Group Profi le 2020
Key figures at a glance
Due to rounding, this Corporate Report may contain minor differences between single values, and sums or percentages.
2019 2020 Δ %
in € million
Sales 2,248.9 2,178.2 - 3
Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) 415.8 426.0 2
EBITDA margin 18.5 % 19.6 %
Operating income (EBIT) 262.5 185.7 - 29
EBIT margin 11.7 % 8.5 %
Earnings before taxes (EBT) 231.3 142.7 - 38
EBT margin 10.3 % 6.6 %
Net income (EAT) 169.0 75.1 - 56
EAT margin 7.5 % 3.5 %
Research and development expenses 165.6 163.4 - 1
Capital expenditure on intangible assets and property, plant and equipment 157.2 105.2 - 33
Cash Flow from operating activities 386.3 373.6 - 3
Return on capital employed (ROCE) 8.8 % 8.4 %
ALTANA Value Added (AVA) 21.6 26.5 22
Dec. 31, 2019 Dec. 31, 2020 Δ %
in € million
Total assets 3,343.3 3,263.1 - 2
Shareholders’ equity 2,479.4 2,398.9 - 3
Net debt (-) / Net financial assets (+) ¹ (57.7) 34.2 –
Headcount ² 6,476 6,529 1
¹ Comprises cash and cash equivalents, current financial assets, current marketable securities, loans granted, debt, and employee benefit obligations.
² When in the following the term “headcount” or “employees” is used, it refers to all staff members, male, female, or otherwise.
2019 2020 Δ %
WAI 1 (number of reported occupational accidents with lost work time of one day or more
per million working hours)
2.8 1.8 - 36
WAI 2 (number of reported occupational accidents with lost work time of more than three days
per million working hours)
2.1 1.0 - 52
WAI 3 (number of lost work days due to reported occupational accidents per million working hours) 34.8 19.5 - 44
Total CO² equivalents (Scope 1 + Scope 2) ³ (t) 182,344 92,553 - 49
Specific CO² equivalents (Scope 1 + Scope 2) ³ ( kg / kg finished goods) 0.35 0.18 - 49
³ Scope1: direct emissions; Scope 2: indirect emissions. The values for 2020 are calculated using the “market-based” method. Biogenic emissions are not included.