in € millions
Continuing operations |
March 2009
|
|
March 2008 re-presented |
|
| Sales |
5 418
|
|
5 290
|
+ 2 % |
| Cost of sales |
(1 988) |
|
(1 875) |
|
| Gross profit |
3 430
|
|
3 415
|
- |
| Net operating expenses |
(2 448) |
|
(2 297) |
+ 7 % |
| Operating profit |
982
|
|
1 118
|
- 12 % |
| Net financial (costs) / income |
( 101)
|
|
47 |
|
| Share of post-tax results of associates |
3 |
|
1 |
|
| Profit before taxation |
884
|
|
1 166
|
-24 %
|
| Taxation |
( 133) |
|
( 194) |
|
| Profit from continuing operations |
751 |
|
972 |
- 23 % |
Discontinued operations
|
|
|
|
|
Profit from discontinued operations, net of tax
|
325 |
|
592 |
- 45 % |
| Net profit |
1 076
|
|
1 564
|
-31 % |
|
| Analysed as follows |
|
|
|
|
| Net profit attributable to shareholders |
1 075
|
|
1 565
|
|
| Net profit attributable to minority interests |
1 |
|
( 1) |
|
|
1 076
|
|
1 564
|
|
|
Earnings per share from continuing operations - diluted basis
|
1.337
|
|
1.710 |
-22 % |
| Dividend per share |
CHF 0.30 |
|
0.78 |
n/a |
|