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Multi-year Overview
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- Multi Year Overview
Earnings Situation | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | |
| Sales | m EUR | 391.7 | 350.1 | 314.4 | 343.0 | 336.6 | 283.7 | 246.4 |
| Sales abroad | % | 85 | 84 | 83 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 83 |
| Gross profit | m EUR | 234.4 | 217.0 | 191.6 | 203.7 | 199.9 | 173.8 | 149.7 |
| Depreciation/Amortisation | m EUR | 7.3 | 6.8 | 7.6 | 7.3 | 5.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 |
| EBIT | m EUR | 102.2 | 105.8 | 90.5 | 83.1 | 92.6 | 80.5 | 66.9 |
| Group earnings | m EUR | 78.7 | 79.8 | 67.3 | 61.7 | 61.2 | 51.8 | 42.4 |
| Earnings per share (undiluted) | EUR | 6.93 | 7.02 | 5.92 | 5.42 | 5.38 | 4.55 | 3.73 |
| Gross margin | % | 59.8 | 62.0 | 60.9 | 59.4 | 59.4 | 61.3 | 60.8 |
| EBIT-margin | % | 26.1 | 30.2 | 28.8 | 24.2 | 27.5 | 28.4 | 27.2 |
| Net margin | % | 20.1 | 22.8 | 21.4 | 18.0 | 18.2 | 18.3 | 17.2 |
| Return on equity (after taxes) | % | 36.0 | 38.0 | 41.6 | 47,9 | 53,3 | 52,9 | 43,7 |
| Return on invested capital (ROIC) | % | 33.2 | 33.9 | 35.5 | 40.7 | 48.0 | 49.6 | 40.4 |
| Dividend* | m EUR | 62.5 | 102.3 | 39.8 | 11.4 | 51.2 | 42.6 | 34.1 |
| Dividend per share* | EUR | 5.50 | 9.00 | 3.50 | 1.00 | 4.50 | 3.75 | 3.00 |
* Dividend 2011 - subject to approval by Shareholders' Meeting
Asset Situation | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | |
| Fixed assets | m EUR | 53.7 | 55.4 | 57.6 | 63.1 | 38.0 | 29.2 | 28.1 |
| Current assets (including deferred tax assets and other long-term assets) | m EUR | 229.5 | 250.3 | 208.1 | 145.9 | 149.4 | 117.4 | 104.0 |
| Inventories | m EUR | 24.7 | 19.3 | 17.8 | 20.6 | 18.6 | 15.5 | 16.2 |
| Trade receivables | m EUR | 71.7 | 58.7 | 51.4 | 57.7 | 61.4 | 53.1 | 46.1 |
| Cash and cash equivalents (including fixed deposits) | m EUR | 120.8 | 163.1 | 131.6 | 57.1 | 62.3 | 40.6 | 34.8 |
| Balance sheet total | m EUR | 283.2 | 305.7 | 265.7 | 209.0 | 187.4 | 146.6 | 132.1 |
| Equity | m EUR | 206.9 | 230.3 | 189.8 | 133.6 | 124.0 | 105.8 | 89.9 |
| Liabilities | m EUR | 76.3 | 75.4 | 75.9 | 75.4 | 63.4 | 40.8 | 42.2 |
| Provisions (including liabilities from current tax) | m EUR | 25.7 | 28.2 | 24.0 | 22.1 | 19.7 | 21.8 | 21.3 |
| Liabilities to banks | m EUR | 19.0 | 21.3 | 31.6 | 25.8 | 18.0 | - | 2.5 |
| Trade accounts payable | m EUR | 10.1 | 9.2 | 7.0 | 10.9 | 9.3 | 6.8 | 5.4 |
| Other liabilities | m EUR | 21.5 | 16.7 | 13.3 | 16.6 | 16.4 | 12.2 | 13.0 |
| Equity ratio | % | 73.1 | 75.3 | 71.4 | 63.9 | 66.2 | 72.2 | 68.1 |
| Working Capital (excluding liquid funds) | m EUR | 73.4 | 58.2 | 54.7 | 60.7 | 61.7 | 58.4 | 53.0 |
| as a percentage of sales | % | 18.7 | 16.6 | 17.4 | 17.7 | 18.3 | 20.6 | 21.5 |
Cash flow / Investments | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | |
| Cash flow from operating activities | m EUR | 67.7 | 86.9 | 83.2 | 71.0 | 61.1 | 49.1 | 32,8 |
| Cash flow from investing activities | m EUR | 61.4 | -23.4 | -72.2 | -38.4 | -30.2 | -1.8 | -3.7 |
| Cash flow from financing activities | m EUR | -106.0 | -52.2 | -7.7 | -45.4 | -26.0 | -38.4 | -42.3 |
| Investments | m EUR | 5.7 | 4.5 | 2.4 | 32.6 | 14.3 | 5.7 | 6.0 |
Employees | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | |
| Number of employees (average) | 1,184 | 1,058 | 1,031 | 1,090 | 965 | 864 | 792 | |
| Personnel expenses | m EUR | 84.7 | 74.3 | 71.1 | 72.3 | 63.7 | 57.0 | 53.4 |
| Sales per employee | kEUR | 330.8 | 330.9 | 304.9 | 314.6 | 348.8 | 328.4 | 311.1 |
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