This overview may include historically adjusted values in order to ensure comparability with the reporting period.
€ million |
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2020 |
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2021 |
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2022 |
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2023 |
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2024 |
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Change in % |
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Results of operations |
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Net sales |
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17.534 |
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19.687 |
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22.232 |
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20.993 |
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21.156 |
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0.8% |
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Operating result (EBIT)1 |
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2.985 |
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4.179 |
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4.474 |
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3.609 |
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3.645 |
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1.0% |
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Margin (% of net sales)1 |
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17.0% |
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21.2% |
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20.1% |
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17.2% |
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17.2% |
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EBITDA2 |
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4.923 |
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5.946 |
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6.504 |
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5.489 |
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5.779 |
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5.3% |
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Margin (% of net sales)1 |
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28.1% |
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30.2% |
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29.3% |
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26.1% |
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27.3% |
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Adjustments1 |
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279 |
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157 |
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345 |
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390 |
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293 |
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-24.9% |
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EBITDA pre1 |
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5.201 |
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6.103 |
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6.849 |
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5.879 |
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6.072 |
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3.3% |
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Margin (% of net sales)1 |
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29.7% |
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31.0% |
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30.8% |
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28.0% |
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28.7% |
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Profit before income tax |
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2.630 |
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3.924 |
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4.287 |
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3.484 |
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3.536 |
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1.5% |
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Profit after tax |
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1.994 |
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3.065 |
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3.339 |
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2.834 |
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2.786 |
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-1.7% |
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Earnings per share (in €) |
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4.57 |
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7.03 |
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7.65 |
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6.49 |
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6.39 |
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-1.5% |
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Assets and liabilities |
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Total assets |
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41.796 |
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45.362 |
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48.535 |
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48.495 |
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51.567 |
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6.3% |
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Non-current assets |
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32.516 |
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34.380 |
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36.334 |
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36.102 |
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38.116 |
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5.6% |
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thereof: |
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Goodwill |
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15.959 |
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17.004 |
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18.389 |
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17.845 |
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19.152 |
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7.3% |
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Other intangible assets |
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7.653 |
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7.612 |
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7.335 |
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6.551 |
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6.282 |
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-4.1% |
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Property, plant, and equipment |
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6.421 |
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7.217 |
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8.204 |
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9.056 |
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10.025 |
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10.7% |
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Current assets |
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9.280 |
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10.982 |
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12.201 |
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12.393 |
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13.450 |
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8.5% |
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thereof: |
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Inventories |
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3.294 |
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3.900 |
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4.632 |
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4.637 |
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4.484 |
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-3.3% |
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Trade receivables and other current receivables |
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3.221 |
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3.646 |
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4.114 |
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4.004 |
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3.947 |
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-1.4% |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
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1.355 |
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1.899 |
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1.854 |
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1.982 |
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2.517 |
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27.0% |
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Equity |
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17.017 |
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21.416 |
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26.005 |
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26.754 |
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29.988 |
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12.1% |
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Financial liabilities |
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12.142 |
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10.801 |
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10.428 |
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9.941 |
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10.301 |
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3.6% |
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Non-current |
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9.785 |
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8.270 |
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9.200 |
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9.239 |
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6.997 |
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-24.3% |
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Current |
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2.357 |
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2.531 |
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1.228 |
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702 |
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3.304 |
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371.0% |
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Liquidity |
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Payments for investments in intangible assets3 |
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150 |
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355 |
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275 |
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216 |
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482 |
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122.7% |
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Payments for investments in property, plant, and equipment3 |
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1.413 |
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1.066 |
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1.531 |
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1.807 |
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1.702 |
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-5.8% |
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Operating cash flow3 |
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3.477 |
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4.616 |
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4.259 |
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3.784 |
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4.586 |
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21.2% |
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Net financial debt1 |
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10.758 |
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8.753 |
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8.328 |
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7.500 |
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7.155 |
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-4.6% |
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Other key data |
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Equity ratio (in %)1 |
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40.7% |
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47.2% |
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53.6% |
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55.2% |
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58.2% |
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Research and development costs |
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2.288 |
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2.426 |
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2.521 |
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2.445 |
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2.279 |
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-6.8% |
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Dividend per share (in €) |
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1.40 |
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1.85 |
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2.20 |
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2.20 |
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2,204 |
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0.0% |
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Employees (number as of December 31) |
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58.096 |
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60.334 |
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64.232 |
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62.908 |
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62.557 |
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-0.6% |
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