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Better profitability in the third quarter
Listed companies showed an operating margin of 16 per cent in the third quarter of 2013. This was an increase of 3.5 percentage points from the second quarter of 2013, but is the same level as the corresponding quarter last year.
NOK Million | Per cent | |||
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3rd quarter 2013 | 2nd quarter 2013 | 2nd quarter 2013 - 3rd quarter 2013 | 3rd quarter 2012 - 3rd quarter 2013 | |
Income statement | ||||
Operating income | 350 852 | 336 811 | 4.2 | 1.2 |
Operating profit | 59 193 | 53 809 | 10.0 | 10.5 |
Operating result before tax | 56 239 | 42 360 | 32.8 | 1.6 |
Equity | 884 888 | 860 655 | 2.8 | 7.6 |
Total equity and liabilities | 2 057 719 | 2 035 756 | 1.1 | 5.7 |
Per cent | Percentage points | |||
Key figures | ||||
Operating profit margin | 16.9 | 16.0 | 0.9 | 1.4 |
Operating Margin | 16.0 | 12.6 | 3.4 | 0.0 |
Equity ratio | 43.0 | 42.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
The operating profit margin rose 1.4 percentage points from the corresponding quarter in 2012, and was 0.9 percentage points higher than the previous quarter.
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