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Key figures
| Result (x EUR million) |
IFRS 2008 |
Change in % |
IFRS 2007 |
IFRS 2006 |
| Revenue |
2,154.5 |
19.5 |
1,802.7 |
1,434.3 |
| Gross profit (net revenue own services) |
1,432.2 |
19.6 |
1,197.9 |
931.2 |
| Result from operating activities (EBIT) |
386.2 |
18.9 |
324.8 |
211.6 |
| Cash flow |
438.9 |
30.2 |
337.1 |
226.1 |
| Net result |
283.4 |
31.1 |
216.2 |
141.0 |
| Net margin (%) |
13.2 |
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12.0 |
9.8 |
| Interest cover (factor) |
13.9 |
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13.1 |
10.9 |
| Capital (x EUR million) |
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| Balance sheet total |
2,123.3 |
24.9 |
1,700.1 |
1,405.7 |
| Group equity |
935.8 |
32.4 |
707.0 |
565.8 |
| Solvency (%) |
43.7 |
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41.2 |
40.0 |
| Solvency (%) with convertible bond treated as Group equity |
43.7 |
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48.2 |
48.3 |
| Return on Shareholders' equity (%) |
35.9 |
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35.4 |
28.6 |
| Return on invested capital (%) |
24.2 |
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23.6 |
20.0 |
| Assets (x EUR million) |
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| Tangible fixed assets |
859.1 |
43.4 |
599.3 |
412.2 |
| Investments (including acquisitions and assets under construction) |
394.4 |
15.6 |
341.1 |
245.9 |
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| assets of acquisitions |
14.4 |
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8.7 |
21.0 |
| investments |
323.0 |
11.0 |
291.0 |
182.9 |
| assets under construction |
57.0 |
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41.4 |
42.0 |
| Depreciation of tangible fixed assets |
140.4 |
30.4 |
107.7 |
78.2 |
| Data per share (x EUR 1.-)1)2) |
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| Capital and reserves |
12.12 |
21.9 |
9.94 |
8.08 |
| Result from operating activities (EBIT) |
5.29 |
13.3 |
4.67 |
3.08 |
| Cash flow |
6.01 |
24.2 |
4.84 |
3.29 |
| Net result |
3.88 |
24.8 |
3.11 |
2.05 |
| Dividend proposed for the year under review |
1.50 |
20.0 |
1.25 |
0.83 |
| Share price: year-end |
20.485 |
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52.80 |
36.2 |
| Share price: highest |
59.95 |
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62.00 |
36.64 |
| Share price: lowest |
19.32 |
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34.91 |
27.13 |
| Average price/earnings ratio |
10.2 |
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15.6 |
15.5 |
| Average dividend yield (%) 3 |
3.8 |
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2.6 |
2.6 |
| Issue of nominal shares(in thousands) 1 |
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| At year-end |
76,608 |
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70,421 |
69,582 |
| Entitled to dividend |
75,138 |
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69,879 |
68,839 |
| Average |
73,048 |
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69,614 |
68,761 |
| Number of employees |
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| At year-end |
13,627 |
18.8 |
11,472 |
9,837 |
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- Figures for 2004 adjusted for share split.
- More data regarding the earnings per share can be found in the annual accounts under note 5.45 (page 117 and 118).
- Dividend for the year, to be paid the next year, divided by the average of the highest and lowest share price during the year.
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