ThyssenKrupp in brief

ThyssenKrupp is a global concern with business activities focused on the areas of Steel, Capital Goods and Services. We have over 184,000 employees in more than 70 countries developing products and services to meet the challenges of the future.
In all five segments - Steel, Automotive, Elevator, Technologies and Services - they provide high-quality solutions to people's needs and our customers' requirements.

 

Business activities

 

The Group in figures
Note: Accounting at the ThyssenKrupp Group is in accordance with US GAAP. Various major disposals in the 2003/2004 fiscal year have impacted the key indicators (see section on “Economic value added management” and the Notes).
 

 

 

2002/2003

 

2003/2004

 

Change

Continuing operations of the Group

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Order intake

million €

 

35,105

 

41,017

 

5,912

Sales

million €

 

35,327

 

39,342

 

4,015

EBITDA

million €

 

2,455

 

3,258

 

803

EBIT

million €

 

958

 

1,798

 

840

EBT (income from continuing operations before taxes and minority interest)

million €

 

774

 

1,580

 

806

Return on equity (from continuing operations before taxes and minority interest)

%

 

10.1

 

19.0

 

8.9

Earnings per share from continuing operations

 

1.12

 

1.77

 

0.65

Employees (Sept. 30)

 

 

184,157

 

184,358

 

201

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Group incl. discontinued operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated net income

million €

 

552

 

904

 

352

Earnings per share

 

1.09

 

1.81

 

0.72

Distribution

million €

 

249

 

299*

 

50

Dividend per share

 

0.50

 

0.60*

 

0.10

Net cash provided by operating activities

million €

 

2,027

 

2,559

 

532

Capital expenditures

million €

 

1,604

 

1,734

 

130

ROCE

%

 

7.2

 

12.0

 

4.8

EVA

million €

 

(352)

 

572

 

924

Net financial payables

million €

 

4,235

 

2,833

 

-1,402

Stockholders’ equity

million €

 

7,671

 

8,327

 

656

Gearing

%

 

55,2

 

34.0

 

-21,2

* Proposal to the Annual General Meeting