Trend Key Figures

Despite a clear market slowdown in Europe, Georg Fischer generated a turnover of CHF 3.6 billion in 2012, 3 percent above the 2011 figure. On a like-for-like basis, sales reached the same level as in 2011. All three divisions both considerably increased their sales in Asia and the Americas and continued to generate value.

In million Swiss francs (CHF)

Corporation	2012	2011	2010	2009	2008
Order intake	3578	3604	3627	2906	4462
Orders on hand at year-end 1)	564	633	579	475	560
Sales	3602	3511	3449	2906	4465
Net profit / (loss)	127	168	108	-238	69
Cash flow from operating activities	229	250	243	242	197
Additions to property, plant and equipment	-132	-147	-124	-148	-243
Free cash flow	19	103	150	94	-197
Assets	2899	2925	2838	2915	3333
Equity	1286	1223	1124	1152	1404
in % of assets	44	42	40	40	43
Gross value added	1233	1217	1228	999	1503
Gross value added per employee (in 1000 CHF)	93	93	97	75	110
Employees at year-end	13412	13153	12908	12481	14326
1) In 2008 change of definition for GF Automotive. In 2012 change of definition of GF Piping Systems.

Net profit reached CHF 127 million after the CHF 28 million non-cash impact of the GF Automotive divestments. Earnings per share stood at CHF 30, including the above-mentioned one-off effect. The Board of Directors will propose an unchanged dividend of CHF 15 at the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting.

Holding (statutory accounts)	2012	2011	2010	2009	2008
Net profit / (loss) for the year	101	79	47	-118	77
Share capital	41	41	82	82	103
Market capitalization as per December 31	1509	1316	2163	1073	972
Dividend (proposed) in CHF per registered share *	15	15	10	0	5
* In the years 2008 and 2010 as a reduction in par value. In 2011 and 2012 as dividend out of the reserves from capital contributions.