Dictionary

 

EPS (after full tax)

Earnings after full tax divided by the average number of shares in issue.

Equity per share

Equity divided by total number of shares in issue.

Share price/equity.

Share price divided by equity per share, both as at end of period.

Dividend yield

Dividend as percentage of year-end share price.

Total yield

The change in the share price for the year, plus dividend, as a percentage of the share price at the preceding accounting year-end.

Operating cash flow per share

Cash flow after investments – but before acquisitions of companies/operations – divided by the average number of shares in issue.

Payout ratio

Dividend as a percentage of earnings per share.

PE ratio (after full tax)

Year-end share price divided by earnings per share.

Market capitalisation

Year-end share price multiplied by the total number of shares in issue.

EBIT multiple    

Market capitalisation plus net debt (interest-bear-ing liabilities less financial current assets) plus non-controlling interests divided by operating profit.

EV/sales

Market capitalisation plus net debt (interest-bearing liabilities less financial current assets) plus non-controlling interests divided by net sales.

Share turnover

Total number of shares sold during the year as a percentage of average number of shares in issue.

Growth

Percentage change in net sales compared with previous year.

Gross margin

Operating profit before depreciation as a percentage of net sales.

Operating margin

Operating profit as a percentage of net sales.

Profit margin

Profit after net financial items as a percentage of net sales.

Capital employed

Total assets minus non-interest-bearing liabilities and deferred tax.

Equity

Taxed equity plus untaxed reserves minus tax.

Return on capital employed

Profit after net financial items plus financial expenses as a percentage of average capital employed.

Return on equity

Profit after net financial items minus tax at standard rate 26.3% (2006–2008: 28%) as a percentage of average equity.

Return on total assets

Profit after net financial items plus financial expenses as a percentage of average balance sheet total.

Asset turnover

Net sales divided by the average balance sheet total.

Equity/assets ratio

Assets as a percentage of balance sheet total.

Proportion of risk-bearing capital

Equity, including non-controlling interest’s participations and deferred tax liabilities, as a percentage of the balance sheet total.

Operating cash flow

Cash flow after investments but before the acquisition of     companies/businesses.

Interest cover

Profit after net financial items plus financial expenses divided by financial expenses.

Interest-bearing liabilities/Equity

Interest-bearing liabilities as a percentage of equity.