5-Year Key Figures

 

2010

2009

2008

2007

2006

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues

3,556

3,425

3,374

3,413

3,377

Operating profit

481

234

503

546

435

Profit for the year from continuing operations, attributable to equity holders of the Company

288

118

313

329

278

Profit for the year, attributable to equity holders of the Company

288

118

313

917

321

Ordinary EBITDA

831

783

756

747

635

Ordinary EBITA

727

682

678

667

556

Ordinary net income

444

427

423

421

344

(Proposed) Dividend/cash distribution

200

193

186

180

179

Dividend proposal in % of ordinary net income

45.1

45.1

44.0

42.7

52.0

Pay-out in % of profit for the year, attributable to equity holders of the Company

69.5

163.4

59.3

19.6

55.8

 

 

 

 

 

 

Free cash flow

445

424

395

405

399

Cash conversion (ratio)

0.95

0.96

0.88

0.91

0.99

Acquisition spending

259

54

667

198

773

Shareholders’ equity

1,612

1,334

1,414

1,178

1,194

Guarantee equity

1,856

1,580

1,672

1,439

1,421

Net debt

2,035

2,007

2,254

1,793

2,050

Capital employed

4,177

3,655

3,774

2,474

2,819

Total assets

6,557

6,053

6,388

5,276

5,653

Amortization of publishing rights and impairments

175

368

124

121

121

Net capital expenditure

145

123

140

125

93

Amortization other intangible assets and depreciation property, plant and equipment

104

101

78

80

79

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratio’s

 

 

 

 

 

As % of revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

Operating profit

13.5

6.8

14.9

16.0

12.9

Profit for the year from continuing operations, attributable to equity holders of the Company

8.1

3.4

9.3

9.6

8.2

Ordinary EBITDA

23.4

22.9

22.4

21.9

18.8

Ordinary EBITA

20.4

19.9

20.1

19.5

16.5

Ordinary net income

12.5

12.5

12.5

12.3

10.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

ROIC

8.6

8.5

9.1

9.1

7.7

Net interest coverage

5.6

5.7

5.7

6.5

5.4

Net debt to EBITDA

2.7

2.9

3.2

2.4

3.2

Net gearing

1.3

1.5

1.6

1.5

1.7

Shareholders’ equity/capital employed

0.39

0.36

0.37

0.48

0.42

Guarantee equity to total assets

0.28

0.26

0.26

0.27

0.25

 

 

 

 

 

 

Information per share (€)

 

 

 

 

 

On the basis of fully diluted:

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted earnings per share

0.96

0.40

1.09

1.08

0.90

Diluted ordinary earnings per share

1.48

1.45

1.47

1.38

1.10

Diluted free cash flow per share

1.48

1.44

1.37

1.33

1.27

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average number of shares, diluted (millions)

300.3

293.8

288.3

304.7

321.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ordinary earnings per share

1.50

1.47

1.49

1.40

1.12

Basic earnings per share

0.97

0.41

1.10

1.10

0.91

Free cash flow per share

1.50

1.46

1.39

1.35

1.30

Dividend/cash distribution per share

0.67

0.66

0.65

0.64

0.58

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average number of shares issued (millions)

296.4

290.1

284.6

300.5

307.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stock exchange

 

 

 

 

 

Highest quotation

16.80

16.26

22.53

24.40

22.47

Lowest quotation

14.42

11.25

11.82

20.00

16.67

Quotation at December 31

16.40

15.30

13.54

22.48

21.79

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average daily trading volume Wolters Kluwer on Euronext Amsterdam nv, number of shares (thousands of shares)

1,071

1,327

1,842

1,794

1,573

 

 

 

 

 

 

Employees

 

 

 

 

 

Headcount at December 31

19,030

19,341

20,063

19,544

19,901

In full-time equivalents at December 31

18,237

18,207

19,271

18,620

18,871

In full-time equivalents average per annum

19,141

19,957

20,290

19,827

19,704

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