Investor - 2024

Highlights during the second quarter

Adjusted net asset value (NAV) amounted to SEK 969.4bn (SEK 317 per share) on June 30, 2024, an increase of SEK 69.0bn, or 8 percent, with dividend added back, during the quarter. Total shareholder return amounted to 9 percent, compared to 2 percent for the SIXRX return index.
Listed Companies generated a total return of 11 percent. We invested SEK 2.8bn in Ericsson.
Based on estimated market values, the total return for Patricia Industries, excluding cash, amounted to 2 percent (2 percent including cash), driven by earnings growth.
Within Patricia Industries, sales growth for the major subsidiaries amounted to 9 percent, of which 7 percent organically in constant currency. Reported EBITA grew 7 percent and adjusted EBITA grew 10 percent.
Mölnlycke reported organic sales growth of 8 percent in constant currency, with the largest business area Wound Care also growing 8 percent. The profit margin was unchanged.
Sarnova and BraunAbility completed strategic add-on acquisitions for a total enterprise value of SEK 5.6bn. All acquisitions were financed by each respective company. Mölnlycke and Permobil distributed EUR 200m and SEK 600m respectively to Patricia Industries.
The value change of Investments in EQT was -4 percent. Net cash flow to Investor amounted to SEK -5m.
Leverage was 1.4 percent as of June 30, 2024 (1.7 percent as of December 31, 2023). Gross cash amounted to SEK 25,510m and the average maturity of Investor AB’s debt portfolio was 10.3 years.