Q4 2019 Essity AB (publ) Earnings Call Transcript

Jan 22, 2020 / 08:00AM GMT
Joséphine Edwall-BjÃrklund - Essity AB(publ)-Senior VP&Group Function Communications

Hello, and welcome to Essity's Q4 and year-end report for 2019. I'm Josephine Edwall, Head of Communication. And today, our CEO and President, Magnus Groth will go through the highlights in the report, followed by a Q&A session, where our CFO, Fredrik Rystedt will join on stage. So with this, Magnus, I hand over to you.

Magnus Groth - Essity AB(publ)-President - CEO & Director

Thank you very much, and welcome to this conference. So in summary, we had the strongest results ever in a year and also in quarter 4. So strong organic net sales, 4.5% for the year, and adjusted EBITA margin improved to 12.3%, and this came from higher volumes, higher prices, better mix and cost savings. And for the full year, we also had an impact from lower raw material costs, offset by stock valuations. And actually, for the full year, this is

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