Key facts

DKK million2012 

2011 

2010

2009

 2008

Revenue
12,478 
11,074
9,451

8,440

9,821

Operating profit (EBIT)
772 644369190124
Profit/(loss) before tax
613 (24)(241)102(865)
Profit/Loss for the year
498 

(72)

40

151

(903)

 
     

Total equity

4,624 

4,196

4,392

4,753

4,635

Total assets

10,381 

9.901

8,900

9,659

10,153

Net interest-bearing debt
2,023 2,7452,1662,2812,997
Working capital
1,892 2,1471,6141,4552,208
 
     

Financial data

   

 

 

Number of employees
2,873 
2,688
3,166

3,334

 3,743

Return on equity (%)
11.3 

(1.7)

(0.5)

 2.5

 (19.1)

Return on invested capital (%)
15.2 

14.1

9.8

5.8

7.3

Equity ratio (%)
44.6 

42.7

49.4

49.2

 45.6

Cash flow from operating activities
862 4224441,191273
EBIT margin (%)
6.2 5.83.92.31.3

 

     
Per share data
 

 

 

 

 

Earnings per share (of DKK 10)
21.09 

(3.07)

(0.97)

4.43

(35.34)

Dividend per share (of DKK 10)
5.00 

4.00

 3.00

 3.00

 3.00

Net asset value per share (of DKK 10)
196.25 

178.62

183.93

 177.15

168.25
Share price at year end (of DKK 10)
149.00 

92.50

133.50

 94.45

76.21
Price/net asset value
0.76 

0.52

0.73

0.53

0.45
Market capitalisation
3,511 

2,173

3,188

 2,375

2,000

 

 

Schouw & Co. is an industrial group holding investments in a number of different industries, such as packaging, spare parts for the agricultural sector, hydraulics, computer-controlled effect, nonwowens, fish feed, biogas plants, venture investments as well as real property and shares in a wind turbine manufacturer.

Schouw & Co.’s corporate headquarters are located at Chr. Filtenborgs Plads 1 in Aarhus, Denmark.

Our mission statement is:
“We develop leading Danish industrial companies through value-added, active and long-term ownership.”

We continue to focus on growth and are always looking for exciting and attractive investment opportunities in leading Danish businesses. In addition, we have steadily invested heavily in our businesses in Asia and Eastern Europe and these are expected to perform strongly over the next few years.