+1 - Solvay

Current profit before taxes amounted to
EUR 105 million, compared with EUR 157 million in
2006. The balance of extraordinary results amounted
to EUR 330 million compared with EUR 94 million in
2006. Taking into account a tax credit of EUR 44 million
(2006: EUR 7 million), the profit for the year of
Solvay S.A. amounted in 2007 to EUR 479 million,
compared with EUR 258 million in 2006.
In the absence of transfers to untaxed reserves, net
income for the year of EUR 479 million is available
for appropriation.
Consolidated data per share
Information for Shareholders
EUR million 2006 2007
Net profit for the year available
for distribution
258 479
Carried forward 529 550
Total available to the General
Shareholders’ Meeting
787 1 029
Appropriation
Gross dividend 237 249
Carried forward 550 780
Total 787 1 029
In EUR 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Stockholders’ equity 32.23 34.92 45.46 50.97 52.10
Cash flow 9.91 12.00 15.42 16.20 17.21
REBITDA 13.16 13.88 16.13 18.97 20.13
Net income 4.78 5.92 9.51 9.57 9.46
Net income (excluding discontinued operations) 4.83 5.12 3.77 8.33 9.46
Diluted net income 4.78 5.90 9.46 9.52 9.40
Diluted net income (excluding discontinued
operations)
4.82 5.11 3.75 8.28 9.40
Number of shares (in thousands) at December 31 84 610 84 623 84 696 84 701 84 701
Average number of shares (in thousands) for
calculating IFRS earnings per share
82 748 82 521 83 021 82 669 82 586
Average number of shares (in thousands) for
calculating IFRS diluted earnings per share
82 776 82 751 83 491 83 106 83 054
Gross dividend 2.40 2.53 2.67 2.80 2.93
Net dividend 1.80 1.90 2.00 2.10 2.20
Highest price 69.3 83.9 104.1 116.2 123.2
Lowest price 47.6 64.1 79.95 83.1 92.3
Price at December 31 68.75 81 93.1 116.2 95.7
Price/earnings at December 31 14.4 13.7 9.8 12.1 10.2
Net dividend yield 2.6 % 2.3 % 2.1 % 1.8 % 2.6 %
Gross dividend yield 3.5 % 3.1 % 2.9 % 2.4 % 3.5 %
Annual volume (thousands of shares) 27 068 27 710 44 181 46 225 57 536
Annual volume (EUR million) 1 667 2 000 4 011 4 442 6 318
Market capitalization at December 31 (EUR billion) 5.8 6.9 7.9 9.8 8.1
Velocity (%) 32.3 31.5 53.3 56.9 71.5
Velocity adjusted by Free Float (73%) (in %) 44.2 43 .1 71.1 81.2 102.1
Information for
Shareholders
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