Governance Information • Apr 20, 2012
Governance Information
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Carole Thiebad
| chapters | index | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | message to the shareholders | 4 |
| 2 | management | 6 |
| 3 | corporate profile of brunel International | 8 |
| 4 | financial highlights | 10 |
| 5 | report from the supervisory board | 14 |
| 6 | corporate governance | 19 |
| 7 | risks, risk management and control systems | 23 |
| 8 | brunel's vision, objectives and strategy | 29 |
| 9 | report from the board of directors | 35 |
| 10 | the brunel share | 44 |
| 11 | annual accounts 2011 | 47 |
| 12 | other information | 79 |
| Independent auditor's report | 81 | |
| 13 | group financial record | 83 |
| 14 | addresses | 85 |
Sebastiaan Huppelschoten Deventer, the Netherlands
Brunei, our company, organisation and business developed extremely well in 2011. With a revenue growth of 36% and an increase in EBIT of 72% the results are exceptional. We are very proud of all of our colleagues who made this possible.
The good performance in 2011 should not be taken in isolation but rather as part of Brunei's growth over the last 10 years. This continuous growth has, over the last 10 years, increased the revenue by a multiple of five. In this period the organisation became stronger with a focus on global growth markets.
Brunei in Europe increased revenue in 2011 by 27% over that of 2010. Brunei is well placed to benefit from the more positive economic conditions in Germany, The Netherlands, Belgium and Austria. With 55 Branches well located in the most significant industrial areas we further developed our business in highly specialised markets.
Total revenue in our global operations of the Oil and Gas Industry increased in 2011 by 41 % over that of 2010. This growth has been achieved by our flexibility in being able to provide our services in the positive growth regions of Canada, South East Asia and Australia. We need, at this point, to mention and thank specifically our team in Australia for their particularly successful business achievements in the offshore sector.
Our strategy is simple, we aim to further expand globally in the specialised technical segment. The quality of the Brunei team and the entrepreneurial culture are the keys to our continued successful business development. Our organisational culture includes a strong focus on the quality of our service to the clients.
Last year was good despite the existing economic difficulties. Europe and other world economic regions continue to face uncertainty. However, Brunei is well placed to deal with these uncertainties through the global flexibility of the Oil and Gas division together with the technical specialties of Brunei Germany. Brunei weathered the downturn in 2008 - 2009 very well, in fact increasing market share. Being able to focus our business in the more positive regions of the world means we can manage the negative effects of the economic circumstances and be very confident of continued growth.
Jan Arie van Barneveld Rob van der Hoek
Chief Executive Officer Chief Financial Officer
Yvonne Ruda Welch Le Luis Canteny
Chief Executive Officer, male (1950)
Jan Arie van Barneveld was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Brunei International N.V. on September 29th, 2000.
His most recent position before transferring to Brunei was as director of Avéro Life & Mortgages (part of the Achmea Insurance Group) Before that Jan Arie van Barneveld held successive general management positions at Hooge Huys Insurances, Belgian insurance company Corona and engineering factory Meijn.
Van Barneveld started his career at Coopers & Lybrand. He completed his Ouantitative Business Economics and Accounting studies at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.
Chief Financial Officer, male (1954)
Rob van der Hoek was appointed Chief Financial Officer of Brunei Intemational N.V. on August 20th 2009 for a period of 4 years.
Van der Hoek holds a master degree in Business Economics from the University of Groningen. He started his career at Coopers & Lybrand. He held various positions at United Biscuits and Sara Lee/DE. Since 2006, Van der Hoek has been Associate with Boer & Croon Executive Managers.
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Brunei is a global provider of business services that specialises in project management and the flexible placement of professionals.
Brunei had developed a strong global brand and operates from its own international network of 97 branch offices in 34 countries. Brunei serves the world market from two main perspectives. On the one hand, the company aims its services at specific supra-regional business lines. Examples include our focus on the worldwide Oil and Gas industry and on the international automotive, rail, aerospace, telecom and pharmacy sectors. On the other hand, Brunei focuses on Europe, more specific Germany, The Netherlands, Belgium, Austria and Poland.
In everything we do we follow our - firmly rooted - cultural values: eagemess, result driven, operational excellence. This allows us to provide added value for clients in business and govemment by filling their knowledge and project capacity needs in a highly effective manner. The company stands out from its competitors thanks to the superior services, which centre around high-quality account management and recruitment management and in-depth knowledge of the market segments and related disciplines.
Since its incorporation in 1975, Brunei has developed into an intemational group with over 10,000 employees and an annual revenue of EUR 980 million (2011).
Brunei Intemational N.V. is listed on Euronext Amsterdam and is included in the Mid Cap Index (AMX).
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| 2011 | 2010 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Profit | |||
| Net revenue | 979.9 | 720.9 | |
| Gross profit | 193.6 | 152.0 | |
| Other income | OO | -2.1 | |
| Operating costs | 129.2 | 112.6 | |
| Operating profit (EBIT) | 64.4 | 37.3 | |
| Result before tax | 65.3 | 38.4 | |
| Tax | 22.2 | 12.8 | |
| Group income | 43.1 | 25.6 | |
| Net income | 42.9 | 25.2 | |
| Ratios | |||
| Change in revenue on previous year | 35.9% | -2.4% | |
| Gross margin | 19.8% | 21.1% | |
| Operating profit / revenue | 6.6% | 5.2% | |
| Group income / revenue | 4.4% | 3.6% | |
| Balance | |||
| Working capital | 207.7 | 175.0 | |
| Group equity | 236.6 | 202.2 | |
| Balance sheet total | 388.7 | 294.2 | |
| Net cash flow | 20.5 | -15.0 | |
| Ratios | |||
| Shareholders' equity / total assets | 60.8% | 68.7% | |
| Current assets / current liabilities | 2.38 | 2.91 | |
| Workforce | |||
| Employees total (average) | 9,545 | 7,656 | |
| Employees indirect (average) | 1,225 | 1,077 | |
| Employees total (year end) | 10,386 | 8,766 | |
| Employees indirect (year end) | 1,254 | 1,082 | |
| Shares in Euros | |||
| Earnings per share | 1.83 | 1.09 | |
| Shareholders' equity per share | 10.05 | 8.69 | |
| Dividend per share | 0.90 | 0.80 | |
| Highest price | 34.95 | 29.63 | |
| Lowest price | 20.00 | 19.46 | |
| Closing price at 31 December | 22.78 | 29.49 |
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| Mr. J.E. (Hans Eric) Jansen | Chairman, (1937, male, Dutch) At the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders on 12 May 2011 Mr. Jansen stepped down, after having reached the end of his third and final four-year term as Supervisory Board member of which he served 11 years as Chairman. |
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| Drs. A. (Aat) Schouwenaar Appointed: Current term: Former main directorship: Other directorships: |
Chairman, (1946, male, Dutch) Annual General Meeting of Shareholders on 22 May 2001 2009-2013 Chairman of the Management Board and Chief Executive Officer of Endemol B.V. Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Asito Dienstengroep S.E. and Holland Casino, Member of the Supervisory Board of Stage Entertainment B.V, Docdata N.V. and Stadion Amsterdam N.V. |
| Ir. D. (Daan) van Doorn Appointed: Current term: Former main directorship: Other directorships: |
Vice Chairman, (1948, male, Dutch) Annual General Meeting of Shareholders on 18 May 2006 2010-2014 Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Executive Board of Vion N.V. Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Delta N.V. |
| Drs. J.C.M. (Maarten) Schönfeld Appointed: Current term: Former main directorship: Other directorships: |
Supervisory Director, (1949, male, Dutch) Annual General Meeting of Shareholders on 12 May 2011 2011-2015 Chief Financial Officer and Vice Chairman of the Executive Board of Stork B.V. Member of the Supervisory Board of Arcadis N.V, S&B Industrial Minerals S.A. Athens (Greece), Technical University Delft, University of the Arts The Hague, Board member of VEUO and member of the AFM committee on financial reporting |
The members of the Supervisory Board are appointed for a term of 4 years and may thereafter be reappointed. They can remain up to 12 years from the date of their first appointment.
The company has a strong position and succeeded in even strengthening its position versus the competition. The Supervisory Board considers the company's strategy, the development of senior management and sustainable growth in tumover and profitability to be among its key areas of focus.
In the year under review, it was closely involved in assessing business objectives and strategic planning for the future. The discussions included the presentations of the Board of Directors on strategy and operations, including the IT-infrastructure and the development of the Energy division,
The current challenging economic situation and the debt crisis in Europe required special attention of the Supervisory Board. The Board discussed the possible implications on in particular the European activities and the scenarios that were designed to intervene on time. On this basis, the Supervisory Board believes that adequate measures were taken by the Board of Directors. Continuous vigilance is required. In addition the Supervisory Board was informed about the development of the large Energy projects in Australia. In order to become acquainted with the business and the senior management of the various group entities in an independent way, the Supervisory Board attaches great importance to meeting local management. In 2011 the members of the Supervisory Board attended a two-day meeting of senior global management in Thailand.
During the year under review the Supervisory Board examined how the different aspects of Corporate Social Responsibility ('CSR') are structurally integrated into the business and how CSR is embedded at all levels of the organisation. Between the locations are significant differences in this area. The Supervisory Board encourages discussion on CSR,
With a solvency ratio of 61 % and a healthy cash position the company has a solid equity to fund the projected growth from its own resources.
The Board of Directors has explained the current tax risks and tax control framework of the company in detail. The fiscal policy is conservative. The Supervisory Board has approved the fiscal policy of the company.
The national and intemational laws and regulations relating to the company cover areas such as employment, work permits, health and safety, foreign exchange and taxes. The Supervisory Board has discussed how the compliance with relevant laws and regulations is ensured. Gaps in the quality assurance system and significant violations are reported in the periodic consultation with the Supervisory Board. The Supervisory Board obtained information from the Board of Directors about the extent and nature of various regulations and how compliance is monitored intemally.
The Board of Directors and Supervisory Board are responsible for compliance with the Dutch Corporate Govemance Code ('the Code') and maintaining the corporate govemance structure. Once a year, compliance with the best practice provisions of the Code is discussed with the Board of Directors. Compliance with the Code is described in chapter 6 of the annual report. In the year 2011 no relevant changes have occurred in the corporate govemance structure and compliance with the Code.
In 2011 the Supervisory Board held five scheduled meetings which were all attended by the entire Board of Directors and Supervisory Board. Further, one extraordinary meeting was held to discuss the company's strategy. The Supervisory Board further held two closed meetings which were not attended by the Board of Directors. By-laws and terms of reference for the Supervisory Board are posted on the company's website.
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According to the guidelines of the Code, Brunei is not obliged to set up separate auditing, remuneration and selection & appointments committees. However Brunei has had an Audit Committee since 2001 and has opted to retain this structure. The complete Supervisory Board also serves as the Remuneration and Selection & Appointments Committees. By-laws and terms of reference for both the Supen/isory Board and its committees are posted on the company's website.
The performance of the Board of Directors as a whole, and of its individual members, was reviewed. The Supervisory Board believes that currently no changes are required in the size and composition of the Board of Directors.
At a closed meeting, the Supervisory Board reflected on its own performance and that of its individual members. According to its own judgment, the Supervisory Board consists of a sufficient number of independent members.
This assesses the remuneration, including the short term and long term bonus of the members of the Board of Directors, makes the remuneration report and oversees the remuneration policy of the company.
The remuneration policy remained unchanged. The Supervisory Board believes that the remuneration policy expedites achieving the short-term operational performance and the long-term objectives of the company provides an incentive to achieve the strategic goals. The remuneration report outlines the remuneration policy, a description of the implementation of the remuneration policy in 2011 and set out the remuneration of the members of the Board of Directors. The Supervisory Board remuneration has been approved
on the General Meeting of Shareholders held in May 2010. The remuneration policy and the remuneration report are posted on the company's website.
The Audit Committee selects the external auditors and has a supervisory role on the integrity of the internal and external financial reports of the company, risk management and information technology. The Supervisory Board, the Board of Directors and the external auditor are represented in the Audit Committee. The Audit Committee met two times during the year under review, prior to the publication of the full year 2010 figures and prior to announcing the 2011 semiannual figures. The Audit Committee's Chairman reported the committees' findings to all members of the Supervisory Board. The Audit Committee is chaired by Mr. Maarten Schönfeld.
The Supen/isory Board in 2011 discussed with the Executive Board the risks associated with the strategy and the nature of the business and the way the Board of Directors monitors the design and operation of the internal risk management systems. Brunei is fast growing in a challenging business environment. To reap the maximum benefit of the continuous investments in the organisation a robust risk assessment has been initiated to support decision making and achieving strategic objectives in the next years. The operational and strategic risks related to the company are described in chapter 7 of the annual report.
In 2011 a start was made with the implementation of the strategy 'one Brunei one IT'. The project manager has explained the progress of the implementation to the Supervisory Board.
The Board of Directors informed the Supervisory Board on the processes for the preparation of the financial reports and the way the quality of the financial reporting is monitored. On this basis and the report of the external auditor, the Supen/isory Board believes that the
Board of Directors adequately interprets its responsibility for the quality of the financial information.
The Supervisory Board has discussed the annual accounts, annual report, management letter and risk management policy with the Board of Directors and the external auditor. The Supervisory Board assessed the independence of the auditor. It was concluded that given the very limited amount of non-audit services, threats to independence are absent. The Supervisory Board believes that the external auditor provided the Supervisory Board with all relevant information in order to exercise its supervisory responsibilities. The external auditor found no irregularities in the financial reports.
The Supervisory Board discussed with The Board of Directors how to take into account the interest of shareholders and the issues raised by shareholders at the last Annual General Meeting of Shareholders. The Supervisory Board believes that the company acted in a constructive and careful way with the shareholders' interests.
The Supervisory Board approved the operational and financial objectives of the company and also approved the strategy designed to achieve the objectives and the preconditions associated with that strategy. The Supervisory Board endorsed the Board of Director's policy on corporate social responsibility and the particular aspects that are relevant to the enterprise. Furthermore, no matters occurred which under the law, the statutes or the Code require the approval of the Supervisory Board.
In 2011, no particular matters occurred involving conflicts of interest of directors, members, shareholders and/or external auditors that are of material significance to the company and/or the respective directors, members, shareholders and/or external auditors.
The financial statements and the qualitative notes thereto have been audited by Deloitte Accountants B.V. which provided an unqualified audit opinion (see page 81). The financial statements will be presented at the General Meeting of Shareholders on 3 May, 2012. We recommend the General Meeting of Shareholders to adopt the financial statements and to discharge the members of the Board of Directors.
The Supervisory Board supports the proposal of the Board of Directors to declare a dividend of EURO 0.90 per share and to add the remainder of the profit to the reserves.
