| DKK million | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | ||
| Income statement | |||||||
| Sales | 7,438 | 6,802 | 6,281 | 5,988 | 5,775 | ||
| Research and development costs | 995 | 880 | 793 | 780 | 749 | ||
| EBITDA | 1,971 | 1,809 | 1,668 | 1,584 | 1,505 | ||
| Operating profit | 1,481 | 1,340 | 1,206 | 1,089 | 998 | ||
| Financial items, net | (96) | (122) | (56) | (33) | 32 | ||
| Profit before tax | 1,385 | 1,218 | 1,150 | 1,056 | 1,030 | ||
| Net profit | 1,042 | 911 | 861 | 775 | 746 | ||
| Balance sheet | |||||||
| Fixed assets | 5,218 | 4,379 | 3,970 | 3,908 | 4,206 | ||
| Current assets | 3,653 | 3,586 | 3,339 | 3,168 | 3,292 | ||
| Total assets | 8,871 | 7,965 | 7,309 | 7,076 | 7,498 | ||
| Share capital | 650 | 650 | 696 | 726 | 754 | ||
| Shareholders' equity | 3,667 | 3,393 | 3,794 | 3,947 | 4,079 | ||
| Non-current liabilities | 2,810 | 2,634 | 2,073 | 1,865 | 1,970 | ||
| Current liabilities | 2,394 | 1,938 | 1,442 | 1,264 | 1,449 | ||
| Net interest-bearing debt | 1,769 | 1,455 | 877 | 638 | 782 | ||
| Investments and cash flows | |||||||
| Cash flow from operating activities | 1,714 | 1,534 | 1,326 | 1,287 | 1,374 | ||
| Cash flow from investing activities, net | (1,467) | (953) | (335) | (207) | (574) | ||
| Of which investments in property, plant and equipment, net | (729) | (463) | (324) | (279) | (389) | ||
| Free cash flow | 247 | 581 | 991 | 1,080 | 800 | ||
| Cash flow from financing activities | (631) | (851) | (1,136) | (1,029) | (998) | ||
| Net cash flow | (384) | (270) | (145) | 51 | (198) | ||
| Key figures | |||||||
| Sales outside Denmark as a percentage of sales | % | 98.2 | 98.2 | 96.9 | 95.8 | 96.2 | |
| Research and development costs as a percentage of sales | % | 13.4 | 12.9 | 12.6 | 13.0 | 13.0 | |
| EBITDA margin | % | 26.5 | 26.6 | 26.6 | 26.5 | 26.1 | |
| Operating profit margin | % | 19.9 | 19.7 | 19.2 | 18.2 | 17.3 | |
| Net profit margin | % | 14.0 | 13.4 | 13.7 | 12.9 | 12.9 | |
| Effective tax rate | % | 24.8 | 25.2 | 25.1 | 26.6 | 27.6 | |
| Equity ratio | % | 41.3 | 42.6 | 51.9 | 55.8 | 54.4 | |
| Return on equity | % | 29.5 | 25.4 | 22.2 | 19.3 | 18.2 | |
| ROIC including goodwill | % | 21.7 | 20.2 | 19.3 | 17.4 | 15.5 | |
| ROIC excluding goodwill | % | 23.4 | 21.1 | 19.8 | 18.1 | 16.0 | |
| WACC | % | 8.1 | 7.5 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 6.0 | |