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Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. -- Investor Information -- Financial News and Information

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Five-Year Summary of Selected Financial Data
 
(millions of dollars, except per share) 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003
Operating Results
Sales $10,038 $ 8,753 $ 7,673 $ 6,932 $ 5,954
Cost of sales 7,362 6,472 5,572 5,016 4,285
Selling and administrative 1,181 1,075 1,008 951 826
Research and development 140 151 132 126 120
Global cost reduction plans 14 72 104
Operating income 1,408 1,056 991 884 656
Equity affiliates’ income 132 108 105 93 94
Interest expense 163 119 110 121 123
Income tax provision 301 269 259 228 171
Income from continuing operations 1,043 745 705 607 439
Net income 1,036 723 712 604 397
Basic earnings per common share
Income from continuing operations 4.82 3.36 3.12 2.71 2.00
Net income 4.79 3.26 3.15 2.70 1.81
Diluted earnings per common share
Income from continuing operations 4.67 3.28 3.05 2.65 1.96
Net income 4.64 3.18 3.08 2.64 1.78
Year-End Financial Position
Plant and equipment, at cost $15,088 $13,520 $12,478 $11,776 $11,299
Total assets 12,660 11,181 10,409 10,040 9,474
Working capital 436 289 472 711 528
Total debt (A) 3,677 2,850 2,494 2,388 2,505
Shareholders’ equity 5,496 4,924 4,546 4,420 3,759
Financial Ratios
Return on average shareholders’ equity (B) 19.9% 15.4% 15.2% 14.8% 12.1%
Operating margin 14.0% 12.1% 12.9% 12.8% 11.0%
Selling and administrative as a percentage of sales 11.8% 12.3% 13.1% 13.7% 13.9%
Total debt to sum of total debt, shareholders’ equity and minority interest (A) 39.3% 35.8% 34.5% 34.2% 38.8%
Other Data
Depreciation and amortization $ 840 $ 757 $ 700 $ 692 $ 636
Capital expenditures (C) 1,596 1,411 1,031 796 1,103
Additions to plant and equipment 1,055 1,259 917 686 606
Cash provided by operating activities from continuing operations 1,483 1,314 1,304 1,095 1,036
Dividends declared per common share 1.48 1.34 1.25 1.04 .88
Market price range per common share 99–66 70–53 66–52 56–44 49–36
Weighted average common shares outstanding (in millions) 216 222 226 224 220
Weighted average common shares outstanding assuming dilution (in millions) 223 228 231 229 224
Book value per common share at year-end $ 25.52 $ 22.67 $ 20.48 $ 19.57 $ 16.98
Shareholders at year-end 9,300 9,900 10,300 10,700 11,100
Employees at year-end (D) 22,100 20,700 20,200 19,900 19,000
  1. Total debt includes long-term debt, current portion of long-term debt, and short-term borrowings as of the end of the year.
  2. Calculated using income from continuing operations.
  3. Capital expenditures include additions to plant and equipment, investment in and advances to unconsolidated affiliates, acquisitions (including long-term debt assumed in acquisitions), and capital lease additions.
  4. Includes full- and part-time employees from continuing and discontinued operations.