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