 | |  | At a glance.
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2016 |
2015 |
2014 |
2013 |
2012 |
| Sales (in € m) |
|
|
|
|
|
| External sales 1) inc. VAT |
1,549.8 |
1,509.3 |
1,427.9 |
1,350.1 |
1,289.2 |
| Percentage change |
+ 2.7 |
+ 5.7 |
+ 5.8 |
+ 4.7 |
+ 4.8 |
| Consolidated sales exc. VAT |
1,337.2 |
1,299.9 |
1,226.5 |
1,157.1 |
1,107.1 |
| Percentage change |
+ 2.9 |
+ 6.0 |
+ 6.0 |
+ 4.5 |
+ 5.1 |
| |
Quantities sold (thousands of glasses) |
7,990 |
7,812 |
7,590 |
7,320 |
7,070 |
| Percentage change |
+ 2.3 |
+ 2.9 |
+ 3.7 |
+ 3.5 |
+ 4.9 |
| |
| EBITDA (in € m) |
281.6 |
278.5 |
263.8 |
233.3 |
215.0 |
| Percentage change |
+ 1.1 |
+ 5.6 |
+ 13.1 |
+ 8.5 |
+ 4.1 |
| |
| Pre-tax profit ETB (in € m) |
241.5 |
240.1 |
226.0 |
199.1 |
180.6 |
| Percentage change |
+ 0.6 |
+ 6.2 |
+ 13.5 |
+ 10.2 |
+ 4.1 |
| |
| Net income (in € m) |
171.2 |
170.5 |
162.8 |
142.0 |
129.7 |
| Percentage change |
+ 0.4 |
+ 4.7 |
+ 14.6 |
+ 9.5 |
+ 3.4 |
| |
Cash flow from current business activity (in € m) 2) |
219.2 |
160.6 |
156.7 |
23.5 |
295.8 |
| Percentage change |
+ 36.5 |
+ 2.5 |
+ 566.8 |
- 92.1 |
+ 123.9 |
| |
| Financial assets (in € m) |
368.1 |
356.8 |
328.1 |
317.8 |
287.1 |
| Percentage change |
+ 3.2 |
+ 8.7 |
+ 3.2 |
+ 10.7 |
+ 16.7 |
| |
| Group equity ratio (in %) |
75.1 |
74.9 |
75.2 |
74.4 |
75.8 |
| |
| Investment (in € m) |
49.6 |
53.3 |
39.1 |
47.5 |
32.1 |
| Percentage change |
- 6.9 |
+ 36.3 |
- 17.7 |
+ 48.0 |
- 16.4 |
| |
| Number of branches |
704 |
695 |
687 |
679 |
671 |
| |
| Employees (as at 31.12.) |
17,873 |
17,287 |
16,732 |
16,158 |
15,494 |
| of which trainees |
3,190 |
3,065 |
2,922 |
2,874 |
2,779 |
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| Key data per share 3) |
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|
|
|
|
| Earnings (in €) |
1.98 |
1.97 |
1.87 |
1.64 |
1.51 |
| Cash flow (in €) 2) |
2.61 |
1.91 |
1.87 |
0.28 |
3.52 |
| Dividend (in €) |
1.80 |
1.75 |
1.60 |
1.45 |
1.35 |
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| 1 |
Sales including VAT and inventory changes |
| 2 |
The main change to the previous years is due to a regrouping of the investments in the years 2016, 2014 and 2013 |
| 3 |
Previous year's figures have been adjusted due to the stock split on 22 August 2014 |
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