Linde Financial Highlights


in € million

 

 

2006

 

20051

 

Change

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Share

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Closing price2

 

78.26

 

62.81

 

24.6 %

Year high2

 

79.56

 

63.36

 

25.6 %

Year low2

 

56.32

 

45.55

 

23.6 %

Market capitalisation

 

 

12,579

 

7,529

 

67.1 %

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings per share

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Group

 

13.30

 

4.30

 

209.3 %

Continuing operations

 

1.45

 

3.06

 

–52.6 %

Discontinued operations

 

11.85

 

1.24

 

855.6 %

Number of shares outstanding (in 000s)

 

 

160,736

 

119,864

 

34.1 %

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sales

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Group

 

 

12,439

 

9,511

 

30.8 %

Group excluding BOC

 

 

10,516

 

9,511

 

10.6 %

Continuing operations

 

 

8,113

 

5,884

 

37.9 %

Discontinued operations

 

 

4,326

 

3,627

 

19.3 %

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EBITDA (Glossary) before non-recurring items

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Group

 

 

2,216

 

1,705

 

30.0 %

Group excluding BOC

 

 

1,876

 

1,705

 

10.0 %

Continuing operations

 

 

1,586

 

1,132

 

40.1 %

Discontinued operations

 

 

630

 

573

 

9.9 %

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EBIT before amortisation of fair value adjustments and non-recurring items

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Group

 

 

1,371

 

953

 

43.9 %

Continuing operations

 

 

990

 

702

 

41.0 %

Discontinued operations

 

 

381

 

251

 

51.8 %

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings after taxes on income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Group

 

 

1,858

 

523

 

255.3 %

Continuing operations

 

 

219

 

373

 

–41.3 %

Discontinued operations

 

 

1,639

 

150

 

992.7 %

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number of employees at 31 December

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Group

 

 

55,445

 

42,229

 

31.3 %

Continuing operations

 

 

51,038

 

22,906

 

122.8 %

Discontinued operations

 

 

4,407

 

19,323

 

–77.2 %

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gases Division

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sales

 

 

6,195

 

4,448

 

39.3 %

EBITDA

 

 

1,540

 

1,104

 

39.5 %

Number of employees

 

 

39,142

 

17,783

 

120.1 %

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Engineering Division

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sales

 

 

1,863

 

1,623

 

14.8 %

EBITDA

 

 

153

 

117

 

30.8 %

Number of employees

 

 

5,166

 

4,408

 

17.2 %

1

Adjusted for amendments to accounting standards.

2

Prices adjusted for capital increase.



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