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Five-Year Group Overview

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CONTINUING OPERATIONS in CHF m
    2021   2020 1   2019   2018   2017 3
Sales   4 372   3 860   4 399   4 404   6 377
Change relative to preceding year                    
in Swiss francs (%)   13   –12   0   –   9
in local currencies (%)   15   –5   3   –   9
EBITDAEBITDAEarnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization.View entire glossary   708   597   461   607   813
EBITDAEBITDAEarnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization.View entire glossary before exceptional itemsExceptional itemsExceptional items are defined as non-recurring costs or income that have a significant impact on the result, for example expenses related to restructuring measures.View entire glossary   760   623   740   739   974
EBITDAEBITDAEarnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization.View entire glossary margin (%)   16.2   15.5   10.5   13.8   12.7
EBITDAEBITDAEarnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization.View entire glossary margin before exceptional itemsExceptional itemsExceptional items are defined as non-recurring costs or income that have a significant impact on the result, for example expenses related to restructuring measures.View entire glossary (%)   17.4   16.1   16.8   16.8   15.3
Operating income   440   317   165   348   496
Operating income before exceptional itemsExceptional itemsExceptional items are defined as non-recurring costs or income that have a significant impact on the result, for example expenses related to restructuring measures.View entire glossary   493   354   444   480   673
Net result   292   130   –34   213   302
Basic earnings per share (in CHF)   0.81   0.32   –0.17   0.59   0.84
Distribution per share (in CHF)   0.40 4   0.70   0.55   0.55   0.50
Operating cash flowCash flowEconomic indicator representing the operational net inflow of cash and cash equivalents during a given period.View entire glossary   363 2   369 2   509 2   530 2   428
Return on invested capital (ROIC) (%)   9.9   7.4   3.0   7.9   7.5
Return on invested capital (ROIC) before exceptional itemsExceptional itemsExceptional items are defined as non-recurring costs or income that have a significant impact on the result, for example expenses related to restructuring measures.View entire glossary (%)   11.1   8.2   9.0   9.0   10.2
Investment in property, plant, and equipment   357 2   288 2   273 2   237 2   248
Research & Development expenditures   155   172   207 2   209 2   211
Depreciation and amortization   267 2   269 2   330 2   325 2   301
Net working capitalNet working capitalNet working capital is the difference between a company’s current assets and its current liabilities.View entire glossary   693   500   713   1 145 2   1 281
in % of sales   15.9   13.0   16.2   17.3   20.1
Total assets   7 038 2   6 932 2   7 979 2   7 981 2   8 229
Equity (including noncontrolling interests)   2 544 2   2 416 2   2 677 2   2 970 2   2 939
Equity ratio (%)   36.1 2   34.9 2   33.6 2   37.2 2   35.7
Net debt   1 535 2   1 040 2   1 372 2   1 374 2   1 539
GearingGearingGearing is an indicator of the indebtedness of a company and reflects a company’s ratio of long-term debt to equity capital.View entire glossary (%)   60 2   43 2   51 2   46 2   52
Employees (in FTEs)   13 374 2   13 235 2   17 223 2   17 901 2   18 135
1 Restated
2 Including discontinued operations
3 Total Group
4 Recommended by the Board of Directors, pending approval at the Annual General Meeting 2022
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