Key figures

Unaudited, unless otherwise indicated

EUR thousand, unless otherwise indicated20232022202120202019
Net sales210,910 [1]204,414 [1]179,334 [1]160,082 [1]143,016 [1]
Growth in net sales (%)3.014.012.011.913.8
Organic growth (%)0.75.003.01.8
EBITA15,12816,07518,52319,53512,317
EBITA margin (%)7.27.910.312.28.6
Adjusted EBITA17,01220,38021,14620,63315,481
Adjusted EBITA margin (%)8.19.711.812.910.8
EBITDA23,21923,75625,96219,31819,455
Adjusted EBITDA18,18921,69522,42921,43316,448
Operating profit11,701 [1]13,162 [1]16,376 [1]18,272 [1]10,644 [1]
Operating profit margin (%)5.56.49.111.47.4
Personnel expenses138,417129,774115,696 [1]101,935 [1]91,692 [1]
Financial income and expenses4,5562,882 [1]-6,086 [1] (2,376) [1](2,268) [1]
Profit before taxes7,145 [1]10,280 [1]10,290 [1] 15,896 [1]8,376 [1]
Profit for the period5,549 [1]7,914 [1]7,903 [1] 12,798 [1]6,858 [1]
Balance sheet total278,381 [1]280,724 [1]249,754 [1] 221,528 [1]188,432 [1]
Shareholders’ equity119,483 [1]116,874 [1]114,858 [1] 66,880 [1]57,369 [1]
Cash and cash equivalents15,596 [1]15,390 [1]19,353 [1] 15,463 [1]10,346 [1]
Net debt (excluding lease liabilities)55,340 [1]56,602 [1]30,85956,58350,662
Net debt (excluding lease liabilities) / Adjusted EBITDA (multiple)3.0x
1.6x

1.4x

2.6x

3.1x
Gearing (excluding lease liabilities) (%)4648278588
Equity ratio (%)42.941.646.030.230.4
Return on equity (%)4.76.88.720.613.3
Return on capital employed (%)5.56.58.912.18.7
Investments in tangible and intangible assets3,904 [1]3,665 [1]2,209 [1] 3,133 [1]2,601 [1]
Earnings per share0.16 [12]0.22 [10]0.22 [8]9.69 [2]5.48 [3]
Diluted earnings per share0.16 [13]0.22 [11]0.22 [9]9.63 [5]5.45 [6]
Earnings per share, continuing operations0.16 [12]0.22 [10]0.22 [8]9.60 [2]6.29 [3]
Diluted earnings per share, continuing operations0.16 [13]0.22 [11]0.22 [9]9.54 [5]6.25 [6]
Utilisation rate (%)74.476.176.677.376.2
Average number of full-time employees (FTEs)1,9391,8801,6971,5551,442
Average number of personnel2,2112,151 1,9691,8231,514
Personnel at the end of the period2,1432,2322,0341,9021,769
  1. Audited.
  2. Number of shares, average: 1,265,355.
  3. Number of shares, average: 1,255,873.
  4. Number of shares, average: 1,229,622.
  5. Diluted number of shares, average: 1,273,047.
  6. Diluted number of shares, average: 1,263,565.
  7. Diluted number of shares, average: 1,229,622.
  8. Number of shares, average: 35,290,804.
  9. Diluted number of shares, average: 35,333,200.
  10. Number of shares, average: 35,665,927.
  11. Diluted number of shares, average: 35,664,557.
  12. Number of shares, average: 35,665,927
  13. Diluted number of shares: 35,875,927