Amsterdam, 12 March 2012
The Supervisory Board Drs. A. Schouwenaar, Chairman Ir. D. van Doom, Vice Chairman Drs. J.M.C. Schönfeld
Company
Brunei International's understanding of corporate governance is based on applicable laws, the rules and regulations applicable to companies listed on the NYSE Euronext Amsterdam stock exchange and the Dutch corporate governance code (the "Code"). The full text of the Code can be viewed on www.commisiecorporategovemance.nl.
The Board of Directors and Supervisory Board are responsible for maintaining the corporate govemance structure and for ensuring compliance with that structure. They render joint account on these issues to the General Meeting of Shareholders.
Following the introduction of the Code in 2005, Brunei International's corporate governance structure was discussed at the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders in May 2005. This included aspects where our corporate governance deviates from the Code. In December 2008, the revised Code was introduced. Where feasible and relevant, Brunei implemented these changes through an amendment of the by-laws of the Board of Directors and Supen/isory Board respectively. In May 2010 an overview report on corporate governance was submitted for discussion to the General Meeting of Shareholders under a separate agenda item.
Brunei International is of the opinion that the vast majority of the principles and best practices of the Code are being applied. This chapter describes the principal aspects of the corporate governance structure. If applicable, explanations for deviating from the Code's best practice stipulations are provided. The corporate governance structure at Brunei International and the deviations from the Code are based on current conditions and views within Brunei International. Conditions may change which may lead to adjustments in the structure and in the way in which Brunei International complies with the Code. Every substantial change to the corporate governance structure and compliance with the Code will be submitted to the General Meeting of Shareholders for discussion on separate agenda item.
Contrary to the provisions of best practice provision II. 1.1, the CEO has been appointed for an indefinite period of time. The CEO was appointed before the Code was implemented and the company wishes to respect the existing contract with the CEO. In line with best practice provision II. 1.1, the CFO was appointed in 2009 for a period of four years.
The number of positions in supervisory boards of Dutch listed companies held by Mr. Schouwenaar in 2011 exceeds the maximum as laid down in best practice provision 111.3.4. Different options are being reviewed to again achieve compliance with the best practices outlined in the Code.
In 2005 the General Meeting of Shareholders decided to discontinue the adoption of the rules applicable to statutory two-tier entities ("structuurregime"). The Supervisory Board was granted the right to submit a binding nomination in the case of the appointment of Directors and Supervisory Directors.
In deviation from best practice provision IV. 1.1 such nomination may only be rejected by the General Meeting of Shareholders by means of a two-thirds majority of votes cast, representing more than half the issued capital. These criteria were prescribed as the Supervisory Board considers it necessary, in light of Brunei's specific circumstances, to ensure that its position is as strong as possible in the current structure.
Information for analysts, shareholders, the press and other parties in the financial markets is provided in accordance with the relevant recommendations in the code. However Brunei does not entirely comply with the requirement of having public meetings, for example
through transmission on the Intemet, as we believe this implies a disproportionate burden for our organisation. However, the company posts pre-recorded inten/iews with the CEO on its website in which he elaborates on the results to date.
Tasked with the management of the company, the Board of Directors is responsible for setting Brunei International's mission, vision and strategy and execution of its implementation, takes responsibility for Brunei International's overall results and addresses the corporate responsibility issues. The Board of Directors operates in accordance with the interest of Brunei International and is to that end required to consider all appropriate interests associated with the company. The Board of Directors is responsible for complying with all relevant primary and secondary legislation, the risk profile associated with the strategy, the corporate responsibility issues relevant to the company, its financing, and its external communications. The Board of Directors is required to report developments on the abovementioned subjects to, and discuss the internal risk management and control systems with Brunei International's Supervisory Board and its Audit Committee.
Brunei International's Articles of Association determine that the Supervisory Board consists of a minimum of three members. The Supervisory Board determines the number of its members. The Supervisory Board is charged with supen/ising the Board of Directors and the general course of affairs of Brunei International, as well as by advising the Board of Directors. The Supervisory Board evaluates the corporate structure and the control mechanisms established by the Board of Directors.
In performing its duties the Supervisory Board shall take into account the relevant interest of the company's stakeholders, and, to that end, consider all appropriate interests associated with the company. Members of the Supen/isory Board perform their duties without mandate and independent of any particular interest in the business of the company. The Supervisory Board is responsible for the quality of its own performance and for this purpose annually reviews its performance. The responsibility for proper performance of its duties is vested in the Supervisory Board as a whole.
Brunei International ensures that there are structured reporting lines to the Supen/isory Board. The Audit Committee assists the Supervisory Board in fulfilling its supen/isory responsibilities for the integrity of the financial reporting process, the system of intemal business controls and risk management, the external audit process, the external auditor's qualifications, independence and performance.
The Chairman of the Supervisory Board ensures the proper functioning of the Board and its committees and acts on behalf of the Supervisory Board as the main contact for the Board of Directors. The Vice Chairman replaces the Chairman when required and acts as contact for the other Board members conceming the functioning of the Chairman. The by-laws of the Supervisory Board and the resignation schedule are posted on the company's website, www.brunel.net.
The authorised capital of Brunei International N.V. is EUR 5 million, divided into 99.8 million ordinary shares and 1 priority share. The par value of the ordinary shares is EUR 0.05 each.
The priority share, which has a par value of EUR 10,000, has been issued to Stichting Prioriteit Brunei, subject to the condition precedent that the majority shareholder loses its majority share in Brunei International's share capital. The priority share will be fully paid up as soon as the issue becomes unconditional. The protective stipulations are included in the Articles of Association of Brunei International and are posted on the company's website.
According to The Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM) register on notification of substantial holdings, Brunei founder Mr. J. Brand directly or indirectly holds a capital interest of approximately 63%, with corresponding voting rights.
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Brunei International is required to hold an Annual General Meeting of Shareholders within 6 months after the end of the financial year in order to, among other things, adopt the financial statements and to decide on any proposal concerning dividends. Further to Dutch law, the release from liability of the members of the Board of Directors and release from the liability of Supervisory Board members for the performance of their respective duties during the financial year are also agenda items for this meeting.
Each shareholder has the right to attend General Meetings of Shareholders, either in person or by written or electronic proxy, to address the meeting and to exercise voting rights, subject to the provisions of Brunei's Articles of Association. An eligible shareholder has the aforementioned rights if registered as shareholder on the applicable record date as set by the Board of Directors. Each of the shares in Brunei International's share capital carries the right to cast one vote. Unless otherwise required by Dutch law or Brunei's Articles of Association, resolutions are passed by a simple majority of votes cast by the shareholders present or represented at the meeting.
The Annual General Meeting of Shareholders charges the external auditors with the task of auditing Brunei International's annual accounts.
On 12 May 2011, the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders authorised the Board of Directors for a period of 18 months to issue (rights) to shares and to restrict or exclude shareholders' pre-emption rights, with due observance of the law and Articles of Association (which require the approval of the Supervisory Board). The authorisation is limited to 5 per cent of Brunei Internationals N.V.'s issued share capital, as at the date of issue. A new authorisation will be submitted for approval to the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of 3 May 2012.
On 12 May 2011, the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders also authorised the Board of Directors for a period of 18 months to acquire own shares with due observance of the law and the Articles of Association (which require the approval of the Supervisory Board) to the maximum of 10 per cent of the issued share capital of Brunei International N.V, by means of stock market purchases or in any other way, at prices lying within the bandwidth of 10% above and 10% below the Euronext Amsterdam opening price for the company's shares on the day of the purchase, or, in default thereof, the most recent prices registered. A new authorisation will be submitted for approval to the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of 3 May 2012.
Amendment to Brunei International's Articles of Association can take place upon a proposal of the Board of Directors approved by the Supervisory Board and adopted by the General Meeting of Shareholders. A proposal to amend the Articles of Association must be stated in a notice convening a General Meeting of Shareholders. The proposal shall be passed upon an absolute majority of the votes cast in the General Meeting of Shareholders.
The Board of Directors of Brunei Intemational N.V. is of the opinion that the ability to control strategic, operational, compliance, financial reporting and financial risks is crucial to the continuity of the company. For that reason, risk management and intemal control are subjects to which management pays considerable attention at all relevant levels. In this respect, during the reporting year a global risk assessment was executed. More information on the risk assessment is provided in the section below. Our key company-specific risks are identified and discussed and information about our risk mitigation is included to provide more comprehensive insight into Brunei's risks and risk management.
On the strategic level, Brunei has identified the following key risks:
which reduces the impact of cyclical effects on the Group. Market risks also include economic, political and social risks. Brunei focuses predominantly on clients and countries in or oriented towards the Western part of the world, where these risks are acceptable.
In the operational field, Brunei has identified a number of risks which also qualify as distinctive value drivers;
Non-compliance with laws, regulations, local standards and codes: Brunei targets different markets and sectors and operates in several countries. This also means that Brunei has to ensure that sufficient knowledge on the provisions of such specific jurisdictions is available to avoid non-compliance with laws, regulations and local standards, including tax. Especially, knowledge is needed to guarantee proper interpretation of provisions. Non-compliance could not only result in penalties, but also in reputational damage. Information on local amendments to laws or new regulations is shared with Brunei's legal department.
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Although the risk analysis did not indicate Brunei's financial reporting to be one ot the main risks, Brunei regards the reliability of financial reporting to be most important and will keep ensuring to meet high standards of reporting. The main measures to control the quality of the financial reporting and to prevent unintentional and intentional errors are external auditing and internal auditing.
Brunei has always been characterised by exceptionally high solvency rates. The company does not use any long-term credit lines and boasts favourable liquidity positions and bank facilities which accommodate the day-to-day management of the working capital. During the global financial crisis that started in 2008 this has proven to be an advantage, as our strong balance sheet was recognised by both our clients as well as by our employees. Brunei is considered a solid partner in business. Brunei's assets include a limited amount of goodwill. As a result, impairment risks and the associated deterioration of the solvency level are ruled out. Brunei's most important financial
assets are its account receivables, spread over more than two thousand clients. Despite internal procedures, uncollectible debts cannot be ruled out but the risk of a material erosion of the operating profit is very small. In the year under review the cash collection process remained tight in order to limit the potential negative impact of the economic downtum. The Brunei Group does incur currency risks. Revenues and expenses are often stated in the same currency, which helps to reduce the effect of exchange rate differences. There are also translation risks in connection with our accounts receivable positions and foreign participations. Awarded pension schemes concern defined contribution schemes managed by external parties.
The Board of Directors is responsible for internal risk management and internal control systems. The purpose of those systems is to ensure optimum management of the most significant risks that have been identified within the Group. Even so, these systems are not designed to guarantee full protection against material errors and violations of laws and regulations. Brunei's internal risk management and control measures are based on the COSO framework and distinguish eight components:
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The Board of Directors is responsible for the coherence between the various internal control and risk management elements. Factors that influence the internal environment include integrity, management style and the tone set at the top, generally accepted business standards and ethical values to reflect how risk is viewed and addressed by Brunei, and the risk management philosophy and risk appetite. Periodically the Chief Executive Officer as well as the Chief Financial Officer visit - together with a senior officer from Corporate Finance & Control if required - the most important operating companies to facilitate complex decision-making, to control financial progress and monitor realisation of the business objectives. Another important aspect of the intemal environment is the code of conduct, which includes the whistle-blower policy. The code has been posted on the corporate website.
Brunei has set its objectives based on its strategic growth pillars. The chosen objectives support and align with Brunei's mission and are consistent with our risk appetite.
Brunei strives to ensure that all potential events that can affect the achievement of the objectives that Brunei has set are identified. This includes internal and external events. Brunei conducted a global risk analysis in the reporting year and is planning to do so on a regular basis. The first step of such a risk analysis is identifying events that are capable of affecting the achievement of Brunei's objectives.
The global risk analysis that Brunei conducted in the reporting year enables us to have continuous and thorough insight into the risks our business is confronted with as well as the risks we face at group level. After identifying the events that could affect the achievement of objectives, the risk analysis supported us in effectively assessing and prioritising the risks we face, based on the impact of the risks on the company and the likelihood of the risks occurring. It also improved our understanding of the controls in place to manage these risks. The risk assessment enables Brunei to further improve its risk management and provide additional confidence that the corporate objectives will be achieved. The risks disclosed above are our main, material and company-specific risks based on the risk analysis.
The risk analysis conducted during this reporting year, not only improved our understanding of the controls in place to manage these risks and but also their effectiveness. With this information Brunei was able to determine how to manage our risks and select our risk responses, such as avoiding, accepting, reducing, or sharing the risks. The set of actions that Brunei has complemented is aligned with our risk appetite.
The risk analysis that Brunei has conducted included an analysis of the cause and effect of Brunei's main risks, a study on the effectiveness of current risk controls and the additional risk controls needed as well as an action plan to implement those additional controls. Brunei has also established and implemented policies and procedures to help ensure that the risk responses are effectively carried out. All Brunei divisions are subject to general policy rules and
procedures aimed at controlling our risks. The most important policies and procedures are:
The information and communication policy for internal risk management and control systems is aimed at acceptance and implementation at all organisational levels. This has resulted in a generally accepted code of conduct, internal training courses for new employees and training-on-the-job programmes. Relevant information on Brunei's main risks is clearly communicated throughout the organisation. Effective communication also occurs in a broader sense, flowing down, across, and up the entity. For that reason, various types of business deliberation are conducted. Each year, the financial community within Brunei holds an international meeting which is attended by all regional financial controllers to discuss best practices and the latest developments in financial management and intemal controls, and subsequently document and implement them company-wide.
Monitoring the adequacy and effectiveness of internal risk management and control systems is an on-going improvement process. Monitoring activities are arranged in periodic consultation between the Board of Directors and local managers, and through frequent contact between Corporate Finance & Control and local financial management. These discussions are partly based upon the issued weekly operational and monthly financial reports. Despite the absence of an internal auditor at Brunei International N.V, reviews are made both at holding level by Corporate Finance & Control and at segment level by regional financial controllers. Corporate Finance & Control is an independent department that reports directly to the Board of Directors and the Audit Committee. In addition, it advises local management in connection with possible improvements in internal risk management and control systems. The external auditor is responsible for auditing the annual financial statements. The auditor reports findings in the form of management letters at the level of the Group or individual operating companies. In addition, he reports directly to the Audit Committee. The external auditor attends the meetings of the Supen/isory Board at which the annual accounts are adopted. The auditor also attends - and is authorised to address - the General Meeting of Shareholders.
