|
Our stock data |
|
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
+/– % 2006 |
|
Year-end closing price |
€ |
32.50 |
49.00 |
63.97 |
30.6% |
|
High* |
€ |
34.18 |
50.84 |
65.45 |
28.7% |
|
Low* |
€ |
27.73 |
32.16 |
48.21 |
49.9% |
|
Earnings per share |
€ |
2.65 |
3.00 |
4.24 |
41.3% |
|
Price/earnings ratio** |
|
12.3 |
16.3 |
15.1 |
–7.4% |
|
Number of shares |
millions |
164.0 |
164.0 |
164.0 |
unchanged |
|
Market capitalization** |
€m |
5,330 |
8,036 |
10,491 |
30.6% |
|
Beta factor (relative to the DAX) |
|
0.60 |
0.73 |
0.90 |
|
|
Equity |
€m |
4,766 |
5,061 |
5,207 |
2.9% |
|
Return on equity before taxes |
|
14.0% |
15.0% |
18.9% |
|
|
Total dividend (2006: proposal) |
€m |
|
205 |
205 |
unchanged |
|
Dividend per share |
€ |
|
1.25 |
1.25 |
unchanged |
|
Dividend yield** |
|
|
2.6% |
2.0% |
|
|
Annual performance* |
|
14.0% |
50.8% |
30.6% |
|
|
Annual performance* |
|
14.0% |
54.6% |
33.1% |
|
|
* |
2004: June 23 to December 31 |
|
** |
based on the year-end closing price |
