Key Financial Data

Figures in €m

2017

2018

2019

2020

Sales volumes

Cement and clinker (million tonnes)

125.7

130.0

125.9

122.0

126.5

Aggregates (million tonnes)

305.3

309.4

308.3

296.3

306.4

Ready-mixed concrete (million cubic metres)

47.2

49.0

50.7

46.9

47.4

Asphalt (million tonnes)

9.6

10.3

11.3

11.0

10.4

Income statement

Revenue

17,266

18,075

18,851

17,606

18,720

Result from current operations before depreciation and amortisation (RCOBD ^1) 2))

3,297

3,100

3,580

3,707

3,875

Result from current operations (RCO ^{2) 3)})

2,188

2,010

2,186

2,363

2,614

Additional ordinary result

-133

108

-178

-3,678

481

Financial result ²⁾

-418

-353

-375

-287

-201

Profit / loss for the financial year

1,058

1,286

1,242

-2,009

1,902

Group share of profit / loss

918

1,143

1,091

-2,139

1,759

Earnings per share in €

4.62

5.76

5.50

-10.78

8.91

Dividend per share in €

1.90

2.10

0.60

2.20

2.40 ⁴⁾

Investments

Investments in intangible assets and PP&E

1,035

1,061

1,183

969

1,419

Investments in financial assets ⁵⁾

243

663

131

98

180

Total investments

1,278

1,723

1,314

1,067

1,599

Cash flow

Cash flow from operating activities

2,038

1,968

2,664

3,027

2,396

Free cash flow ⁶⁾

1,702

2,172

1,187

Balance sheet

Equity (incl. non-controlling interests)

15,987

16,822

18,504

14,548

16,659

Balance sheet total

34,558

35,783

38,589

32,335

33,711

Net debt ⁷⁾

8,695

8,323

8,410

6,893

4,999

Ratios

RCOBD ¹⁾ margin in %

19.1

17.2

19.0

21.1

20.7

Return on invested capital (ROIC) in %

7.2

6.9

6.5

7.9

9.3

Leverage ratio

2.64x

2.68x

2.35x

1.86x

1.29x

Non-financial figures

Number of employees as at 31 December

59,054

57,939

55,047

53,122

51,209

Share of women first leadership level in %

11

12

10

16

17

Share of women second leadership level in %

11

13

14

16

19

Lost time injury frequency rate ^{8) 9)}

1.8

1.7

1.5

1.6

1.6

Specific net CO2 emissions (kg CO2 / t cementitious material) ⁹⁾

605

599

590

576

565

Alternative fuel rate in % ⁹⁾

20.8

22.0

24.0

25.7

26.4

Clinker ratio in % ⁹⁾

75.3

74.7

74.5

74.3

72.9