Figures per share
Shares: key figures
On 5 September 2005, DSM effected a share split on a two-for-one basis (two new shares for one old share) in order to increase the liquidity of the DSM share. The data regarding the number of shares and earnings per share in the overview have been presented as if the splitting of the ordinary DSM shares had taken place prior to all periods presented.
| Information about ordinary DSM shares per ordinary share in €: | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net profit excluding exceptional items | 3.66 | 3.27 | 1.44 | 3.64 | 3.07 |
| Net profit | 4.86 | 3.03 | 2.01 | 3.45 | 2.35 |
| Cash flow | 7.89 | 5.62 | 6.05 | 6.20 | 5.56 |
| Shareholders' equity | 34.00 | 31.52 | 28.92 | 27.12 | 30.42 |
| Dividend: | 1.45* | 1.35 | 1.20 | 1.20 | 1.20 |
| Interim dividend | 0.45 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.33 |
| Final dividend | 1.00 | 0.95 | 0.80 | 0.80 | 0.87 |
| Pay-out including dividend on cumulative preference shares as % of net profit before exceptional items | 39% | 38% | 84% | 36% | 35% |
| Dividend yield (dividend as % of average price of an ordinary DSM share) | 3.6% | 3.8% | 4.8% | 3.9% | 3.3% |
| Share prices on NYSE Euronext Amsterdam (closing price) | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highest price | 46.82 | 42.85 | 34.84 | 41.27 | 39.87 |
| Lowest price | 30.54 | 30.43 | 16.93 | 15.76 | 31.63 |
| At 31 December | 35.85 | 42.61 | 34.46 | 18.33 | 32.33 |
| Number of ordinary shares outstanding (x 1000 ordinary shares) | |||||
| At 31 December | 163.257 | 166,468 | 163,037 | 162,227 | 166,897 |
| Average | 165.567 | 164,047 | 162,364 | 164,196 | 178,547 |
| Daily trading volumes on NYSE Euronext Amsterdam (x 1000 ordinary shares) | |||||
| Average | 1.028 | 995 | 1,270 | 1,783 | 1,509 |
| Lowest | 191 | 85 | 75 | 152 | 94 |
| Highest | 3.512 | 3,629 | 4.376 | 5,894 | 11,347 |
* Subject to approval by the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders
Articles of Association
The Articles of Association of Royal DSM N.V. contain the internal regulations and bye-laws covering procedure, shares, meetings, directors and other administrative issues.
