Group Financial Highlights

Business Development and Earnings
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Order intake   € m 2,261.2 2,156.6 2,265.3 2,303.5 2,453.8
Sales revenue  € m 2,334.8 2,165.7 2,205.0 2,245.9 2,383.2
Orders on hand   € m 1,209.7 1,200.6 1,260.8 1,353.9 1,409.3
Earnings before finance income,
expense, income tax, depreciation
and amortisation (EBITDA)  € m
176.5 162.6 186.9 179.2 195.5
Earnings before finance income / expense and
income tax (EBIT)  € m
103.7* 90.0* 116.4* 74.7 113.6
Earnings before income tax (EBT)  € m 93.4 74.6 104.2 65.6 103.4
Earnings after income tax  € m 52.2 47.8 52.1 23.9 58.5
Free cash flow
(cash flows from operating ­activities + cash flows from investing activities)  € m
82.1 20.5 112.5 -29.1 70.9
           
Balance sheet
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Balance sheet total  € m 2,291.1 2,350.2 2,253.4 2,242.2 2,327.0
Capital expenditure  € m 82.8 82.2 101.9 79.6 107.0
Depreciation and amortisation  € m 72.8 72.6 70.6 104.5 81.9
Net financial position  € m 211.3 259.5 288.0 255.0 246.3
Equity € m
(incl. non-controlling interests)
870.2 890.3 885.4 856.8 862.6
Equity ratio %
(incl. non-controlling interests)
38.0 37.9 39.3 38.2 37.1
           
Profitability
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
EBT margin
(sales revenue in relation to EBT)  %
4.0 3.5 4.7 2.9 4.3
EBIT margin
(sales revenue in relation to EBIT)  %
4.4 4.2 5.3 3.3 4.8
           
Employees
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Number of employees at 31 Dec. 16,196 15,572 15,455 15,482# 15,645
           
Shares
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Market capitalisation at 31 Dec.  € m 659.2 637.7 884.4 491.3 536.1
Earnings per ordinary no-par-value share (EPS)  € 22.30 18.68 21.10 6.26 24.47
Earnings per preference no-par-value share (EPS)  € 22.56 18,94 21,36 6,64 24.73
Dividend per ordinary no-par-value share  € 5.50 5.50 7.50 3.00 8.50
Dividend per preference no-par-value share  € 5.76 5.76 7.76 3.38 8.76
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