| (Amounts x €1,000) |
|
|
| |
2010 |
2009 |
| Result |
|
|
| Net sales |
2,286,261 |
2,258,021 |
| Operating profit before depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) |
145,519 |
148,763 |
| Operating profit (EBIT) |
90,928 |
98,183 |
| Profit for the year |
70,196 |
74,310 |
| Net cash flow from operating activities |
106,858 |
123,324 |
| Proposed dividend1)
|
30,874 |
44,255 |
| |
|
|
| Equity and liabilities |
|
|
| Shareholders’ equity |
500,073 |
482,323 |
| Net interest-bearing debt2)
|
156,106 |
131,449 |
| Total equity and liabilities |
937,310 |
852,196 |
| |
|
|
| Employees |
|
|
| Year average (full-time equivalents) |
5,513 |
5,552 |
| Salaries and social security charges |
203,280 |
197,072 |
| |
|
|
| Ratios |
|
|
| Increase in sales on previous year (%) |
1.3 |
4.2 |
| Increase in net profit on previous year (%) |
(5.5) |
4.2 |
| As a percentage of sales: |
|
|
| Gross margin |
23.1 |
23.3 |
| Gross operating profit |
6.4 |
6.6 |
| Operating profit |
4.0 |
4.3 |
| Profit for the year |
3.1 |
3.3 |
| Return as % of average shareholders’ equity |
14.3 |
16.4 |
| Operating profit as % of average net capital employed |
14.8 |
16.3 |
| Shareholders’ equity as % of total equity and liabilities |
53.3 |
56.6 |
| |
|
|
| Figures per €0.06 share |
|
|
| Number of shares in issue (year-end x 1,000)1)
|
44,106 |
44,255 |
| |
|
|
| (Amounts x €1) |
|
|
| |
|
|
| Shareholders’ equity |
11.34 |
10.90 |
| Profit after tax |
1.59 |
1.68 |
| Cash flow |
2.83 |
2.82 |
| Proposed dividend3)
|
0.70 |
1.00 |
| Year-end share price |
23.20 |
24.02 |
1) Less shares repurchased and dividend on these shares.
2) Less cash and fair value of derivatives.
3) Anniversary dividend 2009.