Statistics Norway

Electricity statistics, annual

20 Key figures for enterprises in electricity supply1, by type of utility. 2007 and 2008.
  Denomination 2007 2008
  Per cent Production plants Wholesale plants Distribution plants Low integrated plants2 High integrated plants3 Grid companies Other plants
Profitability                    
Return on total assets P.c 11.3 14.7 22.6 15.7 0.9 -0.3 13.1 6.9 5.2
Profit margins P.c 17.4 14.7 64.6 13.7 2.4 -0.7 31.6 22.6 0.8
Turnover for total assets Ratio 0.7 1.0 0.3 1.1 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 6.7
Return on equity P.c 16.4 16.9 23.9 31.0 -1.7 -3.4 13.8 9.5 8.9
                     
Solidity                    
Equity ratio P.c 45.9 44.1 48.8 30.7 44.2 40.9 47.5 35.5 41.3
                     
Likvidity                    
Current ratio Ratio 0.8 0.9 0.6 1.4 0.8 2.7 1.0 0.7 1.4
                     
Financial analysis                    
Funding of fixed assets Ratio 1.1 1.0 1.1 0.7 1.1 0.8 1.0 1.1 0.7
Net increase in longterm liabilities NOK million 8 471.4 -10 339.0 -2 395.5 -803.3 -447.3 -513.8 -428.3 -5 564.1 -186.6
Net increase on working capital NOK million 6 177.9 -4 081.0 -1 450.4 -106.0  752.6  569.3 38.7 -1 748.5 -2 136.6
1  Industrial generaters are not included.
2  Low-integrated plants have less than 20 per cent own production of total end user sales.
3  High-integrated plants have more than 20 per cent own production of total end user sales.

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