Skip navigation
COMPANY

Key figures and calculation of key figures

Key figures
1-3 2024
1-3 2023
1-12 2023
Net sales, EUR million
382.1
397.6
1,586.1
Adjusted EBITDA, EUR million
53.0
42.5
197.7
Adjusted EBITDA margin, %
13.9%
10.7%
12.5%
EBITDA, EUR million
49.9
41.6
188.6
EBITDA margin, %
13.1%
10.5%
11.9%
Adjusted operating result, EUR million
21.2
9.6
66.4
Adjusted operating result margin, %
5.5%
2.4%
4.2%
Operating result, EUR million
18.1
8.8
-7.0
Operating result margin, %
4.7%
2.2%
-0.4%
Result for the period, EUR million
12.3
4.9
-25.2
Return on capital employed (12 months), %
0.3%
7.9%
-1.0%
Net debt, EUR million
245.1
233.2
240.0
Net debt / adjusted EBITDA
1.2x
1.2x
1.2x
Operative free cash flow, EUR million
8.3
-6.6
28.6
Personnel, end of period
15,948
18,851
17,024
Personnel on average, FTE
13,133
14,346
14,272
Earnings per share, basic, EUR
0.31
0.12
-0.63
Dividend per share, EUR
0.80
Dividend, EUR million
31.8

Posti Group Corporation’s share capital is EUR 70 million and it consists of 40,000,000 shares of equal value.

Calculation of Key Figures

In addition to IFRS-based performance measures, Posti Group discloses alternative performance measures as additional information to financial measures presented in the consolidated income statement, consolidated balance sheet, consolidated statement of cash flows and in the notes disclosures. Management believes that adjusted performance measures provide meaningful supplemental information to both management and stakeholders regarding the business performance. Adjusted EBITDA and adjusted operating result are also one of the key business performance indicators in Posti Group’s management reporting.

EBITDA
Operating result excluding depreciation, amortization and impairment losses.
Adjusted EBITDA
EBITDA excluding special items.
Adjusted operating result
Operating result excluding special items.
Special items
Special items are defined as significant items of income and expenses, which are considered to incur outside the ordinary course of business. Special items include restructuring costs, significant impairment losses on assets, impairment on goodwill, significant gains or losses on sale of shares, real estates or business operations and expenses and incomes related to business combinations, such as changes in contingent purchase considerations.
Equity ratio, %
100 x (Total equity / (Total assets - advances received))
Return on capital employed, %
100 x (Operating result (12 months rolling) / Capital employed (average of opening and closing balance of the previous 12 months))
Capital employed
Non-current assets less deferred tax assets plus inventories and trade and other receivables less other non-current liabilities, less advances received, less provisions, less defined benefit pension obligations, less trade and other payables.
Net debt
Interest bearing borrowings - liquid funds - debt certificates.
Net debt / adjusted EBITDA, %
100 x (net debt / Adjusted EBITDA (12 months rolling))
Interest-bearing borrowings
Non-current and current interest-bearing borrowings and lease liabilities.
Liquid funds
Cash and cash equivalents + money market investments + investments in bonds.
Personnel on average, FTE
Full time equivalent personnel on average.
Operative free cash flow
Cash flow from operating activities as presented in the consolidated statement of cash flows less purchase of intangible assets and property, plant and equipment as presented in the consolidated statement of cash flows and less payments of lease liabilities.