The Board of Directors is responsible forthe quality and completeness of all financial statements published by the company. The Supervisory Board oversees the way in which the Board of Directors exercises that responsibility. Taking the afore described risks and control systems into consideration, according to the Board of Directors the internal risk management and control systems have been working adequately during the year under review and provide reasonable assurance that the financial report does not contain material misstatements. The Board of Directors is not aware of any signs that, in a general sense, the risk management and control systems were materially ineffective during the year under review, nor of any signs that these measures can be expected to be ineffective in 2012.
The international business community increasingly recognises the positive effects of flexible working practices on a company's productivity and competitiveness. This will lead to a new dynamic, with international economies demanding more and more flexibility. We believe this will lead to a global increase in the market for the flexible deployment of specialists. Many international economies appear to be on the threshold of a new period of growth, which will provide an additional boost to the trend towards increased flexibility. Brunei's core business is the provision of specialist personnel on flexible deployment, particularly highly educated talent. Brunei, operating in a large number of regions and professional sectors, is ideally positioned to play a leading role in the development of increased personnel deployment efficiency. The services range from secondment to project management, contingency recruitment and consultancy.
The ageing population and slowing of the population growth are issues in several highly developed economic societies. The inflow of young, highly educated personnel is not sufficient to compensate for the age-related outflow. This dynamic continues to lead to a structural shortage of available highly educated specialists in a number of sectors, especially the technical sector. The effects of this are already being seen in the market.
Solutions to the personnel shortage issues will increasingly be cross-border in nature. The structural shortage of specialists in highly industrialised regions is counterbalanced by a surplus of highly educated young people in Asia and Eastern Europe. The personnel market will rapidly become an international platform. The demand for flexible working practices is increasing at the individual company level. Companies are opting to form a flexible structure supporting a fixed set of core competencies and skills. This enables them to respond more quickly and effectively to economic developments and other
changes encountered in their businesses. The global trend towards greater flexibility will lead to new concepts in which traditional methods are combined with, or replaced by, new forms of project management and flexible project teams. Large companies are working with fewer and fewer suppliers and expect the preferred suppliers to provide a total product based on innovative concepts, high-quality and rapid sen/ice delivery, operational excellence and a global presence. A major shift is also being seen on the supply side. Specialists have increasing demands with regard to their working environments and the content of assignments and are becoming more internationally oriented, preferring a combination of flexibility and security and paying particular attention to career planning. The specialist of the future will expect to be facilitated in all of these aspects by an employer. Education and training will be more important than ever. Specialists will expect access to the latest insights in their area of expertise. Keeping knowledge and skills up to date will increasingly become a continuous process, particularly in sectors like engineering and IT, where new developments are the order of the day.
Brunei's objective is to play a leading role in specific sectors of the international personnel market. As an authority on national and international recruitment, Brunei can immediately respond to new market developments in the interest of clients and specialists. Brunei aims for balanced growth in revenue and profit in all regions and sectors of operations,
Brunei's revenue increased substantially in the period from 2003 to 2008, Although the global recession that followed slowed this growth down, Brunei came through this challenging period strongly and has been able to improve its relative position compared to the competition. Brunei is in an excellent position in all of its markets and sectors to achieve structural growth through the economic cycle.
Brunei's strategy is focused on providing excellent sen/ices to both its clients and the specialists it deploys. This process involves a crucial role for Brunei's account managers, who form the bridge between the client's demand and the expertise and skills of the available specialists. In order to properly fulfil this role, Brunei's account management must have the necessary sector knowledge, a proactive and flexible attitude, a high degree of commitment and the ability to communicate effectively with those involved in every phase of the recruitment process. These are the building blocks used to create long-term relationships with clients and specialists.
Brunei's strategy is based on entrepreneurship through high quality account management. This enables the company to optimally respond to the demands and wishes of both the client and the prospective specialist. The quality of account management will be a continuous point of attention in the company's policy in the years to come. Issues, particularly those of cross-border deployment, are becoming more and more complex and require an increasingly higher level of performance from Brunei's account management. Brunei regards the quality of its account management as key to its future success. Brunei's strategy is supported by five sub-strategies:
Brunei opts for a specialist approach to the market. The selection of specific sectors, regions and disciplines leads to in-depth knowledge of the related labour market. This makes it possible to offer clients tailor-made services, ranging from secondment to project management, contingency recruitment and consultancy, depending on the specific demands of the market and/or individual clients.
Brunei's process is based on speed, reliability, efficiency and transparency. Excellent procedures are a precondition for the provision of high-quality service. Brunei continually invests in technology throughout the whole organisation, aimed at the highest possible quality in (administrative) procedures.
Having access to highly educated and experienced specialists is of overriding importance in the provision of the service. Bmnel owns and has access to extensive databases of specialists, subdivided into specific regions and market sectors. Enlarging and updating our database is an on-going process involving a wide range of communication tools.
Brunei employs the principle of having a local presence where the clients require our service. The intemational network currently comprises 97 offices in 34 countries. The network is further refined according to the development of demand in new, promising regions and/or specific requirements of international clients. Each office has in-depth knowledge of the local labour market with regard to legislation, forms of contracts, availability of the right specialists, social conditions and the possibilities for education and training. Each location is also an important player in the international personnel market thanks to its access to the international knowledge, experience and in-house data of the Brunei group.
Brunei's specialist nature and unique approach are systematically expressed through a global communication programme based on the slogan 'Access to Excellence'. This slogan illustrates the building blocks of the Brunei brand that make Brunei a unique company: professional knowledge, personal commitment, reliability and flexibility.
Brunei's intemational organisational structure is based on the principle 'Freedom in Restraint'. Each region and business line is controlled by its local management team which, within the limits of Brunei's mission and strategy, is directly responsible for marketing and day-to-day business affairs. The basis for managing the company is maintaining a flat organisation. Having the minimum number of management layers
keeps the organisation transparent and controllable. The flat organisation model is a policy starting point for the long term. This starting point will continue to be maintained, even when the revenue, the number of employees and branches continue to grow. A characteristic of Brunei is the careful balance between freedom and working within a controlled framework. Working freedom is a feature of Brunei's culture. Account management departments have ample scope to take action in their specific market situation. This explains why Brunei is particularly attractive to young, ambitious, talented people who need the space to excel. Eagerness is, with good reason, the most important element in Brunei's culture. The limits of individual entrepreneurship are established by consistently focusing on the performance of business units, departments and employees maintaining clear policy frameworks and establishing a well controlled back-office. The 'Freedom in Restraint' principle is anchored in Brunei's nature and is fundamental to the company's success.
Brunei's core competency is supporting highly educated and experienced professional and technical personnel. Even in the current personnel market, finding and placing professionals is a specialised activity whose success depends largely on the competitive edge of the market position. Specialists are in demand and can often choose from a range of alternative situations. Their choices will depend greatly on the added value that the various parties can offer them. This added value comes in the form of various benefits such as employment conditions, career counselling, opportunities for personal development and for increasing know-how, coaching facilities and the particular appeal of the projects and clients to which the specialists will be assigned.
Brunei's Human Resources policy is geared specifically to achieving the benefits as described above. The employment packages are designed to be as attractive as possible within each market and centre around individual options. Possible career moves are mapped out on an individual basis. In general, Brunei specialists are usually employed for a limited number of years. By definition, the wide variety that Brunei can offer in terms of clients and projects increases the mobility of the employees concemed and vastly increases their career options once
they leave Brunei. Supen/ision and the continuous development of staff is ensured by Brunei's primary process, in which the account managers and recruiters, assisted by HRM, regularly discuss the progress of current projects with both the client and the specialist in question. Our long term and continuing cooperation with a large number of prominent firms guarantees a selection of diverse and challenging projects. Additionally, the growth of our worldwide network provides more and more opportunities for employees to opt for a global career. In recent years, employees have regularly transferred between the various regions. We actively encourage this talent exchange.
Brunei's training strategy is aimed at providing the best service to its many clients. The quality of the services depends primarily on the quality of our account management and recruitment management efforts, and on the availability of specialists with up-to-date know-how and skills. In line with this strategy, Brunei devotes a great deal of effort to training both supporting staff and specialists. Account managers joining Brunei are enrolled in an extensive induction programme. Participants are trained in the various fields including legislation, interviewing and sales techniques, account management and recruitment skills. For specialists we draw up personal development plans and review these annually. The element of training plays an important part in these plans. Any gaps in the employee's know-how and skills are filled through generic training or, depending on the situation, through personal improvement schedules. All training programmes are arranged by the Brunei Academy. Some of the programmes are provided in-house, but in most cases we cooperate with reputable external institutes to ensure that the educational terms are formalised in a professional manner. In addition, dedicated programmes are organised to provide experienced account and recruitment managers with advanced training to maintain the highest level of professionalism. Finally, Brunei offers an intemational Management Development Programme. This programme enables successful and talented sales staff to achieve higher positions, and serves as a gateway for them to reach intemational management positions.
Brunei is a people-based company. It specialises in flexible work for specialists with a professional or university education. Over nine thousand people work at local and intemational companies for and on behalf of Brunei worldwide and Brunei is responsible for each and every one. They expect us to support them in the development of their careers and to provide good terms of employment, safety and security. Our employees also expect Brunei to play a role that they can be proud of in the community. This is a mutual interest. From Brunei's point of view it is important for all Brunei employees to act as valuable ambassadors of the company, wherever they may be in the world. Our role in the community is not limited to our own company and employees. The responsibility extends further to our clients, suppliers, candidates, the education sector and society in general. Because of the nature of our business activities, Brunei's corporate social responsibility (CSR) policy focuses on the aspects that are related to work in the broadest sense. However, Brunei also endeavours to make a constructive contribution to the quality of life in our community by taking measures that reduce environmental impacts wherever possible. A summary is provided below of the main aspects of Brunei's CSR policy.
Brunei has adopted a worldwide personnel policy that focuses on the participation of the labour supply. The criteria for cooperating with Brunei are knowledge, skills, the will to leam and an intrinsic motivation towards personal development. Age, gender, social position, occupational disability, sexual orientation and cultural background are emphatically not selection criteria.
Brunei's code of conduct focuses on honesty, loyalty, meticulousness in agreements and handling sensitive and personal information with
absolute discretion. We also encourage care for each other. The code of conduct is concerned with how we treat each other but also with social and business interactions with clients and suppliers. Brunei has a complaints handling procedure and has appointed confidential advisers who can be brought in when the normal social process is unable to offer a solution.
Brunei provides a working environment that focuses on the safety, health and welfare of employees. Examples of this include encouraging and facilitating healthy nutrition, a regular medical fitness check-up, a hygienic workspace and a bicycle for personal use scheme.
Brunei pays a lot of attention to the personal development of its employees. This is partially concerned with keeping knowledge and skills up to date in relation to clients' requirements and wishes. However, Brunei also believes it has a responsibility for the long-term career development of its employees, even when this is not within the Brunei organisation.
The Brunei Academy is the umbrella organisation for all study programmes and training courses offered to employees. Depending on the situation, these include skill-training courses, seminars, workshops, a management development course, vocational training courses and other internal or external study programmes which fit in with the employee's personal development plans.
Secondary schools and higher vocational training courses are the gateway to a business career. Brunei provides information classes intended to provide students with a proper impression of the field of work and their prospects in it. Brunei also advises thousands of candidates a year about their career prospects, often with the aid of assessments. Finally, Brunei facilitates job application training courses, mediates in dissertation subjects and traineeships, provides accommodation for dual students (work-study students) and supervises first-year students.
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Brunei plays an active role in social projects intended to streamline the labour market for the future, A notable example of this is our continued participation in Jet-Net, the Youth and Technology Network Netherlands, Jet-Net encourages students to follow educational courses in technology,
Each of the branches in the Brunei global network is part of a local community. The branch management is authorised to support local initiatives by providing knowledge, facilities and/or funds. The result is a wide range of sponsoring activities for sport and health, human rights and fighting life-threatening diseases.
Although business services are considered to be among the 'clean' sectors, a lot can be gained from adopting an environmentally aware approach to the daily process of running the business. After all, it involves using paper; employees drive cars; offices use energy for the IT infrastructure; waste is produced and cleaning agents are used. Brunei has carefully analysed which aspects of its operations have an impact on the environment and what can be done to minimise it. The result is a broad package of measures covering waste separation, paper use, C02 neutral postal dispatches, transport, energy consumption and office cleaning. Employees are made aware of the value of behavioural changes and are encouraged to take this into account in their immediate workspace.
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| XEUR 000 | 2011 | 2010 | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 979,868 | 720,924 | 36%* |
| Gross profit | 193,566 | 151,980 | 27% |
| Gross margin | 19.8% | 21.1% | -1,3ppt |
| Other income | -2,100 | ||
| Operating profit (EBIT) | 64,403 | 37,346 | 72% |
| EBIT percentage | 6.6% | 5.2% | 1.4ppt |
| Net profit | 43,143 | 25,601 | 69% |
| Total average workforce | 9,545 | 7,656 | 25% |
| Working capital | 207,658 | 175,016 | 19% |
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2011 was an excellent year for Bmnel. Being a diversified company targeting different markets all over the worid, Brunei has in 2011 benefitted from both increased activity in the global Oil and Gas market and improved market conditions in Europe. The growth that commenced in the fourth quarter of 2010 continued during 2011 leading to a 36% increase in revenue. All divisions contributed to this growth.
The graph below reflects the development of revenue and EBIT over the past 10 years. It clearly shows that the impact of the economic developments in the years 2008 and 2009 has been limited on Brunei. It also shows that the investments in the organisation made during this period have paid off and resulted in high growth in 2011. Investments in the quantity and quality of the commercial organisation enabled us to further improve our position in the market of
professional secondment and recruitment services in both The Netherlands and Germany as well as in the international Oil and Gas industry for providing high-quality specialist personnel.
Revenue increased to Euro 980 million in 2011, an increase of 36% compared to 2010.
This was all organic growth as the movement in foreign exchange rates has only had a limited net impact.
During each quarter of 2011 an increase of 30% or more has been realised in comparison to 2010 and all our divisions contributed to this growth. The Energy division was the largest contributor with a revenue increase of over 41 % to Euro 642 million. The Oil and Gas business has benefitted to a large extent from the increased activities in respect of the exploration of the natural gas recourses in the Australian region.
Despite the economic and monetary conditions on the European market we have been able to continue our revenue growth in all quarters of 2011, We are confident that our strategy of continuous investments in the organisation have contributed to the excellent performance.
The shares of total revenue of Brunei Energy, Brunei The Netherlands, Brunei Germany, Brunei Belgium and other countries have changed slightly compared to previous years. The Energy division outpaced the growth of the European entities resulting in a 66% share of total revenue versus 64% in 2010. The graphs below show the respective shares of revenue of the divisions in 2010 and 2011.
In 2011 Brunei International's gross profit increased by 27% to Euro 194 million. The gross margin realised in 2011 (19.8%) is slightly lower than the 21.1 % realised during 2010.
