| Holcim holds majority and minority interests in more than 70 countries on all continents. About 85,000 employees generated net sales of CHF 25.2 billion in 2008. |
| Million CHF |
2008 |
2007 |
+/- |
+/-
like-for-like |
| Net sales |
25,157 |
27,052 |
-7.0% |
4.3% |
| Operating EBITDA |
5,3331 |
6,930 |
-23.0% |
-10.1% |
| Operating profit |
3,3602 |
5,024 |
-33.1% |
-19.4% |
| Net income |
2,2263 |
4,5453 |
-51.0% |
-44.0% |
| Cash flow from operating activities |
3,703 |
5,3234 |
-30.4% |
-18.8% |
| Earnings per dividend-bearing share in CHF |
6.825 |
14.86 |
54.1% |
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| Earnings per dividend-bearing share in CHF |
7.607 |
10.026 |
24.2% |
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| 1 Includes plant closure cash costs of CHF 120 million. Excluding these charges, like-for-like operating EBITDA declined by 8.4%. |
| 2 Includes plant closure cash costs and depreciation of CHF 308 million. Excluding these charges, like-for-like operating profit declined by 13.3%. |
| 3 Includes a capital gain on the sales of a stake in Holcim South Africa of CHF 1,110 million and a special dividend of CHF 150 million, net in 2007 and plant closure costs after tax of CHF 205 million in 2008. Excluding these effects, like-for-like net income declined by 16.3%. |
| 4 Includes a special dividend of CHF 150 million, net related to the sale of a stake in Holcim South Africa. Excluding the special dividend cash flow from operating activities declined by 16.0%. |
| 5 Calculated on the weighted average number of shares outstanding |
| 6 Excluding the non-recurring capital gain on the sale of a stake in Holcim South Africa. |
| 7 Net of plant closure costs |
