Annual Report 2024

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Multiyear Overview

Multiyear Overview

€ million

 

2024

 

Change
in %

 

2023

 

2022

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sales

 

5,721.8

 

-10.6

 

6,402.2

 

8,209.3

 

6,207.5

 

4,692.2

Income before taxes

 

258.4

 

-33.2

 

387.0

 

1,616.2

 

1,093.6

 

217.9

Net income for the year

 

260.7

 

-20.3

 

327.3

 

1,281.6

 

827.8

 

202.3

EBITDA

 

762.8

 

-7.4

 

823.6

 

2,080.9

 

1,538.5

 

666.3

EBIT

 

290.1

 

-28.4

 

404.9

 

1,678.8

 

1,134.3

 

262.8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed assets

 

4,903.3

 

7.7

 

4,551.5

 

4,186.3

 

3,372.7

 

3,136.5

Intangible assets

 

288.6

 

-1.7

 

293.5

 

213.0

 

45.9

 

21.1

Property, plant and equipment

 

3,323.3

 

9.4

 

3,038.4

 

2,717.9

 

2,466.9

 

2,393.2

Right-of-use assets

 

273.2

 

22.8

 

222.5

 

243.2

 

138.8

 

110.8

Financial assets

 

1,018.2

 

2.1

 

997.1

 

1,012.2

 

721.1

 

611.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets, incl. deferred taxes + prepaid expenses

 

4,506.6

 

4.7

 

4,302.9

 

5,215.1

 

4,761.6

 

3,814.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liquidity1

 

1,256.1

 

-11.7

 

1,421.9

 

1,956.2

 

1,983.3

 

1,338.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity

 

4,837.0

 

5.6

 

4,579.9

 

5,030.7

 

3,100.4

 

1,691.8

Subscribed capital

 

260.8

 

 

260.8

 

260.8

 

260.8

 

260.8

Capital reserves

 

158.5

 

-0.1

 

158.6

 

158.9

 

157.4

 

157.4

Treasury shares

 

-45.1

 

 

-45.1

 

-45.1

 

-45.1

 

-45.1

Retained earnings, consolidated net income, other equity items

 

4,295.0

 

6.2

 

4,042.5

 

4,489.2

 

2,645.4

 

1,252.1

Non-controlling interests

 

167.8

 

2.9

 

163.1

 

166.9

 

81.9

 

66.6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Borrowed capital

 

4,572.9

 

7.0

 

4,274.5

 

4,370.7

 

5,033.9

 

5,258.7

Provisions

 

1,024.8

 

-10.3

 

1,142.0

 

1,021.0

 

2,082.9

 

3,016.0

Liabilities, incl. deferred taxes + deferred income

 

3,548.1

 

13.3

 

3,132.5

 

3,349.7

 

2,951.0

 

2,242.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

-690.6

 

>100

 

-83.7

 

409.2

 

546.5

 

-67.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets

 

9,409.9

 

6.3

 

8,854.4

 

9,401.4

 

8,134.3

 

6,950.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Employees (average for the year)

 

16,520

 

1.7

 

16,251

 

15,262

 

14,352

 

14,401

Employees (Dec. 31)

 

16,637

 

1.6

 

16,378

 

15,725

 

14,406

 

14,283

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Key profitability figures

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

5.1

 

-19.5

 

6.3

 

20.5

 

18.3

 

5.6

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

 

13.3

 

3.3

 

12.9

 

25.4

 

24.8

 

14.2

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

 

5.4

 

-24.1

 

7.1

 

25.5

 

26.7

 

12.0

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

 

5.0

 

-27.0

 

6.9

 

34.7

 

28.3

 

5.6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Key statement-of-financial-position figures

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

52.1

 

1.4

 

51.4

 

44.5

 

41.5

 

45.1

Equity ratio = equity/total assets (%)

 

51.4

 

-0.6

 

51.7

 

53.5

 

38.1

 

24.3

Capital structure = equity/borrowed capital (%)

 

105.8

 

-1.3

 

107.1

 

115.1

 

61.6

 

32.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flow and capital expenditures

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flow from operating activities

 

310.4

 

-66.8

 

936.3

 

1,125.5

 

1,064.4

 

873.7

Cash flow from long-term investing activities – before securities

 

-636.4

 

-17.4

 

-770.7

 

-686.7

 

-303.6

 

-176.0

Cash flow from financing activities

 

145.9

 

>100

 

-688.1

 

-458.5

 

-153.9

 

117.1

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

 

-326.0

 

>100

 

165.6

 

438.8

 

760.8

 

697.7

Capital expenditures

 

666.0

 

-6.1

 

709.6

 

546.8

 

343.8

 

224.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Share and valuation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated net income

 

260.7

 

-20.3

 

327.3

 

1,281.6

 

827.8

 

202.3

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

 

4.85

 

-23.1

 

6.31

 

25.18

 

16.24

 

3.81

Market capitalization (total number of shares without treasury shares)

 

3,479.4

 

-38.7

 

5,678.2

 

5,931.6

 

6,537.6

 

5,799.9

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)

 

70.04

 

-38.7

 

114.30

 

119.40

 

131.60

 

116.75

Dividend per share (€)

 

2.50

 

-16.7

 

3.00

 

12.00

 

8.00

 

2.00

Dividend yield (%)

 

2.6

 

15.6

 

2.3

 

8.6

 

6.0

 

2.9

Capital employed

 

5,514.2

 

6.2

 

5,192.3

 

4,526.6

 

3,782.2

 

4,111.4

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Securities, fixed-term deposits, cash and cash equivalents