Five-Year Overview: Lindt & Sprüngli Group Financial Key Data
20232022202120202019
Income Statement
Sales
CHF million
5,201.2
4,970.2
4,585.5
4,016.8
4,509.0
EBITDA
CHF million
1,093.9
1,017.7
921.5
696.1
915.8
in % of sales
%
21.0
20.5
20.1
17.4
20.3
EBIT
CHF million
813.1
744.6
644.9
420.3
593.0
1
in % of sales
%
15.6
15.0
14.1
10.5
13.2
1
Net income
CHF million
671.4
2
569.7
490.5
320.1
511.9
in % of sales
%
12.9
2
11.5
10.7
8.0
11.4
in % of average shareholders' equity
%
15.5
11.8
10.0
6.9
11.2
Depreciation, amortization and impairment
CHF million
280.8
273.1
276.6
275.8
322.8
Balance Sheet
Total assets
CHF million
7,860.0
7,945.1
8,956.1
8,051.0
8,040.8
Current assets
CHF million
2,609.0
2,889.8
3,024.8
2,953.9
2,975.7
in % of total assets
%
33.2
36.4
33.8
36.7
37.0
Non-current assets
CHF million
5,251.0
5,055.3
5,931.3
5,097.1
5,065.1
in % of total assets
%
66.8
63.6
66.2
63.3
63.0
Non-current liabilities
CHF million
1,759.4
1,967.2
2,246.8
2,164.4
1,680.9
in % of total assets
%
22.4
24.8
25.1
26.9
20.9
Shareholders' equity
CHF million
4,257.6
4,400.6
5,223.6
4,606.3
4,670.2
in % of total assets
%
54.2
55.4
58.3
57.2
58.1
Cash Flow
Operating cash flow
CHF million
778.6
756.0
826.8
787.6
830.9
in % of sales
%
15.0
15.2
18.0
19.6
18.4
CAPEX in PPE / intangible assets / right-of-use
assets 3
CHF million
301.8
229.9
240.8
249.1
235.2
in % of operating cash flow
%
38.8
30.4
29.1
31.6
28.3
Employees
Average number of employees
14,746
14,466
14,135
13,557
14,621
Sales per employee
TCHF
352.7
343.6
324.4
296.3
308.4
Includes one-off effects of CHF 81.6 million in 2019. Without these effects the EBIT amounts to CHF 674.6 million and the EBIT-margin to 15.0%.
Includes a one-time positive tax impact of CHF 69.7 million, driven by the Swiss tax reform ("STAF") and herewith related recognition of deferred tax assets. Without this impact the Net income would have amounted to CHF 601.7 million and the Net income margin would be at 11.6%. For more information refer to Note 12 "Taxes".
The position "CAPEX in right-of-use assets" consists of payments made before lease inception, which are disclosed within the cash flow from investment activities.
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Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG is a Switzerland-based and globally active holding company developing, producing and selling chocolate products. The Companyâs products are sold under the brand names Lindt, Ghirardelli, Caffarel, Hofbauer and Kufferle. The Company has six production sites in Europe and two in the United States. The Company sells its products mainly in countries within Europe and the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) countries. In September 2014, it announced the placement of 1 billion Swiss francs worth of bonds issues to finance Russell Stover Candies takeover. The Companyâs subsidiaries include Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprngli (Schweiz) AG, Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprngli GmbH, Lindt & Sprngli SAS, Lindt & Sprngli (UK) Ltd, Lindt & Sprngli (Poland) Sp. z o.o., L&S (Brazil) Holding Ltd and Lindt & Sprngli (Asia-Pacific) Ltd., among others.
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