K+S key facts

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2009
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2007
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2006
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Revenues1)
Potash and Magnesium Products € million 1,867.0 1,421.7 2,397.4 1,408.0 1,238.9
Nitrogen Fertilizers € million 902.4 1,016.2 1,652.4 1,265.4 1,108.6
Salt € million 1,728.8 1,014.6 618.6 545.1 485.8
Complementary Business Segments € million 134.0 120.7 125.3 125,1 123,9
Reconcilitation € million 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.5 0.5
K+S Group € million 4,632.7 3,573.8 4,794.4 3,344.1 2,957.7
Operating EBIT I / EBIT1)
Potash and Magnesium Products € million 475.9 231.7 1,203.2 177.9 158.6
Nitrogen Fertilizers € million 43.3 -108.1 121.4 57.3 45.9
Salt € million 238.1 140.4 45.2 47.8 67.6
Complementary Business Segments € million 21.2 15.2 25.1 37.7 37.1
Reconcilitation 2) € million -64.0 -41.2 -52.2 -35.0 -31.2
K+S Group € million 714.5 238.0 1,342.7 285.7 278.0
Key ratios1)
Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) € million 953.0 411.8 1,484.4 413.9 401.1
Operating earnings (EBIT I/EBIT) € million 714.5 238.0 1,342.7 285.7 278.0
Earnings after market value changes (EBIT II) € million 719.1 241.9 1,192.3 -106.9 361.6
Earnings before taxes € million 599.1 126.6 1,199.1 -142.6 341.5
Earnings before taxes, adjusted 3) € million 594.5 122.4 1,349.5 250.0 257.9
Group earnings 4) € million 451.1 96.4 870.9 -93.3 228.9
Group earnings, adjusted 3), 4) € million 447.8 93.6 979.3 175.3 176.2
Gross cash flow € million 810.4 323.9 1,177.9 372.1 342.7
Capital expenditure 5) € million 188.6 177.6 197.5 171.6 130.5
Depreciation 5) € million 238.5 173.8 141.7 128.2 123.1
Working Capital € million 959.4 970.5 962.3 570.6 603.1
Balance sheet
Equity € million 2,651.6 2,094.6 1,718.3 931.8 1,124.3
Property, plant and equipment, intangible assets € million 2,803.3 2,658.0 1,426.9 1,297.3 1,271.6
Net indebtness € million 732.5 1,351.3 570.0 1,085.1 718.3
Balance sheet total € million 5,573.7 5,217.1 3,473.8 2,964.8 2,830.9
Employees1)
Number of employees (average) 6) number 14,091 13,044 12,214 11,959 11,392
Employees as of 31 Dec. 6) number 14,186 15,208 12,368 12,033 11,873
- of which trainees number 620 642 615 614 620
Personnel expenses 7) € million 938.3 756,4 738.5 687.3 663.5
Share key indicators
Earnings per share, adjusted 3), 4)
2.34 0.56 5.94 1.06 1.07
Dividend per share 1.00 0.20 2.40 0.50 0.50
Dividend yield 11) % 1.8 0.5 6.0 1.2 2.4
EBITDA margin % 20.6 11.5 31.0 12.4 13.6
EBIT margin % 15.4 6.7 28.0 8.5 9.4
Return on revenues 4) % 9.7 2.6 20.4 5.2 6.0
Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) % 20.9 9.3 64.0 15.5 17.4
Return on total investment % 14.7 6.9 44.9 11.0 12.3
Return on equity after taxes 4) % 18.7 8.4 68.6 16.1 17.7
Book value per share
13.85 10.94 10.49 6.81 6.43
Gross cash flow per share 4.23 1.95 7.14 2.25 2.08
Share
Closing price as of 31 Dec. 8) XETRA, € 56.36 39.99 39.97 40.69 20.55
Market capitalisation € billion 10.8 7.7 6.6 6.7 3.4
Enterprise value as of 31 Dec. € billion 11.5 9.0 7.2 7.8 4.1
Total number of shares as of 31 Dec. million 191.40 191.40 165.0 165.00 165.00
Outstanding shares as of 31 Dec. 9) million 191.40 191.40 165.0 165.00 165.00
Average number of shares 10) million 191.34 166.15 164.95 164.94 164.96

1) 2006 - 2009 include the discontinued operations of COMPO.
2) Expenses and income that cannot be allocated to business segments are recorded speparately and shown under "Reconciliation".
3) The adjusted key figures unalteredly only include the realised result from operating forecast hedges of the respective reporting period. The changes in the market value of operating forecast hedges still outstanding, however, are not taken into account in the adjusted earnings. Related effects on deferred and cash taxes are also eliminated; tax rate for 2010: 28.2% (2009: 27.9%).
4) 2006: Without non-recurrent deferred tax income of € 41.9 million or € 0.25 per share.
5) Investments in or depreciation on property, plant and equipment and intangible assets.
6) FTE: Full-time equivalents; part-time positions are weigthed in accordance with their respective share of working hours.
7) Personnel expenses also include expenditures connected with partial retirement and early retirement.
8) The price of the K+S share since the capital increase in December 2009 has been traded ex subscription right. Historical values were not adjusted.
9) Total number of shares less the number of own shares held by K+S as of the balance sheet date.
10) Total number of shares less the average number of own shares held by K+S.
11) The dividend yield is based on the year-end closing price.