Financial Report – Consolidated financial statements
Five-year overview
| 
       
  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       2021  | 
    
       2020  | 
    
       2019  | 
    
       2018  | 
    
       2017  | 
  
| 
       Sales  | 
    
       EUR million  | 
    
       697.1  | 
    
       617.7  | 
    
       644.4  | 
    
       601.8  | 
    
       582.4  | 
  
| 
       Change from prior year  | 
    
       %  | 
    
       12.9  | 
    
       –4.1  | 
    
       7.1  | 
    
       3.3  | 
    
       8.1  | 
  
| 
       EBITDA 1  | 
    
       EUR million  | 
    
       92.1  | 
    
       74.8  | 
    
       64.9  | 
    
       53.2  | 
    
       45.7  | 
  
| 
       Change from prior year  | 
    
       %  | 
    
       23.1  | 
    
       15.2  | 
    
       22.1  | 
    
       16.5  | 
    
       –35.0  | 
  
| 
       
  | 
    
       % of sales  | 
    
       13.2  | 
    
       12.1  | 
    
       10.1  | 
    
       8.8  | 
    
       7.8  | 
  
| 
       EBIT  | 
    
       EUR million  | 
    
       69.1  | 
    
       50.5  | 
    
       42.1  | 
    
       31.1  | 
    
       23.5  | 
  
| 
       Change from prior year  | 
    
       %  | 
    
       36.8  | 
    
       20.1  | 
    
       35.4  | 
    
       32.1  | 
    
       –45.7  | 
  
| 
       
  | 
    
       % of sales  | 
    
       9.9  | 
    
       8.2  | 
    
       6.5  | 
    
       5.2  | 
    
       4.0  | 
  
| 
       Net profit 2  | 
    
       EUR million  | 
    
       60.3  | 
    
       39.9  | 
    
       31.9  | 
    
       24.5  | 
    
       16.5  | 
  
| 
       Change from prior year  | 
    
       %  | 
    
       51.2  | 
    
       24.9  | 
    
       30.6  | 
    
       48.3  | 
    
       –41.3  | 
  
| 
       
  | 
    
       % of sales  | 
    
       8.6  | 
    
       6.5  | 
    
       5.0  | 
    
       4.1  | 
    
       2.8  | 
  
| 
       Cash flow from operating activities  | 
    
       EUR million  | 
    
       79.9  | 
    
       95.3  | 
    
       43.1  | 
    
       30.5  | 
    
       18.5  | 
  
| 
       Change from prior year  | 
    
       %  | 
    
       –16.2  | 
    
       121.0  | 
    
       41.2  | 
    
       65.5  | 
    
       5.3  | 
  
| 
       
  | 
    
       % of sales  | 
    
       11.5  | 
    
       15.4  | 
    
       6.7  | 
    
       5.1  | 
    
       3.2  | 
  
| 
       Investments in property, plant and equipment & intangible assets  | 
    
       EUR million  | 
    
       21.9  | 
    
       16.7  | 
    
       26.0  | 
    
       24.4  | 
    
       26.8  | 
  
| 
       Depreciation & amortisation  | 
    
       EUR million  | 
    
       –22.9  | 
    
       –24.3  | 
    
       –22.8  | 
    
       –22.1  | 
    
       –22.1  | 
  
| 
       Total assets  | 
    
       EUR million  | 
    
       552.6  | 
    
       498.6  | 
    
       470.5  | 
    
       440.9  | 
    
       419.8  | 
  
| 
       Non-current assets  | 
    
       EUR million  | 
    
       207.9  | 
    
       198.9  | 
    
       211.8  | 
    
       207.8  | 
    
       206.5  | 
  
| 
       Net liquidity/(net debt) 1  | 
    
       EUR million  | 
    
       123.2  | 
    
       96.4  | 
    
       25.5  | 
    
       21.3  | 
    
       27.5  | 
  
| 
       Shareholders’ equity 2  | 
    
       EUR million  | 
    
       362.4  | 
    
       326.9  | 
    
       303.0  | 
    
       283.1  | 
    
       271.2  | 
  
| 
       
  | 
    
       % of total assets  | 
    
       65.6  | 
    
       65.6  | 
    
       64.4  | 
    
       64.2  | 
    
       64.6  | 
  
| 
       Employees  | 
    
       Ø full-time equivalents  | 
    
       3,554  | 
    
       3,340  | 
    
       3,413  | 
    
       3,412  | 
    
       3,383  | 
  
| 
       Market closing price registered share A  | 
    
       CHF  | 
    
       93.10  | 
    
       59.10  | 
    
       45.60  | 
    
       33.35  | 
    
       39.95  | 
  
| 
       Dividends 3  | 
    
       CHF million  | 
    
       21.1  | 
    
       14.7  | 
    
       8.2  | 
    
       9.4  | 
    
       5.9  | 
  
| 
       Payout ratio  | 
    
       %  | 
    
       33  | 
    
       35  | 
    
       24  | 
    
       35  | 
    
       34  | 
  
| 
       Market capitalisation 4  | 
    
       CHF million  | 
    
       908.3  | 
    
       576.6  | 
    
       444.9  | 
    
       325.4  | 
    
       389.8  | 
  
| 
       Total market capitalisation 5  | 
    
       CHF million  | 
    
       1,092.6  | 
    
       693.6  | 
    
       535.2  | 
    
       391.4  | 
    
       468.9  | 
  
1 See Alternative performance measures in the consolidated financial statements in the Financial Report.
2 Including minority interests
3 For 2021 as proposed by the Board of Directors
4 Market value of all listed registered shares A at year end; excluding value of unlisted registered shares B
5 Registered shares A and B; registered shares B recognised at one fifth of the price of the registered share A at year end