Statistics Norway

Electricity statistics, annual

38   Key figures for enterprises in electricity supply1, by type of utility
  2004 2005
  Per cent Joint municipal plants County municipal plants Municipal plants Central goverment Private plants
Profitability                
                 
Return on total assets P.c 7.5 9.8 9.4 11.8 7.7 10.1 11.6
Profit margins P.c 20.6 21.1 24.6 42.7 35.7 39.8 7.9
Turnover for total assets Ratio 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.3 1.5
Return on equity P.c 7.6 10.9 11.5 14.5 7.5 10.4 13.8
                 
Solidity                
                 
Equity ratio P.c 49.5 48.0 48.3 54.9 66.9 52.2 25.2
                 
Likvidity                
                 
Current ratio Ratio 1.2 1.0 1.0 1.3 1.2 1.2 0.9
                 
Financial analysis                
                 
Funding of fixed assets Ratio 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.9 1.0 1.0 1.1
Net increase in longterm liabilities NOK million -25 436 28 810 3 755 1 847 -331 26 494 -2 955
Net increase on working capital NOK million -907 -3 122 2 164 -124 -326 -114 -4 721
1  Industrial generators are not included.
Source: Division for Energy and Industrial Production Statistics.

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