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Financial Key Figures (5-year review)

in million CHF 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 
            
Net forwarding revenue 7,164 5,958 8,878 8,641 7,735 
change in % 20.25 (32.89) 2.74 11.71 11.31 
            
Gross profit 1,480 1,377 1,742 1,803 1,593 
Change in % 7.49 (20.94) (3.43) 13.35 13.00 
in % of net forwarding revenue 20.66 23.11 19.62 20.87 20.57 
            
EBITDA 62.4 79.7 240.7 360.8 312.7 
Change in % (21.78) (66.88) (33.29) 15.39 45.99 
in % of gross profit 4.21 5.79 13.82 20.01 19.65 
            
EBIT 15.4 29.9 193.0 299.4 261.0 
Change in % (48.64) (84.50) (35.54) 14.70 57.61 
in % of gross profit 1.04 2.17 11.08 16.60 16.40 
            
Consolidated profit (26.0) 10.4 113.8 210.6 183.5 
Change in % (348.94) (90.82) (45.98) 14.77 52.54 
in % of gross profit (1.76) 0.76 6.53 11.68 11.53 
            
Net cash from operating activities 37.0 259.8 193.2 209.5 240.9 
Change in % (85.74) 13.58 (7.78) (13.03) 69.77 
in % of gross profit 2.50 22.64 11.09 11.62 15.14 
            
Free cash flow 6.2 225.9 170.2 138.1 186.0 
Change in % (97.24) 32.73 23.20 (25.74) (53.21) 
in % of gross profit 0.42 16.41 9.77 7.66 11.69 
            
Net working capital 143.0 132.2 351.6 487.8 414.4 
Change in % 8.20 (62.42) (27.92) 17.72 (1.03) 
            
Capital expenditure on fixed assets 40.0 41.8 58.4 50.8 57.0 
Change in % (4.31) (28.34) 14.90 (10.84) (4.84) 
In % of gross profit 2.71 3.04 3.35 2.82 3.58 
            
Personnel           
Number of employees at year-end (world) 14,136 13,570 14,804 15,301 14,304 
Number of employees at year-end (Switzerland) 749 737 778 769 755 
            
Productivity ratios (CHF)           
Net sales per average employee 503,703 429,864 582,867 587,344 579,766 
Gross profit per average employee 104,062 99,343 114,346 122,581 119,235 
Personnel expenses per average employee 62,641 63,430 65,163 68,138 66,474 
Personnel cost in % of gross profit 60.20 63.85 56.99 55.59 55.74 
            
Net gearing (net interest-bearing liabilities/equity) (0.68) (0.63) (0.44) (0.32) (0.38) 
            
ROCE (EBIT less tax / capital employed in % (5.40) 6.14 23.03 34.84 31.96 
            
Return on equity in % (3.1) 1.2 12.1 21.2 20.2 
Change in % (360.88) (89.97) (42.93) 4.83 38.07