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