Statistics Norway

State enterprises, accounting figures

7 Central government corporations. Selected key figures. 2004-2009
  2004 2005 2006 2007 2008* 2009*
Key figures            
Operating profit margin. Per cent1 18.90 21.41 24.71 24.54 27.18 22.47
Operating margin. Per cent2 23.85 25.23 32.74 31.48 31.27 31.47
Return on total assets. Per cent3 11.94 15.05 19.33 17.01 18.49 14.62
Return on equity. Per cent4 13.91 16.50 21.72 17.04 18.23 13.95
Equity ratio. Per cent5 39.81 41.06 41.02 41.30 39.86 43.52
Current ratio6 0.85 0.79 0.75 0.75 0.71 0.78
Ratio of fixed assets to long term capital7 1.04 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.13 1.08
Debt-to-equity ratio8 1.51 1.44 1.44 1.42 1.51 1.30
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 December.
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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