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8th March 2024

Publication Annual Report 2023

7th May 2024

134th Annual General Meeting

26th July 2024

Publication Half-year Report 2024

Key Figures 2023

232.3

Revenue

million CHF

Consolidated revenues increased by 6.9% thanks to growth in all business divisions.

18.1

EBIT

million CHF

Thanks to the good order situation, an attractive product mix and good cost management, the operating result rose by 16.4%.

14.6

Annual Result

million CHF

The net income is 25% higher than the previous year. The higher tax obligations were offset by a significantly improved financial result.

26.1

Cash Flow

million CHF

Cash flow from operating business increased by a third and covers the capital expenditures.

74

Equity ratio

in %

Orell Füssli’s balance sheet remains solid with its high equity ratio.

5.2

Dividend Yield

in %

The Board of Directors proposes to the Annual General Meeting on the 7th May 2024 to approve a CHF 0.50 higher dividend of CHF 3.90 per Orell Füssli share.

Vision and Strategy

STRATEGY
STRATEGY

The Orell Füssli strategy is based on its long-term expertise ins business areas that build on the trends of security and education. Orell Füssli aims to achieve a leading position in analog and digital Trust Services: as a systems supplier of security solutions and identification systems, as a market leader in book retailing and as a major publisher of Swiss learning media.

EDUCATION
EDUCATION

Orell Füssli is the market leader in the field of education within the Swiss book trade. In this role, Orell Füssli employs an omnichannel strategy, with attractive brick-and-mortar stores at locations with high foot traffic and a strong e-commerce business. With its publishing houses, Orell Füssli focusses on learning media, legal media and books for children. The Group’s positioning in education will be further consolidated from both an analog and digital perspective.

SECURITY
SECURITY

Within the strategic field of security, Orell Füssli, as a leading systems provider of security technology and identification systems and a long-standing partner to governments, is a technological standard-setter for both analog and digital applications. Verifiable digital credentials also represents a new, relevant business.

ESG Report

Orell Füssli takes its corporate responsibility very seriously. This sense of responsibility extends beyond the business activities associated with the company’s core business. Orell Füssli is aware that it hast to make an active contribution to the sustainable development of the economy, society and the environment. Orell Füssli strives to achieve strategic sustainability management in the long term.

The Board of Directors and Executive Board have prepared an ESG report for the financial year 2023 in accordance with the standards of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), which reports on the non-financial matters of Orell Füssli’s business.

Corporate Governance

Implementing corporate governance in line with applicable criteria is a matter of central importance at Orell Füssli. The Board of Directors regularly devotes time to this topic and is instigating improvements.

Orell Füssli takes its lead from the requirements and principles, and associated remarks, set out in the SIX Exchange Regulation AG guidelines on corporate governance. Details on this matter are given each year in the Annual Report.

Shareholder Letter 2023

Orell Füssli reported pleasing results in 2023 which were significantly higher than in the previous year.


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Annual General Meeting

The Highest Body

The Annual General Meeting is the highest body of Orell Füssli Ltd. and makes the most important and fundamental decisions about the company.

Annual General Meeting 2023

The 133rd Annual General Meeting took place on Wednesday, 10 May 2023. The shareholders approved all proposals of the Board of Directors. This year’s minutes will be published soon.

Archive

Key Topics

Bernhard Deufel, Director Government ID at Orell Füssli, provides insights into the flagship projects Swiss passport and driving licence.

Stefan Rowinski is responsible for the development of track & trace systems at Zeiser. He categorizes current developments.


Swiss Passport Track & Trace

Contacts

Analysts

Daniel Bürki
Zürcher Kantonalbank
+41 44 292 34 34
daniel.buerki@zkb.ch

Robin Seydoux
Research Partners
+41 79 620 64 31
robin.seydoux@researchpartners.ch

Investors

Investor Relations
Orell Füssli AG
+41 44 466 72 73
investors@orellfuessli.com