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4.4 Additional information Glossary<br />

Glossary<br />

A<br />

Average collection period<br />

Trade accounts receivable divided by sales, multiplied by<br />

360 (the lower the ratio, the faster customers pay)<br />

B<br />

Business continuity plan<br />

Plans to maintain operations under difficult external<br />

conditions<br />

C<br />

Capital employed<br />

Interest-bearing invested capital<br />

Coating<br />

Corrosion protection for carbon steel by the application of<br />

a metallic or organic coating<br />

Compliance<br />

Adherence to laws and company policies<br />

Corporate governance declaration<br />

Statement by a stock corporation under Art. 289a<br />

German GAAP (HGB) containing a description of how the<br />

executive board and supervisory board operate, the<br />

declaration of conformity and information about<br />

governance practices<br />

Cost of capital<br />

Minimum return required by<br />

capital providers<br />

D<br />

DAX<br />

Deutscher Aktienindex (German stock index), compiled<br />

by Deutsche Börse. The index reflects the performance<br />

of the 30 largest and strongest selling German stocks,<br />

including ThyssenKrupp stock.<br />

Declaration of conformity<br />

Declaration by executive board and supervisory board in<br />

accordance with Art. 161 Stock Corporation Act (AktG)<br />

on the implementation of the recommendations of the<br />

Government Commission on the German Corporate<br />

Governance Code<br />

DJ STOXX<br />

Dow Jones STOXX 600, compiled by index provider Stoxx<br />

Ltd. It lists the performance of 600 companies from 18<br />

European countries.<br />

E<br />

EBIT<br />

Earnings Before Interest and Taxes<br />

EBITDA<br />

Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and<br />

Amortization<br />

EBT<br />

Earnings Before Taxes<br />

Emerging markets<br />

Up and coming markets of Asia, Latin America and<br />

Eastern Europe<br />

E-procurement<br />

Purchasing materials using modern electronic media,<br />

particularly the internet<br />

Equity ratio<br />

Ratio of total equity to balance sheet total (the higher the<br />

ratio, the lower the indebtedness)<br />

F<br />

Free cash flow (before dividend)<br />

Operating cash flows less cash flows from investing<br />

activities<br />

Free float<br />

Shareholding generally taken into account in the<br />

weighting of ThyssenKrupp's stock in stock indices such<br />

as the DAX or DJ STOXX<br />

G<br />

Gearing<br />

Ratio of financial liabilities to total equity (the lower the<br />

ratio, the higher the share of total equity in the interestbearing<br />

capital employed)<br />

Gross profit<br />

Net sales less cost of sales<br />

I<br />

impact<br />

Corporate program to enhance performance and<br />

implement the company strategy<br />

Internal financing strength<br />

Ratio of operating cash flows to cash flows from investing<br />

activities<br />

International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)<br />

Standard international accounting rules intended to make<br />

company data more comparable. Under an EU<br />

regulation, listed companies must report in accordance<br />

with these rules.<br />

Inventory turnover<br />

Inventories divided by sales, multiplied by 360 (the lower<br />

the ratio, the faster the inventory turnover)<br />

IP strategy<br />

Strategy for a company’s intellectual property, e.g.<br />

patents and other property rights<br />

L<br />

Long Term Incentive plan (LTI)<br />

Long-term variable compensation for Executive Board<br />

members and other selected executives through stock<br />

rights<br />

M<br />

Mid Term Incentive plan (MTI)<br />

Mid-term variable compensation for Executive Board<br />

members and other selected executives through stock<br />

rights<br />

O<br />

Operating cash flow<br />

Inflow/outflow of cash and cash equivalents other than<br />

from investing, disposal or financing activities<br />

R<br />

Rating<br />

Ratings are used to assess the future ability of a company<br />

to meet its payment obligations on time and in full.<br />

They are based on an analysis of quantitative and<br />

qualitative factors.<br />

ROCE<br />

Return On Capital Employed<br />

234<br />

S<br />

Slab<br />

Compact block of crude steel as starting product for<br />

sheet or strip<br />

Supply chain management<br />

Integrated planning, control and monitoring of all<br />

logistics activities in a supply chain<br />

SWOT analysis<br />

Instrument for analyzing situations and identifying<br />

strategies. SWOT stands for Strengths, Weaknesses,<br />

Opportunities and Threats.<br />

T<br />

Tailored blank<br />

Metal blank comprising individual steel sheets of different<br />

grade, gauge and finish which are welded together and<br />

are suitable for deep drawing<br />

ThyssenKrupp Value Added (TKVA)<br />

Central indicator for value-based management,<br />

comparing earnings before interest and taxes with cost of<br />

capital<br />

Tinplate<br />

Thin steel sheet for the packaging industry electrolytically<br />

coated with tin or chromium

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