Review of Trends

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Five-year Group overview 2015–2019

 

  

 

  

20192

  

20183

  

2018

  

2017

  

2016

  

2015

1

Including trading.

2

Continuing operations

3

Restated for discontinued operations – see

4

Including discontinued operations

Segment sales

  

CHF m

  

4 434

  

4 445

  

6 682

  

6 429

  

5 883

  

5 827

Change relative to preceding year

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

in Swiss francs

  

%

  

0

  

—

  

4

  

9

  

1

  

–5

in local currency

  

%

  

3

  

—

  

5

  

9

  

2

  

3

Group sales1

  

CHF m

  

4 399

  

4 404

  

6 623

  

6 377

  

5 847

  

5 807

Change relative to preceding year

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

in Swiss francs

  

%

  

0

  

—

  

4

  

9

  

1

  

–5

in local currency

  

%

  

3

  

—

  

5

  

9

  

2

  

3

Adjusted operating income

  

CHF m

  

444

  

480

  

693

  

673

  

622

  

596

Change relative to preceding year

  

%

  

–7

  

–29

  

3

  

8

  

4

  

2

as a % of sales

  

 

  

10.1

  

10.9

  

10.5

  

10.6

  

10.6

  

10.3

Operating income

  

CHF m

  

165

  

348

  

546

  

496

  

512

  

496

Change relative to preceding year

  

%

  

–53

  

–30

  

10

  

–3

  

3

  

–6

as a % of sales

  

 

  

3.8

  

7.9

  

8.2

  

7.8

  

8.8

  

8.5

EBITDA

  

CHF m

  

461

  

607

  

871

  

813

  

785

  

767

Change relative to preceding year

  

%

  

–24

  

–25

  

7

  

4

  

2

  

–17

as a % of sales

  

 

  

10.5

  

13.8

  

13.2

  

12.7

  

13.4

  

13.2

Adjusted EBITDA

  

CHF m

  

740

  

739

  

1 018

  

974

  

887

  

853

Change relative to preceding year

  

%

  

0

  

–24

  

5

  

10

  

4

  

–2

as a % of sales

  

 

  

16.8

  

16.8

  

15.4

  

15.3

  

15.2

  

14.7

Net income

  

CHF m

  

38

  

356

  

356

  

302

  

263

  

239

Change relative to preceding year

  

%

  

–89

  

18

  

18

  

15

  

10

  

10

as a % of sales

  

 

  

0.9

  

8.1

  

5.4

  

4.7

  

4.5

  

4.1

Investment in property, plant and equipment4

  

CHF m

  

273

  

237

  

237

  

248

  

297

  

374

Change relative to preceding year

  

%

  

15

  

–4

  

–4

  

–16

  

–21

  

21

as a % of sales

  

 

  

6

  

5

  

4

  

4

  

5

  

6

Personnel costs4

  

CHF m

  

1 431

  

1 457

  

1 457

  

1 460

  

1 383

  

1 345

Change relative to preceding year

  

%

  

–2

  

—

  

—

  

6

  

3

  

–6

as a % of sales

  

 

  

33

  

33

  

22

  

23

  

24

  

23

Employees at year-end4

  

number

  

17 223

  

17 901

  

17 901

  

18 135

  

17 442

  

17 213

Change relative to preceding year

  

%

  

–4

  

–1

  

–1

  

4

  

1

  

1