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Key figures

(in euro, unless stated otherwise)

    2017 2016 2015 2014
Results (in millions of euro)
Net turnover   1,068.5 1,048.2 986.4 882.4
Operating profit (EBIT)   38.0 60.4 58.5 44.1
Net profit   10.5 32.3 32.3 26.5
Free cash flow 1   -4.9 61.3 -31.2 38.3
 
Balance sheet data (in millions of euro)
Group equity   299.3 319.4 305.9 281.1
Net debt   161.0 147.3 200.0 152.3
Balance sheet total 5   705.3 703.4 731.7 631.8
Capital employed 2   486.2 494.1 532.3 461.2
Investments in property, plant and equipment   8.8 11.6 10.8 10.6
 
Ratios (in %)
ROCE   7.8 12.2 11.0 9.6
ROE   3.5 10.1 10.6 9.4
Operating profit/turnover   3.6 5.8 5.9 5.0
Net profit/turnover   1.0 3.1 3.3 3.0
 
Data per share 3
Number of issued shares at year-end   26,255,179 25,834,236 25,270,327 24,864,956
Weighted average number of issued shares   26,101,222 25,623,405 25,116,249 24,685,681
Net profit   0.40 1.24 1.24 1.02
Free cash flow 1   -0.19 2.35 -1.19 1.47
Group equity   11.47 12.27 11.75 10.81
Dividend 4   0.50 0.71 0.69 0.58
 
Average number of employees (FTE's)   3,088 3,124 3,371 2,796
1) Free cash flow is defined as the balance of the net cash flow from operating- and investing activities.
2) Capital employed is the balance sheet total minus cash and cash equivalents and current non-interest bearing obligations (including current part of provisions).
3) The data per share are calculated based on the weighted average number of issued shares. The data per share for the years 2014-2016 have been adjusted for the dilution resulting from the issue of stock dividend charged to the share premium reserve in accordance with the International Financial Reporting Standards (IAS33). The adjustment factor that was applied in the reporting year for 2016 and for previous years is 0.98476.
4) The dividend per share relating to the financial year 2017 concerns the proposal to be submitted to the General Meeting of Shareholders.
5) Balance sheet total 2016 is determined after offsetting the balances in the notional cash pooling arrangements.

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