Financial summary

Swiss francs in millions	2004 IFRS	2005 IFRS	2006 IFRS	2007 IFRS	2008 IFRS Halfyear
Net sales	560.8	567.1	655.2	731.9	386.9
Percent change over prior year	7.4	1.1	15.5	11.7	6.6
Gross profit	212.1	204.6	246.5	263.3	146.6
as a percent of sales	37.8	36.1	37.6	36.0	37.9
Operating profit (EBIT)	50.5	44.6	80.2	83.9	53.5
as a percent of sales	9.0	7.9	12.2	11.5	13.8
Percent change over prior year	701.6	(11.7)	79.9	4.6	14.3
Operating profit before depreciation (EBITDA)	86.4	74.2	105.8	107.9	68.7
as a percent of sales	15.4	13.1	16.2	14.7	17.8
Net financial revenue/(expense)	(2.2)	12.0	3.7	9.3	(9.3)
Income tax (expense)/income	(11.6)	(8.4)	(13.5)	(14.4)	(8.6)
as a percent of income before taxes	24.0	14.8	16.1	15.4	19.5
Net income/(loss)	36.7	48.2	70.4	78.8	35.6
as a percent of sales (ROS)	6.5	8.5	10.7	10.8	9.2
Percent change over prior year	n.a.	31.5	45.9	12.0	(15.8)
as a percent of average shareholders' equity (ROE)	13.3	15.4	19.3	19.0	n.a.
Purchases of Assets	19.2	24.2	24.1	33.9	15.9
Percent change over prior year	n.a.	26.0	(0.1)	40.6	1.9
Current assets	258.9	310.8	379.1	416.6	441.3
as a percent of the balance sheet total	60.6	66.5	70.9	70.8	70.4
Non-current assets	168.0	156.5	155.4	171.6	185.2
as a percent of the balance sheet total	39.4	33.5	29.1	29.2	29.6
Liabilities	136.2	131.5	140.2	151.6	177.3
as a percent of the balance sheet total	31.9	28.1	26.2	25.8	28.3
Shareholders' equity	290.7	335.8	394.3	436.5	449.2
as a percent of the balance sheet total	68.1	71.9	73.8	74.2	71.7
Balance sheet total	426.8	467.3	534.5	588.1	626.5
Percent change over prior year	n.a.	9.5	14.4	10.0	5.2
Employees at end of period	2601	2751	3167	3497	3718
Percent change over prior year	5.5	5.8	15.1	10.4	9.8
in Switzerland	1577	1520	1495	1527	1556
in Europe (without Switzerland)	449	477	682	881	841
in the Americas	211	272	277	236	236
in Asia and other areas	364	482	713	853	1085
Employees, yearly average	2547	2690	2964	3369	n.a.