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Financial Key Figures (5-year review)

in million CHF 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 
            
Net forwarding revenue 5,958 8,878 8,641 7,735 6,949 
change in % (32.89) 2.74 11.71 11.31 13.55 
            
Gross profit 1,377 1,742 1,803 1,593 1,408 
Change in % (20.94) (3.43) 13.35 13.00 6.10 
in % of net forwarding revenue 23.11 19.62 20.87 20.57 20.26 
            
EBITDA 79.7 240.7 360.8 312.7 214.2 
Change in % (66.88) (33.29) 15.39 45.99 8.13 
in % of gross profit 5.79 13.82 20.01 19.65 15.21 
            
EBIT 29.9 193.0 299.4 261.0 165.6 
Change in % (84.50) (35.54) 14.70 57.61 19.14 
in % of gross profit 2.17 11.08 16.60 16.40 11.76 
            
Consolidated profit 10.4 113.8 210.6 183.5 120.3 
Change in % (90.82) (45.98) 14.77 52.54 20.30 
in % of gross profit 0.76 6.53 11.68 11.53 8.54 
            
Net cash from operating activities 259.8 193.2 209.5 240.9 141.9 
Change in % 13.58 (7.78) (13.03) 69.77 318.58 
in % of gross profit 22.64 11.09 11.62 15.14 10.08 
            
Free cash flow 225.9 170.2 138.1 186.0 121.4 
Change in % 32.73 23.20 (25.74) (53.21) (256.24) 
in % of gross profit 16.41 9.77 7.66 11.69 8.62 
            
Net working capital 132.2 351.6 487.8 414.4 418.7 
Change in % (62.42) (27.92) 17.72 (1.03) 17.55 
            
Capital expenditure on fixed assets 41.8 58.4 50.8 57.0 59.9 
Change in % (28.34) 14.90 (10.84) (4.84) (22.31) 
In % of gross profit 3.04 3.35 2.82 3.58 4.25 
            
Personnel           
Number of employees at year-end (world) 13,570 14,804 15,301 14,304 13,583 
Number of employees at year-end (Switzerland) 737 778 769 755 659 
            
Productivity ratios (CHF)           
Net sales per average employee 429,864 582,867 587,344 579,766 533,241 
Gross profit per average employee 99,343 114,346 122,581 119,235 108,050 
Personnel expenses per average employee 63,430 65,163 68,138 66,474 68,747 
Personnel cost in % of gross profit 63.85 56.99 55.59 55.74 59.92 
            
Net gearing (net interest-bearing liabilities/equity) (0.63) (0.44) (0.32) (0.38) (0.26) 
            
ROCE (EBIT less tax / capital employedI in % 6.14 23.03 34.84 31.96 20.95 
            
Return on equity in % 1.2 12.1 21.2 20.2 14.6 
Change in % (89.97) (42.93) 4.83 38.07 5.81