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Key figures


Results in millions of euro 2007 2006
           
Office Products North America 105 166
Office Products Europe 40 18
Office Products Australia 65 60
Printing Systems 32 24
Holdings -10 -4
Operating result, excluding special items 231 262
Special items -30 -40
Operating result 201 223
Net financing costs -115 -96
Profit tax 3 -10
Other financial results -17 -12
Net result, continuing operations 72 105
Net result, discontinued operations 106 18
Net result total Group 178 123
     
Cash flow in millions of euro 2007 2006
     
Cash flow from operational activities, continuing operations 227 188
Cash flow from operational activities, discontinued operations -5 45
Cash flow from operational activities, total Group 223 232
     
Cash flow from investing activities, continuing operations 121 -376
Cash flow from investing activities, discontinuted operations -4 -5
Cash flow from investing activities, total Group 117 -381
     
Cash flow from financing activities, continuing operations -365 103
Cash flow from financing activities, discontinued operations 0 0
Cash flow from financing activities, total Group -365 103
     
Net cash flow (change in current financing) -24 -45
     
Balance sheet in millions of euro 2007 2006
     
Total assets excluding goodwill 2,379 2,647
Total assets including goodwill 3,799 4,178
Capital employed before goodwill 936 960
Capital employed after goodwill 2,356 2,491
Shareholders' equity 1,543 1,463
Total equity 1,583 1,527
Interest-bearing debt 1,097 1,294
     
Financial ratios 2007  2006
     
Group equity as a percentage of total assets 42% 37%
Net interest-bearing debt as a percentage of Group equity 69% 85%
EBITDA/cash interest 3.7 4.5
 
Net sales per Division in millions of euro 2007 2006
     
Office Products North America 2,967 3,187
Office Products Europe 1,289 1,002
Office Products Australia 796 743
Printing Systems 578 565
Corporate Express, continuing operations 5,631 5,497
     
Return on sales (ROS) 2007 2006
operating result excluding special items, as a % of net sales    
     
Office Products North America 3.5% 5.2%
Office Products Europe 3.1% 1.8%
Office Products Australia 8.1% 8.0%
Printing Systems 5.5% 4.2%
Corporate -0.2% -0.1%
Corporate Express, continuing operations 4.1% 4.8%
     
Return on capital employed (ROCE) 2007 2006
operating result excluding special imtes as a % of average capital employed    
     
Office Products North America 19.5% 29.5%
Office Products Europe 26.0% 13.7%
Office Products Australia 81.8% 86.6%
Printing Systems 36.3% 26.8%
Corporate Express excluding goodwill, continuing operations 25.4% 29.7%
Corporate Express including goodwill,  continuing operations 8.0% 9.3%
     
Number of employees 2007 2006
     
Office Products North America 10,071 10,015
Office Products Europe 3,962 3,806
Office Products Australia 2,537 2,524
Printing Systems 1,256 1,515
Corporate 74 68
Corporate Express 17,900 17,927