Investor Relations

First-hand information for our shareholders and the capital market.

Evaluation

Development of ALSO share vs SPI

Key Financial Figures

Consolidated income statement (in Mio.EUR)

	2021	2020	2019	2018	2017
Netsales Theof Supply Thereof Solutions Thereof Service	12 394.4 8 551.8 3 200.6 642.0	11 898.4 8 423.3 2 975.7 499.4	10 692.7 7 533.5 2 732.7 426.5	9 175.7 7 199.6 1 623.5 352.6	8 890.7 6 963.8 1 602.4 324.5
Gross profit	683.4	639.4	601.2	542.7	544.3
EBITDA	257.2	227.5	196.7	152.7	157.3
EBIT	217.6	185.3	157.9	136.7	141.0
Profit before taxes (EBT)	201.1	167.7	134.8	117.3	124.2
Net profit Group	154.2	130.0	100.3	81.2	92.5

Consolidated Statement of Financial Position (in Mio.EUR)

	12.31.2021	12.31.2020	12.31.2019	12.31.2018	12.31.2017
Cash and cash equivalents	617.2	483.2	349.5	240.4	235.6
Other current assets	2 074.4	1 992.4	2 058.7	1 875.0	1 662.7
Non-current assets	392.9	406.5	415.4	266.9	260.2
TOTAL ASSETS	3 084.5	2 882.1	2 823.6	2 382.3	2 158.5
Current liabilities	1 854.2	1 681.8	1 643.0	1 395.3	1 179.3
Non-current liabilities	280.8	379.0	448.3	311.3	355.9
Equity	949.5	821.3	732.3	675.7	623.3
TOTAL LIABILITIES	3 084.5	2 882.1	2 823.6	2 382.3	2 158.5
Equity ratio	30.8%	28.5%	25.9%	28.4%	28.9%

Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows (in Mio.EUR)

	2021	2020	2019	2018	2017
Free cash flow	242.6	226.6	239.5	57.9	67.3
Cash flow before changes working capital	197.7	163.2	139.2	104.1	97.7
Investments in property, plant and equipment	5.5	6.8	7.6	10.2	11.0

Key Figures

	2021	2020	2019	2018	2017
Gross margin in % of net sales	5.5%	5.4%	5.6%	5.9%	6.1%
Net profit Group in % of net sales	1.2%	1.1%	0.9%	0.9%	1.0%
Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)	26.3%	21.0%	15.5%	11.8%	13.5%
Net financial debt/EBITDA	-0.88	– 0.17	0.75	1.07	1.10
Average headcount during the year ¹⁾	4 082	4 081	3 952	3 708	3 790
EBITDA per employee in EUR 1 000	63.0	55.7	49.8	41.2	41.5

^{1) Basis: full-time equivalent positions excluding temporary employees}

	2021	2020	2019	2018	2017
Number of registered shares, nominal value CHF 1.00 per share	12 848 962	12 848 962	12 848 962	12 848 962	12 848 962
Dividend per registered share (CHF)	4.30 ²⁾	3.75	3.25	3.00	2.75
Earnings per share EPS (CHF)	12.99	10.86	8.68	7.31	8.03
Equity per registered share (CHF)	76.34	69.05	61.86	59.26	56.77
Market capitalization at December 31 (Mio. CHF)	3 854.7	3 250.8	2 099.5	1 431.4	1721.8
Price-earnings ratio (P/E ratio)	23.1	23.3	18.8	15.2	16.7

Shareholders

51 % Special Distribution Holding GmbH Controlling shareholder: Walter P.J. Droege through Droege Group AG

49 % Freefloat

51 % Special Distribution Holding GmbH Controlling shareholder: Walter P.J. Droege through Droege Group AG

Droege Group AG

Anchor Shareholder since the beginning of ALSO

Special Distribution Holding GmbH, with headquarters in Düsseldorf (Germany), is a subsidiary of Droege Group AG. Droege Group is an independent investment and advisory company and a specialist for tailor-made transformation programs aiming to enhance corporate value.

Droege Group acts as an equity investor in medium-sized companies and spin-offs in "special situations". The company combines its family business structure and capital strength into a family-equity business model. As an industry holding Droege Group develops a diversified portfolio along megatrends of society.

Reports

ALSO Annual Report 2021

The ability to constantly improve and develop – that is what distinguishes ALSO. The increase in operational excellence, growth in Solutions and Cloud, and the transformative integration of newly acquired companies were the basis for the sucess of the financial year 2021.

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ALSO Interim Report 2021

ALSO was once again able to achieve a result significantly above market level. The foundation for this are MORE, the 3S, and the use of the ecosystem to scale the digital platforms.

Investor Relations

Evaluation

Key Financial Figures

Shareholders

Droege Group AG

Anchor Shareholder since the beginning of ALSO

Reports

ALSO Annual Report 2021

ALSO Interim Report 2021

ALSO Annual Report 2020

ALSO Interim Report 2020

ALSO AnnualReport 2019

ESG Update 2021

Investor Presentations

Financial Calendar

Half-Year Conference

Contact

Beate Flamm

ALSO Analyst Coverage

Mark Diethelm

Reto Huber

Daniel König

Andreas Wolf

Knut Woller

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