Annual Report 2005

Notes relating to the consolidated annual accounts
Changes in inventories
in €k 2005 2004
Changes in inventories 798 - 55
Other operating income
in €k 2005 2004
Exchange profits 600 1,083
Income from deductions 21 60
Income from booked receivables paid 178 1
Income from sidelines 454 88
Income from the disposal of provisions 307 20
Insurance refunds 25 14
Other 913 757
Total 2,498 2,023
Material costs
in €k 2005 2004
Costs of raw materials and supplies and goods acquired 76,961 78,309
Services purchased 1,026 1,353
Total 77,987 79,662
Personnel expenses
in €k 2005 2004
Wages 6,156 8,299
Salaries 15,967 15,863
Social security contributions 4,898 5,269
of which for pensions (62) (127)
Total 27,021 29,431
Number of employees
Annual average number of employees within the Group: 2005 2004
Clerical staff 394 417
Industrial staff 230 256
Total 624 673
Depreciation
in €k 2005 2004
Scheduled depreciation 4,513 4,310
Unscheduled depreciation 1,785 2,597
Depreciation on goodwill or company values 56 295
Total 6,354 7,202
Other operating expenditure
in €k 2005 2004
Rent, leases 4,142 4,707
Advertising costs 2,246 2,454
Travel expenses 1,588 1,483
Maintenance 989 1,194
Insurance 2,431 2,155
Legal and consultancy costs 2,478 2,981
Cleaning and security 88 824
Freight costs 5,121 5,331
Exchange rate losses 79 1,621
Losses on deductions 133 250
Value adjustments 477 394
Office supplies 865 1,009
Training costs 217 151
Commission 2,039 1,810
Other 7,010 8,100
Total 29,903 34,464
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