Financial Report – Consolidated financial statements
Data per share1
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 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 
| Shares outstanding | 
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| Registered shares A | in thousands | units | 9,756 | 9,756 | 9,756 | 9,756 | 9,756 | 
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 | each with a par value of | CHF | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 
| Registered shares B (not listed) | in thousands | units | 9,900 | 9,900 | 9,900 | 9,900 | 9,900 | 
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 | each with a par value of | CHF | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 
| Number of voting rights or shares | in thousands | units | 19,656 | 19,656 | 19,656 | 19,656 | 19,656 | 
| Notional number of shares | in thousands | units | 11,736 | 11,736 | 11,736 | 11,736 | 11,736 | 
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 | each with a par value of | CHF | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 
| Market prices (January–December) | 
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| Registered share A | high | CHF | 59.20 | 45.90 | 46.00 | 40.95 | 44.20 | 
| Registered share A | low | CHF | 30.85 | 31.20 | 29.15 | 31.30 | 30.50 | 
| Registered share A | at year end | CHF | 59.10 | 45.60 | 33.35 | 39.95 | 32.15 | 
| Consolidated net profit | 
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| Per registered share A | 
 | EUR | 3.34 | 2.64 | 1.98 | 1.34 | 1.74 | 
| Consolidated equity 2 | 
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| Per registered share A | 
 | EUR | 26.77 | 24.81 | 23.21 | 22.42 | 22.55 | 
| Dividend (gross) | 
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| Dividend per registered share A 3 | 
 | CHF | 1.25 | 0.70 | 0.80 | 0.50 | 0.95 | 
| Payout ratio | % of net profit per share | 35 | 24 | 35 | 34 | 50 | |
1 All data excluding minority interests; all data on the basis of total shares outstanding at year end, less the average of the shares held by Zehnder Group AG as own shares
2 Before appropriation of earnings
3 For 2020 as proposed by the Board of Directors