Statistics Norway

Accounts statistics. Annual reports for non-financial joint-stock companies

12   Key figures for joint-stock companies. 1999-2000
  1999 20001
Operating profit margin in per cent 2 7.1 10.0
Operating margin in per cent 3 7.3 10.3
Return on total assets in per cent 4 6.4 8.3
Return on equity in per cent 5 7.8 8.2
Equity ratio in per cent 6 37.9 36.7
Current ratio 7 1.23 1.17
     
Number om enterprises  129 733  134 564
1  Adjusted figures.
2  Operating profit in per cent of operating income.
3  Operating result before tax in per cent of operating income.
4  Operating result before tax + interest expense in per cent of total equity and liabilities at 31 December.
5  Operating result in per cent of total equity at 31 December.
6  Equity in per cent of total equity and liabilities at 31 December.
7  Current assets at 31 December in proportion to short-term liabilities at 31 December.

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