Annual Report 2025

Annual Report 2025

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12. Short-term debt

Short-term debt

 

 

2025

 

2024

 

 

MCHF

 

MCHF

Other short-term debt

 

6.9

 

7.0

Short-term portion of long-term lease liabilities

 

15.4

 

15.2

Short-term portion of long-term debt (CHF bond)

 

199.9

 

224.9

Total short-term debt

 

222.2

 

247.1

Short-term credit lines

The Group maintains credit lines of MCHF 155.0 (PY: MCHF 226.0) from various lenders, which can be cancelled at short notice. The use of these credit lines is always short-term in nature and, accordingly, any amounts drawn are included in short-term debt. As at 31 December 2025 and 2024, the Group did not have any outstanding drawings on the above-mentioned credit lines.

Other short-term debt

As at 31 December 2025, the Group had MCHF 6.9 in other short-term debt (PY: MCHF 7.0). This debt incurred an effective interest rate of 5.9% (PY: 5.6%).

Currency mix

Of the total short-term debt outstanding as at 31 December 2025, MCHF 14.0 was denominated in EUR (PY: MCHF 13.1) and MCHF 200.7 in CHF (PY: MCHF 225.7).