Investors Financial Objectives

Financial Objectives

Borregaard announced the following updated financial objectives at the Capital Markets Day in September 2020:

  • Return on capital employed1 (ROCE) above 15% pre-tax over a business cycle
  • Internal rate of return (IRR) above 15% pre-tax for expansion investments
  • Average net working capital at 20% of operating revenues
  • Replacement investments at depreciation level
  • Leverage ratio1 between 1.0 and 2.25 over time to maintain "investment grade" credit quality

1Alternative performance measures, see annual or quarterly reports for definition