Investors & media Glossary

Margins

Gross margin

Operating profit before depreciation as a percentage of net turnover.

Operating margin

Operating profit as a percentage of net turnover.

Return

Return on capital employed

Operating profit as a percentage of average capital employed.

Return on equity

Net profit as a percentage of average shareholders’ equity.

Capital structure

Capital employed

Total assets less non-interest-bearing liabilities, non-interest-bearing provisions and interest-bearing assets.

Shareholders’ equity

Shareholders’ equity at the end of the period.

Interest-bearing net debt

Interest-bearing provisions and liabilities less interest-bearing assets.

Capital turnover

Net turnover divided by average capital employed.

Interest coverage

Operating profit plus financial income divided by financial costs.

Net debt/equity ratio

Interest-bearing net debt divided by shareholders’ equity.

Share of risk-bearing capital

Shareholders’ equity plus deferred tax liability as a percentage of total assets.

Equity ratio

Shareholders’ equity as a percentage of total assets.

Self-financing ratio

Cash flow from operating activities, excluding paid and received items and paid tax, divided by investments in fixed assets.

Per share data

Earnings per share

Net profit divided by the average number of shares. For 2000 and 2001, net profit is divided with the number of shares at the end of 2001.

Equity per share

Shareholders’ equity at the end of the period divided by the number of shares at the end of the period.

Cash flow per share

Cash flow before financing activities divided by the average number of shares during the period. The 2001 figure was cash flow divided by the total number of shares at the end of the period.

P/E ratio

Share price at year-end divided by earnings per share.

EV/EBITDA

Stock market value plus interest-bearing net liabilities divided by the operating profit before depreciation and write-downs. (EBI TDA =Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortisation.)