Five-Year Group Overview 2015 – 2019

 

 

Continuing operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

CHF m

 

2019

 

2018

 

2017

 

2016

 

2015

1

Including discontinued operations

2

Continuing operations

Sales

 

4 399

 

4 404

 

6 377

 

5 847

 

5 807

Change relative to preceding year

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

in Swiss francs (%)

 

0

 

 

9

 

1

 

–5

in local currencies (%)

 

3

 

 

9

 

2

 

3

Operating income before exceptionals

 

444

 

480

 

673

 

622

 

596

Operating income

 

165

 

348

 

496

 

512

 

496

EBITDA before exceptionals

 

740

 

739

 

974

 

887

 

853

EBITDA after exceptional items

 

461

 

607

 

813

 

785

 

767

Net income

 

–34

 

213

 

302

 

263

 

2272

Basic earnings per share (in CHF)

 

–0.17

 

0.59

 

0.84

 

0.78

 

0.67

Distribution per share (in CHF)

 

0.55

 

0.55

 

0.50

 

0.45

 

0.40

EBITDA margin before exceptionals (%)

 

16.8

 

16.8

 

15.3

 

15.2

 

14.7

EBITDA margin after exceptional items (%)

 

10.5

 

13.8

 

n.a.

 

n.a.

 

n.a.

Return on invested capital (ROIC) (%)

 

9.01

 

9.01

 

10.2

 

10.2

 

9.7

Operating cash flow

 

5091

 

5301

 

428

 

646

 

502

Investment in property, plant, and equipment

 

2731

 

2371

 

248

 

297

 

374

Research & Development expenditures

 

2071

 

2091

 

211

 

206

 

206

Depreciation and amortization

 

3301

 

3251

 

301

 

265

 

257

Net working capital

 

713

 

1 1451

 

1 281

 

1 087

 

1 027

in % of sales

 

16.2

 

17.31

 

20.1

 

18.6

 

17.7

Total assets

 

7 9791

 

7 9811

 

8 229

 

8 365

 

7 461

Equity (including non-controlling interests)

 

2 6771

 

2 9701

 

2 939

 

2 546

 

2 494

Equity ratio (%)

 

33.6

 

37.2

 

35.7

 

30.4

 

33.4

Net financial debt

 

1 3721

 

1 3741

 

1 539

 

1 540

 

1 312

Gearing ratio (%)

 

511

 

461

 

52

 

60

 

53

Employees (in FTE)

 

17 2231

 

17 9011

 

18 135

 

17 442

 

17 213

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