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Up from a weak quarter
The profitability for listed enterprises went up in the second quarter of 2015, but was still weaker than in the corresponding quarter of 2014.
NOK Million | Per cent | |||
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2nd quarter 2015 | 1st quarter 2015 | 1st quarter 2015 - 2nd quarter 2015 | 2nd quarter 2014 - 2nd quarter 2015 | |
Income statement | ||||
Operating income | 372 124 | 350 400 | 6.2 | 4.1 |
Operating profit | 50 589 | -678 | -7 561.5 | 1.6 |
Operating result before tax | 41 264 | -4 894 | -943.2 | -11.0 |
Equity | 967 633 | 985 848 | -1.8 | 5.7 |
Total equity and liabilities | 2 458 580 | 2 528 440 | -2.8 | 13.2 |
Per cent | Percentage points | |||
Key figures | ||||
Operating profit margin | 13.6 | -0.2 | 13.8 | -0.3 |
Operating Margin | 11.1 | -1.4 | 12.5 | -1.9 |
Equity ratio | 39.4 | 39.0 | 0.4 | -2.7 |
The operating margin was 13.6 per cent in the second quarter of 2015. By comparison, figures for the first quarter of 2014 showed a negative operating margin, after substantial write-downs of certain large companies. The operating margin in the second quarter of 2015 is, however, 0.3 percentage points lower than in the same quarter last year.
The operating profit margin was 11.1 per cent; an improvement from a negative operating profit margin in the previous quarter, but barely 2 percentage points lower than in the corresponding quarter of 2014.
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