It has been very good year for the SNCF group, which is now in a better financial state than ever before in its 70-year history.
€23.7 billion
That's the 2007 sales figures - up 1.7 billion (8%) on 2006 figures! 3.7% of that growth comes from the Wilson logistics company that was bought out by Geodis. 4.3% comes from purely internal growth, with all activities showing improvement.
€1.04 billion
The net attributable profit is over the billion-euro mark again, which sends a strong message to its staff teams and the outside world.
€657 million euros
"Current net earnings" expresses the performance of a company outside of any exceptional events. The Group's figure doubled (i.e. an increase of €333 million), despite the cost of the strikes at the end of the year, estimated to be €260 million. All activities have shown improvement.
€1.9 billion
Operating cash flow has increased by 13.5% mainly due to the contribution from France-Europe Passenger activities (TGV, Eurostar, Thalys etc.)
€4.5 billion
The companies debts have fallen by €2 billion (30%) in one year! The net debt to equity ratio has improved and fallen 0.5, bearing in mind that a company in good financial health has a ratio of 1 (debts equal to equity). The SNCF has got plenty of scope for achieving its 2012 targets.
