Statistics Norway

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

3   Key figures for joint-stock companies. 2003-2004
  20037 2004
Operating profit margin in per cent 1 9.5 12.4
Operating margin in per cent 2 10.1 16.4
Return on total assets in per cent 3 7.7 11.1
Return on equity in per cent 4 8.6 15.6
Equity ratio in per cent 5 36.3 36.9
Current ratio6 1.09 1.06
     
Number om enterprises  137 389  136 847
1  Operating profit in per cent of operating income.
2  Operating result before tax in per cent of operating income.
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 short-term liabilities at 31 December.
7  Adjusted figures.

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