Statistics Norway

Accounts statistics for non-financial limited companies

3 Key figures for limited companies 2007-2009
  2007 2008 20097
Operating profit margin in per cent 1 13.4 13.7 11.9
Operating margin in per cent 2 22.0 12.2 15.5
Return on total assets in per cent 3 13.6 8.8 8.7
Return on equity in per cent 4 18.8 6.3 10.5
Equity ratio in per cent 5 40.9 37.5 40.2
Current ratio 6 1.20 1.10 1.10
       
Number om enterprises  193 224  200 006  176 832
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  Preliminary figures.

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