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Key Figures, Group EUR
EURm*   2004/05   2003/04 2002/03 2001/02 2000/01  
Income statement
Revenue 587 600 581 625 623
Operating profit before goodwill amortization etc. (EBITA) 55 52 45 50 46
Operating profit (EBIT) 41 43 36 41 36
One-time items 564  -  -  - (10)
Net financial items (16) (16) (17) (17) (21)
Profit from ordinary activities before tax 589 27 19 23 5
Extraordinary income after tax 2  -  -  -  -
Extraordinary costs after tax  -  - (5)  -  -
Net profit/(loss)for the year 575 10 1 7 (5)
Average number of employees 3,688 3,644 3,561 3,423 3,622
Balance sheet
Total assets 927 704 702 722 791
Invested capital 77 555 559 580 643
Equity 827 255 256 265 284
Cash flow and investments
Depreciation and amortization 37 42 40 41 42
of which amortization of goodwill 8 9 9 9 10
Cash flow from operating activities 55 45 36 74 33
Cash flow from investing activities 796 (47) (38) (30) (47)
Free cash flow 851 (2) (1) 44 (14)
Information on shares
Dividend 543 3 3 3 3
Share capital 14 14 14 14 14
Shares in thousands of EUR 1.35 each 10,128 10,128 10,128 10,128 10,128
Share price - EUR 128 55 40 31 35
Net asset value per share - EUR 82 25 25 26 28
Key figures
EBITA margin - % 9.4 8.6 7.8 8.0 7.4
EBIT margin - % 7.0 7.2 6.2 6.5 5.9
ROAIC - % 13.0 7.7 6.3 6.6 5.7
Pay-out ratio - % 94 27 213 42 (53)
Earnings per share (EPS) - EUR 56.8 1.0 0.6 0.6 (0.5)
Cash flow per share (CFPS) - EUR 5.4 4.0 3.2 6.9 2.9
Price earnings ratio (PE) 2 54 60 49 (68)
Share price/Net asset value 1.6 2.2 1.6 1.2 1.2
Revenue growth
Organic growth 6 8 2 4 2
Exchange differences (1) (5) (9) (4) 4
Acquisitions  -  -  -  - 2
Divestments (7)  -  -  -  -
Total growth - % (2) 3 (7)  - 8
*) Translated from DKK to EUR at exchange rate: EUR 100 = DKK 745.82 (August 31, 2005)