Five-year comparative summary
Net sales (excluding intersegment sales)
Operating income
Other financial information
Number of employees
(in EUR millions, except where noted otherwise)
9,083
8,219
916
594
2,063
1,640
1,181
783
1,181
783
738
Number of employees at year-end in FTE
278,486
247,963
223,194
155,010
150,406
206
Total assets
Group equity
Group equity percentage
Net interest bearing debt
Average net interest bearing debt EBITDA*’
Interest coverage ratio
24,738
2,665
10.8%
11,594
3,18
2.27
795
(1,286)
(3,142)
3,753
2,486
2,321
1,551
314
304
(6)
(31)
13
28,626
5,544
19.4%
11,345
3,01
2.54
1,086
(1,137)
(1,411)
3,322
1,961
2,737
1,442
128
380
56
(20)
77
21,534
2,422
7.7%
9,859
3,21
2.73
924
(907)
(957)
2,592
2,063
2,056
1,113
110
320
51
(30)
76
11,652
2,412
20.7%
3,691
1,72
5.13
738
(710)
(726)
1,927
N/A
1,445
(233)
22
(264)
32
288
(2)
(41)
20
9,374
1,789
19.1%
3,013
1,29
4.44
509
(577)
(591)
1,395
N/A
1,186
202
(4)
(47)
38
Net earnings*
Depreciation tangible fixed assets
Depreciation, amortization and impairments
EBITDA**
Operational cash flow
Investment in tangible fixed assets
US Retail
US Foodservice
Europe
Latin America
Asia
Other activities
Total
US Retail
US Foodservice
Europe
Latin America
Asia
Other activities
Operating income (loss) before impairment and
amortization of Goodwill and Exceptional loss
Exceptional items
Goodwill impairment and amortization
Operating income
Net interest expense
Other financial gains and losses
Income taxes
Income from unconsolidated subsidiaries
Minority interest
Net earnings
2002
27,836
18,508
13,690
2,143
458
48
62,683
(944)
(64)
(390)
(38)
(11)
(1,208)
2,145
(372)
(1,534)
239
2001
25,918
13,556
13,021
1,274
400
44
54,213
(152)
1,911
2000
22,769
6,649
10,155
810
402
48
40,833
(5)
1,635
(600)
32
(235)
78
11
920
476
37
27,986
1999
18,390
410
33
23,165
1998
14,503
(181)
3
(164)
55
13
509
(812)
105
(270)
(192)
8
750
Excluding the net earnings impact of exceptional items, goodwill amortization and impairment.
Excluding exceptional items before depreciation, amortization and impairment.
