 | |  | At a glance.
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2007 IFRS |
2006 IFRS |
2005 IFRS |
2004 IFRS |
2004 HGB |
2003 HGB |
| Sales (in million €) |
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| External sales including value added tax* |
984.4 |
913.4 |
843 |
764 |
764 |
1,010 |
| Percentage change |
+7.8 |
+8.4 |
+10.3 |
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-24.4 |
+25.2 |
| Corporate sales without value added tax |
839.2 |
792.9 |
733 |
668 |
642 |
814 |
| Percentage change |
+5.8 |
+8.2 |
+9.7 |
|
-21.1 |
+23.9 |
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Quantity sold (thousands of glasses)* |
6,030 |
5,810 |
5,660 |
5,110 |
5,110 |
6,435 |
| Percentage change |
+3.8 |
+2.7 |
+10.8 |
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-20.6 |
+27.8 |
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| Pre-tax earnings (in million €) |
136.3 |
106.9 |
87.0 |
76.0 |
72.0 |
112.2 |
| Percentage change |
+27.5 |
+22.9 |
+14.5 |
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-35.8 |
+78.1 |
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| After-tax earnings (in million €) |
82.0 |
71.8 |
57.8 |
48.4 |
44.3 |
70.1 |
| Percentage change |
+14.3 |
+24.2 |
+19.3 |
|
-36.8 |
+55.8 |
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| Cash flow (in million €) |
112.0 |
114.1 |
89.4 |
86.6 |
89.1 |
114.4 |
| Percentage change |
-1.8 |
+27.6 |
+3.3 |
|
-22.1 |
+33.3 |
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Share of equity capital in the corporation (%) |
60.8 |
62.6 |
63.1 |
64.9 |
67.7 |
54.4 |
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| Investments (in million €) |
42.3 |
47.6 |
61.2 |
45.3 |
41.1 |
27.9 |
| Percentage change |
-11.1 |
-22.2 |
+35.2 |
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+47.3 |
–25.6 |
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| Number of branches* |
599 |
571 |
538 |
520 |
520 |
512 |
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| Employees* (as at 31 December) |
11,858 |
11,160 |
10,470 |
9,776 |
9,776 |
10,348 |
| Trainees included in this figure |
1,941 |
1,715 |
1,502 |
1,484 |
1,484 |
1,701 |
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Key figures per individual share certificate |
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| Result (in €)** |
1.88 |
1.64 |
1.31 |
1.11 |
1.09 |
1.66 |
| Cash flow (in €)** |
2.67 |
2.72 |
2.13 |
2.06 |
2.12 |
2.73 |
| Dividend per common share (in €) |
1.40 |
1.20 |
0.95 |
0.80 |
0.80 |
0.80 |
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| * |
Sales including VAT/work in progress, HGB: Sales including franchisers, VAT and work in progress |
| ** |
IFRS 2004-2007: According to IAS 7; HGB 2001–2004: According to DVFA/SG |
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