1
|
|
|
3. Quarter |
|
January to September | ||||
|
in € million |
|
2007 |
|
2006 1 |
|
2007 |
|
2006 1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sales |
|
3,070 |
|
1,918 |
|
8,958 |
|
4,976 |
|
Cost of Sales |
|
2,080 |
|
1,262 |
|
6,033 |
|
3,225 |
|
Gross profit on sales |
|
990 |
|
656 |
|
2,925 |
|
1,751 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Marketing and selling expenses |
|
445 |
|
265 |
|
1,336 |
|
714 |
|
Research and development costs |
|
21 |
|
24 |
|
70 |
|
62 |
|
Administration Expenses |
|
304 |
|
176 |
|
868 |
|
442 |
|
Other operating income |
|
43 |
|
52 |
|
152 |
|
109 |
|
Other operating expense |
|
5 |
|
11 |
|
50 |
|
33 |
|
Income from associates and joint ventures |
|
28 |
|
8 |
|
59 |
|
4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-recurring items |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
574 |
|
- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Financial income |
|
131 |
|
40 |
|
364 |
|
84 |
|
Financial expenses |
|
204 |
|
42 |
|
641 |
|
143 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Earnings before taxes on income |
|
213 |
|
238 |
|
1,109 |
|
554 |
|
Taxes on income |
|
64 |
|
103 |
|
359 |
|
224 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Earnings after taxes for continuing operations |
|
149 |
|
135 |
|
750 |
|
330 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Earnings after taxes for discontinued operations |
|
1 |
|
43 |
|
14 |
|
121 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Earnings after taxes on income |
|
150 |
|
178 |
|
764 |
|
451 |
|
Attributable to minority interests |
|
16 |
|
4 |
|
41 |
|
7 |
|
Attributable to Linde AG shareholders |
|
134 |
|
174 |
|
723 |
|
444 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Continuing operations: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Earnings per share in € |
|
0.81 |
|
0.85 |
|
4.39 |
|
2.45 |
|
Earnings per share in € - fully diluted - |
|
0.79 |
|
0.80 |
|
4.26 |
|
2.33 |
|
Discontinued operations: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Earnings per share in € |
|
0.01 |
|
0.28 |
|
0.09 |
|
0.93 |
|
Earnings per share in € - fully diluted - |
|
0.00 |
|
0.26 |
|
0.08 |
|
0.86 |
|
|
1 adjusted, see paragraph 11 |
| History: |