Leverage Improvement and Deleveraging Actions
Leverage ratio improved year-on-year from 5.3x to 4.8x; company pursuing deleveraging and balance-sheet strengthening including announced January '26 sale of remaining Brocc JV stake (expected positive impact on leverage) and plan to reduce net debt by SEK 10–15 billion toward 2030 (with ~SEK 4 billion from 2027 maturities anticipated).
Servicing Margin Strength and Organic Growth
Servicing margin reached 31% in Q4 standalone; external servicing income showed FX-neutral growth for two consecutive quarters; underlying organic servicing growth ~1% and servicing EBIT (adjusted) up ~31% year-on-year (FY2025 vs FY2024).
Substantial Cost Reductions
Underlying costs down ~SEK 1.6 billion on a 12-month basis; full-year underlying costs were SEK 12.3 billion in 2025 with a guidance to reduce underlying costs by 5% in 2026 and reach SEK 10–11 billion by 2030; FTEs reduced to ~8,500.
Strong Investing Returns on New Deployments
Q4 new investments closed SEK 436 million with IRR ~18%; full-year 2025 investments SEK 1.2 billion with IRR ~20%; collection index and investing performance remain strong (performance vs original forecast at ~109%; historical index ~107% over 20 years).
High Expected Recoverable Cash (ERC) and Pipeline
ERC at end-2025 reported at SEK 46 billion; servicing pipeline entering 2026 at SEK 2 billion, supporting near-term business opportunities.
Clear 2030 Strategic Targets
New financial targets: servicing leverage target of 3x (net debt excluding 80% LTV on investing book), servicing EBIT margin target of 30–35% by 2030, and cost target SEK 10–11 billion by 2030 — giving a concrete roadmap for execution and investor visibility.
Demonstrated Operational Productivity Gains (Norway Case)
Norway example: production cost to collect down 36%, collections per FTE up 46%, and adjusted EBIT margin increased nearly 50% — shows replicable levers (standardization, process optimization, capacity/performance management) for group uplift.
Disciplined Investing and Partnership Strategy
Near-term disciplined investing (priority on returns and deleveraging), continued expansion of capital partnerships (e.g., Cerberus model), and evaluation of SDR access during 2026 to scale investing when funding costs permit.