12 February 2015
DETAILS
CEO Ton Büchner
"For the full year we achieved further improvements
in our operational performance, visible
in our return on sales and return on investment levels.
The introduction of several commercial excellence initiatives
will help us drive organic growth going forward.
" 2014 was challenging, evidenced by
negative currency effects,
a continued lack of growth in Europe and
a slowdown in some of the Asian and Latin American economies.
During the year, we continued to build a solid foundation and
remain on track to deliver on our 2015 targets.
"The year was also notable for several key achievements.
A major highlight for us in 2014 was
* the launch of our Human Cities initiative and
* our partnership with 100 Resilient Cities.
* We introduced the first carbon credit methodology
for the international shipping industry, which allows
ships to generate income in the form of carbon credits
by reducing CO2 emissions.
* We were also especially pleased to be
ranked first on the Dow Jones Sustainability Index
(in the Materials industry group)
for the third year in a row."
- Net income attributable to shareholders
€546 million (2013: €724 million*) - Total dividend for 2014 proposed at €1.45 (2013: €1.45)
- Net cash inflow from operating activities €811 million
(2013: €716 million)
- Adjusted EPS at €2.81 (2013: €2.62)
- ROS was 6.9 percent (2013: 6.6 percent);
excluding incidentals ROS was 7.5 percent (2013: 6.1 percent)
- Operating income of €987 million up 3 percent,
due to higher operating results and
lower restructuring charges,
offset by adverse incidental items
- Operating income
excluding incidental items was €1,072 million
(2013: €897 million), up 20 percent
- Revenue down 2 percent: Volume up 1 percent
in all Business Areas, more than
offset by currency effects and divestments
READ AKZONOBEL REPORT FOR THE FULL YEAR 2014
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