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Pronounced decline for listed enterprises
The result before tax for listed enterprises was NOK 33 billion in the third quarter of the year. This represents a fall of 41 per cent compared to the same quarter in 2013. Profit before tax was down a good 28 per cent from the previous quarter.
NOK Million | Per cent | |||
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3rd quarter 2014 | 2nd quarter 2014 | 2nd quarter 2014 - 3rd quarter 2014 | 3rd quarter 2013 - 3rd quarter 2014 | |
Income statement | ||||
Operating income | 362 326 | 357 438 | 1.4 | 3.3 |
Operating profit | 40 374 | 49 816 | -19.0 | -31.8 |
Operating result before tax | 33 108 | 46 363 | -28.6 | -41.1 |
Equity | 926 985 | 915 588 | 1.2 | 4.8 |
Total equity and liabilities | 2 227 633 | 2 172 711 | 2.5 | 8.3 |
Per cent | Percentage points | |||
Key figures | ||||
Operating profit margin | 11.1 | 13.9 | -2.8 | -5.8 |
Operating Margin | 9.1 | 13.0 | -3.9 | -6.9 |
Equity ratio | 41.6 | 42.1 | -0.5 | -1.4 |
The operating profit for the third quarter of 2014 was slightly more than NOK 40 billion, down 32 per cent from the third quarter last year and 19 per cent lower than the second quarter of 2014.
Despite a marked decline in profit, only 25 per cent (one in four) of listed enterprises had a negative profit before tax in the third quarter of 2014. The share was 29 per cent in the same quarter of 2013.
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