Key figures
CPH Group AG net sales by region1
remaining divisions1, in CHF millions | 2024 | | 2023 | | 2022 | | 2021 | | 2020 |
Net sales | 323.3 | | 361.5 | | 340.9 | | 265.8 | | 235.6 |
Growth rate | ‑ 10.6 % | | 6.1 % | | 28.2 % | | 12.8 % | | 1.8 % |
EBITDA | 53.8 | | 65.0 | | 50.2 | | 32.9 | | 37.7 |
EBITDA margin | 16.6 % | | 18.0 % | | 14.7 % | | 12.4 % | | 16.0 % |
Operating result (EBIT) | 39.2 | | 51.9 | | 37.1 | | 21.4 | | 26.6 |
EBIT margin | 12.1 % | | 14.4 % | | 10.9 % | | 8.1 % | | 11.3 % |
Net result | 34.4 | | 45.1 | | 26.0 | | 18.9 | | 32.7 |
Return on equity (ROE) | 16.2 % | | n/a2 | | n/a2 | | n/a2 | | n/a2 |
Chemistry | | | | | | | | | |
Net sales | 117.3 | | 124.2 | | 110.3 | | 95.1 | | 73.3 |
EBITDA | 22.8 | | 22.1 | | 19.1 | | 20.5 | | 9.5 |
EBITDA margin | 19.5 % | | 17.8 % | | 17.4 % | | 21.5 % | | 12.9 % |
Packaging | | | | | | | | | |
Net sales | 206.0 | | 237.3 | | 230.6 | | 170.7 | | 162.3 |
EBITDA | 33.3 | | 42.9 | | 31.4 | | 11.9 | | 27.8 |
EBITDA margin | 16.1 % | | 18.1 % | | 13.6 % | | 7.0 % | | 17.1 % |
Cash flow3 | 42.9 | | 51.6 | | n/a2 | | n/a2 | | n/a2 |
Cash flow from operating activities | 53.3 | | 57.9 | | n/a2 | | n/a2 | | n/a2 |
Capital expenditures for fixed assets | 20.4 | | 17.9 | | n/a2 | | n/a2 | | n/a2 |
Free cash flow4 | 34.9 | | 54.8 | | n/a2 | | n/a2 | | n/a2 |
Free cash flow margin4 | 10.8 % | | 15.2 % | | n/a2 | | n/a2 | | n/a2 |
Total assets | 332.6 | | 327.9 | | n/a2 | | n/a2 | | n/a2 |
Shareholders' equity | 209.4 | | 216.8 | | n/a2 | | n/a2 | | n/a2 |
Equity ratio | 63.0 % | | 66.1 % | | n/a2 | | n/a2 | | n/a2 |
Net cash | 12.7 | | 34.7 | | n/a2 | | n/a2 | | n/a2 |
Capital employed | 208.3 | | 192.8 | | 207.0 | | 207.4 | | 190.2 |
Net operating profit after tax (NOPAT) | 32.2 | | 42.8 | | 29.6 | | 18.0 | | 21.6 |
Return on capital employed (ROCE) | 16.1 % | | 21.4 % | | 14.3 % | | 9.1 % | | 11.8 % |
Headcount (FTE) | 959 | | 841 | | 809 | | 746 | | 731 |
Share information
in CHF | 2024 | | 2023 | | 2022 | | 2021 | | 2020 |
Share price as at 31 December | 73.40 | | 85.00 | | 78.00 | | 61.00 | | 72.60 |
Earnings per share | 0.78 | | 13.15 | | 16.83 | | ‑ 25.26 | | 7.82 |
Price-earnings ratio as at 31 December | 94.7 | | 6.5 | | 4.6 | | ‑ 2.4 | | 9.3 |
Dividend per share | 2.003 | | 4.00 | | 4.50 | | 1.30 | | 1.80 |
Dividend yield | 2.7 % | | 4.7 % | | 5.8 % | | 2.1 % | | 2.5 % |
Market capitalization (in CHF millions) | 440 | | 510 | | 468 | | 366 | | 436 |
Adjusted (without spun-off Paper Division) | | | | | | | | | |
Share price as at 31 December, remaining divisions | 73.40 | | 61.201 | | 56.201 | | 43.901 | | 52.301 |
Earnings per share, remaining divisions2 | 5.74 | | 7.50 | | 4.31 | | 3.13 | | 5.41 |
Price-earnings ratio as at 31 December, remaining divisions2 | 12.8 | | 8.2 | | 13.0 | | 14.0 | | 9.7 |