Group key figures

Key figures
		2009		2008	2007
Sales	€ million	2 611		5 474	6 913
EBITDA	€ million	-212		149	790
Operating profit	€ million	-438		-63	589
Non-recurring items in operating profit	€ million	-20		-83	14
Profit before taxes	€ million	-474		-134	798
Non-recurring items in financial income	€ million	-		-21	252
Net profit for the period	€ million	-336		-189	641

Capital employed on Dec. 31	€ million	3 634		3 867	4 125
Return on capital employed	%	-11.7		-1.6	13.9

Net cash from operating activities	€ million	198		664	658
Capital expenditure	€ million	245		544	190
Net interest-bearing debt on Dec. 31	€ million	1 183		1 072	788
Equity-to-assets ratio	%	50.6		52.4	56.5
Debt-to-equity ratio	%	48.2		38.4	23.6

Earnings per share	€	-1.86		-1.05	3.52
Equity per share	€	13.54		15.50	18.53
Dividend per share	€	0.35	¹⁾	0.50	1.20
Share price on Dec. 31	€	13.26		8.28	21.21

Personnel on Dec. 31, continuing operations ²⁾		7 606		8 471	8 108
Wages, salaries and other employee benefits ⁴⁾		398		466	443

Stainless steel deliveries	1 000 tonnes	1 030		1 423	1 419
Stainless steel base price ³⁾	€/tonne	1 161		1 185	1 304

Investments in the environment	€ million	12		18	12
Patent applications	pcs	2		3	3
R&D	€ million	19		20	18
R&D (% of sales)	%	0.7		0.4	0.3
Income taxes and social security payments ⁴⁾	€ million	46		61	163
Injury rate, lost-time injuries per million hours worked ⁵⁾		6		9	11
Carbon dioxide emissions	million tonnes	0.57		0.87	0.93

Notes:

¹⁾ The Board of Directors' proposal to the Annual General Meeting
²⁾ FTE full-time equivalent
³⁾ Stainless steel: CRU – German base price (2 mm cold rolled 304 sheet)
⁴⁾ Accounting principles have been adjusted to better meet the GRI guidelines. The comparative figures have been restated.
⁵⁾ Including contractors