,305
of which external sales 5,261 4,530 16 1,531 1,400 7,762 7,031
of which internal sales 174 162 7 52 58 286 274
Support and Services 3,577 3,217 11 967 934 6,372 6,012
of which external sales 3,440 3,089 11 946 891 6,163 5,812
of which internal sales 137 128 7 21 43 209 200
Industrial Products and Services 2,539 2,540 - 697 762 3,561 3,562
of which external sales 1,780 1,912 -
7
510 571 2,481 2,613
of which internal sales 759 628 21 187 191 1,080 949
Saab Kockums 1,665 1,248 33 544 433 2,264 1,847
of which external sales 1,661 1,246 33 542 432 2,260 1,845
of which internal sales 4 2 - 2 1 4 2
Corporate/eliminations -1,415 -1,183 -367 -378 -2,043 -1,811
of which external sales 21 47 10 7 40 66
of which internal sales -1,436 -1,230 -377 -385 -2,083 -1,877
Total 19,615 17,116 15 5,761 5,787 29,685 27,186
MSEK Jan-Sep
2016
% of
sales
Jan-Sep
2015
% of
sales
Full Year
2015
% of
sales
Sweden 8,502 43 7,880 46 11,399 42
Rest of Europe 3,287 17 3,355 20 4,933 18
North America 1,923 10 1,645 10 2,477 9
Latin America 1,327 7 925 5 1,584 6
Asia 3,524 18 2,267 13 5,370 20
Africa 354 2 357 2 541 2
Australia, etc. 698 4 687 4 882 3
Total 19,615 100 17,116 100 27,186 100

Sales per region Information on large customers

Seasonal variation

NOTE 3 Continued

Operating income per operating segment

MSEK Jan-Sep
2016
% of
sales
Jan-Sep
2015
% of
sales
12 Months Rolling Full Year
2015
Aeronautics 320 6.5 204 4.9 625 509
Dynamics 73 2.5 -119 -4.8 367 175
Surveillance 218 4.0 2 - 536 320
Support and Services 256 7.2 132 4.1 673 549
Industrial Products and
Services
56 2.2 109 4.3 160 213
Saab Kockums 85 5.1 247 19.8 66 228
The operating
segments' operating
income
1,008 5.1 575 3.4 2,427 1,994
Corporate -171 -22 -243 -94
Total 837 4.3 553 3.2 2,184 1,900
Depreciation/amortisation and write-downs per operating segment
Jan-Sep Jan-Sep Change, Q3 Q3 Rolling Full Year
MSEK 2016 2015 % 2016 2015 12 Months 2015
Aeronautics 30 29 3 11 9 40 39
Dynamics 51 52 -2 17 18 73 74
Surveillance 372 374 -1 124 126 498 500
Support and
Services
Industrial Products
12 16 -25 4 6 17 21
and Services 27 30 -10 9 11 44 47
Saab Kockums 25 25 - 8 8 34 34
Corporate 183 180 2 63 65 247 244
Total 700 706 -
1
236 243 953 959

Operational cash flow per operating segment

Jan-Sep Jan-Sep Q3 Q3 Rolling Full Year
MSEK 2016 2015 2016 2015 12 Months 2015
Aeronautics 88 -352 -1,032 -193 -192 -632
Dynamics 101 -613 -37 -458 613 -101
Surveillance 1,760 -290 -195 36 2,001 -49
Support and Services 1,212 -332 -502 -84 907 -637
Industrial Products and
Services -30 -58 11 -26 13 -15
Saab Kockums 253 434 26 363 627 808
Corporate -1,462 58 -542 1,015 -1,394 126
Total 1,922 -1,153 -2,271 653 2,575 -500

Capital employed per operating segment

MSEK 30 Sep 2016 31 Dec 2015 30 Sep 2015
Aeronautics 2,371 2,186 2,049
Dynamics 3,095 3,243 3,362
Surveillance 6,847 7,445 7,339
Support and Services 2,454 3,389 2,923
Industrial Products and Services 2,151 2,028 1,787
Saab Kockums 713 647 654
Corporate 3,477 1,641 1,128
Total 21,108 20,579 19,242

