€m | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
Order intake | 956.9 | 1,182.7 | 1,149.7 | 1,266.3 | 1,222.0 |
Revenue | 1,100.1 | 1,025.1 | 1,167.1 | 1,217.6 | 1,226.0 |
Order backlog at 31.12. | 417.3 | 574.9 | 557.5 | 606.2 | 610.9 |
Exports in % | 84 | 85 | 86 | 89 | 86 |
Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) | 13.3 | 35.9 | 87.1 | 81.4 | 87.4 |
Earnings before taxes (EBT) | 5.5 | 29.7 | 81.0 | 78.5 | 83.9 |
Net profit/loss | 0.3 | 26.9 | 82.2 | 81.1 | 64.0 |
Earnings per share in € | 0.03 | 1.62 | 4.98 | 4.91 | 3.86 |
Balance sheet total | 1,014.7 | 976.9 | 1,085.5 | 1,163.9 | 1,178.3 |
Equity | 227.2 | 258.4 | 337.8 | 424.0 | 453.4 |
Investment in intangible assets, property, plant and equipment | 21.7 | 28.4 | 31.9 | 50.1 | 50.5 |
Depreciation on intangible assets, property, plant and equipment | 30.5 | 29.1 | 27.7 | 31.0 | 28.0 |
Cash flows from operating activities | 43.2 | -15.3 | 21.9 | 23.8 | 66.3 |
Dividend paid per share in € | - | - | 0.50 | 0.90 | 1.00 |
Personnel: annual average | 6,058 | 5,286 | 5,287 | 5,450 | 5,644 |
of which apprentices (annual average) | 386 | 350 | 325 | 319 | 297 |