The lower gross margin is largely attributable to the Energy division where large projects account for an increased share of total revenue. This project revenue is volume based; a large number of contractors is deployed at a lower gross margin in conjunction with a lower overhead base. Gross margin of the Energy division 2011 is 11.6% compared to 12.9% in 2010,
The Dutch economy has not recovered as strongly as the German economy but we are confident that we have been able to further
increase our position in the market segments we operate in. Due to the economic conditions and corresponding uncertainty, in a mature market, limited pressure on the gross margins is inevitable. Given the circumstances we are pleased we have been able to limit the decrease in gross margin to 1.0 ppt, from 35% in 2010 to 34% in 2011.
Brunei Germany has continued its' strong performance that commenced in 2010. Gross profit increased by 40% to Euro 59 million. The gross margin further improved to 38.8% from 38.2% in 2010. The German market for flexible deployment is not as mature as the Dutch market which partly explains the higher gross margins. In addition the increased activity in the German industrial sectors have enabled us to increase productivity.
The increase in gross profit in Belgium (+22%) has exceeded the growth of revenue (+12%) due to an increased focus on margins but also resulting from the lower share of revenue generated in the Financial services industry, which is characterised by lower gross margins.
Brunei International's overhead costs increased in 2011 by 15% compared to the level of 2010. Starting during the downtum in 2009 Brunei continuously invested in the organisation with the purpose of being able to handle the expected growth in a controlled manner. Most of these investments relate to an increase in employees in the operating entities, both commercial staff as well as business support staff. These invesments were mainly made in the Energy division and Brunei Germany, Another significant part of the investments relates to efforts made in the IT environment, one of the foundations for our success, now and in the future. The use of new technologies will enable us to further improve our efficiency and ability to meet the client's requirements. The investments associated with these IT developments are being capitalised and depreciated over time but also additional costs are incurred to support these new systems in house.
Operating profit increased from Euro 37 million in 2010 to Euro 64 million in 2011, In 2011 we have not incurred one-off costs whereas
in 2010 the operating profit was negatively effected by Euro 4 million one-off costs.
The operating profit as a percentage of revenue increased from 5.2% (5.7% excluding one-offs) in 2010 to 6.6% in 2011. This improvement is mainly the result of the increased revenue.
The balance sheet of Brunei has been recognised as being a very strong asset, both in the financial world as well as by our clients and contracted fee earners. Brunei is considered a solid partner that combines operational excellence with financial solidity.
Our solvency remained strong with 61 % compared to 69% in 2010. Working capital increased from Euro 175 million at the end of 2010 to Euro 208 million in 2011. Accounts receivable amounted to Euro 191 million (2010: 151 million) reflecting the strong revenue in the last quarter of the year.
Total capitalised goodwill in 2011 remained Euro 7 million, 3% of shareholders' equity.
| XEUR 000 | 2011 | 2010 | % |
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| Direct employees | 8,320 | 6,579 | 26% |
| Indirect employees | 1,225 | 1,077 | 14% |
| Total workforce | 9,545 | 7,656 | 25% |
| Average gross profit per | 158 | 141 | 12% |
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| Direct/indirect ratio | 6.8 | 6.1 | 11% |
The average number of fee earners over 2011 increased by 26% compared to 2010. Per 31 December 2011 the total headcount stands at 10,386 of which 1,254 are indirect employees.
Brunei The Netherlands operates in specialised areas and targets these areas through separate business lines. All business lines aim to attract highly educated candidates to provide clients with high-quality recruitment, selection and project management services.
Dutch back office functions are centralised in Amsterdam whereas the business lines operate regionally from ten sales offices across The Netherlands.
| XEUR 000 | 2011 | 2010 | % | |
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| Revenue | 156,171 | 132,890 | 18% | |
| Gross profit | 52,624 | 46,092 | 14% | |
| Gross margin | 33.7% | 34.7% | -I.Oppt | |
| Operating profit (EBIT) | 17,925 | 12,220 | 47% | |
| EBIT percentage | 11.5% | 9.2% | 2.3ppt | |
| Total average direct workforce | 1,674 | 1,408 | 19% | |
| Total average indirect workforce | 316 | 308 | 3% | |
At the end of 2010 the number of fee earners started increasing again. This has continued throughout 2011 resulting in a revenue growth of 18%. In every quarter of 2011 revenue was higher than in the same quarter in 2010.
This positive development appears to outperform the general economic developments in The Netherlands as well as the performance of other companies we are competing with. This is considered a confirmation of our strategy to focus on the supply of highly skilled temporary staff to specific segments.
The Dutch organisation has commenced with the transition from a commercial organisation, per businessline, to an organisation with a focus on clients and candidates that is structured across all business lines. This change has strengthened our position, both towards
existing and new clients but also towards our employees and candidates as we are able to improve their career opportunities. Both existing and potential clients do confirm that there is a strong requirement to limit the number of suppliers to a selective number of preferred suppliers. Brunei is continuously improving its' organisation to meet the clients' requirement where quality and time to act are in harmony with our strive for access to excellence.
During 2011 the Dutch economy has not performed as well as was expected early in the year. The economic development in Europe was hampered by the uncertainty that has dominated the economic climate. This resulted in reluctance with clients to expand their businesses and as a result stagnation in the labour market.
The upside for Brunei in this situation is that companies are more willing to fill the remaining vacancies with flexible employment contracts. Bmnel has managed to strengthen its' commercial organisation and was therefore best positioned to grow in this labour market, that is much more competitive as it was before the downtum of 2009.
The revenue growth has been realised in all business lines but the business line Finance performed exceptionally well with an increase in revenue of 38% compared to 2010. Brunei has managed to outperform the competition in this highly competitive market segment. The Business line IT, which was the first business line to start growing again in 2010, continued to grow and realised a revenue growth of 19% compared to 2010.
The business line Engineering, which represents almost 50% of total revenue in The Netherlands, was also able to increase its revenue by more than 10%,
The gross margin realised in 2011 is 33,7% which is slightly lower than the gross margin realised in 2010. This is the result of the changed circumstances. Compared to the pre-crisis period, more high skilled specialists have chosen to switch from being an employee to being an independent contractor. Deploying contractors with our customers reduces our risk but does also generate a lower gross margin. In addition to the increased share of independent contractors, the economic circumstances have had a slightly negative impact on the rates.
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We do foresee that in the years ahead, the shortage of qualified engineers and IT specialists will increase and Brunei will continue to benefit from its' strong foothold in the market.
For the short term we are confident that we will continue to grow but this expectation is based on the assumption that Europe will resolve the current monetary crisis. A low or flat growth rate for the Dutch economy will be sufficient base for Bmnel for profitable revenue growth.
Brunei Germany provides its' clients with highly qualified engineers, technicians and IT specialists. Brunei's specialists usually carry out their activities on a temporary basis. In addition to traditional secondment service, Bmnel Germany provides consultancy, project management and interim services. It operates in the automotive, IT, aerospace, mechanical and plant engineering, rail systems and shipbuilding segments. Brunei Germany's headquarters is in Bremen. The company has sales offices in 35 locations from which services are provided to the client and (candidate-) employees.
| XEUR 000 | 2011 | 2010 | % |
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| Revenue | 152,294 | 110,710 | 38% |
| Gross profit | 59,156 | 42,279 | 40% |
| Gross margin | 38.8% | 38,2% | 0,6 ppt |
| Other income | - | -2,100 | |
| Operating profit (EBIT) | 21,567 | 8,234 | 162% |
| EBIT percentage | 14.2% | 7,4% | 6,8ppt |
| Total average direct workforce | 1,672 | 1,248 | 34% |
| Total average indirect workforce | 315 | 278 | 13% |
In 2011 Brunei Germany's revenue increased, compared to 2010, by 38% to Euro 152 million. This increase is fully attributable to the increase in the number of fee earners.
The growth realised in 2011 is, in part, the result of the continued positive development of the German economy which is driven by industrial growth. It is due to the investments in the commercial organisation that we have been able to maximise the retums in this growing market.
The revenue growth has been realised in a variety of engineering sectors but predominantly in automotive, mechanical and electrical engineering.
In 2011 Brunei Germany is taking full advantage of the turnaround that was made in the previous years. Management has been strengthened and the commercial organisation has been able to exceed our expectations. During the year we have continued to increase our sales organisation as we consider this to be the best investment to be made in our organisation to support our growth ambitions. The German labour market is still catching up in the process of making it more flexible.
The gross margin improved further in 2011 and has reached almost 39% during this year. The main contributors to this strong performance are the commercial focus on margin as well as the high productivity realised. Productivity is one of the key performance indicators for Brunei as it measures our efficiency, and when market conditions improve productivity increases as a result of higher demand. The situation in 2011 can be characterised as a slow but gradual shift towards a supply side driven market where skilled engineers are more difficult to find but are relatively easy contracted out. We do note in Germany as well that an increasing number of young engineers make the switch from being company employed to being an independent contractor. This does have a small downwards effect on realisable gross margins.
After two years of reducing overhead costs, these increased in 2011 as a direct result of the investments in the commercial headcount. Total costs increased, compared to previous year, by Euro 5.6 million.
The increase is fully explained by an increase in personnel costs as well as increased marketing costs.
Brunei Germany operates at the top end of the German market with limited own engineering activities. The value of having centres of excellence to attract both customers as well as highly qualified and motivated engineers is considered to be of significant importance and does make Brunei stand out from its' competitors.
In general our outlook for Brunei in Germany is positive although we do recognise that in 2012 the European economy may struggle as a result of the effects of the monetary crisis. We do not foresee a quick solution to this issue but are confident that further growth for Bmnel is possible. We will continue our strategy of continued strengthening of the commercial organisation and thus be prepared for accelerated growth. In line with the prospect for The Netherlands, the German labour market will reveal the underlying shortage for skilled engineers once the economy is picking up again.
Brunei in Belgium is a dynamic company that specialises in providing engineers and IT specialists with its' headquarters in Mechelen.
In Belgium the Brunei organisation has proven to be a sound, effective organisation, able to achieve improving results despite difficult market conditions.
Engineering services mainly operates in the construction, energy and petrochemical sectors and the IT-related activities do offer opportunities in a variety of sectors
| XEUR 000 | 2011 | 2010 | % |
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| Revenue | 23,831 | 21,336 | 12% |
| Gross profit | 5,427 | 4,456 | 22% |
| Gross margin | 22,8% | 20.9% | 1.9ppt |
| Operating profit (EBIT) | 1,729 | 959 | 81% |
| EBIT percentage | 7.3% | 4.5% | 2.8ppt |
| Total average direct workforce | 290 | 255 | 14% |
| Total average indirect workforce | 33 | 32 | 3% |
The economic circumstances in 2011 have been challenging in Belgium. Especially the financial sector, where Bmnel IT historically generates a significant share of its revenue, has been affected severely. The 12% increase in revenue compared to previous year is fully attributable to the Engineering division.
The Engineering division has realised growth in both revenue and gross margin. Revenue growth has flattened during the year as a consequence of the increasing political and monetary uncertainty. As a result of increased focus on the realisable margins management has been able to improve the gross margin by almost 2 ppt. The organisation has been strengthened during 2011 but has also been able to limit the increase in overhead costs to a minimum and consequently carry the gross margin improvement to the Ebit level.
We are positive about the future for Bmnel in Belgium although the economic circumstances in Belgium, especially the financial sector, do cause us to be careful about projections for the near future.
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During the past years Brunei has established professional secondment companies in Poland, Austria and Denmark. This expansion through organic growth allows us to develop such a new venture around the same business principles and culture that we consider key to our success. All three mentioned companies are managed by Brunei Germany management as there is significant overlap in the customer base. The total revenue for these entities has developed from Euro 2 million to Euro 7 million but as these entities are still in the development phase a small operational loss was incurred in 2011. For the near future we do expect further revenue growth and positive profit contribution.
Brunei Energy provides high-quality specialist personnel to the international Oil and Gas industry in its' upstream and downstream sectors. In addition, the company provides project management and consultancy services. Brunei Energy's core business is the provision of white-collar specialists. With regard to the offshore construction element of the industry, however, project secondment with (semi-) blue-collar workers is a complementary activity that Brunei Energy has developed in order to be able to provide total solutions to our clients. Our clients are predominantly major operating companies and international engineering or construction companies. Brunei Energy provides a combination of project management support, project engineering support, construction supervision, vendor inspection and recruitment and selection. The scope of services are provided at various phases of a project ranging from exploration to production, construction to maintenance and decommissioning, upstream and downstream.
The main offices are located in Bangkok, Houston, Kuala Lumpur, London, Moscow, Paris, Perth, Rotterdam, Singapore and the United Arab Emirates. This global network of offices is unique in the market in which Brunei Energy operates.
| XEUR 000 | 2011 | 2010 | % |
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| Revenue | 642,319 | 454,176 | 41% |
| Gross profit | 74,812 | 58,575 | 28% |
| Gross margin | 11.6% | 12.9% | -1.3ppt |
| Operating profit (EBIT) | 30,098 | 19,984 | 5 1 % |
| EBIT percentage | 4.7% | 4.4% | 0.3ppt |
| Total average direct workforce | 4,600 | 3,645 | 26% |
| Total average indirect workforce | 510 | 429 | 19% |
Over the years Brunei Energy has developed into a truly global player and a partner for virtually all major Oil and Gas companies on the six continents where Brunei operates. This has been recognised by a range of companies active in the Oil and Gas industry which has resulted in the broadening of our scope.
An increasing share of our activities relates to project activities, onshore as well as offshore.
Throughout the years, Brunei has acquired extensive experience on the recruitment and payroll-processing of expatriates. The company's presence and knowledge in this area adds unique value to its' clients.
In order to further improve our organisation and processes Bmnel has established a global centre of excellence in Manchester (UK) that will facilitate global recmitment. This will enable us to meet the growing demand for specialised, experienced expatriates. The continuing investments in our IT systems enable us to seamlessly match the customers' requirement with the available specialists and their ambitions. The start of two major projects in Australia in the last quarter of 2010, KipperTuna and DevilCreek, has been the prelude for further growth of revenue in 2011. The majority of the growth can be attributed to the offshore projects in the Australia region which quadrupled in revenue (+Euro 136 million). The traditional Energy business has increased its' revenue by some 12% as well.
The lower gross margin compared to the previous year is largely explained by the increased volume and proportion of the lower margin offshore project revenue.
The outlook in the Oil and Gas industry for 2012 remains positive. Growth is expected not only as a result of project revenue in the Australian region but we also do expect continued revenue growth with the regular Oil and Gas business.
