Dividend policy
Pöyry PLC's target is that the dividend/earnings ratio is at least 50 per cent. Should the Group's net debt/equity ratio exceed 30 per cent, may the dividend/earnings ratio be adjusted.
| |
FAS 2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
| Earnings/share, EUR |
0.45 |
0.36 |
0.45 |
0.58 |
0.88 |
| Dividend/share, EUR |
0.375¹ |
0.30 |
0.325 |
0.50 |
0.65 |
| Dividend, EUR million |
20.7¹ |
16.9 |
18.9 |
29.1 |
38.0 |
| Dividend/earnings, % |
83.3 |
84.5 |
72.2 |
86.2 |
73.9 |
| Effective return on dividend, % |
6.9 |
5.4 |
4.1 |
4.2 |
3.8 |
¹ The dividend includes the additional dividend of EUR 0.50
Calculation of key figures |