Annual Report 2023

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Creating tomorrow’s solutions

Multiyear Overview

 

 

 

 

 

€ million

 

2023

 

Change in %

 

2022

 

2021

 

2020

 

2019

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sales

 

6,402.2

 

-22.0

 

8,209.3

 

6,207.5

 

4,692.2

 

4,927.6

Income before taxes

 

387.0

 

-76.1

 

1,616.2

 

1,093.6

 

217.9

 

-591.2

Net income for the year

 

327.3

 

-74.5

 

1,281.6

 

827.8

 

202.3

 

-629.6

EBITDA

 

823.6

 

-60.4

 

2,080.9

 

1,538.5

 

666.3

 

783.4

EBIT

 

404.9

 

-75.9

 

1,678.8

 

1,134.3

 

262.8

 

-536.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed assets

 

4,551.5

 

8.7

 

4,186.3

 

3,372.7

 

3,136.5

 

3,494.1

Intangible assets

 

293.5

 

37.8

 

213.0

 

45.9

 

21.1

 

29.4

Property, plant and equipment

 

3,038.4

 

11.8

 

2,717.9

 

2,466.9

 

2,393.2

 

2,652.6

Right-of-use assets

 

222.5

 

-8.5

 

243.2

 

138.8

 

110.8

 

119.8

Financial assets

 

997.1

 

-1.5

 

1,012.2

 

721.1

 

611.4

 

692.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets, incl. deferred taxes + prepaid expenses

 

4,302.9

 

-17.5

 

5,215.1

 

4,761.6

 

3,814.0

 

2,996.9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liquidity1

 

1,421.9

 

-27.3

 

1,956.2

 

1,983.3

 

1,338.0

 

545.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity

 

4,579.9

 

-9.0

 

5,030.7

 

3,100.4

 

1,691.8

 

2,029.0

Subscribed capital

 

260.8

 

 

260.8

 

260.8

 

260.8

 

260.8

Capital reserves

 

158.6

 

-0.2

 

158.9

 

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

 

4,042.5

 

-10.0

 

4,489.2

 

2,645.4

 

1,252.1

 

1,593.8

Non-controlling interests

 

163.1

 

-2.3

 

166.9

 

81.9

 

66.6

 

62.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Borrowed capital

 

4,274.5

 

-2.2

 

4,370.7

 

5,033.9

 

5,258.7

 

4,462.0

Provisions

 

1,142.0

 

11.9

 

1,021.0

 

2,082.9

 

3,016.0

 

2,525.0

Liabilities, incl. deferred taxes + deferred income

 

3,132.5

 

-6.5

 

3,349.7

 

2,951.0

 

2,242.7

 

1,937.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net financial debt (-) Net financial receivables (+)

 

-83.7

 

>100

 

409.2

 

546.5

 

-67.5

 

-713.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets

 

8,854.4

 

-5.8

 

9,401.4

 

8,134.3

 

6,950.5

 

6,491.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Employees (average for the year)

 

16,251

 

6.5

 

15,262

 

14,352

 

14,401

 

14,751

Employees (Dec. 31)

 

16,378

 

4.2

 

15,725

 

14,406

 

14,283

 

14,658

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Key profitability figures

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

6.3

 

-69.3

 

20.5

 

18.3

 

5.6

 

-10.9

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

 

12.9

 

-49.2

 

25.4

 

24.8

 

14.2

 

15.9

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

 

7.1

 

-72.0

 

25.5

 

26.7

 

12.0

 

-31.0

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

 

6.9

 

-80.2

 

34.7

 

28.3

 

5.6

 

-11.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Key statement-of-financial-position figures

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

51.4

 

15.4

 

44.5

 

41.5

 

45.1

 

53.8

Equity ratio = equity/total assets (%)

 

51.7

 

-3.3

 

53.5

 

38.1

 

24.3

 

31.3

Capital structure = equity/borrowed capital (%)

 

107.1

 

-6.9

 

115.1

 

61.6

 

32.2

 

45.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flow and capital expenditures

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flow from operating activities

 

936.3

 

-16.8

 

1,125.5

 

1,064.4

 

873.7

 

605.0

Cash flow from long-term investing activities – before securities

 

-770.7

 

12.2

 

-686.7

 

-303.6

 

-176.0

 

-420.6

Cash flow from financing activities

 

-688.1

 

50.1

 

-458.5

 

-153.9

 

117.1

 

-26.2

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

 

165.6

 

-62.3

 

438.8

 

760.8

 

697.7

 

184.4

Capital expenditures

 

709.6

 

29.8

 

546.8

 

343.8

 

224.4

 

379.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Share and valuation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated net income

 

327.3

 

-74.5

 

1,281.6

 

827.8

 

202.3

 

-629.6

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

 

6.31

 

-74.9

 

25.18

 

16.24

 

3.81

 

-12.94

Market capitalization (total number of shares without treasury shares)

 

5,678.2

 

-4.3

 

5,931.6

 

6,537.6

 

5,799.9

 

3,360.2

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)

 

114.30

 

-4.3

 

119.40

 

131.60

 

116.75

 

67.64

Dividend per share (€)

 

3.00

 

-75.0

 

12.00

 

8.00

 

2.00

 

0.50

Dividend yield (%)

 

2.3

 

-73.5

 

8.6

 

6.0

 

2.9

 

0.7

Capital employed

 

5,192.3

 

14.7

 

4,526.6

 

3,782.2

 

4,111.4

 

5,183.5

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Securities, fixed-term deposits, cash and cash equivalents