Financial statements

Financial statements

Consolidated income statement

Note

2019

2018

Net sales

1

524 657

533 543

Changes to semi-finished and finished inventories

9 330

6 991

Other operating income

2

5 600

6 549

Goods and services on own account

87

291

Total income

539 674

547 374

Cost of materials

260 248

269 819

Energy costs

52 537

55 283

Personnel cost

3

92 902

92 337

Outsourced maintenance/repairs

19 913

18 833

Other operating expense

4

26 080

27 981

Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA)

87 994

83 121

Depreciation on tangible fixed assets

16

30 225

30 396

Depreciation on intangible assets

15

1 169

1 092

Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT)

56 600

51 633

Financial income

5

491

710

Financial expense

6

6 138

6 686

Financial result

– 5 647

– 5 976

Earnings before taxes and non-operating/extraordinary items

50 953

45 657

Non-operating result

7

826

60

Extraordinary result

8

0

0

Earnings before taxes

51 779

45 717

Income taxes

9

3 326

3 437

Net result for the year

48 453

42 280

– attributable to shareholders of CPH Chemie + Papier Holding AG

48 341

42 293

– attributable to minorities

112

– 13

in CHF

Note

2019

2018

Net result after minorities per share

31

8.06

7.05

Diluted net result per share

31

8.06

7.05

Consolidated balance sheet

31.12.2019

31.12.2018

Note

in CHF thousand

in %

in CHF thousand

in %

Assets

Liquid funds

10

93 096

13 

89 018

11 

Securities

10

25

29

Trade accounts receivable

11

72 395

10 

72 052

Other receivables

12

13 979

13 065

Prepaid expenses and accrued income

8 567

9 162

Inventories

13

78 543

11 

69 649

Short-term financial receivables

14

36

100 322

13 

Total current assets

266 641

38 

353 297

44 

Intangible assets

15

5 596

5 842

Tangible fixed assets

16

366 382

52 

376 054

47 

Long-term financial assets

17

10 000

10 000

Assets from employer contribution reserves

3/18

11 078

11 078

Pension scheme assets

3/18

11 350

11 406

Other long-term receivables

19

31 148

31 803

Prepaid taxes

463

989

Total fixed assets

436 017

62 

447 172

56 

Total assets

702 658

100 

800 469

100 

Equity and liabilities

Trade accounts payable

20

66 253

69 746

Other payables

21

3 636

4 077

Accrued liabilities and deferred income

22

16 253

20 001

Short-term financial liabilities

23/25

5 889

5 788

Corporate bonds issued

23/25

0

120 000

15 

Short-term provisions

24

3 822

1 204

Total current liabilities

95 853

14 

220 816

28 

Long-term financial liabilities

25

16 770

20 471

Corporate bonds issued

25

100 000

14 

100 000

12 

Pension scheme liabilities

3/18

678

1 270

Other long-term liabilities

600

816

Long-term provisions

26

47 468

49 952

Total long-term liabilities

165 516

23 

172 509

21 

Total liabilities

261 369

37 

393 325

49 

Share capital

12 000

12 000

Capital reserves

4 174

14 975

Treasury shares

32

– 45

– 84

Profit reserves

375 241

53 

336 304

42 

Net result for the year

48 341

42 293

Total equity excluding minorities

439 711

63 

405 488

51 

Minorities

1 578

1 656

Total equity including minorities

441 289

63 

407 144

51 

Total equity and liabilities

702 658

100 

800 469

100 

Consolidated cash flow statement

Note

2019

2018 1)

Net result for the year (including minorities)

