 |
in CHF 1 000
 |
Note
 |
2008
 |
2007
 |
 |
| Net income |
|
46 148 |
46 090 |
 |
| Income taxes |
23 |
9 732 |
9 959 |
 |
| Interest result |
22 |
529 |
- 109 |
 |
| Depreciation of property, plant and equipment |
9 |
10 238 |
9 983 |
 |
| Amortization of intangible assets |
10 |
3 811 |
2 152 |
 |
| Income from the sale of property, plant and equipment |
9 |
- 75 |
- 30 |
 |
| Other non-cash items |
|
- 68 |
- 991 |
 |
| Change in accounts receivable and other current assets |
6, 7 |
- 2 958 |
- 2 747 |
 |
| Change in inventories |
8 |
- 1 794 |
- 1 092 |
 |
| Change in accounts payable and other current liabilities |
13, 14 |
5 118 |
- 4 996 |
 |
| Change in provisions |
15 |
624 |
- 60 |
 |
| Income tax paid |
|
- 10 673 |
- 10 914 |
 |
| Cash flow from operating activities |
|
60 632 |
47 246 |
 |
|
|
|
 |
| Investments in property, plant and equipment |
9 |
- 9 496 |
- 12 410 |
 |
| Investments in intangible assets |
10 |
- 1 584 |
- 3 245 |
 |
| Disposal of financial assets |
5 |
115 |
13 |
 |
| Disposal of property, plant and equipment |
9 |
240 |
136 |
 |
| Interest received |
|
1 170 |
1 781 |
 |
| Acquisition of companies minus acquired cash and cash equivalents |
2 |
- 4 630 |
0 |
 |
| Cash flow from investing activities |
|
- 14 185 |
- 13 724 |
 |
|
|
|
 |
| Free cash flow |
|
46 447 |
33 522 |
 |
|
|
|
 |
| Nominal share capital repayment |
17 |
0 |
- 5 798 |
 |
| Purchase of own shares |
17 |
- 4 939 |
- 98 |
 |
| Purchase of own shares (via share buyback program) |
17 |
0 |
- 47 015 |
 |
| Sale of own shares |
17 |
0 |
3 831 |
 |
| Dividends paid |
17 |
- 27 458 |
- 19 236 |
 |
| Interest paid |
|
- 1 794 |
- 1 549 |
 |
| Repayment / assumption of current interest-bearing liabilities |
12 |
- 9 489 |
9 887 |
 |
| Cash flow from financing activities |
|
- 43 680 |
- 59 978 |
 |
 |
|
|
|
 |
| Translation differences |
|
- 1 288 |
- 41 |
 |
|
|
|
 |
| Net cash and cash equivalents increase / decrease |
|
1 480 |
- 26 497 |
 |
|
|
|
 |
| Net cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period |
|
26 408 |
52 905 |
 |
| Net cash and cash equivalents at end of period |
4 |
27 888 |
26 408 |
 |