FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (IFRS)
 
  2007 20061) Change
       
Operating Highlights (€ in millions)      
Sales 10,299 10,084 2.1 %
EBITDA 1,165 1,078 8.0 %
Operating profit 949 881 7.8 %
Net income attributable to shareholders 551 483 14.2 %
       
Key Ratios (%)       
Gross margin  47.4 %  44.6 %  2.8 pp
Operating expenses as a percentage of sales  39.2 %  36.7 %  2.5 pp
Operating margin   9.2 %  8.7 %  0.5 pp
Effective tax rate  31.8 %  31.4 %  0.4 pp
Net income attributable to shareholders as a percentage of sales   5.4 %  4.8 %  0.6 pp
Operating working capital as a percentage of sales  25.2 %  25.8 %  (0.6 pp)
Equity ratio  36.3 %  33.8 %  2.6 pp
Financial leverage  58.4 %  78.9 %  (20.5 pp)
Return on equity  18.2 %  17.1 %  1.2 pp
       
Balance Sheet and Cash Flow Data (€ in millions)      
Total assets  8,325  8,379  (0.6 %)
Inventories  1,629  1,607  1.3 %
Receivables and other current assets   2,048  1,913  7.1 %
Working capital   1,708  1,733  (1.5 %)
Net borrowings  1,766  2,231  (20.9 %)
Shareholders‘ equity  3,023  2,828  6.9 %
Capital expenditure  289  277  4.3 %
Net cash provided by operating activities  780  762  2.4 %
       
Per Share of Common Stock (€)       
Basic earnings   2.71  2.37  14.1 %
Diluted earnings  2.57  2.25  13.9 %
Operating cash flow  3.83  3.74  2.5 %
Dividend  0.502)  0.42  19.0 %
Share price at year-end 51.26 37.73 35.9 %
 
   
Other (at year-end)      
Number of employees  31,344  26,376  18.8 %
Number of shares outstanding 203,628,960 203,536,860 0.0 %
Average number of shares 203,594,975 203,386,104 0.1 %
Rounding differences may arise in percentages and totals.
1) Including Reebok business segment from February 1, 2006 onwards.
Including Greg Norman apparel business from February 1, 2006 to November 30, 2006.
2) Subject to Annual General Meeting approval.
3) 2006 figures only include eleven months of the twelve-month period.
4) 2006 figures include Greg Norman apparel business from February 1 to November 30.
5) Figures reflect continuing operations as a result of the divestiture of the Salomon business segment.
ADIDAS GROUP
€ in millions
  2007 2006 Change
       
adidas      
Sales 7,113 6,626  7.3 %
Gross profit  3,370  3,059  10.2 %
Gross margin  47.4 %  46.2 %  1.2 pp
Operating profit  920  788  16.8 %
Operating margin   12.9 %  11.9 %  1.0 pp
Number of employees  18,678  14,906  25.3 %
       
Reebok 3)       
Sales  2,333  2,473  (5.7 %)
Gross profit  902  865  4.4 %
Gross margin  38.7 %  35.0 %  3.7 pp
Operating profit  109  86  26.8 %
Operating margin  4.7 %  3.5 %  1.2 pp
Number of employees  6,751  7,545  (10.5 %)
       
TaylorMade-adidas Golf 4)       
Sales  804  856  (6.0 %)
Gross profit  360  376   (4.2 %)
Gross margin  44.7 %  43.9 %  0.8 pp
Operating profit  65  73  (10.0 %)
Operating margin  8.1 %  8.5 %  (0.4 pp)
Number of employees 1,393 1,368  1.8 %
Rounding differences may arise in percentages and totals.
1) Including Reebok business segment from February 1, 2006 onwards.
Including Greg Norman apparel business from February 1, 2006 to November 30, 2006.
2) Subject to Annual General Meeting approval.
3) 2006 figures only include eleven months of the twelve-month period.
4) 2006 figures include Greg Norman apparel business from February 1 to November 30.
   

NET SALES
€ in millions
Net Sales
 


NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO SHAREHOLDERS
€ in millions
Net Income Attributable to Shareholders