48 453

42 280

Depreciation on tangible and intangible assets

15/16

31 393

31 488

Impairments to inventories and replacement parts

13

396

240

Loss/(Profit) on fixed-asset sales

– 801

– 348

Change in employer contribution reserves, pension scheme assets/liabilities

– 536

821

Book gains on securities

4

9

Increase in/(Release of) short-term provisions

24

3 115

30

Increase in/(Release of) long-term provisions

26

– 2 027

– 762

Use of provisions

24/26

– 853

– 5 382

Increase impairments to trade accounts receivable

11

292

428

Release of/(Increase in) prepaid taxes

507

157

Cash flow

79 943

68 961

Decrease/(Increase) in securities

0

0

Decrease/(Increase) in trade accounts receivable

11

– 1 319

5 017

Decrease/(Increase) in other receivables and prepaid expenses

– 583

– 2 722

Decrease/(Increase) in inventories

13

– 10 176

– 8 568

Increase/(Decrease) in trade accounts payable

20

– 2 823

– 1 129

Increase/(Decrease) in other and accrued liabilities

21/22

– 4 015

2 731

Decrease/(Increase) in net current assets

– 18 916

– 4 671

Cash flow from operating activities

61 027

64 290

Investments in tangible fixed assets

16

– 21 888

– 22 299

Disposals of tangible fixed assets

16

816

6 314

Investments in intangible assets

15

– 971

– 2 167

Investments in business activities

27

0

– 27 864

Investments in financial and other long term receivables

14/19

0

– 100 301

Disposal of financial and other long term receivables

14/19

100 942

1 539

Cash flow from investment activities

78 899

– 144 778

Free cash flow

139 926

– 80 488

Increase/(Decrease) in short-term financial liabilities

23

– 3 393

– 4 014

Issue/(Redemption) of corporate bonds

25

– 120 000

100 000

Increase/(Decrease) in long-term financial liabilities

25

– 1 111

– 3 002

Increase/(Decrease) in other long-term liabilities

– 214

497

Treasury share purchases/sales

32

36

41

Dividends to shareholders

– 10 921

– 3 899

Cash flow from financing activities

– 135 603

89 623

Currency translation effects

– 245

– 262

Net change in cash and cash equivalents

4 078

8 873

Cash and cash equivalents at 1 January

89 018

80 145

Change

4 078

8 873

Cash and cash equivalents at 31 December

93 096

89 018

1) Restatement (see consolidated accounting principles)

Consolidated statement of changes in equity

in CHF thousand

Share capital

Capital reserves

Treasury shares

Goodwill

Retained earnings

Equity excluding minorities

Minorities

Equity including minorities

As at 31.12.2017

30 000

845

– 96

– 37 903

400 429

393 275

2 970

396 245

Dividends to shareholders

– 3 899

– 3 899

– 3 899

Goodwill offset with equity

– 23 833

– 23 833

– 23 833

Change in minorities

0

– 1 176

– 1 176

Nominal value reduction

– 18 000

18 000

0

0

Net result for current year

42 293

42 293

– 13

42 280

Treasury share purchases

– 1 306

– 1 306

– 1 306

Treasury share sales

29

1 318

1 347

1 347

Impact of currency translation

– 2 389

– 2 389

– 125

– 2 514

As at 31.12.2018

12 000

14 975

– 84

– 61 736

440 333

405 488

1 656

407 144

Dividends to shareholders

– 10 798

– 10 798

– 123

– 10 921

Net result for current year

48 341

48 341

112

48 453

Treasury share purchases

– 1 358

– 1 358

– 1 358

Treasury share sales

– 3

1 397

1 394

1 394

Impact of currency translation

– 3 356

– 3 356

– 67

– 3 423

As at 31.12.2019

12 000

4 174

– 45

– 61 736

485 318

439 711

1 578

441 289

The statutory reserves of the holding company and its subsidiaries amounted to CHF 21.3 million on 31 December 2019 (prior year: CHF 46.6 million). Of this amount, CHF 9.3 million (prior year: CHF 14.6 million) cannot be distributed.

The company held 572 treasury shares on 31 December 2019 (prior year: 1 063). For further details see Note 32.

With no companies acquired in the period, no goodwill was offset against equity for 2019 (prior year: CHF 23.8 million). See also Notes 15 and 27.