Net profit
Profit after deduction of minority interests (profit
attributable to equity holders of the Company).
Organic growth
Growth excluding the effect of foreign
exchange rate movements, consolidation
hanges, exceptional items, amortisation of
;rands and changes in accounting policies.
Organic volume growth
tcrease in consolidated volume, excluding
he effect of the first time consolidation of
icquisitions.
'rofit
otal profit of the group before deduction of
ninority interests.
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Region
region is defined as Heineken's managerial
classification of countries in geographical units.
Revenue
Net realised sales proceeds in Euros.
fop-line growth
Growth in net revenue.
Volume
Amstel® volume
The volume of the Amstel brand.
Consolidated beer volume
100 per cent of beer volume produced and
sold by fully consolidated companies and
a share of beer volume produced and
sold by proportionately consolidated joint-
venture companies.
Group beer volume
The part of the total group volume that relates
to beer.
Heineken® volume
The volume of the Heineken brand.
Heineken® volume in Premium segment
The groupvolume of the Heineken brand in the
premium segment (Heineken volume in the
Netherlands is excluded).
Total group volume
100 per cent of beer, soft drinks and other
beverages volume produced and sold by fully
consolidated companies and by proportionately
consolidated joint-venture companies as well as
the volume of Heineken's brands produced and
sold under licence by third parties.
Heineken N.V. A QQ
Annual Report 2006