Five Year Overview

		2019	2018	2017	2016	2015
Consolidated Income Statement
Net sales from goods and services	CHF millions	714.9	690.7	631.5	601.7	557.0
Change net sales from previous year	%	3.5	9.4	5.0	8.0	– 7.1
Employees	number	3 366	3 291	3 257	3 243	3 228
Net sales per employee	TCHF	212	210	194	186	173
Operating cash flow before change in net short-term assets	CHF millions	153.1	135.7	126.3	105.1	103.7
Cash flow as % of net sales	%	21.4	19.6	20.0	17.5	18.6
Depreciations/Impairments on tangible assets*	CHF millions	75.7	70.5	62.5	55.3	51.6
Income taxes	CHF millions	14.4	14.0	15.1	8.7	7.3
Net profit	CHF millions	73.0	58.1	57.0	42.6	42.1
Consolidated Balance Sheet as per 31.12.
Investments in tangible assets	CHF millions	121.1	114.2	65.5	81.4	63.7
Total assets	CHF millions	949.2	947.4	932.2	840.7	784.3
Short-term assets	CHF millions	365.0	399.6	407.9	339.9	312.1
Long-term assets	CHF millions	584.2	547.8	524.3	500.8	472.2
Liabilities	CHF millions	197.0	235.8	243.9	235.3	200.6
Shareholders' equity	CHF millions	752.2	711.6	688.3	605.4	583.7
Equity ratio	%	79.2	75.1	73.8	72.0	74.4

* This includes amortisation on non-operating real estate and buildings.