This overview may include historically adjusted values in order to ensure comparability with 2015.
€ million | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | Change in % | |
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Earnings performance | |||||||
Net sales1 | 9,922 | 10,756 | 10,735 | 11,363 | 12,845 | 13.0 | |
Operating result (EBIT) | 1,132 | 964 | 1,611 | 1,762 | 1,843 | 4.6 | |
Margin (% of net sales)1 | 11.4 | 9.0 | 15.0 | 15.5 | 14.3 | ||
EBITDA | 2,731 | 2,360 | 3,069 | 3,123 | 3,354 | 7.4 | |
Margin (% of net sales)1 | 27.5 | 21.9 | 28.6 | 27.5 | 26.1 | ||
Exceptionals | 7 | – 605 | – 184 | – 265 | – 276 | 4.1 | |
EBITDA pre exceptionals | 2,724 | 2,965 | 3,253 | 3,388 | 3,630 | 7.1 | |
Margin (% of net sales)1 | 27.5 | 27.6 | 30.3 | 29.8 | 28.3 | ||
Profit before income tax | 839 | 709 | 1,389 | 1,557 | 1,487 | – 4.5 | |
Profit after tax | 618 | 579 | 1,209 | 1,165 | 1,124 | – 3.5 | |
Earnings per share (in €)2 | 1.39 | 1.30 | 2.77 | 2.66 | 2.56 | – 3.8 | |
Assets and liabilities | |||||||
Total assets | 22,122 | 21,643 | 20,819 | 26,010 | 38,007 | 46.1 | |
Non-current assets | 15,723 | 15,017 | 13,434 | 15,530 | 30,657 | 97.4 | |
of which: | |||||||
Intangible assets (incl. goodwill) | 11,764 | 10,945 | 9,867 | 11,396 | 25,339 | 122.4 | |
Property, plant and equipment | 3,113 | 2,954 | 2,647 | 2,990 | 4,009 | 34.1 | |
Current assets | 6,399 | 6,626 | 7,385 | 10,480 | 7,350 | – 29.9 | |
of which: | |||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | 938 | 730 | 981 | 2,879 | 832 | – 71.1 | |
Trade accounts receivable3 | 2,328 | 2,115 | 2,021 | 2,220 | 2,738 | 23.4 | |
Inventories | 1,691 | 1,534 | 1,474 | 1,660 | 2,620 | 57.8 | |
Financial liabilities | 5,539 | 4,454 | 3,698 | 5,637 | 13,713 | 143.3 | |
Current | 1,394 | 1,091 | 440 | 2,076 | 4,097 | 97.3 | |
Non-current | 4,145 | 3,362 | 3,257 | 3,561 | 9,616 | 170.0 | |
Net equity | 10,494 | 10,415 | 11,069 | 11,801 | 12,855 | 8.9 | |
Liquidity | |||||||
Investments in intangible assets4 | 80 | 144 | 110 | 143 | 179 | 25.0 | |
Investments in property, plant and equipment4 | 366 | 329 | 407 | 481 | 514 | 6.9 | |
Business free cash flow | 2,262 | 2,969 | 2,960 | 2,605 | 2,766 | 6.2 | |
Net financial debt | 3,484 | 1,926 | 307 | 559 | 12,654 | – | |
Other key data | |||||||
Equity ratio (in %) | 47.4 | 48.1 | 53.2 | 45.4 | 33.8 | ||
Research and development costs | 1,514 | 1,511 | 1,507 | 1,704 | 1,709 | 0.3 | |
Dividend per share before share split (in €)5 | 1.50 | 1.70 | 1.90 | – | – | ||
Dividend per share after share split (in €)5 | – | – | – | 1.00 | 1.056 | 5.0 | |
Employees (number as of December 31) | 40,676 | 38,847 | 38,154 | 39,639 | 49,613 | 25.2 | |
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