Five-Year Financial Summary

in CHF million

 

2019

 

2020

 

2021

 

2022

 

2023

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Order intake

 

800.9

 

748.2

 

995.6

 

975.4

 

821.4

change in % over prior year

 

(12.5)

 

(6.6)

 

33.1

 

(2.0)

 

(15.8)

Order backlog as of 31.12.

 

213.6

 

195.5

 

323.4

 

320.0

 

271.9

change in % over prior year

 

(13.5)

 

(8.5)

 

65.4

 

(1.1)

 

(15.0)

Net sales

 

830.6

 

737.9

 

862.9

 

954.6

 

851.1

change in % over prior year

 

(6.1)

 

(11.2)

 

16.9

 

10.6

 

(10.8)

Gross margin

 

36.2%

 

35.4%

 

38.2%

 

35.7%

 

35.3%

EBITDA

 

111.8

 

89.3

 

137.6

 

135.3

 

110.5

as % of net sales

 

13.5

 

12.1

 

16.0

 

14.2

 

13.0

EBIT

 

80.5

 

61.2

 

104.6

 

103.2

 

77.6

as % of net sales

 

9.7

 

8.3

 

12.1

 

10.8

 

9.1

change in % over prior year

 

(2.4)

 

(24.0)

 

70.9

 

(1.3)

 

(24.8)

Financial result

 

(1.7)

 

(0.6)

 

(2.3)

 

(1.8)

 

(2.9)

Net income

 

62.8

 

52.3

 

87.3

 

85.2

 

64.8

as % of net sales

 

7.6

 

7.1

 

10.1

 

8.9

 

7.6

change in % over prior year

 

2.3

 

(16.7)

 

66.9

 

(2.4)

 

(23.9)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchases of PP&E and intangible assets

 

37.5

 

37.7

 

50.7

 

45.3

 

51.4

change in % over prior year

 

38.9

 

0.4

 

34.6

 

(10.8)

 

13.6

Cash flow from operating activities

 

129.1

 

86.5

 

101.7

 

87.3

 

115.7

change in % over prior year

 

29.7

 

(33.0)

 

17.5

 

(14.1)

 

32.5

Free operating cash flow

 

45.1

 

50.2

 

56.6

 

37.7

 

63.7

change in % over prior year

 

(37.1)

 

11.3

 

12.7

 

(33.4)

 

69.1

Net liquidity as of 31.12.

 

190.2

 

202.9

 

219.8

 

151.1

 

163.1

change in % over prior year

 

(4.3)

 

6.7

 

8.3

 

(31.3)

 

7.9

Return on invested capital (ROIC) in % 1)

 

 

 

23.2%

 

20.9%

 

15.8%

Equity as of 31.12.

 

587.7

 

591.6

 

643.8

 

606.7

 

609.6

as % of balance sheet total

 

78.4

 

79.9

 

77.2

 

74.4

 

78.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Employees at year-end (permanent employees)

 

4 823

 

4 410

 

4 588

 

4 469

 

4 109

change in % over prior year

 

8.2

 

(8.6)

 

4.0

 

(2.6)

 

(8.1)

Employees, yearly average (permanent employees)

 

4 636

 

4 726

 

4 466

 

4 608

 

4 279

1) as from 2021 onwards ROIC is disclosed as an additional KPI (see APM ROIC).
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