Annual reports and accounts

2007

Important Parameters of European Energy Exchange AG

		2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	Change 2007 to 2008
Profit and Loss Account
Sales revenue	K€	9,377	15,248	15,962	23,474	37,795	39,803	5 %
Earnings before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization (EBITDA)	K€	–9,048	1,414	–192	7,560	11,449	16,362	43 %
Earnings before Interest and Tax (EBIT)	K€	–20,255	–2,055	–3,328	4,479	8,282	13,038	57 %
Balance sheet (as of 31 December)
Fixed assets	K€	27,366	23,984	21,007	18,051	15,378	12,517	–19 %
Equity	K€	30,196	28,471	25,473	28,847	34,403	42,698	24 %
Balance sheet total	K€	52,984	66,720	60,379	67,029	93,814	218,320	133 %
Core business parameters
Spot Market
Volume Spot Market regarding Power	TWh	31	49	60	86	89	124	39 %
Volume Spot Market regarding Emissions (EUA)	EUA	0	0	0	2,748.791	8,774,846	5,006,143	– 43 %
Volume Spot Market regarding Natural Gas	GWh	0	0	0	0	0	405
Value of products traded, Spot Market (market capitalization)	million €	699	1,448	1,692	4,170	4,899	5,561	14 %
Trading participants Spot Market		102	102	111	120	136	158	16 %
Derivatives Market
Volume Derivatives Market regarding Power	TWh	119	342	338	517	1,044	1,150	10 %
Volume Derivatives Market regarding Emissions (EUA)	EUA	0	0	0	448,000	2,925,000	17,673,000	504 %
Volume Derivatives Market regarding Natural Gas	GWh	0	0	0	0	0	3,698
Volume Derivatives Market regarding Coal	t	0	0	0	0	1,949,000	246,000	–87 %
Value of products traded, Derivatives Market (market capitalization)*	million €	2,882	10,653	11,929	22,030	58,750	124,429	112 %
Trading participants Derivatives Market		39	44	52	59	76	108	42 %
Corporate parameters
Employees (annual average)		35	28	30	33	37	49	32 %
Sales revenue per employee	K€	268	545	532	711	1,021	812	–20 %
Return on equity	%	– 66	– 6	–12	12	16	19
Equity ratio	%	57	43	42	43	37	20
* Value of the products traded on the Derivatives Market from July 2002