Full time equivalents (FTE's) per operating segment

Number at end of the period 30 Sep 2016 31 Dec 2015 30 Sep 2015
Aeronautics 2,864 2,723 2,699
Dynamics 2,077 2,041 2,062
Surveillance 3,745 3,563 3,584
Support and Services 2,174 2,185 2,188
Industrial Products and Services 2,454 2,381 2,374
Saab Kockums 840 803 827
Corporate 826 823 822
Total 14,980 14,519 14,556

NOTE 4 Dividend to Parent Company's shareholders

NOTE 5 Intangible fixed assets

MSEK 30 Sep 2016 31 Dec 2015 30 Sep 2015
Goodwill 5,115 5,045 5,072
Capitalised development costs 1,492 1,157 865
Other intangible assets 238 274 313
Total 6,845 6,476 6,250

NOTE 6 Net liquidity/debt

MSEK 30 Sep 2016 31 Dec 2015 30 Sep 2015
Assets:
Liquid assets 1,717 850 1,386
Short-term investments 3,566 2,995 1,627
Total liquid investments 5,283 3,845 3,013
Short-term interest-bearing receivables 31 48 44
Long-term interest-bearing receivables
Long-term receivables attributable to
405 367 107
pensions 49 49 59
Long-term interest-bearing financial
investments
139 141 141
Total interest-bearing assets 5,907 4,450 3,364
Liabilities:
Liabilities to credit institutions
Liabilities to associated companies and
5,114 4,762 4,649
joint ventures 239 251 224
Other interest-bearing liabilities 546 712 614
Provisions for pensions ¹⁾ 2,975 1,942 2,204
Total interest-bearing liabilities and
provisions for pensions 8,874 7,667 7,691
Net liquidity (+) / net debt (-) -2,967 -3,217 -4,327

1) Excluding provisions for pensions attributable to special employers' contribution.

NOTE 6 Continued

Committed credit lines

MSEK Facilities Drawings Available
Revolving credit facility (Maturity 2021) 6,000 - 6,000
Overdraft facility (Maturity 2017) 97 - 97
Total 6,097 - 6,097
Parent Company
MSEK
30 Sep 2016 31 Dec 2015 30 Sep 2015
Long-term liabilities to credit institutions
Short-term liabilities to credit institutions
5,113
-
4,360
402
3,000
1,648
Total 5,113 4,762 4,648

NOTE 7 Capital employed

MSEK 30 Sep 2016 31 Dec 2015 30 Sep 2015
Total assets 37,647 35,088 32,904
Less non-interest bearing liabilities 16,539 14,509 13,662
Capital employed 21,108 20,579 19,242

NOTE 8 Financial instruments

liabilities ¹⁾

Classification and categorisation of financial assets and

Carrying amount 30 Sep 2016 31 Dec 2015
Financial assets:
Financial investments at fair value through profit and loss 47 49
Financial investments held to maturity ²⁾ 139 141
Long-term receivables 496 444
Derivatives identified as hedges 870 972
Derrivatives at fair value through profit and loss for trading 34 86
Accounts receivable and other receivables 10,479 11,540
Short-term investments at fair value 3,566 2,995
Liquid assets 1,717 850
Total financial assets 17,348 17,077
Financial liabilities:
Interest-bearing liabilities ³⁾ 5,899 5,725
Derivatives identified as hedges 1,442 1,561
Derrivatives at fair value through profit and loss for trading 52 53
Other liabilities 5,161 5,486
Total financial liabilities 12,554 12,825

¹⁾ Derivatives with positive values are recognised as assets and derivatives with negative values are recognised as liabilities. Derivatives with a legal right of offset amount to MSEK 786.

²⁾ Fair value 2016 Sep: MSEK 140; 2015 Dec: MSEK 142.

³⁾ Fair value 2016 Sep: MSEK 6,054; 2015 Dec: MSEK 5,749.

