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Annual Report 2011 Investor in Brief Annual report 2011 Investor in brief Vision To be recognized as a premier investor, supporting the development of our portfolio companies to become best-in-class. CONTENTS Key figures .......................................................................... 2 Business concept Portfolio overview ................................................................ 4 Investor owns significant minority and majority interests Letter from the Chairman ..................................................... 6 in high quality companies. Through our participation on President’s comments ........................................................... 8 Value creation ................................................................... 10 the Boards of Directors, we work for continuous Business areas .................................................................... 12 improvement of the performance of the companies. Core Investments................................................................ 14 With our industrial experience, network and financial Financial Investments .......................................................... 21 strength we strive to make our companies best-in-class. Investor shares ................................................................... 24 Our cash flow allows us to support strategic initiatives in Employees, network and brand .......................................... 26 our companies, capture investment opportunities and Sustainable business ........................................................... 27 provide our shareholders with a dividend. FINANCIALS List of contents of Financials .............................................. 28 Objective Administration Report ....................................................... 29 Our objective is to build the net asset value, operate Corporate Governance Report ............................................ 34 Board of Directors .............................................................. 44 efficiently and pay out a steadily rising dividend. Over Management Group ........................................................... 46 time, this should allow us to generate an attractive total Proposed Disposition of Earnings ....................................... 47 return to our shareholders. Consolidated Income Statement ......................................... 48 Our long-term return requirement for investments Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income ........... 49 (with normal financial gearing) is the risk-free interest Consolidated Balance Sheet ............................................... 50 rate plus an equity risk premium, i.e. 8-9 percent. Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity .................... 52 Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows .............................. 53 Parent Company Income Statement ................................... 54 Goal fulfillment Parent Company Statement of Comprehensive Income ...... 54 We believe a comparison with our return target is only Parent Company Balance Sheet .......................................... 55 appropriate over longer time periods. Parent Company Statement of Changes in Equity ............... 57 Benchmarking our performance is important and we Parent Company Statement of Cash Flows ......................... 58 Notes to the Financial Statements ..................................... 59 consider the Swedish stock market, as reflected by the Auditor´s Report .............................................................. 116 total return index SIXRX, as the most relevant benchmark considering the overall risk profile of our History .............................................................................. 117 portfolio. As a comparison we also provide the return Ten-Year Summary ........................................................... 118 Definitions ........................................................................ 119 of the European market. Shareholder information ................................................... 120 Goal fulfillment Founded by the Wallenberg family a hundred years STOXX Return NAV incl. SIXRX Europe 600 Investor ago, we are the leading owner of high quality requirement, added return gross return total Years % back %1) index, %1) index, %1) return, %1) Nordic-based international companies. Through 1 8-9 –5.6 –13.5 –8.1 –7.7 Board participation, our industrial experience, 5 8-9 1.9 –0.2 –4.4 –2.1 10 8-9 5.5 6.1 1.2 4.8 network and financial strength, we strive to make 20 8-9 12.4 12.1 – 12.9 our companies best-in-class. 