in € million |
|
|
January to September |
|
Change |
||
|
|
|
2007 |
|
2006 |
|
|
Share |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Closing price |
€ |
|
87.09 |
|
74.29 |
|
17.2% |
Year high |
€ |
|
93.20 |
|
74.78 |
|
24.6% |
Year low |
€ |
|
71.68 |
|
55.30 |
|
29.6% |
Market Capitalisation |
|
|
14,244 |
|
11,693 |
|
21.8% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Earnings per share 1 |
€ |
|
3.55 |
|
3.50 |
|
1.4% |
Earnings per share |
€ |
|
4.48 |
|
3.38 |
|
32.4% |
Number of shares outstanding (in 000s) |
|
|
163,556 |
|
157,399 |
|
3.9% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sales 3 |
|
|
8,958 |
|
4,976 |
|
80.0% |
Sales - comparable 2 |
|
|
8,958 |
|
7,811 |
|
14.7% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating profit 3 |
|
|
1,770 |
|
973 |
|
81.9% |
Operating profit - comparable 2 |
|
|
1,770 |
|
1,517 |
|
16.7% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
EBIT before amortisation of fair value adjustments and non recurring items |
|
|
1,147 |
|
613 |
|
87.1% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Earnings after taxes on income |
|
|
764 |
|
451 |
|
69.4% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Number of employees 3 |
|
|
49,357 |
|
51,038 |
|
-3.3% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Division Gases - comparable 2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sales |
|
|
6,850 |
|
6,279 |
|
9.1% |
Operating profit |
|
|
1,707 |
|
1,524 |
|
12.0% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Division Engineering - comparable 2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sales |
|
|
1,835 |
|
1,211 |
|
51.5% |
Operating profit |
|
|
160 |
|
106 |
|
50.9% |
|
1 Adjusted for the effects of the purchase price allocation on the acquisition of BOC and for non-recurring items |
|
2 Prior Year figures including BOC |
|
3 Continuing operations as of 30 September / employees as of 31 December 2006 |
| History: |