Strong organic growth and record resultsProposal for substantial dividend increaseSustainable development leadership widely recognized

27.02.08 - 07:48 ... source : Holcim Italia

... February 27, 2008 - Net sales increase by 12.9 percent to CHF 27.1 billion Operating EBITDA improves by 13.9 percent to CHF 6.9 billion Operating profit increases by 14.6 percent to CHF 5 billion Net income rises 67.2 percent to CHF 4.5 billion; this includes CHF 1.3 billion from the sale of a stake in South Africa Net income (attributable to equity holders of Holcim Ltd) increases 83.7 percent to CHF 3.9 billion; this corresponds to earnings per dividend-bearing share of CHF 14.86 Cash flow from operating activities 20.3 percent higher at CHF 5.3 billion Proposal to raise dividend by 65 percent to CHF 3.30 gross per registered share Deutsche Version 2007 consolidated financial statements Holcim had another record year in 2007. Although economic conditions became more challenging in the second half of the year, the Group's fundamental str ...» Successiva (HTML)