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Five-Year Group Overview

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CONTINUING OPERATIONS in CHF m
    2022   2021   2020 1   2019   2018
Sales   5 198   4 372   3 860   4 399   4 404
Change relative to preceding year                    
in Swiss francs (%)   19   13   –12   0   –
in local currencies (%)   24   15   –5   3   –
EBITDAEBITDAEarnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization.View entire glossary   810   708   597   461   607
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   893   760   623   740   739
EBITDAEBITDAEarnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization.View entire glossary margin (%)   15.6   16.2   15.5   10.5   13.8
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 (%)   17.2   17.4   16.1   16.8   16.8
Operating income   72   440   317   165   348
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   617   493   354   444   480
Net result   –101   292   130   –34   213
Basic earnings per share (in CHF)   –0.40 4   0.81   0.32   –0.17   0.59
Distribution per share (in CHF)   0.42 3   0.40   0.70   0.55   0.55
Operating cash flowCash flowEconomic indicator representing the operational net inflow of cash and cash equivalents during a given period.View entire glossary   502 2   363 2   369 2   509 2   530 2
Return on invested capital (ROIC) (%)   1.5   9.9   7.4   3.0   7.9
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 (%)   13.2   11.1   8.2   9.0   9.0
Investment in property, plant, and equipment   209 2   357 2   288 2   273 2   237 2
Research & Development expenditures   160   155   172   207 2   209 2
Depreciation and amortization   276 2   267 2   269 2   330 2   325 2
Net working capitalNet working capitalNet working capital is the difference between a company’s current assets and its current liabilities.View entire glossary   757   693   500   713   1 145 2
in % of sales   14.6   15.9   13.0   16.2   17.3
Total assets   6 188 2   7 038 2   6 932 2   7 979 2   7 981 2
Equity (including noncontrolling interests)   2 513 2   2 544 2   2 416 2   2 677 2   2 970 2
Equity ratio (%)   40.6 2   36.1 2   34.9 2   33.6 2   37.2 2
Net debt   750 2   1 535 2   1 040 2   1 372 2   1 374 2
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 (%)   30 2   60 2   43 2   51 2   46 2
Employees (in FTEs)   11 148 2   13 374 2   13 235 2   17 223 2   17 901 2
1 Restated
2 Including discontinued operations
3 Recommended by the Board of Directors, pending approval at the Annual General Meeting 2023
4 Including impairments of CHF 462 million
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