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 |
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in millions of Euro |
2005 |
2004 |
| |
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|
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Sales |
6,851 |
6,475 |
| |
Cost of sales |
-5,624 |
-5,334 |
| |
Gross profit |
1,227 |
1,141 |
| |
|
|
|
|
Operating expenses |
-995 |
-928 |
| |
Operating income before special items |
232 |
213 |
| |
Gain on disposal of subsidiaries |
- |
18 |
| |
Operating income |
232 |
231 |
| |
|
|
|
|
Finance costs |
-26 |
-41 |
|
Share of profit of associates (after tax) |
16 |
1 |
| |
Profit before tax |
222 |
191 |
| |
|
|
|
|
Income tax expense |
-64 |
-66 |
| |
Profit for the period |
158 |
125 |
| |
|
|
|
| |
Attributable to: |
|
|
| |
Equity holders of Vedior N.V. |
154 |
116 |
| |
Minority interests |
4 |
9 |
| |
Profit for the period |
158 |
125 |
| |
|
|
|
|
Earnings per share |
|
|
| |
Basic earnings per share (Euro) |
0.91 |
0.68 |
| |
Diluted earnings per share (Euro) |
0.90 |
0.67 |
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|
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|
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Earnings per share |
|
|
| |
Excluding gain on disposal of associates and subsidiaries |
|
|
| |
Basic earnings per share (Euro) |
0.82 |
0.63 |
| |
Diluted earnings per share (Euro) |
0.81 |
0.62 | |
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