BTS Group AB (publ) Year end report January – December 2024
26 February 2025 - 5:00PM
UK Regulatory
BTS Group AB (publ) Year end report January – December 2024
P R E S S R E L E A S E
Stockholm, February 26, 2025
Rebound continued for BTS Europe and good momentum for
our AI tools
October 1 – December 31, 2024
- Net sales MSEK 796
(768). Currency adjusted growth 3%, whereof 0% was organic.
- EBITA –2%, MSEK 136
(139).
- EBITA margin 17.0
(18.1) %.
- Profit after tax
amounted to MSEK 84 (110). Excluding reversed provisions of
earn-out, the profit after tax increased 1 percent to 82 (81).
1)
- Earnings per share
amounted to SEK 4.31 (5.66). 2)
- Excluding reversed
provision of earn-out, earnings per share increased 1% to SEK 4.24
(4.20). 1)
January 1 – December 31, 2024
- Net sales MSEK 2,802
(2,683). Currency adjusted growth +5%, whereof 3% was organic.
- EBITA +6 %, MSEK 365
(346).
- EBITA margin 13.0
(12.9) %.
- Profit after tax
amounted to MSEK 387 (215). Excluding reversed provision of
earn-out, the profit after tax increased 3% to MSEK 191 (186).
1)
- Earnings per share
amounted to SEK 19.95 (11.08). 2)
- Excluding reversed
provisions of earn-out, earnings per share increased 3% to SEK 9.86
(9.62). 1)
Jessica Skon, CEO of BTS Group AB:
“2024 was defined by 6 percent EBITA growth, a rebound for
BTS Europe in the second half and good momentum for our AI tools.
In a tough market, we were able to defend our EBITA margin. We have
made the investments needed to achieve faster growth in
2025.”
Outlook 2025
The result (EBITA) is expected to be better than in 2024.
Dividend
The Board proposes a dividend of SEK 6.10 (5.70) per share to be
paid on two occasions in the amount of SEK 3.05 per payment.
FINANCIAL SUMMARY
MSEK |
Oct—Dec 2024 |
Oct—Dec 2023 |
Jan—Dec 2024 |
Jan—Dec 2023 |
Net sales |
796 |
768 |
2 802 |
2 683 |
Currency adjusted growth |
3% |
6% |
5% |
2% |
EBITA |
136 |
139 |
365 |
346 |
EBITA margin |
17.0% |
18.1% |
13.0% |
12.9% |
EBIT |
118 |
122 |
298 |
288 |
EBIT margin |
14.8% |
15.9% |
10.6% |
10.7% |
Profit after tax |
84 |
110 |
387 |
215 |
Profit after tax, excl. reversed earn-out provision
1) |
82 |
81 |
191 |
186 |
Cash flow from operating activities |
222 |
225 |
386 |
166 |
Earnings per share, SEK 2) |
4.31 |
5.66 |
19.95 |
11.08 |
Net debt (+) / net cash (—) |
-282 |
-230 |
-282 |
-230 |
Number of employees (EOP) |
1,172 |
1,111 |
1,172 |
1,111 |
1) During 2024, two provisions of earn-out related to
the earlier acquisitions RLI and Netmind
were reversed, impacting the net financial items positively by MSEK
29 in the first quarter and MSEK 166 in the third quarter. During
the fourth quarter 2023, a provision of earn-out related to the
earlier acquisition of MTAC was reversed, impacting the
net financial items positively by MSEK 28.
2) Before and after dilution of shares.
For more information, please
contact:
Michael Wallin
Head of investor relations
BTS Group AB
michael.wallin@bts.com
+46-8-58 70 70 02
+46-708-78 80 19
This information is information that BTS Group AB is
obliged to make public pursuant to the EU Market Abuse Regulation.
The information was submitted for publication, through the agency
of the contact person set out above, at 07:00 CET on February 26,
2025.
About BTS Group AB
BTS is a global professional services firm headquartered in
Stockholm, Sweden. BTS has about 1,200 professionals in 38 offices
located on six continents. BTS competes in both
talent and HR consulting as well as the traditional consulting
markets. BTS’s services support a broad range of client challenges
including top-to-bottom and on-demand leadership development,
talent selection and readiness, strategy creation andstrategy
implementation, as well as culture and broad-scale change. For over
35 years, BTS has been focused on the people-side of change and on
powering better performance using proprietary simulation, learning,
coaching, and assessment methodologies. We partner with nearly
1,200 organizations, including over 40 of the world’s 100 largest
global corporations.
BTS is a public company listed on the Nasdaq
Stockholm exchange and trades under the symbol BTS B.
For more information, please visit
www.bts.com.
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