KEY FIGURES

20142015201620172018
      
Results of operations (in EUR millions)     
Sales959.71,060.71,042.01,138.91,300.6
Gross profit 174.6 202.9 206.5 205.1199.3
Gross profit margin in % 18.2% 19.1% 19.8% 18.0%15.3%
EBIT 56.7 81.6 78.4 72.778.0
EBIT margin in % 5.9% 7.7% 7.5% 6.4%6.0%
Adjusted EBIT 70.7 91.2 90.4 94.089.6
Adjusted EBIT margin in % 7.4% 8.9% 8.7% 8.0%6.9%
Result for the period 32.7 51.7 43.5 41.048.1
Adjusted result for the period 43.7 62.2 53.7 52.755.5
Undiluted earnings per share 0.72 1.14 0.98 0.951.06
Adjusted undiluted earnings per share 0.96 1.37 1.18 1.161.22
Dividend per share 0.32 0.40 0.44 0.450.451
      
Net assets (in EUR millions)     
Balance Sheet total 645.2 888.5 1,014.0 998.1977.4
Equity 248.6 287.8 304.9 301.0332.6
Equity ratio in % 38.5% 32.4% 30.1% 30.2%34.0%
Cash and cash equivalents 44.2 145.7 344.6 278.8155.0
Net debt137.1122.497.1105.5213.4
Net working capital102.7116.6110.3120.6172.5
Net working capital / sales in % 10.9% 12.0% 10.9% 11.0%13.5%
      
Financial position (in EUR millions)
Cash flow from operating activities before income tax paid48.879.5106.474.166.5
Cash conversion rate2 in %69.0%84.6%117.7%81.3%74.2%
Net cash flow from operating activities36.063.192.756.840.8
Cash flow from investing activities-29.5-139.189.8-84.3-39.6
Purchase of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets-30.1-28.1-25.0-27.1-40.8
Free cash flow311.335.067.729.70.0
      
Yield (in %)
Dividend yield2.9%3.2%3.2%2.5%4.0%
Return on capital employed (ROCE)411.0%10.7%9.1%9.5%9.7%
      
Employees
Employees (average)3,3463,3253,2593,5654,293
Sales per employee (kEUR)286.8319.1319.7319.5302.9
1
To be proposed at Annual General Meeting 2019
2
Cash flow from operating activities before income tax paid divided by adjusted EBIT
3
Net cash flow from operating activities less investments in property, plant and equipment and intangible assets
4
ROCE = EBIT / (total assets-current liabilities)