Annual Report 2021

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Creating tomorrow’s solutions

Multiyear Overview

 

 

 

 

 

€ million

 

2021

 

Change
in %

 

2020

 

2019

 

2018

 

2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sales

 

6,207.5

 

32.3

 

4,692.2

 

4,927.6

 

4,978.8

 

4,924.2

Income before taxes

 

1,093.6

 

>100

 

217.9

 

-591.2

 

324.4

 

335.0

Net income for the year

 

827.8

 

>100

 

202.3

 

-629.6

 

260.1

 

884.8

EBITDA

 

1,538.5

 

>100

 

666.3

 

783.4

 

930.0

 

1,014.1

EBIT

 

1,134.3

 

>100

 

262.8

 

-536.3

 

389.6

 

423.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed assets

 

3,372.7

 

7.5

 

3,136.5

 

3,494.1

 

4,324.5

 

4,209.4

Intangible assets

 

45.9

 

>100

 

21.1

 

29.4

 

38.3

 

41.5

Property, plant and equipment

 

2,466.9

 

3.1

 

2,393.2

 

2,652.6

 

3,527.0

 

3,501.7

Right-of-use assets

 

138.8

 

25.3

 

110.8

 

119.8

 

–

 

–

Financial assets

 

721.1

 

17.9

 

611.4

 

692.3

 

759.2

 

666.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets, incl. deferred taxes + prepaid expenses

 

4,761.6

 

24.8

 

3,814.0

 

2,996.9

 

2,794.2

 

2,626.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liquidity1

 

1,983.3

 

48.2

 

1,338.0

 

545.2

 

383.1

 

505.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity

 

3,100.4

 

83.3

 

1,691.8

 

2,029.0

 

3,145.5

 

3,169.3

Subscribed capital

 

260.8

 

–

 

260.8

 

260.8

 

260.8

 

260.8

Capital reserves

 

157.4

 

–

 

157.4

 

157.4

 

157.4

 

157.4

Treasury shares

 

-45.1

 

–

 

-45.1

 

-45.1

 

-45.1

 

-45.1

Retained earnings, consolidated net income, other equity items

 

2,645.4

 

>100

 

1,252.1

 

1,593.8

 

2,714.1

 

2,746.1

Non-controlling interests

 

81.9

 

23.0

 

66.6

 

62.1

 

58.3

 

50.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Borrowed capital

 

5,033.9

 

-4.3

 

5,258.7

 

4,462.0

 

3,973.2

 

3,666.4

Provisions

 

2,082.9

 

-30.9

 

3,016.0

 

2,525.0

 

2,051.1

 

2,042.8

Liabilities, incl. deferred taxes + deferred income

 

2,951.0

 

31.6

 

2,242.7

 

1,937.0

 

1,922.1

 

1,623.6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net financial debt (–)
Net financial receivables (+)

 

546.5

 

>100

 

-67.5

 

-713.7

 

-609.7

 

-454.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets

 

8,134.3

 

17.0

 

6,950.5

 

6,491.0

 

7,118.7

 

6,835.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Employees (average for the year)

 

14,352

 

-0.3

 

14,401

 

14,751

 

14,301

 

13,723

Employees (Dec. 31)

 

14,406

 

0.9

 

14,283

 

14,658

 

14,542

 

13,811

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Key profitability figures

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Return on sales (EBIT) = EBIT/sales (%)

 

18.3

 

>100

 

5.6

 

-10.9

 

7.8

 

8.6

Return on sales (EBITDA) = EBITDA/sales (%)

 

24.8

 

74.5

 

14.2

 

15.9

 

18.7

 

20.6

Return on equity = net income for the year/equity (as of Dec. 31) (%)

 

26.7

 

>100

 

12.0

 

-31.0

 

8.3

 

27.9

ROCE – return on capital employed = EBIT/capital employed (%)

 

28.3

 

>100

 

5.6

 

-11.3

 

5.9

 

7.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Key statement-of-financial-position figures

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment intensity of fixed assets = fixed assets/total assets (%)

 

41.5

 

-8.1

 

45.1

 

53.8

 

60.7

 

61.6

Equity ratio = equity/total assets (%)

 

38.1

 

56.9

 

24.3

 

31.3

 

44.2

 

46.4

Capital structure = equity/borrowed capital (%)

 

61.6

 

91.3

 

32.2

 

45.5

 

79.2

 

86.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flow and capital expenditures

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flow from operating activities

 

1,064.4

 

21.8

 

873.7

 

605.0

 

509.6

 

613.0

Cash flow from long-term investing activities – before securities

 

-303.6

 

72.5

 

-176.0

 

-420.6

 

-423.4

 

-325.0

Cash flow from financing activities

 

-153.9

 

>100

 

117.1

 

-26.2

 

-240.5

 

-333.1

Net cash flow = CF from operating activities + CF from investing activities – additions from finance leases

 

760.8

 

9.0

 

697.7

 

184.4

 

86.2

 

358.1

Capital expenditures

 

343.8

 

53.2

 

224.4

 

379.5

 

460.9

 

326.8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Share and valuation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated net income

 

827.8

 

>100

 

202.3

 

-629.6

 

260.1

 

884.8

Earnings per share (€) = consolidated net income/number of shares

 

16.24

 

>100

 

3.81

 

-12.94

 

4.95

 

17.45

Market capitalization (total number of shares without treasury shares)

 

6,537.6

 

12.7

 

5,799.9

 

3,360.2

 

3,929.5

 

8,057.8

Number of shares

 

49,677,983

 

–

 

49,677,983

 

49,677,983

 

49,677,983

 

49,677,983

Price as of reporting date (Dec. 31)

 

131.60

 

12.70

 

116.75

 

67.64

 

79.10

 

162.20

Dividend per share (€)

 

8.00

 

>100

 

2.00

 

0.50

 

2.50

 

4.50

Dividend yield (%)

 

6.0

 

>100

 

2.9

 

0.7

 

2.1

 

4.0

Capital employed

 

3,782.2

 

-8.0

 

4,111.4

 

5,183.5

 

4,917.0

 

5,138.3

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Securities, fixed-term deposits, cash and cash equivalents