Key financial data

Key data (5-year summary)

(CHF 1,000)

 

2014

 

2015

 

2016

 

2017

 

2018

Total revenue

 

963,479

 

988,973

 

1,012,804

 

1,037,125

 

1,152,897

of which aviation revenue

 

574,959

 

597,389

 

620,402

 

624,241

 

656,667

of which non-aviation revenue

 

388,520

 

391,584

 

392,402

 

412,884

 

496,230

Operating expenses 

 

–439,981

 

–486,157

 

–434,000

 

–453,485

 

–581,918

Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) 

 

523,498

 

502,816

 

578,804

 

583,640

 

570,979

EBITDA margin (in %) 

 

54.3

 

50.8

 

57.1

 

56.3

 

49.5

Earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) 

 

294,622

 

274,644

 

337,350

 

339,899

 

326,527

EBIT margin (in %) 

 

30.6

 

27.8

 

33.3

 

32.8

 

28.3

Profit 

 

205,921

 

179,807

 

248,018

 

285,527

 

237,841

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flow from operating activities

 

460,726

 

456,177

 

471,869

 

529,744

 

538,359

Cash flow from investing activities

 

–220,401

 

–119,524

 

–167,482

 

–542,322

 

–273,351

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Invested capital as at reporting date 1)

 

3,200,107

 

3,186,427

 

3,215,677

 

3,470,749

 

3,516,827

Average invested capital 1)

 

3,306,807

 

3,193,267

 

3,201,052

 

3,343,213

 

3,493,788

Return on average invested capital (ROIC in %)

 

7.1

 

6.8

 

8.4

 

8.1

 

7.4

Equity as at reporting date

 

2,140,522

 

2,212,437

 

2,260,149

 

2,401,135

 

2,414,853

Return on equity (in %) 

 

9.8

 

8.3

 

11.1

 

12.3

 

9.9

Equity ratio (in %) 

 

53.6

 

54.7

 

55.6

 

55.9

 

55.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest-bearing liabilities (net) 2)

 

372,202

 

174,683

 

102,020

 

57,894

 

146,380

Interest-bearing liabilities (net)/EBITDA 2)

 

0.71x

 

0.35

 

0.18x

 

0.10x

 

0.26x

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Key data for shareholders of Flughafen Zürich AG 3)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number of issued shares

 

30,701,875

 

30,701,875

 

30,701,875

 

30,701,875

 

30,701,875

Ordinary dividend per share (CHF)

 

2.70

 

3.00

 

3.20

 

3.30

 

3.70

Payout ratio (in %) 4)

 

40.3

 

51.2

 

39.6

 

35.5

 

47.8

Additional dividend per share (CHF)

 

n/a

 

3.20

 

3.20

 

3.20

 

3.20

Equity per share (CHF)

 

69.72

 

72.06

 

73.62

 

78.21

 

78.65

Basic earnings per share (CHF) 

 

6.71

 

5.85

 

8.07

 

9.29

 

7.75

Diluted earnings per share (CHF) 

 

6.70

 

5.85

 

8.07

 

9.29

 

7.75

1) Invested capital includes equity, interest-bearing debt (and until 2014 the fair values of the hedging instruments).

2) Interest-bearing liabilities (net) include interest-bearing debt (and until 2014 the fair values of hedging instruments) less cash and cash equivalents, interest-bearing current and non-current financial assets and fixed-term deposits.

3) A 5-for-1 share split was implemented on 6 May 2016. For the purpose of comparison, the previous year’s figures have been adjusted accordingly.

4) Additional dividend from capital contribution reserves not included.