Statistics Norway

State enterprises, accounting figures

12 Local government owned enterprises. Selected key figures. 2001-2006
  2001 2002 2003 2004 2005* 2006*
Key figures            
Operating profit margin. Per cent 1 14.23 14.51 15.38 15.93 16.43 15.05
Operating margin. Per cent 2 12.08 15.37 15.20 16.85 20.23 21.04
Return on total assets. Per cent 3 6.39 6.79 6.78 6.11 6.47 8.25
Return on equity. Per cent 4 4.80 6.25 6.38 6.27 7.59 9.75
Equity ratio. Per cent 5 43.94 45.15 45.81 45.36 44.28 43.76
Current ratio. 6 0.93 1.12 1.14 1.02 1.08 1.08
Ratio of fixed assets to long term capital. 7 1.02 0.98 0.98 1.00 0.99 0.98
Debt-to-equity ratio 8 1.28 1.21 1.18 1.20 1.26 1.29
1  Operating profit in per cent of operating income at 31. December.
2  Operating result before tax in per cent of operating income at 31. December.
3  Operating result before tax + interest expense in per cent of total equity and liabilities at 31 December.
4  Operating result in per cent of total equity at 31 December.
5  Equity in per cent of total equity and liabilities at 31 December.
6  Current assets at 31 December in proportion to current liabilities at 31 Decenber.
7  Fixed assets in proportion to long- term capital at 31 December.
8  Total liabilities in proportion to total equity at 31 December.

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