skip to main navigation-menu | skip to top-navigation with language-switch | skip to toolbox (compare to last year, downloads and others)

Content

Key financial figures

  Download

KEY FINANCIAL FIGURES

  

 

  

 

%

  

2008

  

2007

  

2006

  

2005

  

2004

1

Ratio of cash flows from operating activities to current and noncurrent financial liabilities.

2

Including allocation of consolidation adjustments between the Automotive and Financial Services divisions.

3

Including the vehicle-production investments Shanghai-Volkswagen Automotive Company Ltd. and FAW-Volkswagen Automotive Company Ltd. These companies are accounted for using the equity method.

4

For details, see Value-based management.

5

Ratio of property, plant and equipment to total assets.

6

Ratio of inventories to total assets.

7

Profit before tax as a percentage of average equity (in 2006: continuing operations).

Volkswagen Group

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

Gross margin

  

15.1

  

15.0

  

13.2

  

13.0

  

11.8

Personnel expense ratio

  

13.9

  

13.4

  

16.6

  

15.7

  

15.8

Return on sales before tax

  

5.8

  

6.0

  

1.7

  

1.7

  

1.2

Return on sales after tax

  

4.1

  

3.8

  

2.6

  

1.2

  

0.8

Equity ratio

  

22.3

  

22.0

  

19.7

  

17.8

  

17.8

Dynamic gearing1 (years)

 

0.2

  

0.3

  

0.2

  

0.2

  

0.2

Automotive Division2

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

Change in unit sales3

  

+1.3

  

+8.2

  

+10.2

  

+1.0

  

+2.5

Change in sales revenue

  

+3.9

  

+2.9

  

+12.0

  

+6.8

  

+5.0

Operating profit as a percentage of sales revenue

  

5.3

  

5.3

  

1.2

  

2.0

  

0.9

Return on investment after tax4

  

10.9

  

9.5

  

2.1

  

2.4

  

1.3

Cash flows from operating activities as a percentage of sales revenue

  

8.5

  

13.8

  

12.2

  

9.5

  

11.1

Cash flows from investing activities as a percentage of sales revenue

  

11.2

  

6.6

  

6.4

  

6.7

  

8.8

Investments in property, plant and equipment as a percentage of sales revenue

  

6.6

  

4.6

  

3.8

  

5.0

  

6.8

Ratio of noncurrent assets to total assets5

  

26.2

  

25.0

  

28.0

  

32.9

  

35.5

Ratio of current assets to total assets6

  

19.2

  

17.4

  

17.2

  

18.3

  

17.1

Inventory turnover

  

6.3

  

7.4

  

7.3

  

6.8

  

6.4

Equity ratio

  

32.6

  

32.3

  

28.8

  

25.3

  

26.1

Financial Services Division

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

Increase in total assets

  

15.4

  

6.3

  

0.4

  

4.7

  

17.9

Return on equity before tax7

  

12.1

  

16.1

  

16.9

  

18.2

  

20.0

Equity ratio

  

10.6

  

10.4

  

9.6

  

9.7

  

8.8

Top
Deutsch | English

skip to content | skip to main navigation menu| skip to top-navigation with language-switch

toolbox (compare to last year, downloads and others)

Page related tools
Print Manager
Mark this page for later printing or print all marked pages.
Download Manager
Collect files for a combined download
Compare Key Figures
Create your personal overview of important key figures.
Related Subjects
IR Service

Management Report

skip to content | skip to top-navigation with language-switch | skip to toolbox (compare to last year, downloads and others)

main menu