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Key Figures 1997-2001
Key Figures 1997-2001
EUR million 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
Sales 9 998 10 490 10 636 13 017 13 509
% change on previous year 5.1 4.9 1.4 22.4 3.8
           
Wages and salaries 1 737 1 805 1 754 1 996 2 234
% of sales 17.4 17.2 16.5 15.3 16.5
           
EBITDA 1 747 1 877 2 311 3 500 2 755
Depreciation 806 1 111 849 1 041 1 116
Goodwill amortisation and impairments 48 65 62 88 152
           
Operating profit 893 701 1 400 2 371 1 487
% of sales 8.9 6.7 13.2 18.2 11.0
           
Operating profit excl. non-recurring items 945 1 172 1 297 1 926 1 495
% of sales 9.5 11.2 12.2 14.8 11.1
           
Share of profits in associated companies 17 10 10 21 80
         
Net financial expense 280 380 267 293 344
% of sales 2.8 3.6 2.5 2.3 2.5
           
Profit after net financial items 630 331 1 143 2 099 1 223
% of sales 6.3 3.2 10.7 16.1 9.1
           
Taxes 204 146 392 650 300
Profit for the period 405 185 746 1 435 926
Dividend 254 268 304 407 404
           
Capital expenditure 1 134 896 740 769 857
% of sales 11.3 8.5 7.0 5.9 6.3
           
R&D expenditure 79 80 84 95 92
% of sales 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7
           
Operating capital 13 078 12 541 12 615 16 557 16 106
Capital employed 11 572 11 038 10 941 13 903 13 859
Interest-bearing net liabilities 5 772 5 486 4 782 5 183 4 820
           
ROCE, % 8.0 6.2 13.1 20.7 10.7
ROCE excluding non-recurring items, % 8.5 10.4 12.1 16.8 10.8
Return on equity (ROE), % 7.5 3.3 12.8 19.5 10.4
Equity ratio, % 37.2 36.0 38.4 40.9 44.0
           
Debt/equity ratio 1.00 0.99 0.78 0.59 0.53
           
Average number of employees 40 301 40 987 40 226 41 785 44 275
Condensed Balance Sheet
  As at 31 December
EUR million 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
Fixed assets and other long-term investments 11 885 11 704 11 905 16 379 16 178
Current assets 3 690 3 718 4 133 4 944 4 380
Assets 15 575 15 422 16 038 21 323 20 558
           
Shareholders' equity 5 528 5 272 5 957 8 571 8 989
Minority interests 272 279 202 149 50
Interest-bearing liabilities 6 565 6 558 5 769 6 856 6 409
Operating liabilities 1 691 1 799 2 357 2 928 2 610
Tax liabilities 1 518 1 514 1 753 2 819 2 500
Equity and Liabilities 15 575 15 422 16 038 21 323 20 558