Five-year financial review
| The Group | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
| Sales, EUR M | 518.3 | 521.6 | 510.5 | 513.6 | 497.8 |
| Operating income, EUR M | 13.7 | 26.4 | 13.7 | 10.0 | 9.3 |
| – as % of sales | 2.6% | 5.1% | 2.7% | 2.0% | 1.9% |
| Income before taxes, EUR M | 32.3 | 23.2 | 9.6 | 6.6 | 6.5 |
| – as % of sales | 6.2% | 4.4% | 1.9% | 1.3% | 1.3% |
| Return on equity (ROE) | 15.2% | 8.5% | 3.6% | 2.4% | 2.4% |
| Return on investment (ROI) | 9.1% | 6.8% | 3.6% | 2.9% | 2.9% |
| Equity/assets ratio | 40.0% | 42.8% | 44.1% | 46.2% | 49.4% |
| Debt/equity ratio (gearing) | 56.2% | 38.5% | 35.5% | 36.9% | 28.3% |
| Gross capital spending, EUR M | 7.2 | 10.0 | 15.8 | 34.7 | 15.9 |
| – as % of sales | 1.4% | 1.9% | 3.1% | 6.8% | 3.2% |
| Average number of employees | 2,797 | 2,735 | 2,742 | 2,746 | 2,671 |
| – of whom, shipboard employees | 2,133 | 2,066 | 2,082 | 2,086 | 2,037 |
| – of whom, land-based employees | 664 | 669 | 660 | 660 | 634 |
| Salaries etc, EUR M | 125.6 | 122.7 | 123.6 | 123.5 | 121.9 |
Return on equity (ROE), % =
(Income before taxes - income taxes) / Equity including minority interest (average for the year)
Return on investment (ROI), % =
(Income before taxes + interest and other financial expenses) / (Total assets - interest-free liabilities (average for the year))
Equity/assets ratio, % = Equity including minority interest / (Total assets - advances received)
Debt/equity ratio (gearing), % =
(Interest-bearing liabilities - cash and cash equivalents) / Equity including minority interest