Note: The following sections of this Annual Report together form the management report (jaarverslag) within the meaning of section 2:391 of the Dutch Civil Code: Corporate profile of Brunei International, Corporate Govemance, Risks, Risk management and Control Systems, Brunei's Vision, Objectives and Strategy, Report from the Board of Directors and the subsection Remuneration included in the Report from the Supervisory Board,
The members of the Board of Directors as required by section 5:25c, paragraph 2, under c of the Dutch Act on Financial Supervision (Wet op Financieel Toezicht) confirm that to the best of their knowledge:
This annual report and the 2011 financial statements, audited by Deloitte Accountants BV., have been presented to the Supervisory Board. The 2011 financial statements and the external auditor's report relating to the audit of the 2011 financial statements were discussed with the Audit Committee in the presence of the Board of Directors and the external auditor. The Supen/isory Board endorses the recommendation of the Board of Directors that the General Meeting of Shareholders adopts the 2011 financial statements included in this annual report and the Board of Directors recommends the proposal to pay a cash dividend for the financial year of 2011 of Euro 0.90 per common share.
Amsterdam, 12 March 2012
Board of Directors Jan Arie Van Barneveld Rob van der Hoek
Chief Executive Officer Chief Financial Officer
Eunjeong Son Ulsan, South Korea
Brunei International N,V. is a public limited liability company. It's authorised capital is € 5 million, divided into 99.8 million ordinary shares and one priority share. The par value of the ordinary shares is € 0.05 each. The par value of the priority share is € 10,000, The priority share has not been issued.
Brunei International N,V. ordinary shares are listed at the NYSE Euronext stock exchange in Amsterdam (ticker symbol BRNL), In 2010 the Brunei share became part of the Amsterdam Midkap Index (AMX).
Since April 2011 options on Brunei shares are also traded on NYSE Liffe, the derivatives market of NYSE Euronext.
The total number of shares outstanding on 31 December 2011 is 23,531,312, giving a market capitalisation of € 536 million at that time. The number of shares outstanding at year-end 2010 was 23,246,312. The increase in the number of shares outstanding is due to the exercise of stock option rights.
In 2011, option rights were granted to the members of the Board of Directors, under the Articles of Association. A note explaining these grants is included in the Supervisory Board's remuneration report, which is available on the company's website. Several senior management members were also granted option rights.
According to the AFM register on notification of substantial holdings, Mr. J. Brand, the company's founder, directly or indirectly holds a capital interest of approximately 63%, with corresponding voting rights.
The Brunei share price rose in the first half of the year reaching a high of € 34,95 in May. Despite continued excellent operational performance the share price then decreased and, in line with the general trend on the AMX and other stock markets, reached a low of € 20,00 in August.
The Brunei share closed 2011 at a price of € 22.78, 23% below the 2010 closing price of € 29,49. The share therefore performed slightly better than the AMX which decreased by 27% during 2011.
Brunei share price (€)
| 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year-end | 16.35 | 8.55 | 23.45 | 29.49 | 22.78 |
| High | 26.66 | 18.55 | 23,83 | 29.63 | 34.95 |
| Low | 14.86 | 8.10 | 7,01 | 19.46 | 20.00 |
After two subsequent years of increasing liquidity , the liquidity of Bmnel shares decreased in 2011. The total number of shares traded during the year was almost 24% lower than in 2010. This reduction may be attributable to the one-off positive impact that the introduction of Brunei shares into the AMX in 2010 had on the volume of shares traded.
The average holding period of the free float shares was approximately 8 months during 2011.
Brunei earnings per share (€)
| 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 2011 |
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| EPS | 1.59 | 1.96 | 1.35 | 1.09 | 1.83 |
Bmnel's dividend policy is based on a payout ratio of 30 to 50 per cent of net income. During the past two years we have deviated from this policy, resulting in higher payout ratios. For this year we propose to pay a dividend of € 0.90 per share to the General Meeting of Shareholders.
| 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | |
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| Dividend (€) | 0.70 | 0.80 | 0.80 | 0.80 | 0.90 |
| Payout (%) | 44% | 41% | 59% | 73% | 49% |
| May 3, 2012 | Annual General Meeting of Shareholders |
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| May 3, 2012 | Trading update for the first quarter 2012 |
| May 7, 2012 | Ex-dividend listing |
| May 17, 2012 | Dividend available for payment |
| August 17, 2012 | Half year results 2012 |
| November 2, 2012 Trading update for the third quarter 2012 |
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| Consolidated balance sheet | 49 |
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| Consolidated profit and loss account 50 |
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| Consolidated statement of comprehensive income 51 |
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| Consolidated cash flow statement | 52 |
| Consolidated statement of changes in equity 53 |
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| Company balance sheet | 75 |
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| Company profit and loss account 76 |
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| Notes to the company balance sheet and profit and loss account 76 |
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| 2011 | 2010 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-current assets | ||||
| Goodwill (1) | 7,003 | 6,972 | ||
| Other intangible assets (2) | 8,789 | 5,277 | ||
| Property, plant and equipment (3) | 8,719 | 9,085 | ||
| Deferred income tax assets (11) | 5,712 | 6,298 | ||
| 30,223 | 27.632 | |||
| Current assets net of current liabilities | ||||
| Debtors and other receivables (4) | 260,995 | 190,882 | ||
| Income tax receivables (11) | 11,483 | 11,752 | ||
| Cash (5) | 86,034 | 63,924 | ||
| Total current assets | 358,512 | 266,558 | ||
| Gun ont liabilities (6) | 135,329 | 83,737 | ||
| Income tax payables (11) | 15,525 | 7,805 | ||
| Total current liabilities | 150,854 | 91,542 | ||
| Working capital | 207,658 | 175,016 | ||
| Non-current liabilities | ||||
| Deferred income tax liabilities (11) | 1,263 | 454 | ||
| Group equity (7) | ||||
| Share capital | 1,177 | 1,162 | ||
| Share premium | 47,028 | 41,900 | ||
| Reserves | 145,367 | 133,725 | ||
| Unappropriated result | 42,852 | 25,178 | ||
| Minority interest | 194 | 229 | ||
| 236.618 | 202,194 | |||
| Balance sheet total | 388,735 | 294,190 |
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| 2011 | 2010 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 979,868 | 720,924 | ||
| Direct personnel expenses (8) | 786,302 | 568,944 | ||
| Gross Profit | 193,566 | 151,980 | ||
| Other income and expenses | -2,100 | |||
| Indirect personnel expenses (8) | 81,743 | 68,877 | ||
| Depreciation (9) | 3,710 | 3,633 | ||
| Other general and administrative expenses (10) | 43,710 | 40,024 | ||
| Total operating costs | 129,163 | 112,534 | ||
| Operating profit | 64,403 | 37,346 | ||
| Exchange differences | 164 | 274 | ||
| Interest income | 701 | 740 | ||
| Rnancial income and expense | 865 | 1,014 | ||
| Result before tax | 65,268 | 38,360 | ||
| Tax (11) | 22,125 | 12,759 | ||
| Group result after tax | 43,143 | 25,601 | ||
| Net income for the year | 43,143 | 25,601 | ||
| Net income attributable to minority interest | -291 | -423 | ||
| Net income attributable to equity holders | ||||
| of the parent (ordinary shares) | 42,852 | 25,178 | ||
| Basic earnings per share in Euros (12) | 1.83 | 1.09 | ||
| Diluted earnings per share in Euros (12) | 1,82 | 1.08 |
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| 2011 | 2010 | ||
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| Net income | 43,143 | 25,601 | |
| Other comprehensive income | |||
| Exchange differences arising on translation | |||
| of foreign operations | 4,102 | 12,196 | |
| Income tax relating to components of other | |||
| comprehensive income | -286 | -790 | |
| Total other comprehensive income (net of tax) | 3,816 | 11,406 | |
| Total comprehensive income | 46,959 | 37,007 | |
| Attributable to: | |||
| Ordinary shareholders | 46,639 | 36,584 | |
| Minority interests | 320 | 423 | |
| Total comprehensive income | 46,959 | 37,007 |
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| Cash flow from operational activities | |||
| Result before tax | 65,268 | 38,360 | |
| Adjustments for: | |||
| Depreciation (9) | 3,710 | 3,633 | |
| Other non cash expenses (4) | 897 | 187 | |
| Interest received | -701 | -740 | |
| Share based payments | 1,493 | 980 | |
| Changes in: | |||
| Receivables (13) | -64,627 | -34,665 | |
| Current liabilities (14) | 48,288 | 12,478 | |
| Cash flow from operations | 54,328 | 20,233 | |
| Income tax paid (11) | -13,622 | -16,468 | |
| 40,706 | 3,765 | ||
| Cash flow from investments | |||
| Additions to property, plant & equipment (3) | -2,651 | -2,323 | |
| Additions to software (2) | -4,477 | -981 | |
| Disposals of property, plant & equipment (2,3) | 235 | 479 | |
| Interest received | 701 | 740 | |
| -6,192 | -2,085 | ||
| Cash flow from financing activities | |||
| Issue of new shares | 5,143 | 2,632 | |
| Acquisitions minority interest | -185 | ||
| Dividend minority interest | -355 | -552 | |
| Dividend ordinary shareholders | -18,816 | -18,545 | |
| -14,028 | -16,650 | ||
| Net increase in cash | 20,486 | -14,970 | |
| Cash position at 1 January | 63,924 | 73,157 | |
| Exchange rate movements | 1,624 | 5,737 | |
| Cash position at 31 December | 86,034 | 63,924 |
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Share based pay ments |
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Un approp riated result |
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| Balance at 1 January 2010 | 1,156 | 39,274 | -6,058 | 1,750 | 0 | 113,134 | 31,062 | 180,318 | 539 | 180,857 |
| Net income | 25,178 | 25,178 | 423 | 25,601 | ||||||
| Exchange differences arising on | ||||||||||
| translation of foreign operations | 12,155 | 37 | 12,192 | 4 | 12,196 | |||||
| Income tax relating to components | ||||||||||
| of other comprehensive income | 700 | -790 | -790 | |||||||
| Total comprehensive income | 11,365 | 37 | 25,178 | 36,580 | 427 | 37,007 | ||||
| Cash dividend | -18,545 | -18,545 | -552 | -19,097 | ||||||
| Appropriation of result | 12,517 | -12,517 | ||||||||
| Share based payments | 980 | 980 | 980 | |||||||
| Option rights exercised | 6 | 2,626 | 2,632 | 2,632 | ||||||
| Acquisition of minority interest | -185 | -185 | ||||||||
| Balance at 1 January 2011 | 1,162 | 41,900 | 5,307 | 2,730 | 0 | 125,688 | 25,178 | 201,965 | 229 | 202,194 |
| Net income | 42,852 | 42,852 | 291 | 43,143 | ||||||
| Exchange differences arising on | ||||||||||
| translation of foreign operations | 4,073 | 4,073 | 29 | 4,102 | ||||||
| Income tax relating to components | ||||||||||
| of other comprehensive income | -286 | -286 | -286 | |||||||
| Total comprehensive income | 3,787 | 42,852 | 46,639 | 320 | 46,959 | |||||
| Cash dividend | -18,816 | -18,816 | -355 | -19,171 | ||||||
| Appropriation of result | 6,362 | -6,362 | ||||||||
| Share based payments | 1,493 | 1,493 | 1,493 | |||||||
| Option rights exercised | 15 | 5,128 | 5,143 | 5,143 | ||||||
| Balance at 31 December 2011 | 1,177 | 47,028 | 9,094 | 4,223 | 0 | 132,050 | 42,852 | 236,424 | 194 | 236,618 |
Brunei International's main participations are listed below. These are included in the consolidated financial statements of Brunei International, Unless otherwise stated all these participations are, directly or indirectly, wholly-owned and Brunei has full or over half the voting power. Some non-material participations are not included in the list.
Brunei Nederland BV, Rotterdam, The Netherlands Brunei Energy Holding BV, Rotterdam, The Netherlands Brunei Energy Europe BV, Rotterdam, The Netherlands Brunei ICT NV, Mechelen, Belgium Brunei Engineering Consultants NV, Mechelen, Belgium Brunei International UK Ltd, Glasgow, United Kingdom Brunei GmbH, Bremen, Germany Car Synergies GmbH, Bochum, Germany Brunei Energy Dubai LLC, Dubai, United Arab Emirates (75%) Brunei Oil & Gas Services WLL, Doha, Qatar (75%) Brunei International South East Asia Re Ltd, Singapore Brunei Technical Services, Re Ltd, Singapore Brunei Energy Malaysia SDN BHD, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Brunei Technical Services Thailand Ltd, Bangkok, Thailand Brunei Energy (Thailand) Ltd, Bangkok, Thailand Brunei Energy Pty Ltd, Perth, Australia Brunei Technical Services Pty Ltd, Perth, Australia Brunei Energy Inc, Houston, Unites States of America Brunei Energy Nigeria Ltd, Lagos, Nigeria Brunei Recruitment Kazakhstan LLP, Atyrau, Kazakhstan Brunei Energy Canada Inc, Calgary, Canada Multec Canada Ltd, Toronto, Canada Brunei Korea Ltd, Ulsan, South Korea Brunei International France Sari, Paris, France Brunei New Zealand, Perth, Australia Brunei Energy Services Ltda Brasil, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil Brunei Energy Hong Kong Ltd, Hong Kong, China Brunei EPDS Pty Ltd, Perth, Australia Brunei Technical Services Philippines Inc, Makati City, Philippines Brunei India Private Ltd, Mumbai, India Brunei Energy Kuwait WLL, Farwania, Kuwait (75%) Brunei CR BV, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Brunei Italia SRL, Verona, Italy Brunei Austria GmbH, Salzburg, Austria Brunei Polska Sp. Z o.o., Wroclaw, Poland Brunei Denmark ApS, Copenhagen, Denmark
Brunei International N.V. is a public limited liability company domiciled in Amsterdam, The Netherlands and listed at the NYSE Euronext stock exchange in Amsterdam (ticker symbol BRNL). The head office of the company is located in Amsterdam, the address is:
The consolidated financial statements of Brunei include the company and its subsidiaries (together referred to as 'Brunei') and Brunei's interest in joint ventures. A summary of the main subsidiaries is included on page 54 of this report.
The financial statements were signed and authorised for issue by the Board of Directors and released for publication on 12 March 2012. The financial statements and the dividend proposal are subject to adoption by the General Meeting of Shareholders on 3 May 2012.
All the information in these financial statements is in thousands of Euro, unless stated otherwise.
Brunei's activities are mainly secondment, project management, recruitment and consultancy.
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Intemational Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) as adopted by the European Union and also comply with the financial reporting requirements included in Part 9 Book 2 of the Netherlands Civil Code
The following new and revised IFRSs have been adopted in these consolidated financial statements. The application of these new and revised IFRSs has not had any material impact on the amounts reported for the current and prior years but may affect the accounting for future transactions or arrangements.
