Group key figures
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Q3/2008
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Q2/2008 |
Q1/2008 |
Q4/2007 |
2007 |
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Sales |
€ million |
1 270 |
1 549 |
1 689 |
1 465 |
6 913 |
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Operating profit |
€ million |
-66 |
174 |
100 |
15 |
589 |
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Non-recurring items in operating profit |
€ million
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
14 |
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Profit before taxes |
€ million |
-82 |
166 |
80 |
7 |
798 |
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Net profit for the period from continuing operations |
€ million |
-73 |
130 |
61 |
7 |
660 |
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Net profit for the period |
€ million |
-74 |
56 |
63 |
-16 |
641 |
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Return on capital employed |
% |
-6.3 |
17.2 |
10.0 |
1.4 |
13.9 |
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Net cash generated from operating activities |
€ million |
242 |
103 |
107 |
299 |
676 |
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Net interest-bearing debt at the end of period |
€ million |
1 096 |
939 |
737 |
788 |
788 |
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Equity-to-assets ratio at the end of period |
% |
52.3 |
54.8 |
53.2 |
56.5 |
56.5 |
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Debt-to-equity ratio at the end of period |
% |
35.0 |
29.1 |
23.3 |
23.6 |
23.6 |
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Earnings per share |
€ |
-0.41 |
0.31 |
0.35 |
-0.09 |
3.52 |
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Earnings per share from continuing operations |
€ |
-0.41 |
0.72 |
0.34 |
0.04 |
3.63 |
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Equity per share at the end of period |
€ |
17.38 |
17.91 |
17.56 |
18.53 |
18.53 |
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Dividend per share |
€ |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1.20 |
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Share price at the end of period |
€ |
11.06 |
22.25 |
28.81 |
21.21 |
21.21 |
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Market capitalization at the end of period |
€ million |
1 993 |
4 010 |
5 225 |
3 846 |
3 846 |
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Stainless steel deliveries |
1 000 tonnes |
323 |
391 |
449 |
352 |
1 419 |
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Stainless steel base price 1) |
€ tonne |
1 143 |
1 307 |
1 243 |
1 058 |
1 304 |
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Capital expenditure, continuing operations |
€ |
317 |
56 |
41 |
43 |
190 |
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Average personnel for the period, continuing operations |
|
8 711 |
8 362 |
8 140 |
8 086 |
8 270 |
1) CRU - German base prices (2 mm cold rolled 304 sheet). Please note: Between July-October 2007, European prices for some stainless grades were quoted on a transaction price basis, therefore base prices are the calculated value of transaction price minus alloy sucharge for this time period (CRU).