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| (in € million, unless otherwise indicated) |
2007 |
2006 |
2005 |
| Revenue |
4,782.1 |
3,784.8 |
3,595.7 |
| Operating profit |
122.7 |
106.4 |
85.4 |
| Net profit (Group share) |
53.7 |
48.4 |
32.2 (*) |
| Diluted earnings per share (€) |
6.98 |
7.51 |
5.09 |
| Net cash generated from operations ( self financing capacity) |
140 |
132.4 |
125.7 |
| Net financial debt |
421.5 |
157.3 |
246.2 |
| Gearing (net financial debt/Equity) |
80 % |
47 % |
81 % |
| Total investments (including finance leases) |
528.2 |
81.8 |
100.4 |
| ROCE(**) |
1402 % |
15.7 % |
12.2 % |
| Number of employees |
25,531 |
23,805 |
23,778 |
* 2005 net profit includes a tax charge of €36.5 million as against €1.3 million in 2004.
** ROCE = return on average capital employed. Average capital employed is defined as the sum of equity (including minority interests), provisions and net debt, less investments in associates. Average capital employed corresponds to the average of capital employed for the year and the previous year. ROCE for 2004, excluding the capital gain (net of provisions) from the sale of the Batignolles site, would have reached 10.8%. ROCE at 31 December 2007, excluding integration costs, was 16.5%.
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