The Group has not applied the following new and revised IFRSs that have been issued but are not yet effective:
IFRS 10, 11, 12, 13 and IAS 19 have not (yet) been endorsed by EU,
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The consolidated annual accounts include the financial information of Brunei International N.V. and its subsidiaries.
Subsidiaries relate to companies controlled directly or indirectly by Brunei International N.V.
These companies are listed on page 54. Control is achieved where the company has the power to govern the financial and operating policies of an entity so as to obtain benefits from its activities. The results of acquired or disposed companies are consolidated from the date of acquisition or sale, respectively.
All intra-group transactions, balances, income and expenses are eliminated on consolidation.
Minority interests in the net assets of consolidated subsidiaries are identified separately from Brunei's equity therein. Minority interests consist of the net equity value of those interests at the date of the original business combination and the minority's share of changes in equity since the date of the combination. Losses applicable to the minority in excess of the minority's interest in the subsidiary's equity are allocated against the interests of Brunei except to the extent that the minority has a binding obligation and is able to make an additional investment to cover the losses.
The financial information relating to Brunei Intemational N.V. is presented in the consolidated financial statements. Accordingly, in accordance with article 2:402 of The Netherlands Civil Code, the company financial statements only contain an abridged profit and loss account.
The book value of Brunei's assets is reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the book value may not be recoverable. In case of these events or changes in circumstances the recoverable value of the asset concerned is determined. If this is not possible, the recoverable amount of the cashgenerating unit to which the asset belongs, is determined. For purposes of impairment testing, assets are grouped at the lowest levels for which there are separately identifiable cash flows. An asset
is impaired if its book value is exceeding the recoverable value. The recoverable value is the higher of an asset's fair value less costs to sell and its value in use. The value in use is determined by means of the present value of estimated cash flow projections.
All business combinations are accounted for by applying the purchase method. When a company or business is acquired, the acquirer recognises goodwill as an asset. The asset recognised is measured as the excess of the cost of acquisition over the acquirer's interest in the fair value of assets, liabilities and contingent liabilities acquired. Impairment of goodwill will be tested at least annually. An impairment loss recognised for goodwill is not reversed in a subsequent period. Changes in ownership interests in subsidiaries that do not result in loss of control are dealt with in equity.
Software, plant, property and equipment are valued at historical cost less depreciation using the straight-line method over their expected useful life.
Financial assets are, depending on the nature of the asset concerned, valued at either amortised costs, using the effective interest method less impairment either the equity method.
Trade receivables are initially stated at fair value. Subsequent measurement is at amortised costs less provision for impairment.
The other assets and liabilities are initially stated at cost.
All receivables and liabilities are classified as originated loans and receivables.
Balance sheet items denominated in foreign currencies are translated at the rates of exchange prevailing at the balance sheet date; profit and loss account items are translated at the average rates during the financial year.
Exchange differences due to the consolidation of foreign companies are charged or credited directly to the translation reserve. Share based payments are granted to the directors of the company
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shares. The fair value of these share-based payments, calculated on grant date, is included in the indirect personnel expenses. The expenses are credited to equity for the same amount. The fair value is calculated based on the Black and Scholes option valuation model. At each balance sheet date, Brunei revises its estimates of the number of options that are expected to become exercisable, taking into account the lapse of options and the conditional requirements. The impact of the revision of original estimates, if any, is recognised in the income statement with a corresponding adjustment to equity over the remaining period.
Revenue comprises the fair value of the consideration received or receivable, excluding any taxes levied thereon, for time based services rendered during the financial year to third parties. Revenue generated from non-recurring recruitment sen/ices is charged, and recognised, as revenue upon completion.
Direct costs relate to costs attributed directly to the services provided, with personnel costs as the main cost item.
Retirement benefit costs: All pension plans prevailing within Brunei are defined contribution plans. Payments to these plans are charged as an expense as they fall due.
Leasing: Rentals payable under operating leases are charged to profit or loss on a straight-line basis over the term of the relevant lease. Benefits received and receivable as an incentive to enter into an operating lease are also spread on a straight-line basis over the lease term.
Taxation: Income tax expense represents the sum of the tax currently payable and deferred tax.
The tax currently payable is based on taxable profit for the year. Taxable profit differs from profit as reported in the income statement because it excludes items of income or expense that are taxable or deductible in other years and it further excludes items that are never taxable or deductible. Brunei's liability for current tax is calculated using applicable rates.
Deferred tax is recognised on differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities in the financial statements and the corresponding tax bases used in the computation of taxable profit. Deferred tax liabilities are generally recognised for all taxable temporary differences and deferred tax assets are recognised to the extent that it is probable that taxable profits will be available against which deductible temporary differences can be utilised.
The carrying amount of deferred tax assets is reviewed at each balance sheet date and reduced to the extent that it is no longer probable that sufficient taxable profits will be available to allow all or part of the asset to be recovered.
Deferred tax is calculated at the tax rates that are expected to apply in the period when the liability is settled or the asset realised. Deferred tax is charged or credited to profit or loss, except when it relates to items charged or credited directly to equity, in which case the deferred tax is also dealt with in equity.
The cash flow statement has been prepared according to the indirect method, whereby profit or loss is adjusted for the effects of transactions of a non-cash nature, any deferrals or accruals of past or future operating cash receipts or payments, and items of income or expense associated with investing or financing cash flows.
Operating segments have been identified on the basis of intemal reports about components of the Group that are regularly reviewed by the chief operating decision maker in order to allocate resources to the segments and to assess their performance. Information reported to the Group's chief operating decision maker is focused at components engaged in providing services in a particular economic environment from those of other segments. A geographical segment is engaged in providing services in a particular economic environment which are subject to risks and returns that are different from those segments operating in other economic environments.
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Management makes estimates and assumptions conceming the future. These estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and other factors, including expectations for future events that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results may differ from these estimates. The main uncertainties are applicable to estimations and assumptions used for impairment test of goodwill and determination of deferred tax assets. The differences are expected not to have a significant effect.
The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the period in which the estimate is revised if the revision only affects that period or in the period of the revision and future periods if the revision affects both current and future periods.
Brunei manages its capital to ensure that entities in the group will be able to continue as a going concern while maximising the return to stakeholders through the optimisation of the debt and equity balance. The dividend policy of Brunei is aimed at maximising the distributions to shareholders, while reserving enough capital to ensure the ability to continue as a going concem and to fund planned growth. Brunei's strategy is not to use any long-term credit lines. This typically leads to high solvency rates.
Brunei's activities are exposed to a variety of financial risks, including the effect of changes in debt and equity market prices, foreign currency exchange rates and interest rates. Brunei's overall risk management program focuses to minimise potential adverse effects on the financial performance of Brunei. This program is implemented and carried out under policies approved by the Board of Directors.
Brunei maintains sufficient cash to fund her ongoing operations. In addition there is the availability of funding through adequate credit facilities to minimise liquidity risk. Within Brunei derivative financial instruments are not used nor hedging activities undertaken.
Currency fluctuations affect the consolidated results, because a portion of the cash flow is generated in other currencies than the Euro. Brunei limits the foreign exchange risk by maintaining a back-to-back policy, meaning that the management strives to have both income and expenses to be generated locally in the same currency. Due to the back-to-back policy, the foreign exchange risk of Brunei is limited to the exchange risk over the profits eamed in foreign currencies. The foreign currencies that can have a material effect on the income statement of Brunei are the US Dollar and the Australian dollar. The carrying amounts of the Group's foreign currency denominated monetary assets and monetary liabilities at the reporting date are as follows:
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| 2011 | 2010 | 2011 | 2010 | |
| US Dollar | 14,137 | 12,738 | 62,317 | 67,586 |
| Australian Dollar | 50,967 | 10,613 | 99,616 | 41,664 |
| 65,104 | 23,351 | 161,933 | 109,250 |
The following table details the Group's sensitivity to a 10% increase and decrease in the Euro against the relevant foreign currencies. These percentages represent management's assessment of the reasonably possible change in foreign exchange rates. The sensitivity analysis includes only outstanding foreign currency denominated monetary items and adjusts their translation at the period end for a change in foreign currency rates. The sensitivity analysis includes external loans as well as loans within the group , where the denomination of financial position is in a currency other than the currency of the lender or the borrower. A positive number below indicates an increase in profit and other equity where the Euro
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| 23,245 | 15,393 | 23,436 | 10,251 | |
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Dollar impact 2011 834 |
Credit risk refers to the risk that a counterparty will default on its contractual obligations resulting in financial loss to the company. Brunei has no significant concentrations of credit risk. The most important balance sheet items that are imposed to credit risk are the trade and other receivables. The trade accounts receivable do include an allowance for bad debts, reference is made to note 4. Generally services are provided to large and financially strong companies. In order to minimise credit risk exposure, Brunei intensively monitors the payment behavior of their customers. Other policies limit the amount of credit exposure to any financial institution. Despite these internal procedures, uncollectible debts can not be ruled out, but the risk of a material erosion of the operating profit is small. As per 31 December 2011 the largest receivable against a single counterparty amounted € 13.2 million.
Due to the nature of Brunei's business the operating cash flows are substantially independent of changes in market interest rates. Interest coverage is the leading parameter in managing interest exposure. Due to the capital structure of Brunei, the interest paid and received are immaterial amounts and hence no material interest rate risk applies.
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Movements during the year under review:
| 2011 | 2010 | |
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| At cost at 1 January | 9,598 | 9,598 |
| Accumulated impairment and | ||
| exchange rate movements | -2,626 | -2,691 |
| Balance at 1 January | 6,972 | 6,907 |
| Changes in book value: | ||
| Exchange rate movements | 31 | 65 |
| Balance at 31 December | 7,003 | 6,972 |
| At cost at 31 December | 9,598 | 9,598 |
| Accumulated impairment and | ||
| exchange rate movements | -2,595 | -2,626 |
| Balance at 31 December | 7,003 | 6,972 |
Goodwill has been allocated for impairment testing purposes to four individual cash generating units:
| 2011 | 2010 | |
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| Brunei Germany | 2,844 | 2,844 |
| Brunei Energy Inc. (USA) | 942 | 911 |
| Brunei Commonwealth Resources | 253 | 253 |
| Brunei Insurance & Banking | 2,964 | 2,964 |
| 7,003 | 6,972 |
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In the financial year the company assessed the recoverable amount of goodwill for the main allocated amounts. The recoverable amount of the main cash-generating units for which goodwill is capitalised is based on value in use. The value in use is determined by means of cash flow projections based on the actual operating results adjusted for non-cash items (mainly depreciation) and the expected future performance. The latter is based on management's estimates and assumptions of revenue growth and development of operating margins, assessed with external data. The forecasted cash flows have been derived from the budget 2012.
The value in use of the main cash-generating units resulted in no impairment compared to the carrying amount in 2011.
Management has projected cash flow forecasts over a period of five years. Growth rates between 5% and 20% were applied for the extrapolation of the results to the period after the second year. A pre-tax discount factor of 10% per annum was applied in the value in the used model. Key assumptions used in the value in use calculations are:
All cash generating units have substantial headroom available to cover variations in assumptions.
The other intangible assets consist of the following:
| 2011 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Software | 5,401 | 1,283 |
| Trade name For All Finance | 965 | 965 |
| Customer database For All Finance | 2,423 | 3,029 |
| Balance at 31 December | 8,789 | 5,277 |
Movements during the year under review:
| 2011 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| At cost at 1 January | 6,782 | 6,169 |
| Accumulated depreciation | -1,505 | -855 |
| Balance at 1 January | 5,277 | 5,314 |
Changes in book value:
| Additions | 4,477 | 981 |
|---|---|---|
| Disposals | -2 | -235 |
| Depreciation | -963 | -986 |
| Exchange rate adjustment | 203 | |
| Balance at 31 December | 8,789 | 5,277 |
| At cost at 31 December | 11,230 | 6,782 |
| Accumulated depreciation | -2,441 | -1,505 |
| Balance at 31 December | 8,789 | 5,277 |
The depreciation rates are as follows:
Software: 20-40% per annum
Trade name For All Finance: 0%; trade name will remain in place Customer database For All Finance: 15% per annum Residual values are considered to be zero.
rongjai Pattanakul Bangkok, Thailand
Francisco Matesanz Hildesheim, G
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Movements during the year under review:
| 2011 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| At cost at 1 January | 18,830 | 17,145 |
| Accumulated depreciation | -9,745 | -7,205 |
| Balance at 1 January | 9,085 | 9,940 |
| Additions | 2,651 | 2,323 |
|---|---|---|
| Disposals | -239 | -244 |
| Depreciation | -2,747 | -2,647 |
| Exchange rate adjustment | -31 | -287 |
| Balance at 31 December | 8,719 | 9,085 |
| At cost at 31 December | 20,469 | 18,830 |
| Accumulated depreciation | -11,750 | -9,745 |
| Balance at 31 December | 8,719 | 9,085 |
| Office equipment | 7,067 | 6,988 |
| Computer systems | 1,015 | 810 |
| Other | 637 | 1,287 |
8,719
9,085
Depreciation rates: 20-40% per annum.
No leased items are included in property, plant and equipment. Residual values are considered to be zero.
The book value equals the estimated fair value of the assets.
| 2011 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Trade accounts receivable | 190,940 | 151,311 |
| Prepayments and accrued income | 64,288 | 35,437 |
| Other receivables | 5,767 | 4,134 |
| 260,995 | 190,882 |
All receivables have an expected term of less than one year. The book value of these receivables equals the fair value.
The amount of trade accounts receivable above includes an allowance for bad debts. The movement in this allowance is as follows:
| 2011 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Balance at 1 January | 6,383 | 6,673 |
| Amounts written of during the year | -737 | -525 |
| Change in allowance recognised in result 897 | 64 | |
| Exchange rate movements | 27 | 171 |
| Balance at 31 December | 6,570 | 6,383 |
Ageing of past due and not impaired trade receivables is as follows:
| 2011 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| 60-90 days - past due, nol impaired 7,436 | 4,129 | |
| 90-120 days - past due, not impaired 1,285 | 1,061 | |
| 120+ days - past due, not impaired 2,409 | 6,856 | |
| Total | 11,130 | 12,046 |
The specific credit terms granted vary from 14-90 days. These terms are based on the general terms and conditions of Brunei and/or specific agreements with individual customers.
This item consists mainly of bank balances, part of which € 2.4 (2010: € 1.6) million, is not freely disposable on grounds of issued bank guarantees.
| 2010 | |
|---|---|
| 29,823 | 21,548 |
| 30,459 | 24,892 |
| 669 | |
| 48,214 | 20,533 |
| 26,118 | 16,095 |
| 135,329 | 83,737 |
| 2011 715 |
Practically all liabilities have an expected term of less than one year. The majority of trade payables and taxes and social security charges are due within a range of 0 - 45 days. The majority of the other liabilities and accrued employee expenses are due within a range of 6 0 - 180 days.
