| Note | 2007 | 2006 | ||||||
| DKK million | DKK million | |||||||
| 1, | 2 | Sales | 7,438 | 6,802 | ||||
| 3, | 5 | Cost of goods sold | 3,489 | 3,147 | ||||
| Gross profit | 3,949 | 3,655 | ||||||
| 3, | 5 | Sales and distribution costs | 921 | 844 | ||||
| 3, | 5 | Research and development costs | 995 | 880 | ||||
| 3, | 4, | 5 | Administrative costs | 675 | 650 | |||
| 6 | Other operating income, net | 123 | 59 | |||||
| Operating profit | 1,481 | 1,340 | ||||||
| 7 | Financial income | 130 | 134 | |||||
| 8 | Financial costs | 226 | 256 | |||||
| Profit before tax | 1,385 | 1,218 | ||||||
| 9 | Corporation tax | 343 | 307 | |||||
| Net profit | 1,042 | 911 | ||||||
| Attributable to: | ||||||||
| Shareholders in the parent company | 1,048 | 909 | ||||||
| Minority interests | (6) | 2 | ||||||
| 1,042 | 911 | |||||||
| Proposed dividend per share | DKK 5.00 | DKK 4.50 | ||||||
| 18 | Earnings per share | DKK 16.93 | DKK 14.46 | |||||
| 18 | Earnings per share, diluted | DKK 16.47 | DKK 14.09 | |||||