| Net sales and income | ||||||
| SEKm | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Full year | |
| Net sales | 2012 | 25,875 | 27,763 | 27,171 | 29,185 | 109,994 |
| 2011 | 23,436 | 24,143 | 25,650 | 28,369 | 101,598 | |
| Operating income | 2012 | 943 | 1,150 | 1,461 | 596 | 4,150 |
| Margin, % | 3.6 | 4.1 | 5.4 | 2.0 | 3.8 | |
| 20121) | 943 | 1,150 | 1,461 | 1,628 | 5,182 | |
| Margin, % | 3.6 | 4.1 | 5.4 | 5.6 | 4.7 | |
| 2011 | 696 | 745 | 1,064 | 512 | 3,017 | |
| Margin, % | 3.0 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 1.8 | 3.0 | |
| 20111) | 696 | 745 | 1,098 | 616 | 3,155 | |
| Margin, % | 3.0 | 3.1 | 4.3 | 2.2 | 3.1 | |
| Income after financial items | 2012 | 792 | 993 | 1,251 | 442 | 3,478 |
| Margin, % | 3.1 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 1.5 | 3.2 | |
| 20121) | 792 | 993 | 1,251 | 1,474 | 4,510 | |
| Margin, % | 3.1 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 5.1 | 4.1 | |
| 2011 | 637 | 696 | 1,119 | 328 | 2,780 | |
| Margin, % | 2.7 | 2.9 | 4.4 | 1.2 | 2.7 | |
| 20111) | 637 | 696 | 1,153 | 432 | 2,918 | |
| Margin, % | 2.7 | 2.9 | 4.5 | 1.5 | 2.9 | |
| Income for the period | 2012 | 559 | 763 | 985 | 292 | 2,599 |
| 2011 | 457 | 561 | 825 | 221 | 2,064 | |
| Earning per share2) | 2012 | 1.96 | 2.67 | 3.43 | 1.02 | 9.08 |
| 20121) | 1.96 | 2.67 | 3.43 | 4.12 | 12.18 | |
| 2011 | 1.61 | 1.97 | 2.90 | 0.77 | 7.25 | |
| 20111) | 1.61 | 1.97 | 2.96 | 1.01 | 7.55 | |
| 1) Excluding items affecting comparability. | ||||||
| 2) Before dilution, based on average number of shares after buy-backs. | ||||||
| Number of shares before dilution | ||||||
| Number of shares after buy-backs, million | 2012 | 286.1 | 286.1 | 286.1 | 286.1 | 286.1 |
| 2011 | 284.7 | 284.7 | 284.7 | 284.7 | 284.7 | |
| Average number of shares after buy-backs, million | 2012 | 285.4 | 286.1 | 286.1 | 286.1 | 285.9 |
| 2011 | 284.7 | 284.7 | 284.7 | 284.7 | 284.7 | |
| Items affecting comparability | ||||||
| Restructuring provisions, write-downs and capital gains/losses | 2012 | — | — | — | –1,032 | –1,032 |
| 2011 | — | — | –34 | –104 | –138 | |
| Net sales, by business area | ||||||
| SEKm | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Full year | |
| Major Appliances Europe, Middle East and Africa | 2012 | 8,265 | 8,216 | 8,581 | 9,216 | 34,278 |
| 2011 | 7,656 | 7,660 | 8,964 | 9,749 | 34,029 | |
| Major Appliances North America | 2012 | 7,107 | 8,599 | 7,771 | 7,207 | 30,684 |
| 2011 | 6,728 | 7,544 | 7,122 | 6,271 | 27,665 | |
| Major Appliances Latin America | 2012 | 5,149 | 5,183 | 5,301 | 6,411 | 22,044 |
| 2011 | 3,998 | 3,708 | 4,101 | 6,003 | 17,810 | |
| Major Appliances Asia/Pacific | 2012 | 1,841 | 2,198 | 2,107 | 2,259 | 8,405 |
| 2011 | 1,746 | 1,945 | 1,981 | 2,180 | 7,852 | |
| Small Appliances | 2012 | 2,105 | 2,105 | 2,112 | 2,689 | 9,011 |
| 2011 | 1,930 | 1,794 | 2,056 | 2,579 | 8,359 | |
| Professional Products | 2012 | 1,408 | 1,462 | 1,299 | 1,402 | 5,571 |
| 2011 | 1,378 | 1,491 | 1,426 | 1,587 | 5,882 | |
| Operating income, by business area | ||||||
| SEKm | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Full year | |
| Major Appliances Europe Middle East and Africa | 2012 | 281 | 215 | 303 | 343 | 1,142 |
| Margin, % | 3.4 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.3 | |
| 2011 | 311 | 156 | 444 | –202 | 709 | |
| Margin, % | 4.1 | 2.0 | 5.0 | –2.1 | 2.1 | |
| Major Appliances North America | 2012 | 159 | 512 | 523 | 367 | 1,561 |
| Margin, % | 2.2 | 6.0 | 6.7 | 5.1 | 5.1 | |
| 2011 | –71 | 138 | 107 | 76 | 250 | |
| Margin, % | –1.1 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 0.9 | |
| Major Appliances Latin America | 2012 | 278 | 316 | 339 | 657 | 1,590 |
| Margin, % | 5.4 | 6.1 | 6.4 | 10.2 | 7.2 | |
| 2011 | 139 | 114 | 222 | 345 | 820 | |
| Margin, % | 3.5 | 3.1 | 5.4 | 5.7 | 4.6 | |
| Major Appliances Asia/Pacific | 2012 | 155 | 172 | 208 | 211 | 746 |
| Margin, % | 8.4 | 7.8 | 9.9 | 9.3 | 8.9 | |
| 2011 | 174 | 177 | 172 | 213 | 736 | |
| Margin, % | 10.0 | 9.1 | 8.7 | 9.8 | 9.4 | |
| Small Appliances | 2012 | 93 | 31 | 126 | 223 | 473 |
| Margin, % | 4.4 | 1.5 | 6.0 | 8.3 | 5.2 | |
| 2011 | 114 | 23 | 169 | 237 | 543 | |
| Margin, % | 5.9 | 1.3 | 8.2 | 9.2 | 6.5 | |
| Professional Products | 2012 | 132 | 155 | 151 | 158 | 596 |
| Margin, % | 9.4 | 10.6 | 11.6 | 11.3 | 10.7 | |
| 2011 | 177 | 274 | 199 | 191 | 841 | |
| Margin, % | 12.8 | 18.4 | 14.0 | 12.0 | 14.3 | |
| Common Group costs, etc. | 2012 | –155 | –251 | –189 | –331 | –926 |
| 2011 | –148 | –137 | –215 | –244 | –744 | |
| Total Group, excluding items affecting comparability | 2012 | 943 | 1,150 | 1,461 | 1,628 | 5,182 |
| Margin, % | 3.6 | 4.1 | 5.4 | 5.6 | 4.7 | |
| 2011 | 696 | 745 | 1,098 | 616 | 3,155 | |
| Margin, % | 3.0 | 3.1 | 4.3 | 2.2 | 3.1 | |
| Items affecting comparability | 2012 | — | — | — | –1,032 | –1,032 |
| 2011 | — | — | –34 | –104 | –138 | |
| Total Group, including items affecting comparability | 2012 | 943 | 1,150 | 1,461 | 596 | 4,150 |
| Margin, % | 3.6 | 4.1 | 5.4 | 2.0 | 3.8 | |
| 2011 | 696 | 745 | 1,064 | 512 | 3,017 | |
| Margin, % | 3.0 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 1.8 | 3.0 | |