2006: In a difficult environment, another year of growth in adjusted EPS excluding selected items
2006: In a difficult environment, another year of growth in adjusted EPS excluding selected itemsComparable net sales1: up 8.4% in Q4, up 4.0% in 2006Adjusted EPS1: down 5.6% in Q4, up 10.3% in 2006Adjusted EPS1 excluding selected items2: down 1.0% in Q4, up 5.9% in 2006 at €4.88The consolidated income statement for 2006 is provided in the appendices. Consolidated net income after minority interests for the period was €4,006 million, compared with €2,258 million in 2005, after the impact of the accounting treatment of acquisitions (primarily the acquisition of Aventis) and