Key Figures |
|
|
in millions of Euro unless stated otherwise |
2005 |
2004 |
| |
|
|
Income statement |
|
|
Sales |
6,851 |
6,475 |
Gross profit |
1,227 |
1,141 |
Operating income |
232 |
231 |
Operating income excluding special items 1) |
232 |
213 |
Net income |
154 |
116 |
Net income excluding special items 1) |
139 |
109 |
Statistics |
|
|
organic Increase of sales over previous year |
7% |
8%4) |
organic Increase of operating income
excluding special items 1) over previous year |
11% |
21%4) |
Gross margin |
17.9% |
17.6% |
Operating margin excluding special items 1) |
3.4% |
3.3% |
Balance sheet |
|
|
Total equity |
1,026 |
905 |
Net interest-bearing assets and liabilities |
- 536 |
- 488 |
Key figures per ordinary share |
|
|
Earnings per share 2) (in €) |
0.91 |
0.68 |
Earnings per share 2) excluding special items 1) (in €) |
0.82 |
0.63 |
(Proposed) payment to shareholders (in €) 3) |
0.25 |
0.20 |
Other information |
|
|
Average number of employees (in FTE)
|
12,779 |
11,905 |
Number of offices |
2,276 |
2,245 |
| |
|
|
| 1) |
Special items include the gain on the disposal of Trinet in2005 (€15 million net income) and, in 2004, the gains on the disposal of Niscom Japan and Sapphire France (€7 million net income, €18 million included in operating income). |
| 2) |
After preference payments. |
| 3) |
See paragraph on payment to Shareholders. |
| 4) |
Based on Dutch GAAP. | |
|
|