| Linde Financial Highlights |
| in € million |
|
|
January to December |
|
Change |
| |
|
|
2007 |
|
2006 |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Sales 1 |
|
|
12.306 |
|
8.113 |
|
51,7% |
| Sales - comparable 2 |
|
|
12.306 |
|
10.803 |
|
13,9% |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Operating profit 1,3 |
|
|
2.424 |
|
1.586 |
|
52,8% |
| Operating profit – comparable 2,3 |
|
|
2.424 |
|
2.053 |
|
18,1% |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
EBIT before amortisation of fair value adjustments and non-recurring items |
|
|
1.591 |
|
989 |
|
60,9% |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Earnings after taxes on income |
|
|
1.013 |
|
1.856 |
|
-45,4% |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Number of employees 1 |
|
|
50.485 |
|
51.038 |
|
-1,1% |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Gases Division – comparable 2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Sales |
|
|
9.209 |
|
8.421 |
|
9,4% |
| Operating profit |
|
|
2.314 |
|
2.035 |
|
13,7% |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Engineering Division – comparable 2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Sales |
|
|
2.750 |
|
1.958 |
|
40,4% |
| Operating profit |
|
|
240 |
|
172 |
|
39,5% |