| Three-year overview (€ milliom) | | | |
| 2005 | 2006 | 2007 |
| Output volume | 7,061 | 7,936 | 9,222 |
| Orders received | 7,545 | 10,000 | 11,275 |
| Order backlog | 7,001 | 8,747 | 10,759 |
| Capital expenditure | 330 | 370 | 268 |
| Property, plant and equipment | 102 | 136 | 204 |
| Financial assets | 228 | 234 | 64 |
| Employees (at year-end) | 55,346 | 49,141 | 52,723 |
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| Balance sheet | | | |
| Balance-sheet total | 4,357 | 5,129 | 6,110 |
| Equity capital | 1,189 | 1,206 | 1,311 |
| Equity ratio (in %) | 27 | 24 | 21 |
| Working capital | -645 | -641 | -691 |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 832 | 783 | 796 |
| Liabilities to banks, recourse | 128 | 139 | 111 |
| Liabilities to banks, non-recourse | 495 | 827 | 1,362 |
| Capital employed | 1,391 | 1,384 | 1,548 |
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| Earnings | | | |
| EBITA | 115 | 180 | 242 |
| Net profit | 66 | 92 | 134 |
| Cash flow from operating activities | 188 | 207 | 325 |
| Cash flow per share | 5.09 | 5.57 | 8.74 |
| Earnings per share (in €) | 1.80 | 2.48 | 3.60 |
| Dividend per share (in €) | 1.00 | 1.25 | 1.80 |
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| Profitability | | | |
Return on output (EBITA/output volume)
(in %) | 1.6 | 2.3 | 2.6 |
| Return on equity (ROE) (in %) | 5.9 | 8.1 | 10.9 |
| Return on capital employed (ROCE) (in %) | 10.9 | 16.3 | 18.7 |
| Value added | -2 | 80 | 126 |