| EUR million |
2007 |
2006 |
| Revenue (Sales) |
1,075.1 |
1,002.7 |
| Cost of sales |
-770.7 |
-711.9 |
| Gross profit |
304.4 |
290.8 |
| Distribution costs |
-94.5 |
-92.9 |
| Costs of research and development |
-38.2 |
-37.3 |
| Administrative expenses |
-78.5 |
-80.7 |
| Other operating income |
30.8 |
30.2 |
| Other operating expenses |
-23.2 |
-26.6 |
| Profit from operations (EBIT)1) |
100.8 |
83.5 |
| Income /(Loss) from associated companies |
-2.0 |
-1.1 |
| Other investment income |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Investment income |
-2.0 |
-1.1 |
| Interest income |
2.6 |
9.8 |
| Interest expense |
-25.9 |
-21.8 |
| Interest result |
-23.3 |
-12.0 |
| Financial result |
-25.3 |
-13.1 |
| Profit before tax (EBT)2) |
75.5 |
70.4 |
| Income tax expenses |
-27.2 |
-25.1 |
| Profit from continuing operations |
48.3 |
45.3 |
| Operating profit from discontinued operations |
-0.9 |
1.3 |
| Gain on disposal of discontinued operations |
 |
8.9 |
| Profit from discontinued operations |
-0.9 |
10.2 |
| Profit for the period |
47.4 |
55.5 |
| Attributable to equity holders of Süd-Chemie AG |
37.9 |
48.5 |
| Attributable to minority interests |
9.5 |
7.0 |
|
|
|
| Earnings per share (Euro) |
|
|
| Total basic/diluted earnings per share (Euro) |
4.00 |
4.69 |
| Total basic/diluted earnings per share from continuing operations (Euro) |
4.08 |
3.83 |
| Total basic/diluted earnings per share from discontinued operations (Euro) |
-0.08 |
0.86 |
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| 1) Earnings before interest and taxes |
| 2) Earnings before taxes (result of ordinary operations) |
