Alfa Laval: Alfa Laval's Annual Report 2006 published.Alfa Laval's Annual Report 2006 is now published and is available on www.alfalaval.com. STOCKHOLM, Sweden -- In the Annual Report the company's CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. and President Lars Renstrom repeats the outlook for the near future that Alfa Laval Alfa Laval AB is a Swedish company, founded in 1883 by Gustaf de Laval and Oscar Lamm. The company is a leading producer of specialized products and solutions used to heat, cool, separate and transport products such as oil, water, chemicals, beverages, foodstuffs, starch and (STO:ALFA) stated in its Year End Report published on February 7, 2007. "In most of the markets, geographical as well as customer segments that Alfa Laval serves, a continued very strong demand is expected." Financial goals and standards The financial goals that are stated in the Annual Report are: - Growth shall be at least five percent on average per year over a business cycle. - The EBITA-margin to be reached is 12 - 15 percent. - The goal for return on capital employed Return on capital employed (ROCE) Indicator of profitability of the firm's capital investments. Determined by dividing Earnings Before Interest and Taxes by (capital employed plus short-term loans minus intangible assets). (ROCE ROCE See: Return on capital employed ) is 20 percent. As financial standards Alfa Laval states that debt/equity ratio Debt/Equity Ratio A measure of a company's financial leverage calculated by dividing long-term debt by shareholders equity. It indicates what proportion of equity and debt the company is using to finance its assets. shall be below 100 percent, cash-flow from current operations 11 - 14 percent of sales and investments approximately 2.5 percent of sales. This information was brought to you by Waymaker http://www.waymaker.net |
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