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Management report

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auditors' report

Accounting policies

Key figures and ratios

Profit and loss account

Balance sheet

Cash flow statement

Notes

Group companies

 

 

 




Key figures and ratios, EUR
 

Profit and loss account, DKK million 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
Net revenue 1,613.1 1,884.3 2,959.7 3,506.2 3,923.7
Gross profit 892.9 1,045.9 1,840.3 2,230.0 2,505.3
Operating profit 248.3 337.0 585.0 683.3 809.2
Financial items, net 8.5  3.3 -22.1 -43.3 -30.8
Profit before tax and minority interests  259.3 339.7 560.8 639.7 779.4
Profit after tax 199.8 258.1 427.5 482.0 578.6
Net profit for the year 200.8 257.4 425.8 481.4 578.6

Balance sheet, DKK million
Interest-bearing items, net 33.4 -92.5 -595.2 -897.3 -741.7
Total assets at year-end 1,019.6 1,103.6 1,554.2 2,006.5 1,991.6
Shareholders' equity at year-end 504.0 470.0 200.3 162.8 427.8

Other key figures, DKK million
Research and development costs 146.4 158.8 197.7 253.0 272.2
Depreciation and write-downs  53.7 57.2 85.8 98.1 108.0
Investment in tangible fixed assets 71.3 90.0 112.6 177.6 128.8
Net cash flow from operating activities (CFFO) 198.7 221.9 315.9 317.4 669.4
Cash earnings (CE) 253.5 315.3 513.3 580.1 686.6
Employees (average) 1,925 2,132 3,323 3,997 4,208

Ratios
 
Gross profit ratio 55.4% 55.5% 62.2% 63.6% 63.9%
Profit margin 15.4% 17.9% 19.8% 19.5% 20.6%
Return on equity 35.7% 55.5% 156.4% 179.2% 168.0%
Equity ratio 49.4% 42.6% 12.9% 8.1% 21.5%
Earnings per share (EPS), DKK* 2.6 3.5 5.8 6.5 7.9
Cash flow per share (CFPS), DKK* 2.6 3.0 4.3 4.3 9.1
Cash earnings per share (CEPS), DKK* 3.3 4.2 7.0 7.8 9.4
Dividend per share, DKK* 0.47 0.60 - - -
Book value per share, DKK* 6.7 6.4 2.7 2.2 5.9
Price earnings (P/E) 30 40 62 33 19
Share price at 31 December, DKK* 79 140 360 216 152
Market capitalisation, DKK million  5,931 10,324 26,727 15,981 10,935
Fully diluted number of shares, million 77.08 74.22 73.72 74.16 73.31

Ratios are calculated in accordance with "Anbefalinger & Nøgletal 1997" (Guidelines & Ratios, 1997) from the Danish Society of Financial Analysts.

Cash earnings are calculated as profit after tax with the addition of depreciation and write-downs. Some key figures and ratios have been adjusted in accordance with the changes in accounting policies.

*Per share of DKK 1.



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