Valuation methods for financial assets and liabilities

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Assets at fair value

MSEK 30 Sep 2016 Level 1 Level 2 Level 3
Bonds and interest-bearing
securities
3,566 3,566 - -
Forward exchange contracts 848 - 848 -
Currency options 10 - 10 -
Cross currency basis swaps 37 - 37 -
Electricity derivatives 9 9 - -
Shares and participations 47 - - 47
Total 4,517 3,575 895 47
Liabilities at fair value
MSEK 30 Sep 2016 Level 1 Level 2 Level 3
Forward exchange contracts 1,315 - 1,315 -
Currency options 7 - 7 -
Interest rate swaps 165 - 165 -
Cross currency basis swaps - - - -
Electricity derivatives 7 7 - -

NOTE 9 Supplemental information on Statement of cash flows

Liquid assets
MSEK
30 Sep 2016 31 Dec 2015 30 Sep 2015 Free cash flow vs. statement of cash flows
The following components are
included in liquid assets:
Cash and bank balances
Bank deposits
1,117
600
850
-
986
400
Investing activities – interest
bearing:
Total according to balance sheet 1,717 850 1,386 Other financial investments and
Total according to statement of
cash flows
1,717 850 1,386 Financing activities:
Free cash flow vs. statement of cash flov
MSEK 2016 Jan-Sep Jan-Sep
2015
Q3
2016
2015 Q3 Full Year
2015
Free cash flow
Investing activities – interest
bearing:
1,740 -1,595 -2,311 487 -726
Short-term investments
Other financial investments and
-531 -359 2,169 155 -1,722
receivables -18 -89 8 -29 -353
Financing activities:
Repayments of loans -575 -746 -11 -746 -1,865
Raising of loans
Dividend paid to the Parent
732 3,398 - 561 4,758
Company's shareholders -530 -501 - - -501
Dividend paid to non-controlling
interest
Dividend paid to non-controlling
-4 - -4 - -10
interest 15 - 15 - -
Cash flow for the period 829 108 -134 428 -419

Free cash flow

MSEK Total Group
Jan-Sep 2016
Total Group
Jan-Sep 2015
Q3 2016 Q3 2015 Total Group
Full year 2015
Cash flow from operating activities before changes in working capital,
excluding taxes and other financial items
1,772 1,019 545 406 2,706
Cash flow from changes in working capital:
Inventories -1,289 -1,162 -780 -92 349
Current receivables 1,252 -742 -621 -576 -3,573
Advance payments from customers 2,398 162 -55 41 284
Other current liabilities -836 647 -916 1,209 1,426
Provisions -187 -295 -73 -39 -306
Change in working capital 1,338 -1,390 -2,445 543 -1,820
Cash flow from operating activities excluding taxes and other financial items 3,110 -371 -1,900 949 886
Investing activities:
Investments in intangible fixed assets -627 -205 -151 -66 -594
Investments in tangible fixed assets -495 -585 -194 -235 -799
Sales and disposals of tangible fixed assets 17 8 -
5
5 7
Investments in financial fixed assets -83 - -21 - -
Cash flow from investing activities ¹⁾ -1,188 -782 -371 -296 -1,386
Operational cash flow 1,922 -1,153 -2,271 653 -500
Taxes and other financial items -235 -428 -16 -166 -528
Sale of and investments in shares etc. -
2
-10 -
2
- 211
Acquisitions of operations -22 -
4
-22 - -221
Sale of subsidiaries 77 - - - 312
Free cash flow 1,740 -1,595 -2,311 487 -726

1) Cash flow from investing activities excluding change in short-term investments and other interest-bearing financial assets and excluding sale of and investment in financial assets, investments in operations and sale of subsidiaries. If investments in and sale of

financial fixed assets are considered to be of operating nature, the item is included in investing activities.

NOTE 10 Business combinations

NOTE 11 Defined-benefit plans

Pension obligation according to IAS 19

MSEK 30 Sep 2016 30 Sep 2015
Defined-benefit obligation 8,907 7,826
Special employers' contribution 697 465
Less plan assets 5,981 5,681
Total provisions for pensions 3,623 2,610
of which reported as long-term receivable 49 59

NOTE 12 Contingent liabilities

NOTE 13 Transactions with related parties

NOTE 14 Definitions

Capital employed

Earnings per share

EBITDA

EBITDA margin

Effective tax rate

Equity/assets ratio

Equity per share

Free cash flow

Free cash flow per share

Gross margin

Net investments

Net liquidity/net debt

Operating margin

Operational cash flow

Order backlog

Order bookings

Organic sales growth

Return on capital employed

Return on equity

GLOSSARY

EKN

FMV

FRN

FTE

IAS

IFRS MTN

SAL

REVIEW REPORT

Introduction

Scope of Review Conclusion

Stockholm 25 October 2016 PricewaterhouseCoopers AB

Bo Hjalmarsson Authorised Public Accountant

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