Accounting figures for joint stock companies in the information sector, 2005

In average, the operating profit margin in joint stock companies within the ICT sector and content sector were 6.7 and 5.9 per cent respectively in 2005. This represents a decline of 1.3 and 0.3 points of per cent from the year before. The average for all non-financial joint stock companies except from oil and gas were 7.8 per cent in 2005. This represents an increase of 0.8 points of per cent from the year before. Telecommunications differs from the other industries in the information sector and the rest of the economic life except from oil and gas. This industry had an operating profit margin at 11.8 per cent in 2005. However this represents a decline of 2.4 points of per cent from 2004.

Poor development in return on equity

Return on equity within the ICT sector and the content sector were 11.7 and 12.4 per cent respectively in 2005. This represents a decline of 0.7 points of per cent for the ICT sector and 0.4 points of per cent for the content sector from 2004. The average for all non financial joint stock companies except from oil and gas was 16.1 per cent in 2005. This represents an improvement of 2.4 points of per cent from 2004.

Tables:

• Table 1 Number of joint-stock companies
• Table 2 Operating income in million NOK
• Table 3 Operating expenses in million NOK
• Table 4 Operating profit in million NOK
• Table 5 Operating profit margin in per cent
• Table 6 Operating margin in per cent
• Table 7 Return on total assets in per cent
• Table 8 Return on equity. Per cent
• Table 9 Circulation rate on total assets
• Table 10 Equity ratio in per cent
• Table 11 Current ratio