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Weaker profitability for listed enterprises
The operating margin for listed enterprises was 3.5 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2014. This is a decline of 11.1 percentage points from the fourth quarter of 2013. Operating profit margin was 6.5 per cent, down 10.5 percentage points from the same quarter in 2013.
| NOK Million | Per cent | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4th quarter 2014 | 3rd quarter 2014 | 3rd quarter 2014 - 4th quarter 2014 | 4th quarter 2013 - 4th quarter 2014 | |
| Income statement | ||||
| Operating income | 393 906 | 362 326 | 8.7 | 10.0 |
| Operating profit | 25 719 | 40 374 | -36.3 | -57.8 |
| Operating result before tax | 13 851 | 33 108 | -58.2 | -73.4 |
| Equity | 978 362 | 926 985 | 5.5 | 6.7 |
| Total equity and liabilities | 2 434 634 | 2 227 633 | 9.3 | 14.4 |
| Per cent | Percentage points | |||
| Key figures | ||||
| Operating profit margin | 6.5 | 11.1 | -4.6 | -10.5 |
| Operating Margin | 3.5 | 9.1 | -5.6 | -11.1 |
| Equity ratio | 40.2 | 41.6 | -1.4 | -2.9 |
Compared with the third quarter of 2013, the operating margin went down 5.6 percentage points. The operating profit margin in the fourth quarter of 2014 was weakened by 4.6 percentage points from the previous quarter.
The decline in results affected more listed enterprises in the last quarter of 2014 than in the third quarter. A total of 43 per cent of the companies had a deficit before taxes in the fourth quarter of 2014. The corresponding share in the fourth quarter of 2013 and third quarter of 2014 was 38 and 26 per cent respectively.
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