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January to June |
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Change |
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in € million |
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2008 |
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2007 |
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Share |
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Closing price |
€ |
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89.30 |
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89.25 |
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0.1 % |
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Year high |
€ |
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97.90 |
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92.19 |
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6.2 % |
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Year low |
€ |
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79.81 |
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71.68 |
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11.3 % |
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Market Capitalisation |
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15,036 |
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14,404 |
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4.4 % |
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Earnings per share1 |
€ |
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2.72 |
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2.18 |
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24.8 % |
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Earnings per share |
€ |
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2.24 |
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3.66 |
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-38.8 % |
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Number of shares outstanding (in 000s) |
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168,371 |
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161,387 |
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4.3 % |
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Sales |
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6,256 |
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5,888 |
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6.3 % |
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Operating profit |
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1,258 |
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1,158 |
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8.6 % |
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EBIT before amortisation of fair value adjustments and non recurring items |
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842 |
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727 |
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15.8 % |
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Non recurring items |
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59 |
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574 |
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- |
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Earnings after taxes on income |
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402 |
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614 |
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-34.5 % |
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Attributable to minority interests |
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27 |
|
25 |
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8.0 % |
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Attributable to Linde AG shareholders |
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375 |
|
589 |
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-36.3 % |
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Number of employees2 |
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51,513 |
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50,485 |
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2.0 % |
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Gases Division |
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Sales |
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4,709 |
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4,553 |
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3.4 % |
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Operating profit |
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1,194 |
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1,125 |
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6.1 % |
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Engineering Division |
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Sales |
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1,411 |
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1,134 |
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24.4 % |
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Operating profit |
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|
126 |
|
98 |
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28.6 % |
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| History: |