1) Average annual return. B – INVESTOR 2011 Dividend policy Leverage policy Our policy is to distribute a high percentage of dividends Our target leverage (established in 2007) is between 5 received from listed Core Investments, as well as to and 10 percent. Given the nature of our business, leverage make a distribution from other net assets corresponding can fluctuate above and below the desired level over time. to a yield in line with the equity market. Our goal is also However, leverage should not exceed 25 percent over any to generate a steadily rising annual dividend. longer periods of time. Our leverage policy allows us to capture opportunities in the market and support our holdings, while taking our tax status into consideration. Dividend Leverage SEK/share % % 30 7 7 6 6 20 5 5 10 4 4 0 3 3 –10 2 2 –20 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 1 1 Leverage Maximum leverage 0 1) 0 Leverage target range, 5-10% 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 1) Proposed dividend Ordinary dividend, SEK/share Extraordinary dividend, SEK/share Yield, %, based on share price at year end Net asset value development Guiding principles Our net asset value amounted to SEK 156.1 bn. at year- t We have a long-term perspective for all end 2011. Including dividends added back, our net asset investments. value declined by 6 percent during 2011. t We are not a trader of short-term holdings. t We always act in the best interest of our portfolio companies by fully supporting them in their efforts Development of net asset value to create sustainable value, even if this results in SEK bn. lower profits short-term. 250 t We do not opportunistically invest in sectors, regions or companies which we do not understand. 200 t We honor the commitments to our holdings and 150 the people running them. 100 50 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Net asset value, including Net asset value dividends added back INVESTOR 2011 – INVESTOR IN BRIEF 1 Key figures Investor’s net asset value amounted to SEK 156.1 bn. at year-end 2011, a decline of SEK 13.3 bn. Including dividends added back, our net asset value declined by 6 percent during 2011. Our net debt to assets ratio at year-end was 10 percent and our gross cash position amounted to SEK 13.1 bn. Overview of net asset value Development of the Group Core Investments contributed to the growth in net asset value SEK m. 2011 2010 2009 2008 by SEK –17.9 bn. in 2011 (29.3 ). The total return for the listed Change in value –17,586 28,492 31,327 –39,492 Dividends 4,330 3,622 2,866 4,147 Core Investments was –13 percent. Financial Investments contrib- Other operating income1) 480 994 1,113 756 uted to net asset value by SEK 9.7 bn. in 2011 (1.7). Management costs –6562,3) –646 –634 –566 Other items4) 4,144 –1,851 –3,304 –1,571 Net debt increased from SEK 11.5 bn. at year-end 2010 to SEK Profit/loss –9,288 30,611 31,368 –36,726 16.9 bn. at year-end 2011, corresponding to a net debt to assets Non-controlling interest 59 20 ratio of 9.8 percent (6.3). The change during the year was mainly Dividends paid –3,802 –3,050 –3,059 –3,637 Other effects on equity –285 –381 –869 439 explained by the net investments made and our dividend paid. Change in net asset value –13,316 27,200 27,440 –39,924 1) Includes interest received on loans to associates. 2) Includes SEK 72 m. in direct costs related to Investor Growth Capital up until June 30, 2011. 3) Includes a restructuring charge of SEK 150 m. during the first quarter of 2011. Overview of net asset value 4) Other items include, among others, share of results of associates. 12/31 2011 12/31 2010 Number Owner- of owned ship, % SEK/ shares (capital) share SEK m. SEK m. Core Investments Listed Impact on net asset value, SEK m. Atlas Copco 206,895,611 16.8 40 30,365 34,671 ABB 179,030,142 7.8 31 23,188 25,082 SEB 456,089,264 20.8 24 18,282 25,579 Core –17,939 AstraZeneca 51,587,810 4.0 21 16,302 15,956 Investments Ericsson 173,728,702 5.3 16 12,112 12,396 Financial 9,687 Electrolux 47,866,133 15.5 7 5,237 8,054 Investments Saab 32,778,098 30.0 6 4,638 4,032 NASDAQ OMX 18,954,142 10.7 4 3,216 – Groupwide –1,262 Husqvarna 97,052,157 16.8 4 3,062 5,058 Sobi 107,594,165 40.3 2 1,614 3,486 155 118,016 134,314 Dividend –3,802 Core Investments Subsidiaries Total –13,316 Mölnlycke Health Care 96 18 13,436 13,555 Aleris 98 4 3,342 2,465 –20,000 –15,000 –10,000 –5,000 0 5,000 10,000 Grand Hôtel 100 2 1,208 1,091 24 17,986 17,111 Total 179136,002 151,425 Financial Investments Valuation methodology EQT n.a. 17 13,214 10,858 Investor Growth Capital 100 13 10,188 8,468 Core Investments Listed Share price (bid) of share class held by Investor or most Partner-owned investments actively traded class of shares. Gambro 49 7 5,239 1,740 Subsidiaries Subsidiaries are valued according to the acquisition method. Lindorff 58 6 4,337 4,054 Financial Investments 3 Scandinavia 40 3 2,395 720 EQT & IGC Unlisted holdings at multiple or third-party valuation, listed Other partner-owned n.a. 0 180 128
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