HeidelbergCement global

Key financial ratios

	2004	2005	2006*	2007*
Assets and capital structure
Shareholders’ equity/total capital	37.0%	42.4%	47.9%	25.8%
Net financial liabilities/balance sheet total	34.3%	29.7%	25.0%	49.9%
Long-term capital/fixed assets	109.5%	104.7%	99.4%	108.0%
Gearing (net financial liabilities/shareholders' equity)	92.7%	70.1%	52.5%	193.4%
Earnings per share
Price/earnings ratio	-12.2	20.1	13.5	6.1
Earnings per share (EUR)	-3.64	3.74	8.22	17.11
Profitability**
Return on total assets before taxes	1.1%	8.4%	12.9%	9.8%
Return on equity	-8.4%	8.2%	15.6%	26.1%
Return on turnover	-4.8%	6.2%	11.5%	18.2%

* Without adjustment to IAS 32.18 b) Puttable Minorities in the amount of EUR 86 million (2007), EUR106 million (2006)

** Figures have been adjusted following the presentation of maxit Group as discontinued operation (IFRS 5) and are therefore not comparable with the 2006 annual accounts

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