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2024

In million CHF 2024* 2023* 2022 2021 2020
Assets                    
Non current assets 400.7 24% 463.4 26% 469.4 24% 479.4 26% 453.0 29%
Current assets 1299.6 76% 1 301.8 74% 1 457.7 76% 1 362.9 74% 1 089.7 71%

 		 1 700.3 100% 1 765.2 100% 1 927.1 100% 1 842.3 100% 1 542.7 100%
Liabilities                    
Equity 475.1 28% 448.7 25% 556.8 29% 595.4 32% 511.6 33%
Non-current liabilities 493.3 29% 293.4 17% 437.8 23% 440.6 24% 418.8 27%
Current liabilities 731.9 43% 1023.1 58% 932.5 48% 806.3 44% 612.3 40%
  1 700.3 100% 1765.2 100% 1 927.1 100% 1 842.3 100% 1 542.7 100%
Net working capital (NWC) 339.3   241.6   113.2   77.2   177.0  
                     
Net cash/Net debt (125.8)   (133.8)   67.0   153.9   3.9  
                     
Sales 1 891.2   1 960.3   1 840.9   1 563.4   1 372.0  
                     
Operating result (EBIT) 141.6   141.1   141.3   99.0   43.7  
As % of sales   7.5%   7.2%   7.7%   6.3%   3.2%
                     
Net result 81.8   113.2   115.3   93.4   17.3  
As % of sales   4.3%   5.8%   6.3%   6.0%   1.3%
As % of equity   17.2%   25.2%   20.7%   15.7%   3.5%
                     
Capital expenditure (CAPEX) 45.5   38.0   41.3   38.8   43.2  
                     
Return on capital employed (ROCE) 20.6%   24.1%   28.7%   22.0%   8.3%  
                     
Share income                    
Share price at the end of the year 65.5   64.6   57.3   82.9   53.5  
Market capitalization 1 082.0   1 067.1   946.5   1 369.4   882.9  
EPS (16 518 478 shares) 4.95   6.85   6.92   5.51   1.85  
Price-earnings ratio 13.2   9.4   8.3   15.1   28.9  
Dividend paid:                    
- total, in million CHF 82.6   82.6   165.2   132.1   0.0  
- payout ratio   101.00%   73.00%   143.3%   141.5%   0.0%
- dividend yield   7.6%   7.7%   17.5%   9.6%   0.0%
                     
Headcount 6 433   6 363   6 111   5 809   5 662  
% change compared to previous year   1.1%   4.1%   5.2%   2.6%   1.9%

* restated

Long-term financial targets  
Sales (in million CHF) 1 800 - 1 900
Operating result (EBIT) min. 8%
Return on capital employed (ROCE) min. 20%
Payout ratio min. 50%
Equity ratio 30-35%

Complete and detailed financial information is available in the Publications site section.

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