The Schibsted consolidated accounts for the year 1996 were approved at the Schibsted board meeting held today. The key figures for 1996 and corresponding figures for 1995 are:
(NOK mill.) 1996 1995 Change
Total revenues 4.524,3 3.347,8 35,1 %
Operating result 569,3 409,0 39,2 %
Net financial items 14,0 89,9 - 84,4 %
Pre-yax profit 579,2 498,3 16,2 %
Net profit 401,2 345,8 16,0 %
EPS (NOK) 5,79 4,99 16,0 %
CFPS (NOK) 9,50 8,01 18,6 %
A dividend of NOK 1.50 for 1996 (NOK 1,30 for 1995) will be proposed to the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting to be held on May 15.
Schibsted’s annual result are available on Internet on Schibsted’s home site, with the address: http:// schibsted.sn.no, and at http://www.huginonline.no/SCH/rapporter_e.shtml