5 year comparison of VERBUND's key figures

Key figure Unit 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Revenue €m 2,969.6 2,795.9 2,913.2 2,671.1 3,895.0
EBITDA €m 888.7 1,044.2 922.3 864.2 1,183.5
Adjusted EBITDA €m 838.8 894.5 899.7 863.5 1,183.5
Operating result (EBIT) €m 410.6 615.1 400.1 655.1 865.9
Operating result before effects from impairment tests €m 528.6 704.9 581.0 536.9 819.3
Group result €m 207.7 424.4 301.4 433.2 554.8
Adjusted Group result €m 268.9 325.9 354.5 342.2 549.0
Total assets €m 11,763.0 11,538.2 11,283.6 11,704.8 11,838.6
Equity €m 5,433.3 5,529.5 5,690.8 5,941.0 6,568.0
Net debt €m 3,685.4 3,221.7 2,843.8 2,560.7 2,256.1
Additions to property, plant and equipment €m 269.3 255.3 231.0 292.5 438.9
Cash flow from operating activities €m 674.0 804.3 640.6 664.1 1,204.3
Free cash flow before dividends €m 551.4 580.7 416.1 415.3 817.4
Free cash flow after dividends €m 392.7 415.7 293.5 237.2 639.3
EBITDA margin % 29.9 37.3 31.7 32.4 30.4
EBIT margin % 13.8 22.0 13.7 24.5 22.2
Return on capital employed (ROCE) % 3.9 5.7 4.2 5.6 7.8
Return on equity (ROE) % 4.7 8.4 5.4 8.2 10.2
Equity ratio (adjusted) % 48.2 50.0 52.4 52.7 57.7
Gearing % 67.8 58.3 50.0 43.1 34.4
Net Debt/EBITDA X 4.1 3.1 3.1 3.0 1.9
FFO/Net Debt (Net Debt Coverage) % 23.9 32.1 30.0 28.7 44.3
Gross debt coverage (FFO) % 22.8 30.4 28.1 25.7 41.0
Gross interest cover (FFO) X 5.2 8.7 8.1 7.3 11.9
Closing price € 11.9 15.2 20.1 37.2 44.7
Market capitalisation €m 4,120.4 5,272.0 6,998.7 12,937.8 15,543.4
Earnings per share € 0.60 1.22 0.87 1.25 1.60
Cash flow per share € 1.9 2.3 1.8 1.9 3.5
Carrying amount per share € 13.8 14.0 14.6 15.3 17.0
Price/earnings ratio (last trading day) X 19.8 12.4 23.2 29.9 28.0
Price/cash flow ratio X 6.1 6.6 10.9 19.5 12.9
Price/book value ratio X 0.9 1.1 1.4 2.4 2.6
(Proposed) dividend per share € 0.35 0.29 0.42 0.42 0.69
Dividend yield % 3.0 1.9 2.1 1.1 1.5
Payout ratio from Group result % 58.5 23.7 48.4 33.7 43.2
Entity Value/EBITDA X 8.8 8.1 10.7 17.9 15.0
Average number of employees 3,089.0 2,922.7 2,819.0 2,742.0 2,772.0
Electricity sales volume GWh 51,374.9 55,188.5 58,518.3 58,908.3 62,178.6
Hydro coefficient 0.93 1.00 0.99 0.94 1.01
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For detailed information on the calculation of key figures and adjustments, please refer to the explanations in the foot notes of the 2019 Integrated Annual Report / Five-year comparison.