[LIN] QoQ Quarter Result on 31-Mar-2006 [#Q1]

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[LIN] Linde plc
Announcement Date
30-Mar-2006
Financial Year
2006
Quarter
31-Mar-2006 [#Q1]
Profit Trend
QoQ- 5.14%
YoY- 15.38%
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Quarter Result
31/12/06 30/09/06 30/06/06 31/03/06 31/12/05 30/09/05 30/06/05 CAGR
Revenue 2,123,000 2,099,000 2,076,000 2,026,000 2,020,000 1,890,000 1,919,000 6.94%
PBT 355,000 354,000 341,000 314,000 305,000 277,000 281,000 16.81%
Tax 81,000 101,000 90,000 83,000 80,000 163,000 64,000 16.95%
NP 269,000 247,000 247,000 225,000 214,000 108,000 209,000 18.26%
Tax Rate -22.82% -28.53% -26.39% -26.43% -26.23% -58.84% -22.78% -
Total Cost 1,854,000 1,852,000 1,829,000 1,801,000 1,806,000 1,782,000 1,710,000 5.52%
Ratio Analysis
31/12/06 30/09/06 30/06/06 31/03/06 31/12/05 30/09/05 30/06/05 CAGR
NP Margin 12.67 11.77 11.90 11.11 10.59 5.71 10.89 10.58%
Per Share
31/12/06 30/09/06 30/06/06 31/03/06 31/12/05 30/09/05 30/06/05 CAGR
EPS 0.83 0.76 0.76 0.69 0.66 0.33 0.65 17.64%
EPS Diluted 0.83 0.75 0.75 0.68 0.66 0.33 0.63 20.11%

PBT = Profit before Tax, NP = Net Profit, NP Margin = Net Profit Margin, EPS = Earning Per Share, EPS Diluted = Earning Per Share Diluted.

NP Margin, QoQ ⃤ & YoY ⃤ figures in Percentage; EPS & EPS Diluted figures in Cent.

All figures in '000 unless specified.