Business description: Essity AB

Essity AB is one of the world's leading manufacturers of hygiene products. Net sales break down by family of products as follows:

- human care products (54.2%): incontinence products (Tena), feminine protection products (Libresse, Bodyform, Nana, Nuvenia, Saba, Nosotras, Donnasept, etc.), diapers (Libero, Up & Go, Libero-Peaudouce, Drypers, Pequenin, etc.), compresses and bandages.

- paper hygiene products (26.1%): paper towels, toilet paper, handkerchiefs, wipes, etc. sold under Tempo, Colhogar, Cozy, Cushelle, Danke, Delica, Demak Up, Favorita, Flen, Lotus, Lovly, Okay, Plenty, Regio and Zewa brands;

- professional hygiene products (19.7%): including toilet paper, handkerchiefs, hand lotions and hand soaps, hand sanitizers, as well as cleaning and wiping products.

At the end of 2024, the group operated around 70 production sites in the world.

Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: Europe (60.2%), Latin America (17.5%), North America (16.9%), Asia (1.7%), and others (3.7%).

Number of employees: 36,000

Sales by Activity: Essity AB

Fiscal Period: December 2020 (SEK) 2021 (SEK) 2022 (SEK) 2023 (SEK) 2024 (SEK)

Consumer Goods

50.22B 49.09B 94.84B 79.91B 78.89B

Professional Hygiene

25.42B 26.14B 36.11B 39.48B 38.07B

Health & Medical

46.1B 46.64B 25.24B 27.73B 28.6B

Other

18M -1M -21M 25M -12M
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Geographical breakdown of sales: Essity AB

Fiscal Period: December 2020 (SEK) 2021 (SEK) 2022 (SEK) 2023 (SEK) 2024 (SEK)

