Consolidated income statement
For the year ended 31 December 2007
| |
in millions of Euro |
| 8.1 |
Sales |
8,432 |
7,660 |
| 8.2 |
Cost of sales |
-6,699 |
-6,231 |
| |
Gross profit |
1,733 |
1,429 |
| |
|
|
|
| 8.3 |
Operating expenses |
-1,335 |
-1,135 |
| |
Operating income |
398 |
294 |
| |
|
|
|
| 8.5 |
Finance costs |
-36 |
-32 |
| 8.11 |
Share of profit of associates (after tax) |
-1 |
-1 |
| |
Profit before tax |
361 |
261 |
| |
|
|
|
| 8.6 |
Income tax expense |
-125 |
-75 |
| 8.7 |
Profit for the period |
236 |
186 |
| |
|
|
|
| 8.7 |
Earnings per share |
|
|
| |
Basic earnings per share (€) |
1.36 |
1.09 |
| |
Diluted earnings per share (€) |
1.36 |
1.08 |
Numbers in the left column link to the paragraphs starting in the General notes / Accounting principles section.