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Operating profit of
divisions
1-3/2001 1-3/2000 4-6/2000 7-9/2000 9-12/2000 2000
Kesko Food -4.2 -1.2 10.7 15.9 15.6 41.0
Rautakesko -1.8 0.2 3.4 6.5 -3.7 6.4
Keswell -11.9 -10.9 -2.0 -2.4 7.5 -7.8
Kesko Agriculture and 1.7 1.9 5.7 -0.2 -2.9 4.5
Machinery
VV-Auto 5.5 7.5 5.3 3.2 1.8 17.8
Kaukomarkkinat 1.5 0.4 -0.4 3.8 0.7 4.5
Common operations 8.8 14.0 11.2 8.2 16.9 50.3
Operating profit -0.4 11.9 33.9 35.0 35.9 116.7
Group key indicators
3/2001 3/2000 Change, % 12/2000
Earnings/share, EUR 0.01 0.12 -94.9 1.00
Equity/share, EUR 15.31 15.89 -3.7 15.31
Return on invested capital, % 1.3 4.1 -66.1 8.5
Return on invested capital, %, moving
12 months 7.9 - 8.5
Return on equity, % 0.2 2.9 6.4
Return on equity, %, moving 12 months 5.7 - 6.4
Equity ratio, % 55.4 57.7 -4.3 54.7
Investments, EUR million 47.9 101.2 -39.2 246.9
Personnel, average 10,928 10,543 3.4 11,099
Group contingent liabilities (MEUR) 3/2001 3/2000 Change,% 12/2000
For own debt 161 148 15.5 176
For associated companies 1 1 0.0
For shareholders 1 1 0.0 1
For others 2 3 -19.3 2
Leasing liabilities 21 16 31.0 23
Liabilities arising from derivative
instruments
Market
value
3/2001 3/2000 31.3.2001 12/2000
Value of underlying instruments
31.12.
Interest rate derivatives
Forward and future contracts 6 2 0 4
Option agreements
Bought
Written
Interest rate swaps 8 0
Currency derivatives