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Financial targets


Profitability

Konecranes Group has a target to reach 10 percent operating margin over the cycle.

Growth

The Group has set a vision to reach a global market share of 30 %. This vision carries no time limit and is based on both organic growth and potential acquisitions.

Capital management

The Group has no quantitative targets for the capital structure, but the optimal long-term gearing (net interest-bearing debt / equity) ratio is considered to be in the range of 50-80 percent. However, in the short-term the gearing can be higher or lower than this range.

2011

2010

2009

2008

2007

Operating profit (excluding restructuring costs and capital gains)
as percentage of net sales

6.2%

7.4%

7.1%

11.8%

10.0%

Operating profit (including restructuring costs and capital gains)
as percentage of net sales

5.6%

7.3%

5.9%

11.8%

11.0%

Gearing, %

50.1%

-3.8%  

-19.1%    

2.8%

7.0%

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