Statistics Norway

State enterprises, accounting figures

12 Local government owned enterprises. Selected key figures. 2004-2009
  2004 2005 2006 2007 2008* 2009*
Key figures            
Operating profit margin. Per cent 1 15.38 15.93 12.89 14.09 16.97 16.89
Operating margin. Per cent 2 15.20 16.85 20.81 22.44 19.70 19.91
Return on total assets. Per cent 3 6.78 6.11 7.86 8.40 8.16 6.79
Return on equity. Per cent 4 6.38 6.27 9.18 11.05 8.42 8.39
Equity ratio. Per cent 5 45.81 45.36 42.96 43.56 42.73 41.65
Current ratio. 6 1.14 1.02 1.03 1.06 1.07 1.08
Ratio of fixed assets to long term capital. 7 0.98 1.00 0.99 0.99 0.98 0.98
Debt-to-equity ratio 8 1.18 1.20 1.33 1.30 1.34 1.40
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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