18 Earnings per share

The earnings per share in the amount of CHF 53 (previous year: CHF 46) is calculated by dividing the portion of net profit attributable to Georg Fischer Ltd shareholders by the weighted average number of shares outstanding during the year under review (number of shares issued less number of own shares). The weighted average number of shares amounted to 4ʼ090ʼ412 in 2016 (previous year: to 4ʼ089ʼ244).

There was no dilution of earnings per share in either the year under review or the previous year.