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Lower results for listed companies
Listed enterprises had NOK 9.6 billion in profit before taxes in the third quarter of the year. This gave a 2.8 per cent operating profit margin, down from 9.1 per cent from the same quarter of 2014.
NOK Million | Per cent | |||
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3rd quarter 2015 | 2nd quarter 2015 | 2nd quarter 2015 - 3rd quarter 2015 | 3rd quarter 2014 - 3rd quarter 2015 | |
Income statement | ||||
Operating income | 342 991 | 372 124 | -7.8 | -5.3 |
Operating profit | 31 097 | 50 589 | -38.5 | -23.0 |
Operating result before tax | 9 615 | 41 264 | -76.7 | -71.0 |
Equity | 976 683 | 967 633 | 0.9 | 5.4 |
Total equity and liabilities | 2 546 992 | 2 458 580 | 3.6 | 14.3 |
Per cent | Percentage points | |||
Key figures | ||||
Operating profit margin (per cent) | 9.1 | 13.6 | -4.5 | -2.0 |
Operating margin (per cent) | 2.8 | 11.1 | -8.3 | -6.3 |
Equity ratio (per cent) | 38.3 | 39.4 | -1.1 | -3.3 |
Compared to the previous quarter, the operating profit margin went down 8.3 per cent. The operating margin was 9.1 per cent in the third quarter of 2015, representing a decline of 2 percentage points from the corresponding quarter of 2014, and 4.5 percentage points from the previous quarter.
The share of enterprises with a deficit before taxes was 38 per cent in the third quarter of 2015. The corresponding share in the same quarter last year was 26 per cent.
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