Statistics Norway

State enterprises, accounting figures

3   Municipal enterprises. Selected key figures. 1999-2003
  1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
Key figures          
Operating profit margin. Per cent1 17.6 14.6 14.2 11.1 15.6
Operating margin. Per cent2 17.0 13.5 12.1 13.4 15.4
Return on total assets. Per cent3 6.7 5.8 6.4 6.5 6.8
Return on equity. Per cent4 7.4 5.3 4.8 6.3 6.6
Equity ratio. Per cent5 48.4 48.5 43.9 43.3 45.8
Current ratio6 1.28 1.09 0.93 1.12 1.14
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 Decenber.

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