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Key Financials (IFRS)		2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	Change in %
Total net sales	in € thousand	502,677	531,080	629,141	651,544	690,335	+6.0
Europe	%	39.9	40.5	36.7	35.7	36.3
North/South America	%	35.2	35.8	38.5	37.8	37.7
Asia/Pacific/ Africa	%	24.9	23.7	24.8	26.5	26.0
Operating profit	in € thousand	101,813	100,943	123,196	140,139	156,362	+11.6
Operating profit	%	20.3	19.0	19.6	21.5	22.7
EBIT	in € thousand	93,768	95,658	119,256	139,619	145,511	+4.2
EBIT margin	%	18.7	18.0	19.0	21.4	21.1
Net income¹	in € thousand	67,461	65,746	80,835	96,265	92,112	-4.3
Net income¹	%	13.4	12.4	12.8	14.8	13.3
Cash flow	in € thousand	82,221	90,577	111,085	125,509	131,448	+4.7
Equity ratio¹	%	63.6	60.8	65.2	63.2	67.5
Total assets	in € thousand	630,006	716,784	810,877	846,465	869,981	+2.8
R&D expenses	in € thousand	28,177	29,369	31,911	34,787	36,489	+4.9
Earnings per share	in €	1.31	1.28	1.58	1.87	1.79	-4.3
Number of employees, annual average		2,798	2,880	2,969	3,029	3,134	+3.5