KWS Group Investor Relations Fact Sheet

Fact Sheet

Key data of KWS SAAT AG

Securities identification number

707400

ISIN

DE0007074007

Stock exchange identifier

KWS

Transparency level

Prime Standard

Index

SDAX, GEX

Share class

Individual share certificates

Number of shares

6,600,000

Capital stock at June 30, 2008

19,800,000 €

Xetra share price high 2008/09
(Juli 1, 2008)

147.48 €

Xetra share price low 2008/09
(October 8, 2008)

70.00 €

Average number of shares traded 2008/09

 

- In Xetra

6,432

- in floor trading in Frankfurt

608
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Key Figures of the KWS Group

Figures in € millions; unless otherwise specified

Fiscal year

 2008/09

2007/08

2006/07

2005/06

Net sales

 717.2

599.1

537.9

505.0

Operating income

as a % of net sales

 77.9

10.9

70.1

11.7

63.9

11.9

46.7

9.2

Net income

as a % of net sales

 50.1

7.0

54.6

9.1

38.2

7.1

28.4

5.6

Operative cash flow

 82.0

74.6

51.1

53.4

Net cash from investing activities

 -59.4

-18.1

-26.7

-20.1

Equity

 434.5

398.0

366.1

 338.0

Equity ratio in %

 57.5

59.3

60.0

58.6

Balance sheet total

 756.0

671.1

609.8

577.0

Return on equity in %

 13.0

15.3

11.6

 8.9

Return on assets in %

 7.8

9.2

6.9

5.3

Fixed assets

 231.9

197.1

189.4

 188.6

Capital expenditure

 61.1

30.4

27.2

23.8

Depreciation

 23.3

17.0

16.1

17.9

Average number of employees

 3,215

2,856

2,739

 2,652

Personnel costs

 135.0

119

111.3

109.1


Performance of KWS shares in €

Dividend per share

 1.80

1.70

1.40

1.20*

Earnings per share

 6.98

7.74

5.61

4.16

Operative cash flow per share

 12.42

11.30

5.77

6.42

Equity per share

 65.83

60.31

55.47

51.21

* Dividend of € 1.00 plus anniversary bonus of € 0.20

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Shareholder structure
Families Büchting / Arend Oetker / Giesecke 56.3 %
Tessner Beteiligungs GmbH 10.6 %
Free float 33.1 %