Performance highlights / Key figures
Key figures 1
Results
| In millions of EUR |
2006 |
2005 |
Change |
| Revenue |
11,829 |
10,796 |
9.6% |
| EBIT |
1,832 |
1,283 |
42.7% |
| EBIT BEIA |
1,569 |
1,392 |
12.7% |
| Net profit |
1,211 |
761 |
59.1% |
| Net profit BEIA |
930 |
840 |
10.7% |
| Dividend (proposed) |
294 |
196 |
50.0% |
| Free operating cash flow |
1,122 |
1,138 |
(1.5%) |
Balance sheet
| In millions of EUR |
| Total assets |
12,997 |
11,829 |
10.0% |
| Equity attributable to equity holders of the Company |
5,009 |
3,969 |
26.2% |
| Market capitalisation |
17,654 |
13,122 |
34.5% |
| Net debt position |
1,913 |
2,647 |
(24.3%) |
Per share of €1.60
|
|
|
|
| Weighted average number of shares – basic |
489,712,594 |
489,974,594 |
|
| Net profit |
2.47 |
1.55 |
59.2% |
| Net profit BEIA |
1.90 |
1.71 |
10.7% |
| Dividend (proposed) |
0.60 |
0.40 |
50.0% |
| Free operating cash flow |
2.29 |
2.32 |
(1.3%) |
| Equity attributable to equity holders of the Company |
10.23 |
8.10 |
26.3% |
| Share price as at 31 December |
36.03 |
26.78 |
34.5% |
Staff
| In numbers |
|
| Average number of employees pro rata |
57,557 |
56,598 |
1.7% |
Ratios
|
|
|
|
| EBIT as % of revenue |
15.5% |
11.9% |
30.3% |
| EBIT as % of total assets |
14.1% |
10.8% |
30.6% |
| Net profit as % of average equity attributable to equity holders of the Company |
27.5% |
21.1% |
30.3% |
| Dividend % payout |
24.3% |
25.8% |
(5.8%) |
| Gearing |
40.0% |
66.7% |
(40.0%) |
| Cash conversion rate |
105.6% |
120.0% |
(12.0%) |
| Net interest cover |
19.7 |
14.3 |
37.8% |
