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FINANCIAL AND ACCOUNTING INFORMATION
6. Financial summary over the past five years
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SAINT-GOBAIN
- REGISTRATION DOCUMENT 2016
Financial summary over the past five years
6.
(in EUR thousand)
2016
2015
2014
2013
2012
1 - Capital stock at year-end
Share capital
2,221,121
2,243,774
2,247,582
2,220,707
2,124,503
Number of common shares outstanding
555,280,358
560,943,439
561,895,566
555,176,790
531,125,642
2 - Results of operations
Net sales
175,762
176,004
166,988
176,945
175,675
and provisions
Income before tax, depreciation, amortization
952,078
967,838
1,045,415
775,752
630,125
Income tax
128,412
147,122
165,867
201,647
135,663
and provisions (Net income)
Income after tax, depreciation, amortization
1,048,738
1,070,854
1,129,366
915,758
761,733
Dividends
(1)
698,092
(2)
680,584
(3)
695,017
(4)
684,560
(5)
654,065
3 - Earnings per share (in EUR)
Income before tax, depreciation, amortization
and provisions
1.71
1.73
1.86
1.40
1.19
Income after tax, depreciation, amortization
and provisions (Net income)
1.89
1.91
2.01
1.65
1.43
Net dividend per share
1.26
1.24
1.24
1.24
1.24
4 - Employee information
(6)
Average number of employees during the year
205
209
210
222
231
Total payroll for the year
33,059
32,165
28,431
29,350
28,122
Total benefits for the year
15,572
14,573
12,911
13,781
22,892
Estimated amount based on 555,281,510 shares entitled to 2016 dividend, at January 31, 2017 less 1,240,216 treasury shares held at January 31, 2017.
(1)
Based on 549,959,351 shares entitled to 2015 dividend less 1,101,621 treasury shares held on the ex-dividend date.
(2)
Based on 561,895,566 shares entitled to 2014 dividend less 1,397,640 treasury shares held on the ex-dividend date.
(3)
Based on 555,176,790 shares entitled to 2013 dividend less 3,112,210 treasury shares held on the ex-dividend date.
(4)
Based on 531,125,642 shares entitled to 2012 dividend less 3,653,495 treasury shares held on the ex-dividend date.
(5)
Employee numbers only include staff at the company’s head office and exclude the German branch.
(6)