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Five-year summary | ||||||||||||||||||||
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|
|
2006 |
|
2007 |
|
2008 |
|
2009 |
|
2010 | ||||||||
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Sales |
|
€ million |
|
8,113 |
|
12,306 |
|
12,663 |
|
11,211 |
|
12,868 | ||||||||
|
In Germany |
|
% |
|
14.6 |
|
10.2 |
|
10.5 |
|
10.8 |
|
9.5 | ||||||||
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Outside Germany |
|
% |
|
85.4 |
|
89.8 |
|
89.5 |
|
89.2 |
|
90.5 | ||||||||
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Earnings |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||||||||
|
Operating profit1 |
|
€ million |
|
1,586 |
|
2,424 |
|
2,555 |
|
2,385 |
|
2,925 | ||||||||
|
EBIT2 |
|
€ million |
|
989 |
|
1,591 |
|
1,703 |
|
1,460 |
|
1,933 | ||||||||
|
Earnings before taxes on income (EBT) |
|
€ million |
|
363 |
|
1,375 |
|
1,006 |
|
838 |
|
1,399 | ||||||||
|
Earnings after tax attributable to Linde AG shareholders |
|
€ million |
|
1,838 |
|
952 |
|
717 |
|
591 |
|
1,005 | ||||||||
|
Earnings per share – undiluted3 |
|
€ |
|
1.45 |
|
5.77 |
|
4.27 |
|
3.51 |
|
5.94 | ||||||||
|
Dividend |
|
€ million |
|
241 |
|
283 |
|
303 |
|
304 |
|
375 | ||||||||
|
Dividend per share |
|
€ |
|
1.50 |
|
1.70 |
|
1.80 |
|
1.80 |
|
2.20 | ||||||||
|
No. of shares (at 31 December) |
|
in 000s |
|
160,736 |
|
166,347 |
|
168,492 |
|
168,907 |
|
170,297 | ||||||||
|
Asset structure |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||||||||
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Intangible, tangible and financial assets |
|
€ million |
|
20,182 |
|
19,247 |
|
18,155 |
|
19,115 |
|
21,044 | ||||||||
|
Inventories |
|
€ million |
|
980 |
|
1,062 |
|
986 |
|
966 |
|
956 | ||||||||
|
Trade receivables4 |
|
€ million |
|
2,504 |
|
2,470 |
|
2,387 |
|
2,252 |
|
2,247 | ||||||||
|
Liquid funds and securities |
|
€ million |
|
663 |
|
903 |
|
1022 |
|
848 |
|
1,176 | ||||||||
|
Other assets |
|
€ million |
|
3,589 |
|
1,273 |
|
1,274 |
|
1,200 |
|
1,465 | ||||||||
|
Total assets |
|
€ million |
|
27,918 |
|
24,955 |
|
23,824 |
|
24,381 |
|
26,888 | ||||||||
|
Capital structure |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||||||||
|
Equity |
|
€ million |
|
8,225 |
|
9,210 |
|
8,249 |
|
9,187 |
|
11,362 | ||||||||
|
Provisions |
|
€ million |
|
3,437 |
|
2,874 |
|
2,724 |
|
3,009 |
|
2,886 | ||||||||
|
Financial debt |
|
€ million |
|
10,596 |
|
7,330 |
|
7,445 |
|
6,967 |
|
6,673 | ||||||||
|
Other liabilities |
|
€ million |
|
5,660 |
|
5,541 |
|
5,406 |
|
5,218 |
|
5,967 | ||||||||
|
Total equity and liabilities |
|
€ million |
|
27,918 |
|
24,955 |
|
23,824 |
|
24,381 |
|
26,888 | ||||||||
|
Cash flow statement |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||||||||
|
Cash flow from operating activities (continuing operations) |
|
€ million |
|
848 |
|
1,767 |
|
1,876 |
|
2,142 |
|
2,422 | ||||||||
|
Employees as of 31 December |
|
|
|
51,038 |
|
50,485 |
|
51,908 |
|
47,731 |
|
48,430 | ||||||||
|
In Germany |
|
% |
|
14.1 |
|
14.1 |
|
14.7 |
|
15.4 |
|
14.8 | ||||||||
|
Outside Germany |
|
% |
|
85.9 |
|
85.9 |
|
85.3 |
|
84.6 |
|
85.2 | ||||||||
|
Key ratios |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||||||||
|
Capital expenditure |
|
€ million |
|
776 |
|
1,035 |
|
1,470 |
|
1,137 |
|
1,302 | ||||||||
|
Equity ratio |
|
% |
|
29.5 |
|
36.9 |
|
34.6 |
|
37.7 |
|
42.3 | ||||||||
|
Return on capital employed (ROCE) |
|
% |
|
11.4 |
|
10.3 |
|
12.4 |
|
10.4 |
|
12.5 | ||||||||
|
EBIT margin2 |
|
% |
|
12.2 |
|
12.9 |
|
13.4 |
|
13.0 |
|
15.0 | ||||||||
|
Cash flow from operating activities as percentage of sales |
|
% |
|
10.5 |
|
14.4 |
|
14.8 |
|
19.1 |
|
18.8 | ||||||||
