Annual Report 2024

Annual Report 2024

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9. Property, plant and equipment

The following statement of changes in assets includes the Group’s own as well as leased property, plant and equipment:

Property, plant and equipment – Summary

 

 

Total

 

Land and buildings

 

Machinery and equipment

 

Office equipment

 

Assets under constr./advance payments

 

 

MCHF

 

MCHF

 

MCHF

 

MCHF

 

MCHF

2024

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost at beginning of year

 

2,502.1

 

729.3

 

1,527.0

 

56.7

 

189.1

Additions

 

193.5

 

24.2

 

57.2

 

7.6

 

104.5

Disposals

 

-56.0

 

-7.7

 

-44.3

 

-4.0

 

 

Transfers

 

0.0

 

54.8

 

73.6

 

1.6

 

-130.0

Translation differences

 

17.7

 

5.4

 

9.5

 

0.8

 

2.0

Cost at end of year

 

2,657.3

 

806.0

 

1,623.0

 

62.7

 

165.6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accumulated depreciation at beginning of year

 

1,525.9

 

402.0

 

1,088.1

 

35.8

 

0.0

Depreciation

 

130.8

 

29.6

 

92.2

 

9.0

 

 

Disposals

 

-54.6

 

-6.8

 

-43.8

 

-4.0

 

 

Translation differences

 

10.4

 

2.6

 

7.1

 

0.7

 

 

Accumulated depreciation at end of year

 

1,612.5

 

427.4

 

1,143.6

 

41.5

 

0.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Carrying amounts at end of year

 

1,044.8

 

378.6

 

479.4

 

21.2

 

165.6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2023

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost at beginning of year

 

2,455.9

 

748.2

 

1,530.5

 

58.4

 

118.8

Changes in scope of consolidation

 

-0.6

 

-0.3

 

-0.3

 

 

 

 

Additions

 

201.8

 

10.2

 

52.0

 

6.4

 

133.2

Disposals

 

-59.9

 

-6.7

 

-47.8

 

-5.4

 

 

Transfers

 

0.0

 

4.6

 

49.7

 

1.1

 

-55.4

Translation differences

 

-95.1

 

-26.7

 

-57.1

 

-3.8

 

-7.5

Cost at end of year

 

2,502.1

 

729.3

 

1,527.0

 

56.7

 

189.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accumulated depreciation at beginning of year

 

1,507.6

 

391.3

 

1,081.6

 

34.7

 

0.0

Changes in scope of consolidation

 

-0.6

 

-0.3

 

-0.3

 

 

 

 

Depreciation

 

127.9

 

29.6

 

89.1

 

9.2

 

 

Impairment loss

 

4.8

 

 

 

4.8

 

 

 

 

Disposals

 

-58.6

 

-5.7

 

-47.5

 

-5.4

 

 

Translation differences

 

-55.2

 

-12.9

 

-39.6

 

-2.7

 

 

Accumulated depreciation at end of year

 

1,525.9

 

402.0

 

1,088.1

 

35.8

 

0.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Carrying amounts at end of year

 

976.2

 

327.3

 

438.9

 

20.9

 

189.1

As at 31 December 2024, there were no qualifying assets for which borrowing costs were capitalised during the construction phase. As at 31 December 2024, the Group had entered into firm commitments for capital expenditures of MCHF 23.0 (PY: MCHF 36.4).

The following table breaks down the carrying amount of property, plant and equipment by items that are owned by the Group and items that are leased:  

Property, plant and equipment – Breakdown owned and leased items

 

 

2024

 

2023

 

 

MCHF

 

MCHF

Property, plant and equipment owned

 

993.1

 

924.4

Right-of-use of property, plant and equipment

 

51.7

 

51.8

Carrying amounts at end of year

 

1,044.8

 

976.2

Right-of-use of property, plant and equipment

Property, plant and equipment – Right-of-use 2024

 

 

Total

 

Land and buildings

 

Machinery and equipment

 

Office equipment

 

 

MCHF

 

MCHF

 

MCHF

 

MCHF

2024

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Carrying amounts at beginning of year

 

51.8

 

45.2

 

6.2

 

0.4

Additions

 

16.3

 

11.3

 

4.8

 

0.2

Depreciation

 

-16.7

 

-12.5

 

-3.9

 

-0.3

Translation differences

 

0.3

 

0.3

 

 

 

 

Carrying amounts at end of year

 

51.7

 

44.3

 

7.1

 

0.3

Property, plant and equipment – Right-of-use 2023

 

 

Total

 

Land and buildings

 

Machinery and equipment

 

Office equipment

 

 

MCHF

 

MCHF

 

MCHF

 

MCHF

2023

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Carrying amounts at beginning of year

 

60.9

 

53.8

 

6.4

 

0.7

Additions

 

11.1

 

6.9

 

4.2

 

 

Depreciation

 

-16.4

 

-12.3

 

-3.8

 

-0.3

Translation differences

 

-3.8

 

-3.2

 

-0.6

 

 

Carrying amounts at end of year

 

51.8

 

45.2

 

6.2

 

0.4