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Management report


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auditors' report


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Key figures and ratios

Profit and loss account

Balance sheet

Cash flow statement

Notes

Group companies

 
 

Key figures and ratios - EUR**

Key figures and ratios, DKK million
 

Profit and loss account, EUR million 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
Net revenue 253.1 397.6 471.0 527.0 519.8
Gross profit 140.5 247.2 299.5 336.5 338.7
Operating profit (EBIT) 45.2 78.3 91.8 108.8 114.9
Net financials  0.4 -3.0 -5.8 -4.1 -3.8
Profit before tax   45.6 75.3 85.9 104.7 111.1
Ordinary profit after tax 34.7 57.4 64.7 77.7 83.1
Net profit for the year 34.6 57.2 64.7 77.7 83.1
 

Balance sheet, EUR million
Interest-bearing items, net -12.4 -79.9 -120.5 -99.6 -85.0
Total assets 148.3 208.8 269.5 267.5 270.7
Shareholders' equity 63.1 26.9 21.9 57.5 70.1
 

Other key figures, EUR million
 
Research and development costs 21.3 26.6 34.0 36.6 39.6
Depreciation and amortisation 7.7 11.5 13.2 14.5 15.7
Investment in tangible fixed assets, net 11.3 14.2 22.7 15.3 16.7
Cash flow from operating activities (CFFO) 29.8 42.4 42.6 89.9 101.2
Free cash flow 17.2 26.8 18.0 73.7 82.7
Cash earnings (CE) 42.4 69.0 77.9 92.2 98.8
Employees (average) 2,132 3,323 3,997 4,208 4,272
 

Ratios
           
Gross profit ratio 55.5% 62.2% 63.6% 63.9% 65.2%
Profit margin 17.9% 19.7% 19.5% 20.6% 22.1%
Return on equity 55.5% 156.4% 179.2% 168.0% 139.8%
Equity ratio 42.6% 12.9% 8.1% 21.5% 25.9%
Earnings per share (EPS), EUR* 0.47 0.78 0.87 1.06 1.19
Cash flow per share (CFPS), EUR* 0.40 0.58 0.57 1.23 1.45
Free cash flow per share, EUR* 0.23 0.36 0.24 1.01 1.18
Cash earnings per share (CEPS), EUR* 0.57 0.94 1.05 1.26 1.41
Dividend per share, EUR* 0.08 - - - -
Book value per share, EUR* 0.86 0.36 0.30 0.80 1.00
Price earnings (P/E) 40 62 33 19 23
Share price, EUR* 19 48 29 20 27
Market capitalisation adj. for own shares, EUR million  1,387 3,590 2,147 1,469 1,842
Average number of shares, million 74.22 73.72 74.16 73.31 69.95

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

The free cash flow is calculated as the sum of cash flows from operating activities (CFFO) and investing activities (CFFI) adjusted for acquisitions.

*Per share of DKK 1.


** Danmarks Nationalbank's rate of exchange at 31 December 2003 of 744.46 has been used on the translation of key figures and ratios from DKK to EUR.

 
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