Key figures by quarter

 

GfK Group: key growth figures  Q1 - Q3 20081)

In EUR million

Q1 - Q3 2007

Q1 - Q3 2008

Change in %

Sales

833.9

883.8

+6.0

Gross income from sales

270.1

271.0

+0.3

EBITDA

124.1

129.4

+4.3

Adjusted operating income

102.5

104.3

+1.7

Margin in per cent2)

12.3

11.8

Operating income

87.9

90.5

+2.9

EBIT

90.3

92.8

+2.8

Consolidated net income

51.2

52.2

+2.0

Basic earnings per share (EUR)

1.31

1.28

-2.3

1) Rounding differences may occur
2) Adjusted operating income in relation to sales

Trends in the sectors1)

In EUR million

Q1 - Q3
2007

Q1 - Q3
2008

Change in %

Custom Research
Sales

552.4

566.1+2.5
Adjusted operating income39.532.2-18.5
Retail and Technology
Sales189.0219.1+15.9
Adjusted operating income46.155.7+20.8
Media
Sales89.595.8+7.1
Adjusted operating income18.119.5+7.7
Other
Sales3.02.8-6.9
Adjusted operating income-1.3-3.2-146.2
Total
Sales833.9883.8+6.0
Adjusted operating income102.5104.3++1.7
1) Figures from the Management-Information System - rounding differences may occur

Regions: sales growth1)

In EUR million

Q1 - Q3
2007

Q1 - Q3
2008

Change in %

Germany208.9233.2+11.6
Western Europe/Middle East/Africa342.6353.4+3.1
Cental and Eastern Europe50.963.6+24.8
North America176.9156.5-11.5
Latin America18.423.7+28.8
Asia and the Pacific36.253.4+47.6
Total833.9883.8+6.0
1) Figures from the Management-Information System - rounding differences may occur


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