Five-year overview of the Corporation
CHF million |
2020 |
2019 |
2018 |
2017 |
2016 |
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Order intake |
3’160 |
3’692 |
4’521 |
4’274 |
3’749 |
Orders on hand at year-end |
514 |
563 |
623 |
773 |
614 |
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Income statement |
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|
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Sales |
3’184 |
3’720 |
4’572 |
4’150 |
3’744 |
EBITDA |
299 |
374 |
529 |
491 |
443 |
Operating result (EBIT) before one-offs |
185 |
281 |
382 |
352 |
311 |
One-offs |
19 |
46 |
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Operating result (EBIT) |
166 |
235 |
382 |
352 |
311 |
Net profit shareholders GF |
116 |
173 |
281 |
252 |
216 |
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Cash flow |
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|
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Cash flow from operating activities |
342 |
318 |
397 |
410 |
400 |
Depreciation on tangible fixed assets |
127 |
133 |
142 |
131 |
126 |
Amortization on intangible assets |
6 |
6 |
5 |
8 |
6 |
Additions to property, plant, and equipment |
–137 |
–178 |
–234 |
–207 |
–174 |
Cash flow from acquisitions and divestments |
–6 |
–5 |
–154 |
–74 |
–96 |
Free cash flow before acquisitions/divestments |
230 |
137 |
147 |
204 |
231 |
Free cash flow |
224 |
132 |
–7 |
130 |
135 |
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Balance sheet |
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|
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Current assets |
2’142 |
1’999 |
2’128 |
2’277 |
2’024 |
Non-current assets |
1’303 |
1’345 |
1’316 |
1’333 |
1’178 |
Assets |
3’445 |
3’344 |
3’444 |
3’610 |
3’202 |
Current liabilities |
986 |
1’012 |
1’124 |
1’418 |
1’067 |
Non-current liabilities |
1’070 |
894 |
892 |
823 |
935 |
Equity |
1’389 |
1’438 |
1’428 |
1’369 |
1’200 |
Net working capital |
707 |
856 |
926 |
899 |
838 |
Invested capital (IC) |
1’313 |
1’473 |
1’494 |
1’466 |
1’333 |
Net debt |
117 |
232 |
238 |
183 |
214 |
Asset structure |
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– Current assets % |
62 |
60 |
62 |
63 |
63 |
– Non-current assets % |
38 |
40 |
38 |
37 |
37 |
Capital structure |
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– Current liabilities % |
29 |
30 |
33 |
39 |
34 |
– Non-current liabilities % |
31 |
27 |
26 |
23 |
29 |
– Equity % |
40 |
43 |
41 |
38 |
37 |
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Key figures |
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Return on equity (ROE) % |
7.9 |
12.0 |
19.9 |
20.1 |
19.3 |
Return on invested capital (ROIC) % |
9.3 |
12.4 |
22.4 |
20.3 |
19.3 |
Return on sales before one-offs (EBIT margin before one-offs) % |
5.8 |
7.6 |
8.4 |
8.5 |
8.3 |
Return on sales (EBIT margin) % |
5.2 |
6.3 |
8.4 |
8.5 |
8.3 |
Asset turnover |
2.3 |
2.5 |
3.1 |
3.0 |
2.9 |
Cash flow from operating activities in % of sales |
10.7 |
8.5 |
8.7 |
9.9 |
10.7 |
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Employees |
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|
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Employees at year-end |
14’118 |
14’678 |
15’027 |
15’835 |
14’808 |
Europe |
7’792 |
8’373 |
8’721 |
9’658 |
8’845 |
– Thereof Germany |
1’177 |
1’490 |
1’450 |
3’392 |
3’312 |
– Thereof Switzerland |
3’344 |
3’397 |
3’406 |
2’783 |
2’700 |
– Thereof Rest of Europe |
3’271 |
3’486 |
3’865 |
3’483 |
2’833 |
Asia |
3’604 |
3’545 |
3’725 |
3’807 |
3’713 |
– Thereof China |
3’055 |
2’997 |
3’199 |
3’287 |
3’216 |
– Thereof Rest of Asia |
549 |
548 |
526 |
520 |
497 |
Americas |
1’938 |
1’922 |
1’740 |
1’503 |
1’348 |
Rest of world |
784 |
838 |
841 |
867 |
902 |