Value of signed orders in the portfolio to be filled, expressed as gross or net revenue.
Billability
Number of hours worked chargeable to a client.
Carbon Credits
Permits to emit CO2 awarded to countries or groups which have reduced their greenhouse gas emissions below their agreed quota under the Kyoto protocol.
Cash Flow Operating Activities
Profit for the period adjusted for non-cash items and cash flow from working capital.
DBFO
Design Build Finance and Operate projects are those in which ARCADIS is responsible (alone or in cooperation with partners) for design, realization, finance and operations.
Debt to EDITDA
A measure of a company's ability to pay off its incurred debt. This ratio gives the investor the approximate amount of time that would be needed to pay off all debt, excluding interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization.
Defined Benefit
When the benefit on retirement from a pension fund to its participants is fixed.
Defined Contribution
When the value of the contribution to the pension fund made by the company is fixed.
EBITDA
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization/Impairment of goodwill/identifiable assets.
EBITA
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes and Amortization/Impairment of goodwill/identifiable assets.
Facility management
The management of buildings, grounds and infrastructure of our clients' facilities, including services like catering, security and purchasing utilities like water and electricity.
Flexibility (flex) index
Measurement of the capability to adjust staffing levels in the short term by adjusting the number of temporary staff contracts in relation to the total.
Free cash flow
Cash flow from operating activities minus investments in property plant and equipment.
General Business Principles
A set of working ethics for our employees.
Goodwill
The difference between the costs of an acquisition over the fair value of the identifiable net assets acquired.
Gross revenue
The gross inflow of economic benefits during the period arising in the course of ordinary activities.
GRiP®
Guaranteed Remediation Program is an environmental service whereby ARCADIS takes responsibility for possible risks.
IFRS
International Financial Reporting Standards
Impairment test
An assessment on the value of an asset in use, whereby estimated future cash flows are discounted to reflect market conditions and the risks specific to the asset.
Multinational clients
Private sector clients with locations in various countries.
Net cash position
Cash and cash equivalents compared to bank overdraft facilities.
Net debt
Interest bearing debt minus all cash and cash equivalents.
Net income from operations
Net income before extraordinaries, the amortization/impairment of goodwill/identifiable assets and share-based payments related to the Lovinklaan Foundation share purchase plan.
Net revenue
Gross revenue minus materials, subcontracting and services from third parties which is the revenue produced by the activities of ARCADIS staff.
Net working capital
Sum of unbilled receivables, inventories and trade receivables minus suppliers and billing in excess of costs.
One-stop shopping concept
Offering a full range of activities to each client.
Operating income
Earnings before interest and taxes
Order intake
The amount of new projects for which contracts have been signed, expressed in gross or net revenue.
Organic growth
Changes of revenue and income of the ordinary activities as a result of change in output of the company, which is excluding acquisitions, divestments and currency effects.
Peer group
Group of listed companies that is comparable to ARCADIS both in size and activity.
Percentage-of-completion
Method to recognize revenue and expenses in a statement of income in proportion to the percentage of completion of the contract
Proxy solicitation
Means to provide shareholders the opportunity to vote without being present at the shareholders meeting.
Return On Invested Capital
The sum of earnings before interest after taxes before amortization (EBIA) and income from associates divided by average group equity and net debt.
Sarbanes Oxley Act
American governance legislation for companies that are listed on American stock exchanges.
SEC Securities and Exchange Commission
The United States stock market authority.
Senior Management Committee
ARCADIS Senior Management consisting of the Executive Board, the Staff Directors and the CEO's of major operating companies.
Total shareholder return
Stock price appreciation plus dividend yield
US GAAP
United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles are U.S. valuation principles for financial reporting.
Voluntary turnover percentage
Voluntary termination of permanent own staff divided by the average number of permanent own staff during the period.
Webcasting
Broadcast via the internet of press conferences or analyst meetings.
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