- Return on equity
- Profit/loss after tax attributable to shareholders, as a percentage of shareholders' proportion of average equity
- Return on capital employed
- Profit after net financial items plus interest expenses plus/minus exchange rate fluctuations in percent of average capital employed
- Blood gas analysis
- Blood gas analysis provides important information about e.g. the patient's lung function and is used e.g. for patients in the hospital's ICU wards.
- Market capitalisation
- The total market value of all outstanding shares.
- Cell biology
- Cell biology is the study of the structure and function of the cell.
- CE-mark
- Abbreviation for Conformité Européenne, which means in accordance with EU directives.
- Diagnostics
- In vitro diagnostics, IVD, is an assessment of a patient's health condition using various diagnostic tests.
- EBITA
- Operating profit before amortization of intangible assets.
- EBITA margin
- EBITA in percentage of net sales.
- EBITA margin (1)
- EBITA in percentage of net sales.
- EBITDA
- Operating profit before depreciation and amortization of intangible assets and property, plant and equipment
- Equity per share
- Equity attributable to the shareholders of the parent company divided by the number of shares on closing date.
- Elective surgery
- Surgery which could be postponed or not done at all without danger to the patient. Elective surgery includes procedures to correct non-life-threatening medical problems as well as to alleviate conditions causing psychological stress or other potential risk to patients, e.g., cosmetic or contraceptive surgery.
- Endoscopy
- Endoscopy is the insertion of a long, thin tube directly into the body to observe an internal organ or tissue in detail.
- Enteral nutrition
- Enteral nutrition means that nutrition is supplied via the gastrointestinal tract, either through normal eating or through tube feeding.
- Fall prevention
- Prevent fall. Falls and their consequences constitute a major health problem in society. Even cases without bodily injury impair the quality of life, as those who have fallen often limit their activities for fear of falling again.
- Field Safety Notice
- Market Safety Notice (FSN) to the market regarding product safety.
- Field Safety Corrective Action
- Directive for medical devices where the manufacturer must report any technical or medical reasons that lead to a recall of the product.
- Genetics
- Genetics is the study of genes and chromosomes and how traits are inherited from parents to offspring.
- Hematology
- Hematology is the physiology and diseases of the blood and the blood-forming and lymphatic systems.
- Immunology
- Immunology is the study of the immune system and its reaction to infectious agents or autoimmunity, ie the immune system's attack on the body's own tissue.
- Intensive care
- Intensive care medicine, also called critical care medicine, is a medical specialty that deals with seriously or critically ill patients who have, are at risk of, or are recovering from conditions that may be life-threatening.
- Cash flow per share
- Cash flow from operating activities. divided by the average number of shares
- Surgery
- With surgery you can repair internal parts of the body, removing diseased tissue, organs or tumors through excision or inserting something, such as a pacemaker.
- Clinical chemistry
- Clinical chemistry is an applied form of biochemistry that analyzes body fluids, i.e. blood, for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes.
- Laparoscopy
- With Laparoscopy, peephole surgery, the patient is operated on, without the surgeon having to open up the body.
- Life Science
- Life Science includes the study of organisms, such as microorganisms, plants and animals including humans. The Life Science industry includes chemistry, biology, biotechnology, diagnostics and medical technology.
- LSS
- The law about special services for adults
- MDR
- Medical Device Regulation
- Molecular biology
- Molecular biology describes how biology works at the molecular level. The field overlaps with other areas of biology and chemistry, especially genetics and biochemistry.
- Microbiology
- Microbiology is the study of microorganisms, such as bacteria, fungi and viruses.
- Net debt/equity ratio
- Financial net liabilities in relation to shareholders’ equity.
- PCR
- Polymerase Chain Reaction is an molecular biology method for amplifying small amounts of specific DNA for further analysis.
- Pathology
- Pathology is the study of diseases and how they are diagnosed, through analysis of molecules, cells, tissues and organs.
- P/E ratio
- The current share price relative to earnings per share.
- P/WC
- EBITA in relation to average working capital
- Respiration
- A process in living organisms that involves the production of energy, the intake of oxygen and the release of carbon dioxide.
- Earnings growth
- This year’s EBITA decreased by previous year’s EBITA divided by previous year’s EBITA
- Earnings per share
- Shareholders' proportion of profit/loss for the year in relation to the average number of shares outstanding.
- Earnings per share, diluted
- Shareholders' proportion of profit for the year in relation to the average number of shares outstanding, adjusted for additional shares from the exercise of outstanding personnel options or similar programmes.
- Financial net liabilities
- Interest-bearing liabilities and interest-bearing provisions less cash and cash equivalents.
- Interest coverage ratio
- Profit after net financial items plus interest expenses plus/minus exchange rate fluctuations in relation to interest expenses
- Working capital
- Sum of inventories and accounts receivable, less accounts payable.
- Working capital (1)
- Sum of inventories and accounts receivable, less accounts payable.
- Operating margin
- Operating profit/loss as a percentage of net sales
- Profit margin
- Profit before taxes in percentage of net sales
- Equity ratio
- Equity as a percentage of total assets
- Equity ratio (1)
- Equity as a percentage of total assets
- Debt/equity ratio
- Interest-bearing liabilities and interest-bearing provisions in relation to equity.
- Capital employed
- Total assets less non-interest-bearing liabilities and provisions.
- Thorax
- The thorax is located between the abdomen and the neck. Within the thorax are the lungs, the heart, and the first section of the aorta. Also known as chest.
- Virology
- Virology, the study of viruses, often referred to as microbiology or pathology.
- Urology
- Urology is the surgical and medical treatment of diseases of the urinary tract.
- Welfare technology
- Welfare technology contributes to increased security, activity, participation and independence for people with disabilities and their relatives, as well as for older people.
- Ear, nose and throat
- Medical specialty in diseases of the ears, nose and throat. The area also includes head and neck surgery.