Statistics Norway

Electricity statistics, annual

35   Key figures for enterprises in electricity supply1, by type of utility. 2003 og 2004. Preliminary figures
  2003 2004
                 Per cent Production plants Wholesale plants Distribution plants Low-integrated plants2 High-integrated plants3 Grid companies Other plants
Profitability                    
Return on total assets P.c. 8.1 7.5 7.3 9.9 5.5 11.4 9.0 6.8 2.6
Profit margins P.c. 19.3 20.6 62.2 18.8 7.3 29.1 28.2 21.0 0.3
Turnover for total assets Ratio 0.4 0.4 0.1 0.5 0.8 0.4 0.3 0.3 7.6
Return on equity P.c. 8.2 7.6 6.9 7.3 6.5 15.4 10.5 8.9 2.9
                     
Solidity                    
Equity ratio P.c. 48.1 49.5 50.5 59.0 55.9 52.9 47.2 41.4 41.0
                     
Liquidity                    
Current ratio Ratio 1.2 1.2 0.8 3.1 1.8 2.9 1.8 1.0 1.5
                     
Financial analysis                    
Funding of fixed assets Ratio 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.9 1.0 0.8
Net increase in long-term liabilities NOK million     6 605       -25 436 -22 741 -1 155 -54 -81 -1 438 1 067 -1 035
Net increase on working capital NOK million 2 179 -907 2 393 -1 367 -318 -221 65 -340 -1 119
1  Industrial generaters are not included.
2  Low-integrated plants have less than 20 per cent own production of total end user sales.
3  High-integrated plants have more than 20 per cent own production of total end user sales.

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