Statistics Norway

Electricity statistics, annual

35   Key figures for enterprises in electricity supply1, by type of utility. 2004 and 2005
  2004 2005
  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 7.5 9.8 11.2 12.2 5.8 7.9 10.7 5.9 5.3
Profit margins P.c 20.6 21.1 57.7 25.4 7.9 21.5 33.4 18.2 0.7
Turnover for total assets Ratio 0.4 0.5 0.2 0.5 0.7 0.4 0.3 0.3 8.2
Return on equity P.c 7.6 10.9 11.9 13.8 7.1 10.0 11.7 6.8 10.9
                     
Solidity                    
Equity ratio P.c 49.5 48.0 55.7 23.1 57.4 56.7 54.1 43.4 30.9
                     
Likvidity                    
Current ratio Ratio 1.2 1.0 1.0 0.8 1.8 3.7 1.5 0.9 1.4
                     
Financial analysis                    
Funding of fixed assets Ratio 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.2 0.8 0.6 0.9 1.0 0.9
Net increase in longterm liabilities NOK million -25 436 28 810 27 673 -1 084 -115 -44 1 922 2 261 -1 805
Net increase on working capital NOK million -907 -3 122 -197 -4 461 -73 -258  151 1 605  111
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.
Source: Division for Energy and Industrial Production Statistics.

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