| Five-year overview (€ million) | | | | | |
| 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
| Output volume | 6,111 | 7,061 | 7,936 | 9,222 | 10,742 |
| Orders received | 6,139 | 7,545 | 10,000 | 11,275 | 10,314 |
| Order backlog | 6,339 | 7,001 | 8,747 | 10,759 | 10,649 |
| Capital expenditure | 165 | 330 | 370 | 268 | 697 |
| Property, plant and equipment | 70 | 102 | 136 | 204 | 237 |
| Financial assets | 95 | 228 | 234 | 64 | 460 |
| Employees (at year-end) | 49,852 | 55,346 | 49,141 | 52,723 | 60,923 |
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| Balance sheet | | | | | |
| Balance-sheet total | 3,720 | 4,357 | 5,129 | 6,128 | 6,773 |
| Equity capital | 1,131 | 1,189 | 1,206 | 1,332 | 1,141 |
| Equity ratio (in %) | 30 | 27 | 24 | 22 | 17 |
| Working capital | -534 | -645 | -641 | -697 | -890 |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 914 | 832 | 783 | 796 | 720 |
| Liabilities to banks, recourse | 135 | 128 | 139 | 111 | 328 |
| Liabilities to banks, non-recourse | 205 | 495 | 827 | 1,362 | 1,518 |
| Capital employed | 1,368 | 1,391 | 1,384 | 1,548 | 1,594 |
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| Earnings | | | | | |
| EBIT | 81 | 110 | 170 | 229 | 298 |
| Net profit | 51 | 66 | 92 | 134 | 200 |
| Cash flow from operating activities | 198 | 188 | 207 | 325 | 357 |
| Cash flow per share | 5.39 | 5.09 | 5.57 | 8.74 | 9.99 |
| Earnings per share (in €) | 1.39 | 1.80 | 2.48 | 3.60 | 5.61 |
| Dividend per share (in €) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.25 | 1.80 | 2.00 |
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| Profitability | | | | | |
| Return on output (EBIT) (in %) | 1.3 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 2.8 |
| Return on equity (ROE) (in %) | 4.6 | 5.9 | 8.1 | 10.7 | 16.6 |
| Return on capital employed (ROCE) (in %) | 8.8 | 10.9 | 16.3 | 18.7 | 23.2 |
| Value added | -30 | -2 | 80 | 126 | 202 |
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