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Key Figures (under IFRS)   
 
Group Data

 
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
Number of stores
2,545
2,705
2,636
2,565
2,559
Number of associates (thousands)
137.8
142.5
135.7
137.9
141.7

 

 
Financial Information (in millions of EUR)

 
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
 
Revenues
18,957.2
19,225.2
18,345.3
17,596.8
18,214.7
 
Operating Profit
937.2
946.3
899.9
862.2
800.9
 
Net profit from continuing operations
400.8
425.6
379.6
357.3
294.3
 
Net profit
410.1
351.9
365.2
295.7
278.9
 
Free cash flow
326.7
215.1
148.9
373.0
441.1
 
Total assets
8,821.9
9,295.4
10,253.9
8,702.5
8,765.8
 
Group equity
3,676.0
3,561.4
3,596.0
2,874.6
2,801.2
 
Net debt
2,244.0
2,634.6
2,943.1
2,608.3
3,027.7
 
Capital expenditures
729.3
699.9
636.1
494.1
463.0
 
Enterprise value (2)
8,280.9
8,725.8
8,170.8
7,849.1
6,804.9
 

 

 
Ratio (%)

 
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
 
Operating margin
4.9%
4.9%
4.9%
4.9%
4.4%
 
Net margin
2.2%
1.8%
2.0%
1.7%
1.5%
 
Net debt to equity
61.0%
74.0%
81.4%
90.6%
108.1%
 

 

 
Per Share Information (in EUR)

 
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
Net earnings (basic)(1)
4.20
3.71
3.89
3.19
3.14
Net earnings (diluted)(1)
4.04
3.55
3.71
3.09
3.02
Free cash flow (basic) (1)
3.35
2.27
1.59
4.03
4.79
Gross dividend
1.44
1.32
1.20
1.12
1.00
Net dividend
1.08
0.99
0.90
0.84
0.75
Shareholders’ equity (2)
36.17
36.55
37.65
30.34
29.93
Pay out ratio
35.2%
36.4%
31.4%
35.5%
33.2%
Share price (year-end)
60.20
63.15
55.20
55.95
40.78
Weighted average number of shares (thousands)
97,666
94,939
93,934
92,663
92,097

 

 
Number of Stores

 
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
United States
1,570
1,549
1,537
1,523
1,515
Belgium
738
843
808
747
728
Greece
159
148
135
129
119
Czech Republic
-
97
94
97
94
Romania
22
18
16
16
15
Indonesia
56
50
46
42
38
Other
-
-
-
11
50
TOTAL
2,545
2,705
2,636
2,565
2,559

  
(1) Calculated using the average number of shares over the year
(2) Calculated using the total number of shares at the end of the year
 
Certain non-GAAP measures are provided throughout this web site. We do not represent these measures as alternative measures to net earnings. or other financial or liquidity measures determined in accordance with Belgian GAAP. These measures as reported by Delhaize Group might differ from similarly titled measures by other companies. We believe that these measures are important indicators of our business and are widely used by investors. analysts and other parties. A reconciliation of these measures to Belgian GAAP measures can be found in the Investors section of this web site.
 
 
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