Driving Sustainable Economies
Significant delevering of balance sheet
NET DEBT (EUR million) AND LEVERAGE RATIO*
850
759
906
771
566
1.7
2.0
1.3
1.8
0.8
Dec 31
2020
Dec 31
2021
Dec 31 September 30 September 30
2022
2022
* Leverage ratio = Net debt / last 12 months operative EBITDA
2023
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Balance sheet further strengthened during the quarter:
gearing 34% (54% in Q3 2022) - well below financial
target range of below 75%
Net debt / EBITDA 0.8 - below 1.0 for the first time
Average interest rate of net debt excluding leases
2.8% (1.7%) and duration 18 (21) months
NET WORKING CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT
407
254 292
288
287
408
468 467
491 474
362
434
269 281 324
352
410 382
422 384
348
347
368 393 402 440
500
542
596
533 494
473 487
-383 -382 -438 -505 -501 -565 -603-604
-506 -474
-486
Q1 2021 Q2 2021 Q3 2021 Q4 2021 Q1 2022 Q2 2022 Q3 2022 Q4 2022 Q1 2023 Q2 2023 Q3 2023
Net working capital continued to improve. Inventories
declined following lower variable costs and lower
sales volumes.
Operative ROCE improved further to 21.6% (Q3
2022 13.0%)
Inventories
Receivables
Payables
Kemira OCTOBER 24, 2023
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