Statistics Norway

Accounts statistics. Annual reports for non-financial limited companies

3 Key figures for limited companies
  2007 2008
Operating profit margin in per cent 1 13.7 15.2
Operating margin in per cent 2 22.1 14.1
Return on total assets in per cent 3 13.2 9.5
Return on equity in per cent 4 18.4 8.1
Equity ratio in per cent 5 40.8 37.7
Current ratio 6 1.18 1.06
     
Number om enterprises  186 366  170 988
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.

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