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DEFINITIONS
Basic earnings per share
Income for the period attributable to shareholders of the Parent
Company divided by the weighted average number of shares out-
standing during the period.
Capital expenditures
Capital expenditures include investments in property, plant and
equipment, intangible assets and assets under operating leases.
Investments in fi xed assets included in the Group’s cash-fl ow state-
ment include only capital expenditures that have reduced the Group’s
liquid funds during the year.
Cash-fl ow
Combined changes in the Group’s liquid funds during the fi scal year.
Changes in liquid funds are specifi ed with reference to changes in
operations, operating activities, changes depending on investments
in equipment, fi xed assets etc. and fi nancing activities such as
changes in loans and investments.
Diluted earnings per share
Diluted earnings per share is calculated as income for the period
attributable to the Parent Company’s shareholders divided by the
average number of shares outstanding plus the average number of
shares that would be issued as an effect of ongoing share-based
incentive programs and employee stock option programs.
EBITDA
EBITDA is the operating income before depreciation and amortiza-
tion of tangible and intangible assets. This key fi gure is calculated
by adding back depreciation and amortization on the operating
income of the Industrial operations.
Equity ratio
Shareholders’ equity divided by total assets.
Financial targets
Information on how the comparison with competitors is made is
available under the heading Investors on www.volvogroup.com.
Gross margin
Gross income divided by net sales.
Interest coverage
Operating income plus interest income and similar credits divided
by interest expense and similar charges.
Joint ventures
Companies over which the Company has joint control together with
one or more external parties.
Net fi nancial position
Cash and cash equivalents, marketable securities and interest-
bearing short- and long-term receivables reduced by short- and
long-term interest- bearing liabilities and provisions for post-em-
ployment benefi ts.
Operating margin
Operating income divided by net sales.
Penetration rate
Share of unit sales fi nanced by Volvo Financial Services in relation
to total number units sold by the Volvo Group in markets where
fi nancial services are offered.
Return on operating capital
Income for the period divided by average operating capital.
Return on shareholders’ equity
Income for the period divided by average shareholders’ equity.
Self-fi nancing ratio
Cash-fl ow from operating activities (see Cash-fl ow statement)
divided by net investments in fi xed assets and leasing assets as
defi ned in the cash-fl ow statement.