Feb 5, 2021   SOURCE: PR NewsWire

Year-end report, January-December 2020

OSTERSUND, Sweden, Feb. 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Highlights according to segment reporting:

    --  Revenue decreased 10 percent and amounted to SEK 158.6 billion (176.8);
        adjusted for currency effects revenue decreased 8 percent.
    --  Operating income, which includes the divestment of the ownership stake
        in the Elizabeth River Crossings, increased 52 percent and amounted to
        SEK 11.9 billion (7.8).
    --  Earnings per share increased 45 percent and amounted to SEK 22.46
        (15.46).
    --  The Board of Directors propose a dividend of SEK 9.50 (3.25) per share,
        of which SEK 6.50 (3.25) per share as ordinary dividend and SEK 3.00
        (0.00) per share as extra dividend.
    --  Operating cash flow from operations amounted to SEK 14.5 billion (3.8),
        according to IFRS.
    --  Adjusted interest-bearing net receivables(+)/net debt(-) totaled SEK
        16.0 billion (September 30, 2020: 8.0), according to IFRS.
    --  Order bookings in Construction amounted to SEK 149.8 billion (145.8);
        adjusted for currency effects order bookings increased 6 percent. The
        order backlog amounted to SEK 178.9 billion (September 30, 2020: 182.9).
    --  Operating income in Construction amounted to SEK 3.5 billion (3.8),
        representing an operating margin of 2.5 percent (2.4).
    --  Operating income in Project Development amounted to SEK 5.4 billion
        (4.5).
    --  Return on capital employed in Project Development was 12.2 percent
        (10.3).
    --  Return on equity was 26.0 percent (21.4).

This report will also be presented via a telephone conference and a webcast at 10:00 a.m. (CET) on February 5, 2021. The telephone conference will be webcasted live at www.skanska.com/investors, where a recording of the conference will also be available later. To participate in the telephone conference, please dial +46 8 566 426 51, or +44 333 300 0804, or +1 631 913 1422. PIN code 25299857#. This and previous releases can also be found at www.skanska.com/investors.

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Magnus Persson, Executive Vice President and CFO, Skanska AB, tel +46 10 448 8900

André Löfgren, Senior Vice President, Investor Relations, Skanska AB, tel +46 10 448 1363

Karolina Cederhage, Senior Vice President, Communications, Skanska AB, tel +46 10 448 0880

Jacob Birkeland, Head of Media Relations, Skanska AB, tel +46 10 449 1957

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