SFS GROUP

From the diversity of our activities and assets to the experience of our staff and management and the size and quality of our financial results, the facts and figures about SFS Group show the turnaround achieved over the last two years.

	2005	2006	2007	2008
	€ '000	€ '000	€ '000	€ '000
Revenue sources
Financial services	2,770	8,111	17,363	12,070
Property management & development	8,127	17,035	30,987	17,541
Shipping	18,113	29,619	41,708	53,166
Private equity-commercial	28,240	29,428	31,310	34,173
Other activities	2,977	2,514	9,696	16,975
	60,227	86,707	131,064	133,925

Asset classes [excl. goodwill]
Cash & cash equivalents	9,978	8,750	23,984	28,695
Capital markets related	35,461	35,483	56,624	27,859
Shipping related	57,466	70,518	68,423	34,792
Property related	87,673	110,374	117,950	169,092
Private equity & venture capital	50,671	44,557	42,366	44,971
Other		24,776	9,861	43,234
Total Assets	241,250	294,458	319,208	303,416

Balance sheet
Total assets	251,600	294,458	319,208	303,416
Net assets	93,412	112,483	145,583	142,111
Shareholders equity	47,821	64,158	113,668	126,916

Results
Total contribution from operations	33,299	46,363	72,024	50,454
Operating profit	5,587	15,282	37,925	14,558
Net retained profit	4,581	13,797	30,292	19,549

Ratios
Staff costs/Total revenues	17%	13%	10%	9%
Operating costs/Total revenues	30%	23.7%	22.4%	21.9%
Return on Equity	10,8%	24.6%	34.1%	16.3%

Personnel
Executives	4	4	4	3
Professional staff (excluding associate companies and White Knight Holdings)	58	80	88	98
Total Number of employees within the SFS Group	360	371	406	431

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