Five-year summaries of key financial data

Key figures from consolidated income statement and statement of cash flows

millions of CHF

 

2017

2016

2015

2014

2013

Order intake

 

3’155.7

2’797.5

2’895.8

3’160.8

3’249.9

Order intake gross margin

 

34.4%

34.0%

33.8%

33.5%

33.5%

Order backlog

 

1’593.5

1’439.1

1’510.7

1’699.6

1’672.1

Sales

 

3’049.0

2’876.7

2’971.0

3’212.1

3’263.9

Operating income

EBIT

136.5

115.3

120.9

–69.0

264.0

Operational EBITA

opEBITA

255.4

238.9

254.1

302.9

304.1

Operational EBITA margin (operational EBITA/sales)

opROSA

8.4%

8.3%

8.6%

9.4%

9.3%

Return on capital employed (operational EBITA in % of average capital employed) 1)

opROCEA

15.8%

15.7%

17.0%

17.1%

14.6%

Net income attributable to shareholders of Sulzer Ltd

 

83.2

59.0

73.9

275

234.4

– in percentage of equity attributable to shareholders of Sulzer Ltd

ROE

5.0%

3.7%

3.3%

11.3%

10.0%

Reported EPS

EPS

2.44

1.73

2.17

8.09

6.89

Depreciation

 

–71.7

–69.5

–74.1

–79.2

–73.0

Amortization

 

–53.8

–47.3

–42.3

–43.3

–41.6

Impairments 2)

 

–15.4

–18.4

–13.0

–0.4

0.0

Research and development expenses

 

–81.0

–71.4

–73.4

–76.2

–70.6

Capital expenditure

 

81.2

74.9

73.7

96.0

80.5

Free cash flow

 

127.0

200.5

155.8

98.0

218.7

FCF conversion (free cash flow/net income)

 

1.46

3.34

2.08

0.35

0.93

Employees (number of full-time equivalents) as of December 31

 

14’732

14’005

14’253

15’494

15’382

Personnel expenses

 

1’078.2

971.1

1’020.8

1’046.2

1’047.4

1) Since 2014 opEBITA/operational capital employed (excl. other intangible assets). For 2013 and earlier capital employed.

2) Impairments does not include impairment on goodwill.

Key figures from consolidated balance sheet

millions of CHF

 

2017

2016

2015

2014

2013

Non-current assets

 

1’990.5

1’809.9

1’574.0

1’681.9

1’891.5

– thereof property, plant, and equipment

 

531.6

511.0

491.4

530.7

492.0

Current assets

 

2’126.8

1’926.0

2’680.8

2’971.1

2’652.4

– thereof cash and cash equivalents and marketable securities

 

488.8

429.5

1’217.3

1’301.5

528.7

Total assets

 

4’117.3

3’735.9

4’254.8

4’653.0

4’543.9

Equity attributable to shareholders of Sulzer Ltd

 

1’680.1

1’581.2

2’224.7

2’435.4

2’334.4

Non-current liabilities

 

900.1

980.3

472.1

994.5

825.3

– thereof long-term borrowings

 

458.7

458.3

7.2

510.3

515.9

Current liabilities

 

1’514.8

1’164.6

1’548.5

1’216.5

1’377.9

– thereof short-term borrowings

 

255.1

7.1

514.4

17.7

56.6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net liquidity 1)

 

–225.0

–35.9

695.7

773.5

–36.2

Equity ratio 2)

 

40.8%

42.3%

52.3%

52.4%

51.4%

Borrowings-to-equity ratio (gearing)

 

0.42

0.29

0.23

0.22

0.25

1) Cash and cash equivalents and marketable securities, less short-term and long-term borrowings

2) Equity attributable to shareholders of Sulzer Ltd in relation to total assets.