Global

Key Figures: 5-year-review

in million CHF20122011
201020092008
Net forwarding revenue6,6176,500
7,1645,9588,878
change in %1.8-9.27
20.25-32.892.74
Gross profit1,4651,477
1,4801,3771,742
Change in %-0.81-0.21
7.49-20.94-3.43
in % of net forwarding revenue22.1422.72
20.6623.1119.62
EBITDA36.5212.1
62.479.7240.7
Change in %-82.79240.09
-21.78-66.88-33.29
in % of gross profit2.4914.36
4.215.7913.82
EBIT-37.4174.2
15.429.9193.0
Change in %-121.471,033.97
-48.64-84.50-35.54
in % of gross profit-2.5511.79
1.042.1711.08
Consolidated profit-70.2127.4
-26.010.4113.8
Change in %-155.1590.06
-348.94-90.82-45.98
in % of gross profit-4.798.63
-1.760.766.53
Net cash from operating activities-71.5193.5
37.0259.8193.2
Change in %-136.95422.45
-85.7434.45
-7.78
in % of gross profit-4.8813.10
2.5018.8711.09
Free cash flow-81.941.9
6.2225.9170.2
Change in %-295.47570.94
-97.2432.73-23.20
in % of gross profit-5.592.84
0.4216.419.77
Net working capital134.185.2
143.0132.2351.6
Change in %57.39-40.42
8.20-62.42-27.92
Capital expenditure on fixed assets84.251.2
40.041.858.4
Change in %64.4527.87
-4.31-28.3414.90
In % of gross profit5.753.47
2.713.043.35
Personnel     
Number of employees at year-end (world)15,22415,051
14,13613,57014,804
Number of employees at year-end (Switzerland)759775
749737778
Productivity ratios (CHF)     
Net sales per average employee434,643425,226
503,703429,864582,867
Gross profit per average employee96,22996,624
104,06299,343114,356
Personnel expenses per average employee62,73058,380
62,64163,43065,163
Personnel cost in % of gross profit65.1960.42
60.2063.8556.99
Net gearing (net interest-bearing liabilities/equity)-0.53-0.65
-0.68-0.63-0.44
ROCE (EBIT less tax / capital employed in %-19.1043.22
-5.406.1423.03
Return on equity in %-8.514.9
-3.11.212.1
Change in %-157.05-575.95
-360.88-89.97-42.92