Robert Bosch - Free Cash Generation

Robert Bosch made a net profit of EUR 3,047 mil with revenues of EUR 78,465 mil in 2018, up by 9.88% and up by 0.511%, respectively, compared to the previous year. This translates into a net margin of 3.88%.

On the operating level, EBITDA reached EUR 9,187 mil, up 9.5% compared to the previous year. Over the last five years, the company's EBITDA has risen 12.8% a year on average.

The company generated cash, defined by a sum of net profit and depreciation, of EUR 6,150 mil or 7.84% of sales. When investments are excluded, free cash flow reached EUR 1,157 mil, or 1.47% of sales in 2018.

In the last five years, the company generated free cash flow of EUR 3,556 mil. That compares to a cumulative net profit of EUR 13,372 mil in the same period.

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