Financial Information
Key figures
| EUR million |
2009 |
2008 |
2007 |
| Revenue |
2,500.1 |
2,832.7 |
2,810.2 |
| Operating profit, excluding non-recurring items |
175.0 |
132.6 |
174.6 |
| EPS, EUR |
0.61 |
-0.01 |
0.48 |
| Dividend/Share |
** |
0.25 |
0.50 |
| ROCE% * |
7.8 |
3.5 |
7.1 |
| Cash flow after investments |
202.2 |
2.7 |
-149.1 |
| Gearing, % |
53 |
107 |
92.3 |
| Personnel at year-end |
8,493 |
9,405 |
10,007 |
*12 month rolling average
**The Board proposes that 86% of the shares of Tikkurila be distributed as dividend to Kemira’s shareholders. Tikkurila’s shares are expected to be listed on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Ltd in March 2010. The Board also proposes that the Annual General Meeting authorize the Board to decide upon a dividend payable in cash of a maximum of EUR 0.27 per share (0.25). According to the proposal, the authorization is valid until May 31, 2010.
Since all figures are have been rounded, the sum of individual figures may deviate from the presented sums.