Key figures

in CHF thousand	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013
Net sales	469 767	434 835	420 046	492 463	481 303
Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA)	33 761	36 935	12 222	50 835	30 933
in % of net sales	7.2	8.5	2.9	10.3	6.4
Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) before impairment	2 901	5 891	− 21 818	16 037	− 26 636
in % of net sales	0.6	1.4	− 5.2	3.3	− 5.5
Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT)	2 901	5 891	− 21 818	16 037	− 277 557
in % of net sales	0.6	1.4	− 5.2	3.3	− 57.7
Financial result	− 6 604	− 5 066	− 12 101	− 5 621	− 3 883
Earnings before taxes and extraordinary items	− 3 703	825	− 33 919	10 416	− 281 440
Net result for the year ¹⁾	16 187	− 7 714	− 33 123	10 502	− 271 480
in % of net sales	3.4	− 1.8	− 7.9	2.1	− 56.4
in % of equity	4.1	− 2.0	− 8.2	2.4	− 62.5
in % of total capital	2.3	− 1.1	− 5.3	1.5	− 39.8
Cash flow	14 467	28 271	7 183	40 795	27 275
Investments in tangible assets (gross)	32 314	20 720	21 922	19 170	18 201
Free cash flow	12 857	1 938	1 355	430	13 652
Balance sheet total ¹⁾	697 552	672 427	623 955	688 388	681 788
Fixed assets	455 307	450 304	436 922	455 987	467 264
in % of balance sheet total	65.3	67.0	70.0	66.2	69.0
Equity	396 245	380 782	402 706	442 003	434 263
in % of balance sheet total	56.8	56.6	64.5	64.2	64.0
Net cash	− 73 071	− 82 099	− 80 175	− 75 380	− 66 657
Personnel at year-end	1 019	985	858	860	859

1) Including minorities

1) All information is adjusted to the 1:20 share split of 10 April 2015

2) Based on consolidated financial statements; excluding minorities

3) For 2017: Board’s recommendation to the 2018 Ordinary General Meeting