Sustainability – Economic Performance Last Modified 17.04.2008

Sustainability – Economic Performance

Creditors and Shareholders

In 2007 Wärtsilä’s net financial items totalled EUR -8 million. At the end of the year Wärtsilä's net interest bearing loan capital  amounted to EUR -27 million, the solvency ratio was 45.9% and gearing was -0.01.

Dividends totalling EUR 408 million were paid to the company’s shareholders. Wärtsilä’s dividend policy is to pay a dividend equivalent to 50% of its operational earnings per share. The dividends paid per share are presented in notes to the financial statements.  Earnings per share (EPS) was EUR 2.74 and Wärtsilä's market capitalization at the end of 2007 was EUR 5,023 million.