| 2007 | 2006 | ||||||
| Note | DKK million | DKK million | |||||
| 1 | Net turnover | 4,010 | 3,853 | ||||
| 2 | Cost of goods sold | 2,320 | 2,057 | ||||
| Gross profit | 1,690 | 1,796 | |||||
| 2 | Sales and distribution costs | 530 | 516 | ||||
| 2 | Research and development costs | 810 | 632 | ||||
| 2, | 3 | Administrative costs | 403 | 457 | |||
| Other operating income, net | 769 | 758 | |||||
| Operating profit | 716 | 949 | |||||
| 7 | Income before tax on participating interests in subsidiaries | 678 | 370 | ||||
| 4 | Financial income | 63 | 59 | ||||
| 4 | Financial costs | 106 | 155 | ||||
| Profit before tax | 1,351 | 1,223 | |||||
| Corporation tax | 340 | 309 | |||||
| Net profit | 1,011 | 914 | |||||
| Proposed appropriation of net profit | |||||||
| Dividend to shareholders | 309 | 278 | |||||
| Revaluation reserve according to the equity method | 147 | (15) | |||||
| Retained earnings | 555 | 651 | |||||
| 1,011 | 914 | ||||||
| Proposed dividend per share | DKK 5.00 | DKK 4.50 | |||||