Thanks to €36 billion invested between 2007 and 2008 and to the Company’s international and diversification policy
IBERDROLA NET PROFIT TOTALLED €2,860.6 MLN IN 2008, DRIVEN BY INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS AND RENEWABLES
- Earnings per share rose 21.3% to €0.57
POSITIVE BUSINESS TRENDS
- More than half of Ebitda generated by international business and renewables
- Installed capacity was 43,000 MW, contributing to a 14% rise in production
- The Company continued to focus on clean energy, with 52% of world-wide installed capacity emission free
A SOLID BUSINESS MODEL
- Group liquidity exceeded €8 billion, thanks to a forward-looking financial strategy
- Dividend policy maintained, with a 20% rise in proposed payment (€0.332 per share)
- The third largest company in the IBEX 35 and one of the five largest world-wide by market capitalization
FUTURE GROWTH ASSURED
- Efficiency improvement measures will continue in all businesses
- Positive regulatory prospects in Spain, the UK and the U.S. (support for renewable and new infrastructure)
- Well placed to meet future challenges: assured growth deriving from new projects in wind, hydroelectric and nuclear generation
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