Letter to the shareholders / Annual Report 2015
- Pleasing growth in the Swiss home market.
- Strong, high-level operating performance.
- Financial situation very sound.
- Dividend/special dividend totaling CHF 23 per share.
In brief
- Sales revenue in Switzerland up 1.3% to CHF 302.3 million.
Group sales revenue 0.6% higher at CHF 313.0 million. - Positive income development:
EBITDA rises 2.8% to CHF 79.6 million.
EBIT advances 2.8% to CHF 68.1 million.
Increase in EBITDA margin to 25.1% and EBIT margin to 21.5% thanks to process optimization and long-term cost savings.
Net income increases by 3.0% to CHF 53.3 million. - Free cash flow of CHF 55.6 million (previous year CHF 64.8 million)
- Net cash position of CHF 139.0 million (previous year CHF 147.9 million)