Earnings position

Multi-period overview of earnings position

Figures in € million	2008	2007	2006	2005	2004
EBIT margin	28.0	8.5	9.4	8.9	6.4
EBITDA margin	31.0	12.4	13.6	13.6	11.4
Return on revenues^*	20.4	5.2	6.0	5.7	4.1
Return on equity after taxes ^*	68.6	16.1	17.7	17.8	12.1
Return on total investment	44.9	11.0	12.3	12.7	9.1
Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)	64.0	15.5	17.4	19.5	14.2
* 2006: without non-recurrent deferred tax income of € 41.9 million or € 0.25 per share.