Key figures Group

CHF million

  

Change

2023

2022

%

%1)

%2)

Order intake

3’170.1

3’858.3

−‍17.8

−‍14.2

−‍15.0

Net sales

3’574.8

3’596.8

−‍0.6

3.7

2.8

Order book

1’600.2

2’081.2

−‍23.1

−‍19.6

−‍20.2

Operating profit before depreciation and
amortisation (EBITDA)

510.4

511.0

−‍0.1

  

% of net sales

14.3%

14.2%

   

Operating profit (EBIT)

424.4

425.2

−‍0.2

  

% of net sales

11.9%

11.8%

   

Net financial result

12.1

−‍2.4

n.a.

  

Income tax expense

−‍80.8

−‍88.2

8.4

  

% of profit before tax

18.5%

20.9%

   

Profit for the year

355.7

334.6

6.3

  

% of net sales

9.9%

9.3%

   

Earnings per share in CHF

34.38

32.36

6.2

  

Capital expenditure

141.6

97.0

46.0

  

Operating free cash flow

122.9

68.6

79.2

  

Research and development costs

−‍132.8

−‍122.9

−‍8.1

  

Net cash/debt

395.6

457.2

−‍13.5

  

Total assets

2’958.4

2’978.7

−‍0.7

  

Equity

1’815.9

1’701.8

6.7

  

Equity ratio

61.4%

57.1%

   

Return on equity (ROE)

20.2%

20.7%

   

Net operating assets (NOA) average

1’398.1

1’178.1

18.7

  

Return on net operating assets (RONOA) after tax

24.7%

28.6%

   

Average number of FTEs

14’795

14’053

5.3

 

2.3

Net sales per FTE

CHF 1’000

242

256

−‍5.5

−‍1.6

0.4

Employees at 31 December

 

14’858

14’876

−‍0.1

 

−‍0.3

CO2 emissions

tCO2e

81’510

89’672

−‍9.1

  

1) Adjusted for currency effects
2) Adjusted for currency and acquisition effects

Composition and calculation of additional performance measures that are not defined by Swiss GAAP FER.

Annual general meeting

The 41st ordinary annual general meeting of Bucher Industries AG will be held on 16 April 2025 and will start at 3.30 p.m., at the Mövenpick Hotel, Regensdorf, Switzerland. 

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