Key figures of the HOCHDORF Group

CHF 1,00020182017201620152014
      
Processed milk and whey in tonnes661,017650,017741,770761,240506,963
Quantities produced including cream in tonnes141,380186,845236,179241,75499,720
Turnover (net revenue from goods and services)561,031600,527541,606543,688420,353
     
Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortisation (EBITDA)      
35,88655,71933,36030,45527,197
As % of production revenue6.3%9.2%6.1%5.6%6.4%
     
Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT)18,64942,61622,46420,14620,016
As % of production revenue3.3%7.1%4.1%3.7%4.7%
     
Earnings before taxes10,40545,85622,37715,13717,849
As % of production revenue1.8%7.6%4.1%2.8%4.2%
     
Net profit8,65640,84619,40613,02416,139
As % of production revenue1.5%6.8%3.6%2.4%3.8%
     
Personnel expenses52,98050,10047,79646,22734,802
As % of production revenue9.2%8.4%8.8%8.5%8.2%
     
Depreciation of tangible assets13,03012,33610,3869,9726,782
as % of average net cash position4.4%5.1%5.6%6.2%6.1%
     
Investments in fixed assets34,92484,78842,21722,21116,952
as % of production revenue6.1%14.0%7.8%4.1%4.0%
      
Earned Capital30,42556,03532,21324,87025,310
in % of net sales revenue5.4%9.3%5.9%4.6%6.0%
     
Cash flow from operating activities (cash flow)-81,2796,01924,22719,01120,546
as % of net sales revenue-14.5%1.0%4.5%3.5%4.9%
     
Free cash flow (loss)-148,530-84,078-33,519-3,736-11,903
Equity ratio48.8%53.1%10.8%56.6%43.2%
Interest cover (EBIT/interest expenses net)1.68.819.211.08.6
Number of shares, outstanding, in units1,434,7601,434,7601,434,7601,434,7601,070,922
Earnings per share in CHF2.0218.4314.1211.7317.45
Earned Capital per share in CHF21.2139.0622.4517.3323.63
Dividend40%40%38%37%37%
Payout ratio201.74%21.51%27.35%39.26%24.55%
Share price as at 31.12. in CHF102.0286.25309.75168.70138.00
Dividend return3.92%1.40%1.23%2.19%2.68%
Price/earnings (P/E) ratio50.415.521.914.47.9
Market capitalisation146,346410,700444,417242,044147,787
Staffing levels as at 31.12.694695633625573