Statistics Norway

Accounts statistics for non-financial limited companies

3 Key figures for limited companies 2008-2010
  2008 2009 2010
Operating profit margin in per cent 1 13.7 10.7 12.1
Operating margin in per cent 2 12.2 15.3 17.5
Return on total assets in per cent 3 8.8 9.0 9.7
Return on equity in per cent 4 6.3 10.6 12.2
Equity ratio in per cent 5 37.5 41.0 41.8
Current ratio 6 1.10 1.19 1.17
       
Number om enterprises  200 006  199 665  203 509
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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