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Key figures (IFRSs)    
€ million Q3/08 Q3/07 % 9M/08 9M/07 %
Revenues 1,441.4 727.1 + 98.2 3,838.9 2,450.4 + 56.7
Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) 541.3 110.6 + 389.4 1,160.3 345.3 + 236.0
EBITDA margin in % 37.6 15.2   30.2 14.1  
Operating earnings (EBIT I) 502.2 79.4 + 532.5 1,054.9 252.1 + 318.4
Operating EBIT margin in % 34.8 10.9   27.5 10.3  
Earnings after market value changes (EBIT II) 468.1 (154.1) 906.3 30.6 > + 1,000.0
Earnings before income taxes 460.0 (162.5) 884.0 6.1 > + 1,000.0
Earnings before income taxes, adjusted 1) 494.1 71.0 + 595.9 1,032.6 227.6 + 353.7
Group earnings after taxes 333.5 (108.4) 644.5 4.0 > + 1,000.0
Group earnings after taxes, adjusted 1) 358.1 47.6 + 652.3 751.8 152.4 + 393.3
             
Gross cash flow 456.8 116.5 + 292.1 981.3 287.7 + 241.1
Net debt as of 30 Sept. 2) 633.6 830.3 (23.7)
Capital expenditure 3) 48.4 45.4 + 6.6 133.1 96.2 + 38.4
Depreciation and amortisation 3) 39.1 31.2 + 25.3 105.4 93.2 + 13.1
Working capital as of
30 September
837.5 796.0 + 5.2
             
Earnings per share,
adjusted (€) 1), 4)
2.17 0.29 + 648.3 4.56 0.92 + 395.7
Gross cash flow per share (€) 4) 2.77 0.71 + 290.1 5.95 1.74 + 242.0
Book value per share as of
30 Sept., adjusted (€) 1), 4)
9.04 6.65 + 35.9
             
Total number of shares as of
30 Sept. (million) 4)
165.00 165.00
Outstanding shares as of
30 Sept. (million) 4), 5)
165.00 165.00
Average number of shares (million) 4), 6) 165.00 165.00 164.93 164.92
             
Employees as of
30 Sept. (number) 7)
12,323 11,980 + 2.9
Average number of employees 7) 12,238 11,944 + 2.5 12,170 11,943 + 1.9
Personnel expenses 179.4 160.6 + 11.7 546.9 509.0 + 7.4
             
Closing price (XETRA) as of
30 Sept.(€) 4)
48.64 32.14 + 51.3
Market capitalisation as of
30 Sept. (€ billion)
8.0 5.3 + 51.3
Enterprise value as of
30 Sept. (€ billion)
8.7 6.1 + 42.6
             

1)  adjusted for the effect of market value changes in hedging transactions; in the case of adjusted Group earnings, the resulting tax effects were also eliminated

2)  including provisions for pensions and mining obligations

3)  for or in connection with intangible assets as well as property, plant and equipment

4)  adjusted to share split in the ratio 1 to 4 (entry in Commercial Register: 24 June 2008; technical execution: 21 July 2008)

5)  total number of shares less the own shares held by K+S on the reporting date

6)  total number of shares less the average number of own shares held by K+S over the period

7)  total workforce including temporary employees (without students and interns), measured on full-time equivalent basis (FTE)

 

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