Statistics Norway

State enterprises, accounting figures

12   Local government owned enterprises. Selected key figures. 2000-2005
  2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Key figures            
Operating profit margin. Per cent 1 14.59 14.23 14.51 15.38 15.93 16.49
Operating margin. Per cent 2 13.49 12.08 15.37 15.20 16.99 20.49
Return on total assets. Per cent 3 5.41 5.68 6.26 6.34 5.92 6.28
Return on equity. Per cent 4 5.15 4.80 6.25 6.38 6.32 7.66
Equity ratio. Per cent 5 48.49 43.94 45.15 45.81 45.34 44.32
Current ratio. 6 1.09 0.93 1.12 1.14 1.01 1.09
Ratio of fixed assets to long term capital. 7 0.98 1.02 0.98 0.98 1.00 0.98
Debt-to-equity ratio 8 1.06 1.28 1.21 1.18 1.21 1.26
1  Operating profit in per cent of operating income at 31. December.
2  Operating result before tax in per cent of operating income at 31. December.
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 current liabilities at 31 Decenber.
7  Fixed assets in proportion to long- term capital at 31 December.
8  Total liabilities in proportion to total equity at 31 December.

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