Annual report | online edition | results of 2006
Historical overview
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Historical overview ]
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| in millions of Euro unless stated otherwise |
2006 |
2005 |
2004 |
2003 |
2002 |
| Sales |
|
|
|
|
|
| France |
3,137 |
2,991 |
2,867 |
2,782 |
2,730 |
| UK |
977 |
874 |
840 |
679 |
721 |
| USA |
686 |
579 |
513 |
447 |
574 |
| Netherlands |
588 |
518 |
478 |
486 |
595 |
| Rest of Europe |
1,536 |
1,368 |
1,273 |
1,111 |
1,078 |
| Rest of World |
736 |
521 |
504 |
465 |
456 |
| |
7,660 |
6,851 |
6,475 |
5,970 |
6,154 |
| Operating income 1) |
|
|
|
|
|
| France |
110 |
96 |
88 |
78 |
71 |
| UK |
57 |
52 |
53 |
47 |
48 |
| USA |
44 |
35 |
21 |
14 |
12 |
| Netherlands |
20 |
14 |
9 |
11 |
29 |
| Rest of Europe |
51 |
37 |
33 |
15 |
8 |
| Rest of World |
36 |
24 |
23 |
20 |
17 |
| |
318 |
258 |
227 |
185 |
185 |
| Special items |
5 |
|
18 |
|
4 |
| Corporate expenses |
-29 |
-26 |
- 14 |
- 11 |
- 11 |
| |
294 |
232 |
231 |
174 |
178 |
| Operating margin |
3.8% 3) |
3.4% |
3.3% 3) |
2.9% |
2.9% |
| Finance costs |
-32 |
- 26 |
- 41 |
- 45 |
- 55 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| Net income 1) 4) |
186 |
158 |
116 |
81 |
78 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| Key figures per ordinary share 1) 4) |
|
|
|
|
|
| Net earnings after deduction of preference payments |
1.06 3) |
0.84 3) |
0.63 3) |
0.47 |
0.46 |
| (Proposed) dividend/payment from reserves |
0.30 |
0.25 |
0.20 |
0.16 |
0.16 |
Average number of outstanding ordinary shares
of €0.05 (x 1,000) |
170,694 |
167,893 |
165,506 |
163,545 |
161,324 |
| Balance sheet |
|
|
|
|
|
| Intangible assets |
1,113 |
963 |
822 |
819 |
1,082 |
| Property and equipment |
82 |
70 |
68 |
116 |
134 |
| Operating working capital 2) |
562 |
523 |
458 |
478 |
492 |
| Total equity |
1,159 |
1,030 |
905 |
826 |
1,003 |
| Net interest-bearing assets and liabilities |
-558 |
- 536 |
- 488 |
- 587 |
- 698 |
| Cash flow |
|
|
|
|
|
| Cash flow from operating activities |
206 |
113 |
114 |
134 |
132 |
| Purchase of property and equipment |
53 |
34 |
29 |
30 |
38 |
| Acquisition of subsidiaries |
-157 |
-49 |
-25 |
-13 |
-52 |
| Other information |
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|
|
|
|
| Average number of full-time equivalents |
14,366 |
12,779 |
11,905 |
11,424 |
12,051 |
| Number of staffing branches |
2,433 |
2,276 |
2,245 |
2,225 |
2,228 |
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1) Amounts under Dutch GAAP exclude goodwill amortisation and extraordinary items.
2) Operating working capital excludes short-term interest bearing assets and liabilities.
3) Excluding special items.
4) 2005 and 2006 after change of accounting policy for minority interests.