Thursday 14. February 2008
Strong 2007 results on continued growth and operational improvement
Full-year orders increased 27%, revenues grew 25%, order backlog up 44% 2007 EBIT rose 57% to $4.0 billion, EBIT margin at 13.8% vs 11.0% in 2006 Net income up to $3.8 billion, partly on tax effect and divestment gain Board of Directors proposes to double the dividend to Sfr. 0.48 per share and approves a Sfr. 2.2 billion share buyback program Michel Demaré appointed interim CEO