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• Financial performance
  in € million	2020	2019	2018	2017	2016
  Net sales	4,042.3	3,898.0	3,889.2	3,761.0	3,631.6
  Research and development costs1	237.4	243.6	233.4	217.6	221.4
  EBITDA	333.4	280.3	372.7	335.7	251.9
  EBIT	185.6	164.0	256.8	215.2	129.0
  Income before taxes	158.1	135.7	225.7	184.5	93.5
  Net income	107.1	96.3	152.0	115.4	37.6
  Personnel expenses	742.2	730.3	693.0	673.5	653.3
  1 Before capitalized and amortized development costs.

• Financial position
  in € million	2020	2019	2018	2017	2016
  Equity	1,464.1	1,417.3	1,395.5	1,293.8	1,160.7
  Capital expenditure2	187.2	183.3	160.3	130.7	122.2
  Total assets	3,722.5	3,531.9	3,449.7	3,232.8	3,137.2
  Free cash flow	308.1	-138.2	-83.9	209.6	118.5
  2 Including development costs recognized as an asset, excluding goodwill.

• Employees
  	2020	2019	2018	2017	2016
  Number of employees as of the balance sheet date3	11,395	11,448	11,132	10,961	11,300
  3 Including apprentices.