- Sales up 14.0 percent to €2.415 billion
- Operating profit up 36.4 percent to €225 million
- 50.6 percent rise in net income after minority interests to €134 million
- Increase in operating cash flow of €77 million to €214 million
- Forecast for 2006 confirmed: increase in sales and EBIT
In these quarterly financial statements, Linde AG has applied IFRIC 4 "Determining Whether an Arrangement Contains a Lease" for the first time, which was effective starting from January 1, 2006. As a result of the change in accounting policy necessitated by IFRIC 4, comparatives have been restated accordingly ("restated").
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