
Group Profi le 2016
Key figures at a glance
2015 2016 %
in € million
Sales 2,059.3 2,075.3 1
Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) 390.9 453.0 16
EBITDA margin 19.0 % 21.8 %
Operating income (EBIT) 251.3 328.7 31
EBIT margin 12.2 % 15.8 %
Earnings before taxes (EBT) 227.8 299.8 32
EBT margin 11.1 % 14.4 %
Net income (EAT) 158.0 210.1 33
EAT margin 7.7 % 10.1 %
Research and development expenses 128.1 129.3 1
Capital expenditure on intangible assets and property, plant and equipment 85.6 122.1 43
Cash Flow from operating activities 346.1 376.7 9
Return on capital employed (ROCE) 10.1 % 11.6 %
ALTANA Value Added (AVA) 49.2 83.3 69
Dec. 31, 2015 Dec. 31, 2016 %
in € million
Total assets 2,964.5 3,053.9 3
Shareholders’ equity 1,935.6 2,082.2 8
Net debt (-) / Net financial assets (+) ¹ (114.2) 25.7 N / A
Headcount 6,096 5,967 - 2
¹ Comprises cash and cash equivalents, short-term financial assets, marketable securities, debt, and employee benefit obligations.
Due to rounding, this Annual and Sustainability Report may contain minor differences between single values, and sums or percentages.