1
|
|
January to March |
||
in € million |
|
2007 |
|
2006 1 |
|
|
|
|
|
Sales |
|
2,860 |
|
1,492 |
Cost of Sales |
|
1,907 |
|
942 |
Gross profit on sales |
|
953 |
|
550 |
|
|
|
|
|
Marketing and selling expenses |
|
444 |
|
225 |
Research and development costs |
|
28 |
|
22 |
Administration Expenses |
|
283 |
|
140 |
Other operating income |
|
55 |
|
35 |
Other operating expense |
|
21 |
|
13 |
Income from associates and joint ventures |
|
19 |
|
- |
|
|
|
|
|
Non-recurring items |
|
510 |
|
- |
|
|
|
|
|
Financial income |
|
105 |
|
28 |
Financial expenses |
|
219 |
|
43 |
|
|
|
|
|
Earnings before taxes on income |
|
647 |
|
170 |
Taxes on income |
|
201 |
|
68 |
|
|
|
|
|
Earnings after taxes for continuing operations |
|
446 |
|
102 |
|
|
|
|
|
Earnings after taxes for discontinued operations |
|
12 |
|
33 |
|
|
|
|
|
Earnings after taxes on income |
|
458 |
|
135 |
Attributable to minority interests |
|
13 |
|
1 |
Attributable to Linde AG shareholders |
|
445 |
|
134 |
|
|
|
|
|
Continuing operations: |
|
|
|
|
Earnings per share in € |
|
2.69 |
|
0.84 |
Earnings per share in € - fully diluted - |
|
2.59 |
|
0.80 |
Discontinued operations: |
|
|
|
|
Earnings per share in € |
|
0.07 |
|
0.28 |
Earnings per share in € - fully diluted - |
|
0.07 |
|
0.25 |
|
1 adjusted |