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KEY FIGURES
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(Amounts x € 1,000) |
2007 |
2006 |
| Result |
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| Net sales |
2,065,686 |
1,661,175 |
| Operating profit before depreciation and amortisation of goodwill (EBITDA) |
134,865 |
118,936 |
| Operating profit (EBIT) |
95,824 |
90,353 |
| Profit for the year |
74,177 |
62,079 |
| Cash generated from operations |
83,097 |
78,505 |
| Proposed dividend |
28,027 |
24,385 |
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| Equity and liabilities |
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| Shareholders´ equity |
374,775 |
312,837 |
| Net interest-bearing debt |
257,933 |
252,367 |
| Total equity and liabilities |
857,973 |
719,266 |
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| Employees |
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| Average for year (FTEs) |
5,083 |
3,662 |
| Salaries and social security charges |
170,598 |
127,213 |
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| Ratios |
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| Increase in sales on previous year (%) |
24.4 |
7.5 |
| Increase in net profit on previous year (%) |
19.5 |
22.0 |
| As a percentage of sales: |
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| Gross margin |
22.9 |
21.6 |
| Operating profit |
4.6 |
5.4 |
| Profit for the year |
3.6 |
3.7 |
| Return as % of average shareholders´ equity |
21.6 |
21.5 |
| Operating profit as % of average net capital employed |
15.4 |
18.1 |
| Shareholders´ equity as % of total equity and liabilities |
43.7 |
43.5 |
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| Figures per € 0.06 share |
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| Number of shares in issue (year-end x 1,000) |
43,118 |
42,408 |
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| (Amounts x € 1) |
€ |
€ |
| Shareholders´ equity |
8.69 |
7.37 |
| Profit after tax |
1.72 |
1.46 |
| Cash flow |
2.63 |
2.14 |
| Proposed dividend |
0.65 |
0.57 |
| Year-end share price |
26.80 |
25.75 |
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