Statistics Norway

Accounts statistics for non-financial limited companies

3 Key figures for limited companies. 2008-2010
  2008 2009 2010*
Operating profit margin in per cent1 13.7 10.7 13.4
Operating margin in per cent2 12.2 15.3 17.6
Return on total assets in per cent3 8.8 9.0 9.4
Return on equity in per cent4 6.3 10.6 12.1
Equity ratio in per cent 5 37.5 41.0 40.9
Current ratio6 1.10 1.19 1.10
       
Number om enterprises  200 006  199 665  195 487
1  Operating profit in per cent of operating income.
2  Operating result before tax in per cent of operating income.
3  Operating result before tax + interest expense in per cent of total equity and liabilities at 31 December.
4  Operating result in per cent of total equity at 31 December.
5  Equity in per cent of total equity and liabilities at 31 December.
6  Current assets at 31 December in proportion to short-term liabilities at 31 December.

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