Table 2 Selected key figures for joint-stock companies. 2004 and 2005. Per cent

2	Selected key figures for joint-stock companies. 2004 and 2005¹. Per cent

	2004	2005


Operating profit margin²
All non-financial joint-stock companies	12.0	15.1
All non-financial joint-stock companies, Mainland Norway	6.9	7.6
Of which road goods transport	4.7	4.7

Operating margin³
All non-financial joint-stock companies	16.3	20.6
All non-financial joint-stock companies, Mainland Norway	10.3	12.5
Of which road goods transport	4.9	5.1

Return on total assets⁴
All non-financial joint-stock companies	11.0	14.0
All non-financial joint-stock companies, Mainland Norway	7.8	9.2
Of which road goods transport	10.4	9.9

Return on equity⁵
All non-financial joint-stock companies	15.5	19.9
All non-financial joint-stock companies, Mainland Norway	13.5	16.3
Of which road goods transport	32.3	28.9

Circulation rate on total assets⁶
All non-financial joint-stock companies	0.6	0.6
All non-financial joint-stock companies, Mainland Norway	0.6	0.6
Of which road goods transport	1.8	1.6

Equity ratio⁷
All non-financial joint-stock companies	36.8	39.6
All non-financial joint-stock companies, Mainland Norway	37.2	40.3
Of which road goods transport	19.5	22.2

Current ratio⁸
All non-financial joint-stock companies	1.1	1.1
All non-financial joint-stock companies, Mainland Norway	1.1	1.3
Of which road goods transport	1.0	1.1

¹	Preliminary figures.
²	Operating profit in per cent of operating income.
³	Operating result before tax in per cent of operating income.
⁴	Operating result before tax + interest expense in per cent of total equity and liabilities at 31 December.
⁵	Operating result in per cent of total equity at 31 December.
⁶	Circulation rate on total assets = Operating income divided on total assets.
⁷	Equity in per cent of total equity and liabilities at 31 December.
⁸	Current assets at 31 December in proportion to short-term liabilities at 31 December.