Third-quarter report 2023

Cision Publicerad: 25 Oct 2023 12:00

Solid orders, record revenues and operating profit

Third quarter

Orders received increased 5% to MSEK 42 606 (40 555), organic decline of 1%
Revenues increased 17% to MSEK 44 485 (38 074), organic growth of 10%
Operating profit reached MSEK 10 117 (8 378), corresponding to a margin of 22.7% (22.0)
- Adjusted operating profit, excluding items affecting comparability, was MSEK 10 110 (8 469), corresponding to a margin of 22.7% (22.2)
Profit before tax amounted to MSEK 9 928 (8 448)
Basic earnings per share were SEK 1.60 (1.34)
Operating cash flow at MSEK 6 581 (5 705)
Return on capital employed was 30% (29)

Near-term demand outlook

Atlas Copco expects that the customers’ activity level will weaken compared to the third quarter.

Previous near-term demand outlook (published July 19, 2023):

Atlas Copco expects that the customer activity level will weaken somewhat compared to the current high level.