Financial Highlights 2020 (IFRS)

Financial Highlights 2020 (IFRS)

 

 

2020

 

2019

 

Change

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Highlights (€ in millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net sales

 

19,844

 

23,640

 

(16%)

Gross profit

 

9,855

 

12,293

 

(20%)

Other operating expenses

 

9,229

 

9,843

 

(6%)

EBITDA

 

2,079

 

3,845

 

(46%)

Operating profit

 

751

 

2,660

 

(72%)

Net income from continuing operations

 

429

 

1,918

 

(78%)

Net income attributable to shareholders1

 

432

 

1,976

 

(78%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Key Ratios

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross margin

 

49.7%

 

52.0%

 

(2.3pp)

Other operating expenses in % of net sales

 

46.5%

 

41.6%

 

4.9pp

Operating margin

 

3.8%

 

11.3%

 

(7.5pp)

Effective tax rate

 

25.4%

 

25.0%

 

0.3pp

Net income attributable to shareholders in % of net sales1

 

2.2%

 

8.4%

 

(6.2pp)

Average operating working capital in % of net sales

 

23.5%

 

18.1%

 

5.4pp

Equity ratio2

 

30.7%

 

32.9%

 

(2.2pp)

Adjusted net borrowings/EBITDA

 

1.5

 

1.1

 

n.a.

Financial leverage2

 

48.8%

 

61.4%

 

(12.6pp)

Return on equity1, 2

 

6.7%

 

29.1%

 

(22.4pp)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance Sheet and Cash Flow Data (€ in millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets

 

21,053

 

20,680

 

2%

Inventories

 

4,397

 

4,085

 

8%

Receivables and other current assets

 

3,763

 

4,338

 

(13%)

Operating working capital

 

3,960

 

4,007

 

(1%)

Shareholders’ equity

 

6,454

 

6,796

 

(5%)

Capital expenditure

 

442

 

711

 

(38%)

Net cash generated from operating activities1

 

1,486

 

2,819

 

(47%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Per Share of Common Stock (€)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic earnings

 

2.15

 

9.70

 

(78%)

Diluted earnings

 

2.15

 

9.70

 

(78%)

Net cash generated from operating activities1

 

7.62

 

14.26

 

(47%)

Dividend3

 

3.00

 

 

n.a.

Share price at year-end

 

297.90

 

289.80

 

3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other (at year-end)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number of employees4

 

62,285

 

65,194

 

(4%)

Number of shares outstanding

 

195,066,060

 

195,969,387

 

0%

Average number of shares

 

195,155,924

 

197,606,107

 

(1%)

1

Includes continuing and discontinued operations.

2

Based on shareholders’ equity.

3

Subject to Annual General Meeting approval.

4

2019 figure restated due to inclusion of temporary contracts of up to six months (2019 headcounts excluding temporary contracts of up to six months: 59,333).

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