key ratios 193193 KEY RATIOS Q1-Q4 2008 Jan.-Dec. Oct.-Dec. July-Sep. April-June Jan.-March 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 '000 '000 '000 '000 '000 Material and consumables used 539,863 143,106 135,669 134,017 127,071 Employee benefits expense 1,270,593 312,518 322,340 320,648 315,087 Depreciation/amortization and impairment 90,680 25,124 23,213 21,870 20,473 Net consolidated profit according to IFRS 122,644 33,479 27,234 32,368 29,563 ­ Earnings share of RHÖN-KLINIKUM AG shareholders 117,299 32,100 25,924 31,062 28,213 ­ Earnings share of minority owners 5,345 1,379 1,310 1,306 1,350 Return on revenue, % 5.8 6.2 5.1 6.1 5.7 EBT 142,912 35,741 32,312 39,463 35,396 EBIT 172,077 45,142 40,705 42,501 43,729 EBITDA ratio, % 8.1 8.3 7.6 8.0 8.4 EBITDA 262,757 70,266 63,918 64,371 64,202 EBIT ratio, % 12.4 12.9 11.9 12.1 12.3 Operating cash flow 213,745 57,390 52,295 52,102 51,958 Property, plant and equipment as well as investment property 1,391,019 1,391,019 1,317,916 1,275,828 1,229,013 Income tax claims (long-term) 18,776 18,776 18,689 20,902 20,777 Equity capital according to IFRS 889,263 889,263 867,102 845,122 840,364 Return on equity, % 14.4 15.3 12.7 15.4 14.3 Balance sheet total according to IFRS 2,140,894 2,140,894 2,095,020 2,076,752 2,028,580 Investments ­ in property, plant and equipment as well as in investment property 278,784 101,015 68,036 69,489 40,244 ­ in other assets 103 -92 70 73 53 Earnings per ordinary share () 1.13 0.31 0.25 0.30 0.27 Number of employees (by headcount) 33,679 33,679 33,046 32,385 32,303 Case numbers (patients treated) 1,647,972 406,442 408,155 423,181 410,194 Beds and places 14,828 14,828 14,684 14,584 14,584