 | |  | At a glance.
| |
2011 |
2010 |
2009 |
2008 |
2007 |
| Sales (in million €) |
|
|
|
|
|
| External sales inc. VAT* |
1,229.9 |
1,158.8 |
1,113.4 |
1,057.6 |
984.4 |
| Percentage change |
+ 6.1 |
+ 4.1 |
+ 5.3 |
+ 7.4 |
+ 7.8 |
| Consolidated sales exc. VAT |
1053.4 |
993.7 |
952.5 |
902.7 |
839.2 |
| Percentage change |
+ 6.0 |
+ 4.3 |
+ 5.5 |
+ 7.6 |
+ 5.8 |
| |
Quantities sold (thousands of glasses) |
6,740 |
6,460 |
6,430 |
6,100 |
6,030 |
| Percentage change |
+ 4.3 |
+ 0.5 |
+ 5.4 |
+ 1.2 |
+ 3.8 |
| |
| Pre-tax profit (in million €) |
172.9 |
170.3 |
163.9 |
161.8 |
136.3 |
| Percentage change |
+ 1.6 |
+ 3.9 |
+ 1.3 |
+ 18.7 |
+ 27.5 |
| |
| Net income (in million €) |
125.0 |
120.8 |
115.3 |
113.9 |
82.0 |
| Percentage change |
+ 3.4 |
+ 4.8 |
+ 1.2 |
+ 38.9 |
+ 14.3 |
| |
Cash flow from current business activity (in million €) |
132.2 |
145.1 |
115.7 |
114.7 |
111.8 |
| Percentage change |
– 8.9 |
+ 25.4 |
+ 0.9 |
+ 2.5 |
– 9.5 |
| |
| Financial assets (in million €) |
245.3 |
231.7 |
205.8 |
208.9 |
148.4 |
| Percentage change |
+ 5.8 |
+ 12.6 |
– 1.5 |
+ 40.8 |
+ 17.9 |
| |
| Group equity ratio (in %) |
61.4 |
61.8 |
62.4 |
59.0 |
60.8 |
| |
| Investment (in million €) |
38.4 |
39.0 |
41.1 |
37.7 |
42.3 |
| Percentage change |
– 1.5 |
- 5.1 |
+ 9.0 |
– 10.9 |
- 11.1 |
| |
| Number of branches |
663 |
655 |
644 |
620 |
599 |
| |
| Employees (as at 31.12.) |
14,214 |
13,733 |
13,235 |
12,608 |
11,858 |
| of which trainees |
2,738 |
2,674 |
2,497 |
2,212 |
1,941 |
| |
| Key data per share |
|
|
|
|
|
| Earnings (in €) |
2.90 |
2.80 |
2.67 |
2.63 |
1.88 |
| Cash flow (in €) |
3.15 |
3.45 |
2.76 |
2.73 |
2.66 |
| Dividend (in €) |
2.50 |
2.40 |
2.00 |
1.95 |
1.40 |
| |
| * |
Sales including VAT/work in progress |
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