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Five-Year Group Overview 2016 – 2020

CONTINUING OPERATIONS in CHF m

 

 

Continuing operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

2020

 

2019

 

2018

 

20173

 

20163

Sales

 

3 860

 

4 399

 

4 404

 

6 377

 

5 847

Change relative to preceding year

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

in Swiss francs (%)

 

–12

 

0

 

 

9

 

1

in local currencies (%)

 

–5

 

3

 

 

9

 

2

EBITDA

 

578

 

461

 

607

 

813

 

785

EBITDA before exceptional items

 

619

 

740

 

739

 

974

 

887

EBITDA margin (%)

 

15.0

 

10.5

 

13.8

 

n.a.

 

n.a.

EBITDA margin before exceptional items (%)

 

16.0

 

16.8

 

16.8

 

15.3

 

15.2

Operating income

 

298

 

165

 

348

 

496

 

512

Operating income before exceptional items

 

350

 

444

 

480

 

673

 

622

Net income

 

116

 

–34

 

213

 

302

 

263

Basic earnings per share (in CHF)

 

0.28

 

–0.17

 

0.59

 

0.84

 

0.78

Distribution per share (in CHF)

 

0.70

 

0.55

 

0.55

 

0.50

 

0.45

Operating cash flow

 

3691

 

5091

 

5301

 

428

 

646

Return on invested capital (ROIC) (%)

 

7.0

 

3.0

 

 

 

Return on invested capital (ROIC) before exceptional items (%)

 

8.0

 

9.0

 

9.0

 

10.2

 

10.2

Investment in property, plant, and equipment

 

2881

 

2731

 

2371

 

248

 

297

Research & Development expenditures

 

1901 2

 

2071

 

2091

 

211

 

206

Depreciation and amortization

 

2691

 

3301

 

3251

 

301

 

265

Net working capital

 

550

 

713

 

1 145

 

1 281

 

1 087

in % of sales

 

14.3

 

16.2

 

17.3

 

20.1

 

18.6

Total assets

 

6 9331

 

7 9791

 

7 9811

 

8 229

 

8 365

Equity (including non-controlling interests)

 

2 3811

 

2 6771

 

2 9701

 

2 939

 

2 546

Equity ratio (%)

 

34.3

 

33.6

 

37.2

 

35.7

 

30.4

Net debt

 

1 0401

 

1 3721

 

1 3741

 

1 539

 

1 540

Gearing (%)

 

441

 

511

 

461

 

52

 

60

Employees (in FTE)

 

13 2351

 

17 2231

 

17 9011

 

18 135

 

17 442

1

Including discontinued operations

2

Excluding Business Unit Masterbatches

3

Total Group

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