Annual Report 2025

Annual Report 2025

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18. Deferred tax assets and liabilities

Deferred tax assets and liabilities 2025

 

 

2025

 

Movements 2025

 

2024

 

 

Total

 

Charged (-)/credited to income

 

Through equity

 

Through OCI1

 

Translation differences

 

Total

 

 

MCHF

 

MCHF

 

MCHF

 

MCHF

 

MCHF

 

MCHF

Deferred tax assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss carryforwards

 

4.8

 

-1.2

 

 

 

 

 

-0.3

 

6.3

Accrued pension obligations

 

9.6

 

-1.1

 

 

 

-3.6

 

-0.2

 

14.5

Property, plant and equipment

 

6.6

 

-0.8

 

 

 

 

 

-0.1

 

7.5

Short/long-term lease liabilities

 

8.6

 

-0.1

 

 

 

 

 

-0.2

 

8.9

Other short/long-term liabilities
(excl. lease liabilities)

 

15.3

 

-0.3

 

 

 

 

 

-0.2

 

15.8

Intangible assets

 

46.3

 

-14.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

60.7

Other

 

28.6

 

-2.7

 

-1.4

 

 

 

-0.4

 

33.1

Total deferred tax assets, gross

 

119.8

 

-20.6

 

-1.4

 

-3.6

 

-1.4

 

146.8

Offsetting

 

-41.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-40.7

Total deferred tax assets, net

 

78.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

106.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred tax liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Inventories

 

-3.3

 

-0.3

 

 

 

 

 

0.2

 

-3.2

Property, plant and equipment
(excl. right-of-use assets)

 

-17.8

 

1.0

 

 

 

 

 

0.1

 

-18.9

Right-of-use assets

 

-8.5

 

0.3

 

 

 

 

 

0.2

 

-9.0

Intangible assets

 

-26.3

 

0.3

 

 

 

 

 

-0.4

 

-26.2

Assets from defined benefit plans

 

-11.7

 

0.3

 

 

 

-9.2

 

 

 

-2.8

Other

 

-28.9

 

-2.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-26.7

Total deferred tax liabilities, gross

 

-96.5

 

-0.6

 

0.0

 

-9.2

 

0.1

 

-86.8

Offsetting

 

41.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

40.7

Total deferred tax liabilities, net

 

-55.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-46.1

1

Recorded in other comprehensive income

Deferred tax assets and liabilities 2024

 

 

2024

 

Movements 2024

 

2023

 

 

Total

 

Charged (-)/credited to income

 

Through equity

 

Through OCI1

 

Translation differences

 

Total

 

 

MCHF

 

MCHF

 

MCHF

 

MCHF

 

MCHF

 

MCHF

Deferred tax assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss carryforwards

 

6.3

 

-1.2

 

 

 

 

 

0.1

 

7.4

Accrued pension obligations

 

14.5

 

-0.3

 

 

 

0.3

 

0.1

 

14.4

Property, plant and equipment

 

7.5

 

1.2

 

 

 

 

 

0.1

 

6.2

Short/long-term lease liabilities

 

8.9

 

-0.3

 

 

 

 

 

0.1

 

9.1

Other short/long-term liabilities
(excl. lease liabilities)

 

15.8

 

0.6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15.2

Intangible assets

 

60.7

 

-2.7

 

 

 

 

 

0.1

 

63.3

Other

 

33.1

 

-10.8

 

-1.4

 

 

 

0.3

 

45.0

Total deferred tax assets, gross

 

146.8

 

-13.5

 

-1.4

 

0.3

 

0.8

 

160.6

Offsetting

 

-40.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-39.1

Total deferred tax assets, net

 

106.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

121.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred tax liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Inventories

 

-3.2

 

1.7

 

 

 

 

 

-0.1

 

-4.8

Property, plant and equipment
(excl. right-of-use assets)

 

-18.9

 

0.3

 

 

 

 

 

-0.1

 

-19.1

Right-of-use assets

 

-9.0

 

0.4

 

 

 

 

 

-0.1

 

-9.3

Intangible assets

 

-26.2

 

1.7

 

 

 

 

 

0.1

 

-28.0

Assets from defined benefit plans

 

-2.8

 

0.3

 

 

 

5.6

 

 

 

-8.7

Other

 

-26.7

 

-2.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-24.3

Total deferred tax liabilities, gross

 

-86.8

 

2.0

 

0.0

 

5.6

 

-0.2

 

-94.2

Offsetting

 

40.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

39.1

Total deferred tax liabilities, net

 

-46.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-55.1

1

Recorded in other comprehensive income

Deferred tax liabilities are recognised for non-refundable withholding taxes or other taxes on retained profits in subsidiaries where a profit transfer is planned. As of 31 December 2025, deferred tax liabilities of MCHF 0.6 for the American and Chinese subsidiaries (PY: MCHF 1.2) were recorded.

The Group recognises deferred tax assets from loss carryforwards if they comply with the requirements of IAS 12. The following loss carryforwards (listed by maturity) were used for the calculation of deferred tax assets:

Loss carryforwards

 

 

2025

 

Unrecognised

 

Recognised

 

2024

 

Unrecognised

 

Recognised

 

 

MCHF

 

MCHF

 

MCHF

 

MCHF

 

MCHF

 

MCHF

Maturity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 year

 

0.0

 

0.0

 

0.0

 

0.0

 

0.0

 

0.0

2 years

 

0.0

 

0.0

 

0.0

 

0.4

 

0.0

 

0.4

3 years

 

0.0

 

0.0

 

0.0

 

0.6

 

0.0

 

0.6

4 years

 

0.5

 

0.0

 

0.5

 

0.7

 

0.0

 

0.7

5 years

 

3.2

 

1.0

 

2.2

 

0.4

 

0.0

 

0.4

6 years

 

0.9

 

0.0

 

0.9

 

2.7

 

0.0

 

2.7

> 6 years

 

115.1

 

99.6

 

15.5

 

118.4

 

96.9

 

21.5

Total loss carryforwards

 

119.7

 

100.6

 

19.1

 

123.2

 

96.9

 

26.3