Key figures

Key figures
€ x 1,000,000	2008	2007	2006	2005	2004
Net turnover	743.9	712.6	708.5	674.4	678.4
EBITDA¹ excluding restructuring	72.3	90.1	89.2	80.5	85.7
EBITA² excluding restructuring	38.4	60.1	58.4	49.3	53.2
Impairment of property, plant and equipment	6.4		4.2	10.3
Restructuring, other	25.7	4.0	2.8	29.6	10.5
EBITA²	6.3	56.1	51.3	9.4	42.7
Impairment of goodwill and acquired intangible assets	22.6
Net group result from discontinued operations	1.8	2.3	0.5	(11.0)	1.3
Net group result attributable to equity holders	(34.0)	32.4	27.4	(15.7)	22.4
Net group result before restructuring and impairment of goodwill and acquired intangible assets	14.0	36.0	32.8	31.1	29.2

Dividend	0.0	15.1	15.1	7.6	14.4
Net purchase of property, plant and equipment	18.7	25.1	31.3	23.7	25.7
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment	32.4	29.2	30.0	30.2	31.4
Acquisitions	67.2	1.3	2.8	15.9	7.4

Balance of interest-bearing liabilities³ at year-end	285.5	207.6	223.1	256.9	232.0
Total equity³ at year-end	142.0	201.2	189.5	169.5	194.7
Capital employed^3,4 at year-end	427.5	408.8	412.5	426.4	426.7
Average capital employed^3,4	504.3	416.6	433.3	456.5	457.8
Average capital employed^3,4,8	508.7	418.5	433.7	456.7	457.8
Total assets³	675.4	632.6	672.9	701.6	680.3
Trade working capital⁵	207.3	204.8	191.4	200.6	202.2
Trade working capital⁵ as a % of net turnover	27.9	28.7	27.0	29.7	29.4

Number of employees at year-end	7,008	6,704	6,432	6,618	8,126

Number of issued ordinary shares at year-end	7,518,535	7,518,535	7,518,535	7,518,535	7,518,535

Amounts in € per ordinary share of € 2.50	2008	2007	2006	2005	2004
Net group result attributable to equity holders⁶	(4.61)	4.39	3.71	(2.15)	3.04
Dividend	0.00	2.00	2.00	1.00	1.90
Issued capital and reserves⁷ at year-end	18.73	26.81	25.25	22.63	26.14
Price of ordinary shares at year-end	6.34	55.41	45.00	35.30	35.75

Ratios
EBITA³ excluding restructuring as a % of net turnover	5.2	8.4	8.2	7.3	7.7
EBITA³ as a % of net turnover	0.8	7.9	7.2	1.4	6.2
Return^2,3 on average capital employed^3,8 as a %	2.3	14.5	12.7	(0.4)	10.7
Return^2,3 of average capital employed^3,8 as a % excluding restructuring	8.5	14.9	13.3	11.7	12.9

Solvency⁹	21.0	31.8	28.2	24.2	28.6

Interest coverage ratio¹⁰	2.1	5.6	5.3	4.8	4.7
Gearing¹¹	2.0	1.0	1.2	1.5	1.2
Total Consolidated Net Senior Borrowings/EBITDA	3.4	1.9	2.0	2.5	2.4

¹Group result before income tax, interest and amortisation/impairment of acquired intangible assets

² Group result before income tax, interest and amortisation/impairment of goodwill and acquired
intangible assets

³ Including discontinued operations

⁴ Total equity plus balance of interest-bearing liabilities

⁵ Inventories and trade receivables less trade payables

⁶ Excluding dividend on ordinary participating preference shares

⁷ Excluding ordinary participating preference share capital

⁸ Adjusted for the accumulated amortisation/impairment of goodwill and acquired intangible assets.

⁹ Total equity as a % of the balance sheet total

¹⁰ Group result before income tax, interest, restructuring and impairment divided by financial income
and expense

¹¹ Ratio of the balance of interest-bearing liabilities to total equity

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