The book value of these liabilities equals the fair value.
The authorised capital is € 5,000,000 divided into one priority share with a nominal value of € 10,000 and 99.8 million ordinary shares with a nominal value of € 0.05. The subscribed capital consists of 23,531,312 ordinary shares (2010: 23,246,312) with a value of €1,176,565.60.
The movement in the number of issued shares is:
| 2011 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Issued at 1 January | 23,246,312 | 23,121,312 |
| Issue of shares | 285,000 | 125,000 |
| Issued at 31 December | 23,531,312 | 23,246,312 |
Further information is provided in the consolidated statement of changes in Group equity on page 53 of this report. In 2010 the cash dividend per share was € 0.80. The proposed cash dividend for 2011 will be € 0.90 per share.
The movement in minority interest is as follows:
| 2011 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Balance at 1 January | 229 | 539 |
| Result for the year | 291 | 423 |
| Dividend | -355 | -552 |
| Acquisition of minority interest | -185 | |
| Exchange rate movements | 29 | 4 |
| Balance at 31 December | 194 | 229 |
Outstanding options:
| Year granted | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weighted average exercise price in Euros | 22.90 | 24.37 | 15.50 | 8.27 | 26.19 | 30.25 | |
| Outstanding at 1 January 2011 | 55,000 | 95,000 | 360,000 | 481,000 | 570,000 | 0 | 1,561,000 |
| Granted in 2011 | 662,000 | 662,000 | |||||
| Exercised in 2011 | -55,000 | -35,000 | -195,000 | -285,000 | |||
| Forfeited in 2011 | -5,000 | -8,500 | -7,000 | -302,000 | -26,000 | -348,500 | |
| Outstanding at 31 December 2011 | 0 | 55,000 | 156,500 | 474,000 | 268,000 | 636,000 | 1,589,500 |
| Of which Board of Directors | 25,000 | 40,000 | 85,000 | 60,000 | 80,000 | 290,000 | |
| Range of exercise prices in Euros | 23,77 | 15.50 | 7.40- 19.30 |
25.30 | 30.62 | ||
| Expiry date | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
Hans Allen
| Year granted | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outstanding option rights Board of Directors at 1 January 2011 |
|||||||
| J.A. van Barneveld | 25,000 | 25,000 | 40,000 | 50,000 | 50,000 | 190,000 | |
| R. van der Hoek | - | - | - | 35,000 | 10,000 | 45,000 | |
| Range of exercise prices in Euro | 22.90 | 23.77 | 15.50 | 7.40- 19.30 |
25.30 | ||
| Outstanding option rights Board of Directors at 31 December 2011 |
|||||||
| J.A. van Barneveld | 25,000 | 40,000 | 50,000 | 50,000 | 50,000 | 215,000 | |
| R. van der Hoek | - | - | 35,000 | 10,000 | 30,000 | 75,000 | |
| Range of exercise prices in Euro | 23.77 | 15.50 | 7.40- 19.30 |
25.30 | 30.62 | ||
| Expiry date | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
The options granted to personnel are conditional and linked to performance targets for the year of allocation. The vesting period is three years. Options can be exercised during two years after vesting on condition that the employee is still in the service of the company. The method of settlement can be sale of treasury shares or share issue.
The options granted to the Board of Directors are conditional, meaning that they can be exercised after three years on condition that the applicable board member still holds the position.
The option valuation model to calculate the fair value of the options is the Black and Scholes model. This model is based on historical volatility over the past three years, a dividend policy of 0.5% and calculates an interest of 3.0%. The weighted average fair value of options granted in 2011 amounts to € 8.66. The weighted average share price of options exercised in 2011 amounts to € 30.70.
The reference dates are the date of granting, and precisely three years later. As per 31 December 2011 only the 2007 and 2008 outstanding options can be exercised.
Brunei has entered into long-term non-cancellable commitments under rent and lease contracts. Brunei leases all of its offices under operating lease arrangements. Some of the arrangements include renewal options. Other lease commitments relate to company cars for which operational lease arrangements apply with commitments up till four years.
| 2011 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Expire in year 1 | 11,752 | 10,526 |
| Expire in year 2-5 | 24,264 | 18,928 |
| Expire in year 6 and later | 5,358 | 4,830 |
| 41,374 | 34,284 |
x EUR 000, unless stated otherwise
The profit and loss account includes the following amounts:
| 2011 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Salaries | 647,066 | 457,189 |
| Social charges | 36,464 | 30,028 |
| Pension charges | 21,650 | 8,198 |
| 705,180 | 495,415 |
A total of € 635 million of the above amounts is included in the direct cost of revenue (2010: € 435 million). The pension scheme is classified as defined contribution.
The directors' remunerations charged to the results in 2011 (2010) are set out below:
| Salary | Bonus | Pension | Share based payments |
Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Board of Directors: | |||||
| J.A. van Barneveld , CEO | 400 (400) | 300 (250) | 162(162) | 439 (299) | 1,301(1,111) |
| R. van der Hoek, CFO | 325 (325) | 150(125) | 49 (49) | 263 (60) | 787 (559) |
| Supervisory Board: | |||||
| J.E. Jansen | 11(45) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11(45) |
| A. Schouwenaar | 44 (40) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 (40) |
| D. van Doom | 39(35) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 (35) |
| J.C.M. Schönfeld | 26(0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26(0) |
Mr. van Barneveld has 53,190 shares in the company, in addition to 215,000 conditional share options.
Mr. van der Hoek has 5,000 shares in the company, in addition to 75,000 conditional share options.
The members of the Supervisory Board hold neither shares nor share options in the company.
The weighted average exercise price of the options granted in 2011 amounts to € 30.62
The costs for depreciation in the profit and loss account consist of:
| 2011 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Other intangible assets (2) | 963 | 986 |
| Property, plant and equipment (3) | 2,747 | 2,647 |
| 3,710 | 3,633 |
The 2011 other general and administrative expenses include for € 11.1 million (2010: € 9.9 million) of rental costs and leasing costs.
Sarima Pornpattanasub Bangkok, Trialt
| Deloitte | member | Deloitte | member | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Account | firms/ | Total | Account | firms/ | Total | |
| ants BV | affiliates | 2011 | ants BV | affiliates | 2010 | |
| Audit fees | 138 | 460 | 598 | 125 | 491 | 616 |
| Audit related fees | 8 | 8 | 1 | 152 | 153 | |
| Tax services | 187 | 187 | 221 | 221 | ||
| Other non-audit fees | 30 | 30 | 26 | 26 | ||
| 176 | 647 | 823 | 126 | 890 | 1,016 |
| 2011 | 2010 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Current tax (income)/expense | 20,620 | 12,933 | |
| Deferred tax (income)/expense | 1,505 | -174 | |
| Tax (income)/expense | 22,125 | 12,759 |
In 2011, the effective tax rate on the result before tax is 33,9% (2010: 33.3%).
The reconciliation between the actual tax expense and the tax expense based on the Dutch corporate income tax rate (2011: 25% and 2010: 25.5%) is as follows:
| 2011 | 2010 | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income tax at Dutch corporation income tax rate | 16,317 | 25.0% | 9,782 | 25.5% |
| Permanent differences: | ||||
| Difference with foreign tax rates | 4,155 | 6.3% | 1,204 | 3.1% |
| Adjustment previous years | 308 | 0.5% | 45 | 0.1% |
| Derecognition Deferred Tax Asset | 1,503 | 3.9% | ||
| Non taxable items | 1,087 | 1.7% | 449 | 1.2% |
| Tax losses not recognised as deferred tax | ||||
| asset (in previous years) | 232 | 0.4% | -148 | -0.4% |
| Other taxes | 26 | 0.0% | -76 | -0.1% |
| Effective tax charge | 22,125 | 33.9% | 12,759 | 33.3% |
The effective tax rate is strongly affected by changes in the mix of results of subsidiaries in countries with different tax rates and/or systems. Countries with alternative minimum taxes had a relatively higher share in the results. The movements of the tax assets and liabilities can be summarised as follows:
Movement schedule tax assets and liabilities
| Current | Deferred | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balance at 1 January 2011 | ||||
| Tax asset | 11,752 | 6,298 | 18,050 | |
| Tax liability | -7,805 | -454 | -8,259 | |
| 3,947 | 5,844 | 9,791 | ||
| Movements during the year | ||||
| Paid/Received | 13,622 | 13,622 | ||
| Through Profit and loss | -20,620 | -1,505 | -22,125 | |
| Through equity | -286 | -286 | ||
| Exchange rate adjustment | -705 | 110 | -595 | |
| -7,989 | -1,395 | -9,384 | ||
| Balance at 31 December 2011 | ||||
| Tax asset | 11,483 | 5,712 | 17,195 | |
| Tax liability | -15,525 | -1,263 | -16,788 | |
| -4,042 | 4,449 | 407 |
During the financial year an amount of € 286 was charged directly to the shareholders' equity (2010: € 790) as deferred tax relating to foreign exchange results recorded directly in the shareholders' equity.
The deferred tax assets originate from accumulated tax losses, foreign tax credits and temporary differences. Recognition of these assets is based on the forecasted results for the relevant group companies.
The deferred tax liabilities relate to retained earnings in foreign subsidiaries which will be subject to Dutch corporate income tax once distributed to the relevant parent company.
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| 2011 | 2010 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Weighted average number of ordinaiy shares | |||
| for the purpose of basic earnings per share | 23,388,812 | 23,183,812 | |
| Effect of dilutive potential ordinary shares | |||
| from share based payments | 156,500 | 160,000 | |
| Weighted average number of ordinary shares | |||
| for the purpose of diluted earnings per share | 23,545,312 | 23,343,812 | |
| Net income for ordinary shareholders in Euros | 42,852,000 | 25,178,000 | |
| Basic earnings per share in Euros | 1,83 | 1.09 | |
| Diluted earnings per share in Euros | 1,82 | 1,08 |
Diwata Lizardo Makati City, Philipp
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The majority of the items on the consolidated cash flow statement are, on an individual basis cross-referenced to the relevant notes on the consolidated profit and loss account and balance sheet. For the remainder of the material items, the reconciliation between amounts included in the consolidated cash flow statement and related amounts in profit and loss account and balance sheet is shown below.
| 2011 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Balance at 1 January | 190,882 | 145,561 |
| Change in allowance for bad debts | 160 | -461 |
| Change in receivables | 63,570 | 34,665 |
| Exchange rate movements | 6,383 | 11,117 |
| Balance at 31 December | 260,995 | 190,882 |
| 2011 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Balance at 1 January | 83,737 | 67,916 |
| Change in current liabilities | 48,288 | 12,478 |
| Exchange rate movements | 3,304 | 3,343 |
| Balance at 31 December | 135,329 | 83,737 |
Included under other operating expenses is an amount of € 79 (2010: € 79) paid as consultancy fee to the majority shareholder of Brunei International N.V,
x EUR 000, unless stated otheiwise
The reportable segments are identified at components engaged in providing services that are subject to risks and retums that are different from those of other segments in a geographical overview of these activities. The Energy division supplies engineers, project management and consultancy services to Oil and Gas companies and related industries. As the Energy operations are similar in the nature of the products and services, the type of customers and the methods used to provide the services, a further stratification of this segment is not deemed to be useful.
| Revenue | Gross profit | Operating profit | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 2010 | 2011 | 2010 | 2011 | 2010 | ||
| Netherlands | 156,171 | 132,890 | 52,624 | 46,092 | 17,925 | 12,220 | |
| Worldwide Energy * | 642,319 | 454,176 | 74,812 | 58,575 | 30,098 | 19,984 | |
| Germany | 152,294 | 110,710 | 59,156 | 42,279 | 21,567 | 8,234 | |
| Other regions | 29,084 | 23,148 | 6,974 | 5,034 | 50 | -675 | |
| Unallocated | -5,237 | -2,417 | |||||
| 979,868 | 720,924 | 193,566 | 151,980 | 64,403 | 37,346 |
* Included in Worldwide Energy revenue is € 11,0 million (2010 € 8,3 million) revenue generated in The Netherlands,
| Balance sheet total | Non current assets | Investment in IFA & PPE |
|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 2010 | 2011 | 2010 | 2011 | 2010 | ||
| Netherlands | 64,087 | 55,492 | 13,266 | 11,299 | 3,463 | 974 | |
| Worldwide Energy | 250,640 | 174,114 | 7,824 | 7,595 | 2,599 | 1,747 | |
| Germany | 45,215 | 37,514 | 7,409 | 7,343 | 1,018 | 401 | |
| Other regions | 28,793 | 27,070 | 1,724 | 1,395 | 48 | 182 | |
| 388,735 | 294,190 | 30,223 | 27,632 | 7,128 | 3,304 | ||
| External liabilities | Depreciation | ||||||
| 2011 | 2010 | 2011 | 2010 | ||||
| Netherlands | 24,262 | 20,112 | 1,489 | 1,565 | |||
| Worldwide Energy | 99,826 | 47,458 | 1,106 | 872 | |||
| Germany | 14,790 | 10,168 | 895 | 936 | |||
| Other regions | 11,976 | 13,804 | 220 | 260 | |||
| 150,854 | 91,542 | 3,710 | 3,633 |
The total number of direct and indirect employees with the group companies is set out below:
| 2011 | 2010 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect | ||
| Netherlands | 1,674 | 316 | 1,408 | 308 | |
| Worldwide Energy | 4,600 | 510 | 3,645 | 429 | |
| Germany | 1,672 | 315 | 1,248 | 278 | |
| Unallocated | 374 | 84 | 278 | 62 | |
| 8,320 | 1,225 | 6,579 | 1,077 | ||
| Total workforce | 9,545 | 7,656 |
| 2011 | 2010 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect | ||
| Netherlands | 1,820 | 322 | 1,529 | 312 | |
| Worldwide Energy | 5,124 | 501 | 4,382 | 423 | |
| Germany | 1,815 | 340 | 1,433 | 282 | |
| Unallocated | 373 | 91 | 340 | 65 | |
| 9,132 | 1,254 | 7,684 | 1,082 | ||
| Total workforce | 10,386 | 8,766 |
Ellis Bobbeldijk
Other segment information provides an overview of the activities with regard to professional specialisation.
