Review of Trends

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Five-year Group overview 2014–2018

 

  

 

  

2018

  

2017

  

2016

  

2015

  

2014

1

Including trading.

Segment sales

  

CHF m

  

6 682

  

6 429

  

5 883

  

5 827

  

6 142

Change relative to preceding year

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

in Swiss francs

  

%

  

4

  

9

  

1

  

–5

  

1

in local currency

  

%

  

5

  

9

  

2

  

3

  

5

Group sales1

  

CHF m

  

6 623

  

6 377

  

5 847

  

5 807

  

6 116

Change relative to preceding year

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

in Swiss francs

  

%

  

4

  

9

  

1

  

–5

  

1

in local currency

  

%

  

5

  

9

  

2

  

3

  

5

Operating income before exceptionals

  

CHF m

  

693

  

673

  

622

  

596

  

585

Change relative to preceding year

  

%

  

3

  

8

  

4

  

2

  

2

as a % of sales

  

 

  

10.5

  

10.6

  

10.6

  

10.3

  

9.6

Operating income

  

CHF m

  

546

  

496

  

512

  

496

  

525

Change relative to preceding year

  

%

  

10

  

–3

  

3

  

–6

  

12

as a % of sales

  

 

  

8.2

  

7.8

  

8.8

  

8.5

  

8.6

EBITDA

  

CHF m

  

871

  

813

  

785

  

767

  

923

Change relative to preceding year

  

%

  

7

  

4

  

2

  

–17

  

16

as a % of sales

  

 

  

13.2

  

12.7

  

13.4

  

13.2

  

15.1

Adjusted EBITDA

  

CHF m

  

1 018

  

974

  

887

  

853

  

867

Change relative to preceding year

  

%

  

5

  

10

  

4

  

–2

  

1

as a % of sales

  

 

  

15.4

  

15.3

  

15.2

  

14.7

  

14.2

Net income

  

CHF m

  

356

  

302

  

263

  

239

  

217

Change relative to preceding year

  

%

  

18

  

15

  

10

  

10

  

—

as a % of sales

  

 

  

5.4

  

4.7

  

4.5

  

4.1

  

3.5

Investment in property, plant and equipment

  

CHF m

  

237

  

248

  

297

  

374

  

310

Change relative to preceding year

  

%

  

–4

  

–16

  

–21

  

21

  

6

as a % of sales

  

 

  

4

  

4

  

5

  

6

  

5

Personnel costs

  

CHF m

  

1 457

  

1 460

  

1 383

  

1 345

  

1 435

Change relative to preceding year

  

%

  

0

  

6

  

3

  

–6

  

2

as a % of sales

  

 

  

22

  

23

  

24

  

23

  

23

Employees at year-end

  

number

  

17 901

  

18 135

  

17 442

  

17 213

  

17 003

Change relative to preceding year

  

%

  

–1

  

4

  

1

  

1

  

–6