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Head of Corporate Communications
Phone: +49 451 148-223
Email: info[at]possehl.de
Corporate Communications
Phone: +49 451 148-306
Email: info[at]possehl.de
Beckergrube 38-52 | 23552 Lübeck, Germany
Postfach 1684 | 23505 Lübeck, Germany
Phone +49 451 148-0
Fax +49 451 148-255
E-mail: info@possehl.de
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Possehl at a glance
| 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings | ||||||
| Sales | € million | 3,809 | 3,764 | 4,140 | 4,430 | 4,360 |
| thereof sales from precious metal trading | € million | 1,466 | 1,266 | 1,537 | 1,919 | 1,907 |
| Sales adjusted for the proceeds from precious metals trading | € million | 2,343 | 2,498 | 2,603 | 2,511 | 2,453 |
| Earnings result from ordinary operations (EBIT) | € million | 175 | 181 | 173 | 140 | 177 |
| Earnings before taxes | € million | 158 | 162 | 153 | 120 | 155 |
| Consolidated net profit | € million | 100 | 107 | 93 | 65 | 103 |
| Dividends | € million | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 30 |
| EBIT ratio* | % | 7.5 | 7.2 | 6.6 | 5.6 | 7.2 |
| Return on equity before taxes | % | 17.2 | 16.2 | 14.3 | 11.1 | 13.2 |
| Net assets | ||||||
| Balance sheet total | € million | 1,619 | 1,788 | 1,854 | 1,859 | 1,950 |
| Economic equity | € million | 919 | 1,002 | 1,071 | 1,080 | 1,172 |
| Equity ratio | % | 56.8 | 56.0 | 57.8 | 58.1 | 60.1 |
| Working capital | € million | 600 | 706 | 715 | 645 | 766 |
| Financial position | ||||||
| Net financial assets | € million | 366 | 268 | 244 | 355 | 303 |
| Cash flow from operating activities | € million | 121 | 91 | 184 | 254 | 75 |
| Investment in property, plant and equipment and intangible assets (excluding goodwill) | € million | 71 | 108 | 115 | 91 | 90 |
| Depreciation of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets (excluding goodwill) | € million | 58 | 61 | 68 | 73 | 75 |
| Employees | ||||||
| Employees, annual average | 12,413 | 13,365 | 13,331 | 12,995 | 12,965 | |
| thereof domestic | 6,708 | 6,985 | 6,913 | 6,872 | 6,704 | |
| thereof abroad | 5,705 | 6,380 | 6,418 | 6,123 | 6,261 | |
| * sales adjusted for precious metals contained in the output | ||||||