USA

12.88B 13.1B 18.18B 21.84B 20.86B

Germany

14.27B 12.55B 16.75B 19.3B 19.25B

Mexico

6.25B 6.75B 9.26B 12.06B 12.54B

France

10.27B 9.69B 11.9B 12.55B 12.33B

UK

9.13B 9.15B 11.23B 11.64B 11.56B

Spain

5.59B 5.38B 6.98B 8.18B 8.08B

Netherlands

4.13B 3.88B 4.5B 5.3B 5.4B

Colombia

3.75B 3.96B 4.79B 4.9B 5.24B

Italy

3.62B 3.59B 4.38B 4.8B 4.86B

Sweden

3.48B 3.57B 3.99B 4.25B 4.13B

Canada

1.99B 2B 2.97B 3.75B 3.68B

Austria

2.17B 2.09B 2.77B 3.33B 3.34B

Australia

- 1.45B 2.9B 3.06B 3.18B

Belgium

1.8B 1.63B 1.94B 2.21B 2.2B

Finland

1.65B 1.6B 1.83B 2.15B 2.16B

Switzerland

1.54B 1.43B 1.98B 2.05B 2.1B

Poland

1.04B 1.07B 1.36B 1.74B 2.02B

Norway

1.3B 1.43B 1.78B 1.86B 1.93B

Denmark

1.45B 1.45B 1.77B 1.92B 1.93B

Hungary

1.15B 1.14B 1.42B 1.66B 1.68B

Ecuador

1.49B 1.39B 1.74B 1.77B 1.56B

Brazil

526M 635M 1.02B 1.4B 1.46B

New Zealand

- 674M 1.26B 1.37B 1.29B

Chile

883M 1.02B 1.2B 1.43B 1.23B

Czech Republic

687M 750M 922M 1.12B 1.09B

Costa Rica

588M 549M 719M 980M 945M

Argentina

369M 358M 648M 856M 843M

Slovakia

474M 483M 619M 784M 830M

Peru

550M 483M 665M 722M 743M

Ireland

507M 522M 662M 692M 679M

Romania

393M 408M 495M 606M 629M

South Africa

352M 382M 435M 469M 542M

Ukraine

352M 355M 420M 534M 519M

Dominican Republic

442M 452M 625M 556M 513M

Rest of Asia

663M 665M 765M 358M 497M

Lithuania

236M 252M 322M 424M 447M

Portugal

335M 339M 396M 432M 434M

Japan

646M 580M 533M 538M 427M

Greece

306M 270M 337M 361M 340M

Indonesia

- - 257M 277M 295M

India

155M 187M 233M 274M 287M

Latvia

- - 230M 245M 279M

Rest of Latin America

367M 345M 216M 231M 268M

Turkey

280M 222M 249M 241M 256M

Estonia

- - 204M 235M 242M

Other

655M 105M 194M 210M 218M

Puerto Rico

- - 194M 234M 214M

South Korea

- - 243M - -

Singapore

263M 253M 315M - -

Tunisia

451M - - - -

Morocco

70M - - - -

Taiwan

398M 380M - - -

Malaysia

2.06B 2.04B 2.39B - -

China

16.42B 17.49B 21.44B - -

Russia

3.06B 3.04B 3.56B 1.24B -

Rest of EU Excluding Sweden

336M 319M - - -
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Executive Committee: Essity AB

Manager TitleAgeSince
Chief Executive Officer 55 2025-05-31
Director of Finance/CFO 63 2016-12-31
Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer 60 2023-05-14
Investor Relations Contact - 2023-08-31
General Counsel - -
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Composition of the Board of Directors: Essity AB

Director TitleAgeSince
Director/Board Member 59 2015-12-31
Director/Board Member 69 2015-12-31
Director/Board Member 67 2015-12-31
Director/Board Member 63 2016-12-31
Director/Board Member 60 2018-12-31
Director/Board Member 61 2021-02-28
Director/Board Member 53 2022-12-31
Chairman 65 2024-03-20
Director/Board Member 47 -
Director/Board Member 45 2025-03-26
Composition of the Board of Directors

Shareholders: Essity AB

NameEquities%Valuation
Industrivärden AB (Investment Company)
53.36 %
31,200,000 53.36 % 901 M kr
AMF Fonder AB
12.57 %
7,350,000 12.57 % 212 M kr
Norges Bank Investment Management
9.755 %
5,704,254 9.755 % 165 M kr
Skandia Investment Management AB
3.434 %
2,007,876 3.434 % 58 M kr
OP Asset Management Ltd.
0.1495 %
87,410 0.1495 % 3 M kr
NameEquities%Valuation
Industrivärden AB (Investment Company)
7.17 %
45,500,000 7.17 % 1 312 M kr
Norges Bank Investment Management
4.16 %
26,396,553 4.16 % 761 M kr
Carnegie Fonder AB
2.693 %
17,088,282 2.693 % 493 M kr
Nordea Investment Management AB
2.039 %
12,940,589 2.039 % 373 M kr
1.384 %
8,783,385 1.384 % 253 M kr
List of ESSITY AB shareholders

Holdings: Essity AB

NameEquities%Valuation
8,783,385 1.38% 253 M $

Company details: Essity AB

Essity AB

Klarabergsviadukten 63

101 23, Stockholm

+46 87 88 51 00

http://www.essity.com
address Essity AB(ESSITY A)

Group companies: Essity AB

NameCategory and Sector
Essity Operations Goa Ltd.
Medical Specialties
Medical Specialties
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Other Personal Products

Change 5d. change 1-year change 3-years change Capi.($)
-0.07%+1.87%-10.30%-3.93% 338B
-0.40%+0.37%-7.73%+1.61% 141B
+0.21%+3.73%-4.70%+8.04% 68.13B
+0.29%-0.51%+0.27%-11.51% 67.24B
-0.52%+1.16%+47.77%-56.92% 41.46B
-0.35%+2.20%-18.48% - 32.95B
+0.26%+3.56%-22.04%-11.29% 24.94B
+0.82%+0.59%+4.14%+33.10% 13.95B
+0.16%-1.50%-2.19%-7.55% 10.06B
Average +0.04%+1.27%-1.47%-6.06% 81.95B
Weighted average by Cap. -0.08%+1.50%-5.44%-5.08%
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Trader
Investor
Global
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Quality
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ESG MSCI
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More Ratings
Sell
Consensus
Buy
Mean consensus
OUTPERFORM
Number of Analysts
14
Last Close Price
272.00SEK
Average target price
283.00SEK
Spread / Average Target
+4.04%
Consensus

Quarterly revenue - Rate of surprise