Key figures
Key figures
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| in CHF millions1 | |||||
| Net sales | 334.1 | 323.3 | 361.5 | 340.9 | 265.8 |
| Growth rate | 3.3% | -10.6% | 6.1% | 28.2% | 12.8% |
| EBITDA | 50.3 | 53.8 | 65.0 | 50.2 | 32.9 |
| EBITDA margin | 15.0% | 16.6% | 18.0% | 14.7% | 12.4% |
| Operating result (EBIT) | 32.8 | 39.2 | 51.9 | 37.1 | 21.4 |
| EBIT margin | 9.8% | 12.1% | 14.4% | 10.9% | 8.1% |
| Net result | 23.4 | 34.4 | 45.1 | 26.0 | 18.9 |
| Return on equity (ROE) | 11.3% | 16.2% | 20.9% | 14.1% | 12.9% |
| Zeochem | |||||
| Net sales | 114.7 | 117.3 | 124.2 | 110.3 | 95.1 |
| EBITDA | 23.9 | 22.8 | 22.1 | 19.1 | 20.5 |
| EBITDA margin | 20.8% | 19.5% | 17.8% | 17.4% | 21.5% |
| Perlen Packaging | |||||
| Net sales | 219.4 | 206.0 | 237.3 | 230.6 | 170.7 |
| EBITDA | 25.9 | 33.3 | 42.9 | 31.4 | 11.9 |
| EBITDA margin | 11.8% | 16.1% | 18.1% | 13.6% | 7.0% |
| Cash flow2 | 42.5 | 42.9 | 54.4 | 47.1 | 25.5 |
| Cash flow from operating activities | 34.1 | 53.3 | 57.9 | 36.4 | 21.2 |
| Capital expenditures for fixed assets | 21.1 | 20.4 | 17.9 | 26.1 | 20.4 |
| Free cash flow3 | 16.4 | 34.9 | 54.8 | 14.6 | 1.4 |
| Free cash flow margin3 | 4.9% | 10.8% | 15.2% | 4.3% | 0.5% |
| Total assets | 368.9 | 332.6 | 327.9 | 421.0 | 347.8 |
| Shareholders’ equity | 203.9 | 209.4 | 216.8 | 214.2 | 153.7 |
| Equity ratio | 55.3% | 63.0% | 66.1% | 50.9% | 44.2% |
| Net cash | 26.2 | -12.7 | -34.7 | -11.5 | -41.2 |
| Capital employed | 244.1 | 208.3 | 192.8 | 207.0 | 207.4 |
| Net operating profit after tax (NOPAT) | 26.6 | 32.2 | 42.8 | 29.6 | 18.0 |
| Return on capital employed (ROCE) | 11.8% | 16.1% | 21.4% | 14.3% | 9.1% |
| Headcount (FTE) | 1244 | 959 | 841 | 809 | 746 |
1) continued divisions; derived from the consolidated financial statements and accounting records 2021 to 2024
2) before change in non-financial net working capital
3) before acquisition of subsidiaries
2) before change in non-financial net working capital
3) before acquisition of subsidiaries
Share information
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| in CHF | |||||
| Share price as at 31 December | 69.20 | 73.40 | 85.00 | 78.00 | 61.00 |
| Dividend per share | 2.001 | 2.00 | 4.00 | 4.50 | 1.30 |
| Dividend yield | 2.9% | 2.7% | 4.7% | 5.8% | 2.1% |
| Market capitalization (in CHF millions) | 415 | 440 | 510 | 468 | 366 |
| Adjusted (continued divisions) | |||||
| Share price as at 31 December | 69.20 | 73.40 | 61.202 | 56.202 | 43.902 |
| Earnings per share, remaining divisions2 | 3.9 | 5.74 | 7.50 | 4.31 | 3.13 |
| Price-earnings ratio as at 31 December3 | 17.8 | 12.8 | 8.2 | 13.0 | 14.0 |
| Dividend per share4 | 2.001 | 2.00 | 2.28 | 1.15 | 1.30 |
| Total shareholder return (TSR)5 | -3.0% | 23.2% | 13.0% | 30.6% | -13.6% |
1) Board of Directors’ proposal to the Annual General Meeting of 17 March 2026
2) adjusted for the indicative share of around 28 % of the spun-off Perlen Industrieholding AG
3) continued divisions; derived from the consolidated financial statements and accounting records 2021 to 2024
4) Share from continued divisions based on share of earnings per share
5) continued divisions, see also footnote 2, 3, and 4