Key figures Group

CHF million

  

Change

2024

2023

%

%1)

%2)

Order intake

2’756.1

3’170.1

−‍13.1

−‍11.1

−‍11.2

Net sales

3’155.5

3’574.8

−‍11.7

−‍9.9

−‍9.9

Order book

1’172.4

1’600.2

−‍26.7

−‍25.2

−‍25.2

Operating profit before depreciation and
amortisation (EBITDA)

374.5

510.4

−‍26.6

 

 

% of net sales

11.9%

14.3%

 

 

 

Operating profit (EBIT)

282.5

424.4

−‍33.4

 

 

% of net sales

9.0%

11.9%

 

 

 

Net financial result

8.2

12.1

−‍32.2

 

 

Income tax expense

−‍63.0

−‍80.8

22.0

 

 

% of profit before tax

21.7%

18.5%

 

 

 

Profit for the year

227.7

355.7

−‍36.0

 

 

% of net sales

7.2%

9.9%

 

 

 

Earnings per share in CHF

22.15

34.38

−‍35.6

 

 

CAPEX

150.8

141.6

6.5

 

 

Operating free cash flow

199.9

122.9

62.7

 

 

Research and development costs

−‍139.5

−‍132.8

−‍5.0

 

 

Net cash/debt

402.1

395.6

1.6

 

 

Total assets

2’785.3

2’958.4

−‍5.9

 

 

Equity

1’882.6

1’815.9

3.7

 

 

Equity ratio

67.6%

61.4%

 

 

 

Return on equity (ROE)

12.3%

20.2%

 

 

 

Net operating assets (NOA) average

1’512.5

1’398.1

8.2

 

 

Return on net operating assets (RONOA) after tax

14.6%

24.7%

 

 

 

Average number of FTEs

14’173

14’795

−‍4.2

 

−‍4.3

Net sales per FTE

CHF 1’000

223

242

−‍7.9

−‍6.2

−‍6.2

Employees at 31 December

 

14’107

14’858

−‍5.1

 

−‍5.2

CO2 emissions

tCO2e

69’680

81’510

−‍14.5

 

 

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.