| Revenue | Gross profit | Operating profit | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 2010 | 2011 | 2010 | 2011 2010 |
||
| Engineering | 248,174 | 193,369 | 91,295 | 71,866 | 32,981 19,342 |
|
| Energy | 642,319 | 454,176 | 74,812 | 58,575 | 19,984 30,098 |
|
| ICT | 52,393 | 46,114 | 15,552 | 13,535 | 4,977 2,400 |
|
| Unallocated | 36,982 | 27,265 | 11,907 | 8,004 | -3,653 -4,380 |
|
| 979,868 | 720,924 | 193,566 | 151,980 | 64,403 37,346 |
| Balance sheet total | Investment in IFA & PPE | Depreciation | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 2010 | 2011 | 2010 | 2011 | 2010 | ||
| Engineering | 93,889 | 70,117 | 1,047 | 806 | 1,083 | 1,101 | |
| Energy | 250,640 | 174,114 | 2,599 | 1,747 | 1,106 | 872 | |
| ICT | 20,757 | 15,813 | 24 | 41 | 145 | 110 | |
| Unallocated | 23,449 | 34,146 | 3,458 | 710 | 1,376 | 1,550 | |
| 388,735 | 294,190 | 7,128 | 3,304 | 3,710 | 3,633 |
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The total number of direct and indirect employees with the group companies is set out below:
| 2011 | 2010 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect | ||
| Engineering | 2,762 | 473 | 2,144 | 415 | |
| Energy | 4,600 | 510 | 3,645 | 429 | |
| ICT | 559 | 76 | 498 | 78 | |
| Unallocated | 399 | 166 | 292 | 155 | |
| 8,320 | 1,225 | 6,579 | 1,077 | ||
| Total workforce | 9,545 | 7,656 |
| 2011 | 2010 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect | ||
| Engineering | 3,006 | 508 | 2,443 | 426 | |
| Energy | 5,124 | 501 | 4,382 | 423 | |
| ICT | 570 | 80 | 544 | 77 | |
| Unallocated | 432 | 165 | 315 | 156 | |
| 9,132 | 1,254 | 7,684 | 1,082 | ||
| Total workforce | 10,386 | 8,766 |
x EUR 000, before profit appropriation
| 2011 | 2010 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-current assets | |||||
| Other intangible assets | 3,650 | 470 | |||
| Property, plant & equipment | 18 | 78 | |||
| Financial assets (15) | 157,094 | 142,160 | |||
| Deferred tax income assets | 91 | 93 | |||
| 160,853 | 142,801 | ||||
| Current assets net of current liabilities | |||||
| Debtors and other receivables (16) | 72,536 | 63,496 | |||
| Income tax receivables | T093 | 5,204 | |||
| Cash | 7,985 | 9,109 | |||
| Total current assets | 81,614 | 77,809 | |||
| Current liabilities (17) | 5,607 | 13,643 | |||
| Income tax payables | 4,557 | ||||
| Total current liabilities | 5,607 | 18,200 | |||
| Working capital | 76,007 | 59,609 | |||
| Non-current liabilites | |||||
| Defferred income tax liabilities | 436 | 445 | |||
| Shareholders' equity (18) | |||||
| Share capital | 1,177 | 1,162 | |||
| Share premium | 47,028 | 41,900 | |||
| Reserves | 136,273 | 128,418 | |||
| Translation reserve | 9,094 | 5,307 | |||
| Unappropriated result | 42,852 | 25,178 | |||
| 236,424 | 201,965 | ||||
| Balance sheet total | 242,467 | 220,610 |
Joanna Redsell Houston United States of Art
x EUR 000
| 2011 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Result on participations (19) | 44,396 | 25,621 |
| Other income and expenses | -1,544 | -443 |
| Net result | 42,852 | 25,178 |
X EUR 000, unless stated otherwise
The company financial statements of Brunei International N.V. have been prepared in accordance with Part 9, Book 2 of The Netherlands Civil Code using the option of section 362 of Book 2 of The Netherlands Civil Code, meaning that the accounting principles used are the same as for the consolidated financial statements. Foreign currency has been translated, assets and liabilities have been valued, and net income has been determined, in accordance with the principles of valuation and determination of income on pages 56 and 57. Subsidiaries of Brunei Intemational N.V. are accounted for using the equity method.
| 2011 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Balance at 1 January | 142,160 | 111,411 |
| Changes in book value | ||
| Capital contributions and | ||
| acquisitions | 11 | |
| Profit for the year | 44,396 | 25,621 |
| Dividend payment | -33,251 | -6,200 |
| Other movements | 194 | -220 |
| Exchange rate movements | 3,595 | 11,537 |
| Balance at 31 December | 157,094 | 142,160 |
| 2011 | 2010 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group companies | 72,408 | 62,532 | ||
| Other receivables | 128 | 964 | ||
| 72,536 | 63,496 |
| 2011 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Group companies | 4,291 | 12,153 |
| Other liabilities | 1,316 | 1,490 |
| 5,607 | 13,643 |
André Nürnberger Berlin, Germany
Composition of and changes in shareholders' equity:
| Share | Share | General | Translation | Unapropria | Total | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| capital | premium | reserve | reserve | ted result/ | 2011 | 2010 | ||
| (legal | result finan | |||||||
| reserve) | cial year | |||||||
| Balance at 1 January | 1,162 | 41,900 | 128,418 | 5,307 | 25,178 | 201,965 | 180,318 | |
| Exchange differences result | 3,787 | 3,787 | 11,402 | |||||
| Result financial year | 42,852 | 42,852 | 25,178 | |||||
| Cash dividend | -18,816 | -18,816 | -18,545 | |||||
| Appropriation of result | 6,362 | -6,362 | ||||||
| Share based payments | 1,493 | 1,493 | 980 | |||||
| Option rights exercised | 15 | 5,128 | 5,143 | 2,632 | ||||
| Balance at 31 December | 1,177 | 47,028 | 136,273 | 9,094 | 42,852 | 236,424 | 201,965 |
In the year under review the cash dividend per share was € 0,80, The proposed dividend for 2011 will be € 0,90 per share.
Information on outstanding options is provided in the notes to the consolidated balance sheet. The details on the composition of and changes in the shareholders' equity of 2011 are disclosed in the consolidated statement of changes in equity.
| 2011 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Profit group companies (15) | 44,396 | 25,621 |
The company has guaranteed the liabilities for its Dutch participations Brunei Nederland B,V, and Brunei Energy Holding B,V, Guarantees to the amount of € 0,6 million (2010: € 0,7 million) have been provided for foreign participations, Brunei International N,V. forms a tax group with a number of its Dutch subsidiaries for the purposes of corporate income tax and VAT, making the holding severally liable for the tax liabilities of the tax group.
Amsterdam, 12 March 2012
Drs. J.A. van Barneveld RA Drs. A. Schouwenaar Drs. R. van der Hoek Ir. D. van Doorn
Drs. J.C.M. Schönfeld
bysius Harrewijn Bur Dubai, United Arab Emirates Contract Contract Contract Thomas Stader Munich, Germany
Article 26.2 The Board of Directors determines the part of the Company's profits which will be added to the reserves, subject to the approval of the holder of the priority* share. Article 26.3 The remaining part of the Company's profits is at the disposal of the shareholders for distribution of profit.
It is proposed to the General Meeting of Shareholders that a dividend of EUR 0.90 per share will be paid.
') Pursuant to Article 4.3, as long as the priority share is not subscribed, the rights attached to this share are exercised by the General Meeting of Shareholders,
Gabi Gomore Port Moresby, Papua New Gu
To: the General Meeting of Shareholders of Brunei International N.V.
We have audited the accompanying annual accounts 2011 of Brunei Intemational N.V, Amsterdam. The annual accounts include the consolidated financial statements and the company financial statements. The consolidated financial statements comprise the consolidated balance sheet as at December 31, 2011, the consolidated profit and loss account, the consolidated statements of comprehensive income, changes in equity and cash flows for the year then ended, and notes, comprising a summary of the significant accounting policies and other explanatory information. The company financial statements comprise the company balance sheet as at December 31, 2011, the company profit and loss account for the year then ended and the notes, comprising a summary of the accounting policies and other explanatory information.
The board of directors is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of these financial statements in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards as adopted by the European Union and with Part 9 of Book 2 of the Dutch Civil Code, and for the preparation of the report from the board of directors in accordance with Part 9 of Book 2 of the Dutch Civil Code. Furthermore the board of directors is responsible for such internal control as it determines is necessary to enable the preparation of the financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with Dutch law, including the Dutch Standards on Auditing. This requires that we comply with ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free from material misstatement. An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditor's judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error.
In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers intemal control relevant to the entity's preparation and fair presentation of the financial statements in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the entity's internal control. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates made by the board of directors, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements.
We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion.
In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements give a true and fair view of the financial position of Brunei International N.V. as at December 31, 2011 and of its result and its cashflows for the year then ended in accordance with Intemational Financial Reporting Standards as adopted by the European Union and with Part 9 of Book 2 of the Dutch Civil Code.
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In our opinion, the company financial statements give a true and fair view of the financial position of Brunei International N.V. as at December 31, 2011 and of its result for the year then ended in accordance with Part 9 of Book 2 of the Dutch Civil Code.
Pursuant to the legal requirement under Section 2:393 sub 5 at e and f of the Dutch Civil Code, we have no deficiencies to report as a result of our examination whether the report from the board of directors, to the extent we can assess, has been prepared in accordance with Part 9 of Book 2 of this Code, and whether the information as required under Section 2:392 sub 1 at b-h has been annexed. Further we report that the report from the board of directors, to the extent we can assess, is consistent with the financial statements as required by Section 2:391 sub 4 of the Dutch Civil Code.
Rotterdam, March 12,2012
Deloitte Accountants B.V. K.G. Tan
Robert Pieters Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Thomas Popp Aachen, German
x EUR million, unless stated otherwise
| 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 2007 |
2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 2001 |
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| Profit | |||||||||||
| Revenue | 979,9 | 720,9 | 738.4 | 714.2 | 579,9 | 499.1 | 390.8 | 312.7 | 245.7 | 204.7 | 210.5 |
| Gross profit | 193.6 | 152.0 | 151.8 | 167,0 | 136,3 | 115.3 | 88.4 | 67.8 | 55.7 | 48.8 | 58.9 |
| Operating profit | 64.4 | 37.3 | 45.1 | 62,1 | 51,2 | 35.3 | 23.5 | 10.9 | 2.8 | -7.6 | 3,9 |
| Result before tax | 65.3 | 38.4 | 44,7 | 62,5 | 51.3 | 35.3 | 24.1 | 11.3 | 3.4 | -6.8 | 5.9 |
| Extraordinary income and expenses before tax |
_ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | -1.4 | -0.3 |
| Group result after tax | 43.1 | 25,6 | 32.1 | 45,6 | 36.9 | 24.2 | 16.0 | 7.5 | 2.2 | -4.4 | 3.8 |
| Net income | 42.9 | 25.2 | 31.1 | 44,8 | 36,1 | 26.3 | 15.9 | 7.4 | 2.2 | -4.4 | 3.8 |
| Cash flow (net profit + depreciations/ | |||||||||||
| impairment) | 46.9 | 29.2 | 35.5 | 48.0 | 39,2 | 29.7 | 18.7 | 11.0 | 5.4 | -1.2 | 6.3 |
| Depreciation of tangible fixed assets and | |||||||||||
| amortisation | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3,1 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 2.5 |
| Additions to tangible fixed assets | 2.7 | 2.3 | 5.3 | 4.0 | 4,3 | 4.5 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 7.8 | 4.4 |
| Workforce | |||||||||||
| Average over the year | 9,545 | 7,656 | 7,847 | 7,904 | 7,248 | 6,148 | 4,796 | 3,984 | 3,499 | 3,419 | 3,516 |
| Balance sheet information | |||||||||||
| Non-current assets | 30.2 | 27.6 | 28.9 | 19.6 | 17.3 | 15.1 | 6.4 | 5.5 | 8.1 | 10.7 | 6.9 |
| Working capital | 207.7 | 175,0 | 152.5 | 144.6 | 118.6 | 99.0 | 90.3 | 73.9 | 68.3 | 64.9 | 78.0 |
| Group equity | 236.6 | 202,2 | 180.9 | 163.8 | 135.4 | 113.6 | 96,7 | 79.4 | 75.8 | 75.0 | 81.8 |
| Balance sheet total | 388.7 | 294,2 | 254.7 | 235.4 | 197.9 | 178.5 | 150,3 | 118.9 | 106.4 | 100.1 | 113.0 |
| Ratios | |||||||||||
| Change in revenue on previous year | 35.9% | -2.4% | 3.4% | 23.2% | 16.2% | 28.0% | 25,0% | 27.3% | 20.1% | -2.8% | -1.4% |
| Gross margin | 19.8% | 21.1% | 20.6% | 23.4% | 23.5% | 23.1% | 22,6% | 21.7% | 22.7% | 23.9% | 28.0% |
| Operating profit/revenue | 6.6% | 5.2% | 6.1% | 8.7% | 8.8% | 7.1% | 6.0% | 3.4% | 1.2% | -3.7% | 1.9% |
| Group result/revenue | 4.4% | 3.6% | 4.3% | 6.4% | 6.3% | 4.8% | 4.1% | 2.3% | 0.9% | -2.2% | 1.8% |
| Group equity/total assets | 60.8% | 68,7% | 71.0% | 69.6% | 68.5% | 63.6% | 64.4% | 66.7% | 71.3% | 75.0% | 72.3% |
| Current assets/current liabilities | 2.38 | 2.91 | 3.08 | 3.03 | 2.91 | 2.54 | 2.69 | 2.87 | 3.27 | 3.65 | 3.77 |
| Shares (in euros) | |||||||||||
| Earnings per share | 1.83 | 1,09 | 1.35 | 1.96 | 1.59 | 1.16 | 0.70 | 0.33 | 0.10 | -0.19 | 0.17 |
| Shareholders' equity per share | 10.05 | 8,69 | 7.82 | 7.16 | 5.93 | 5.00 | 4.27 | 3.49 | 3.35 | 3.32 | 3.61 |
| Dividend per share | 0.90 | 0.80 | 0.80 | 0.80 | 0.70 | 0.50 | 0.30 | 0.15 | 0.10 | - | 0.11 |
| Highest price | 34,95 | 29,63 | 23.83 | 18.55 | 26.66 | 34.94 | 18.00 | 9.00 | 5.60 | 5.83 | 5.20 |
| Lowest price | 20,00 | 19.46 | 7.01 | 8.10 | 14.86 | 16.95 | 8.65 | 4.86 | 2.35 | 2.35 | 3.06 |
| Closing price at 31 December | 22,78 | 29.49 | 23.45 | 8,55 | 16.35 | 26.00 | 18.00 | 9.00 | 4.90 | 3.13 | 3.95 |
Prior to transition date (1 January 2005) the data have not been adjusted to IFRS.
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