“HAKI Safety has undergone a strategic transformation that has fundamentally changed the group. We have shifted from being a conglomerate with diversified holdings to a focused industrial group. In parallel, we have expanded the capabilities of the Swedish-based company HAKI through acquisitions. From a range of system scaffolds, we now offer a wider range of workplace safety products. HAKI's risk diversification, but also the offer to customers, has thus been broadened geographically, product-wise and to more industry sectors, says
“I am therefore pleased to announce the next step in our change journey, which includes financial targets, a dividend policy, and a new reporting structure for the group. The intention is to help investors better understand our core business, which comprises system scaffolds, work zone safety, digital and technical solutions, and other business branches,” concludes
Financial targets and dividend policy
1. Net sales of
Net sales is to amount to
2. Adjusted EBITA margin >10%
The adjusted EBITA margin is to amount to more than 10 percent. Adjusted EBITA margin is deemed to give a fair picture of the profitability of the underlying business as it excludes amortisation and write-downs of acquisition-related intangible assets and non-recurring items.
3. Financial net debt in relation to adjusted EBITDA <2.5
Net financial debt divided by adjusted EBITDA is to be less than 2.5. The key figure shows the relation of net debt to adjusted EBITDA. The financial net debt refers to interest-bearing liabilities with deductions for cash and adjusted EBITDA as operating profit excluding depreciation, amortisation and write-downs and non-recurring items. The measures are measured excluding the effects of IFRS 16.
4. Dividend policy
The dividend is to amount to 25-50 percent of the year's net profit. Proposals for dividends will consider the shareholders' expectation of a reasonable dividend yield and the business's need for financing.
New reporting structure
The change applies from the first quarter of 2024. The historical comparison figures are available on
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