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Market: Helsinki ISIN: FI0009000202 ISIN: FI0009007900 Industry : Retail

Company Presentation
Kesko is a Finnish trading sector pioneer. We operate in the grocery trade, the building and technical trade and the car trade. Our divisions and chains act in close cooperation with retailer entrepreneurs and other partners.

Kesko has around 1,800 stores in Finland, Sweden, Norway, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland and Denmark.

Kesko and K-retailers form the K-Group, whose sales totalled approximately €16 billion in 2023. The K-Group is the third largest retailer in Northern Europe and it employs around 45,000 people.

Kesko's shares are listed on Nasdaq Helsinki. The company's domicile and main premises are in Helsinki.
Share Data (20/11/2024) KESKOA KESKOB
Currency EUR EUR
Previous Close 18.94 18.99
Change (%) -0.42 -0.73
Volume 36,712 458,377
Number of Shares (mil) 126.95 273.13
Market Cap (mil) 2,404.40 5,173.10


Key figures 2021 2022 2023
Net sales, EUR million 11,300 11,809 11,784
Operating profit, EUR million 775.2 816.5 695.4
Operating profit, comparable, EUR million 775.5 815.1 712.0
Profit before tax, EUR million 712.9 761.1 613.5
Return on capital employed, comparable, %* 17.2 16.9 13.4
Return on equity, comparable, group, % 24.1 23.2 18.5
Capital expenditure, EUR million* 277 449 679
Cash flow from operating activities, EUR million* 1,152 915 1,050
Equity ratio, group, % 36.6 36.9 35.8
Gearing, group, % 75.4 76.7 92.8
Personnel, average for the year, group 14,232 14,633 14,766
Dividend/share, EUR** 1.06 1.08 1.02
Earnings/share, basic and diluted, Group total, EUR 1.44 1.53 1.25
Equity/share, EUR 6.37 6.90 6.93

*Continuing operations


Stock exchange releases
 
14/10/2024 Kesko’s sales in September
07/10/2024 Invitation to Kesko’s Q3 interim report briefing on Wednesday, 30 October 2024
02/10/2024 Listing prospectus for Kesko’s EUR 300 million green notes available
25/09/2024 Kesko issues EUR 300 million green notes
23/09/2024 Kesko Corporation: Disclosure in compliance with Chapter 9, Section 10 of the Finnish Securities Markets Act (20.9.2024)
23/09/2024 Composition of Kesko's Shareholders' Nomination Committee

Next calendar event
 
DNB Road Show, Belgium and the Netherlands03/12/2024
Nordea Road Show, London12/12/2024
Dividend record date14/01/2025