Dividend policy
Pöyry PLC's target is that the dividend/earnings ratio is at least 50 per cent. Should the Group's net debt/equity ratio exceed 50 per cent, may the dividend/earnings ratio be adjusted.
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |
| Earnings/share, EUR | 0.58 | 0.88 | 1.21 | 0.11 | 0.00 |
| Dividend/share, EUR | 0.50 | 0.65 | 0.65 | 0.10 | 0.10 |
| Dividend, EUR million | 29.10 | 38.10 | 38.00 | 5.90 | 5.90 |
| Dividend/earnings, % | 86.2 | 73.9 | 53.7 | 90.9 | n/a |
| Effective return on dividend, % | 4.2 | 3.8 | 8.3 | 0.9 | 1.1 |
