 |  | 2007 | 2006 | Change |
Gross Sales
Million Sfr. | Gross Sales SFS Group
SFS intec
SFS unimarket
SFS Locher
Intercompany | 1,344
829
308
219
-22 | 1,230
775
288
185
-18 | +8.5%
+7.0%
+6.9%
18.4%
|
| Sales share of foreign countries | 665% | 66% |  |
Profitability
Million Sfr. | EBITDA (Cash flow from operations)
Earnings before interest, taxes
depreciation + amortisation
in % of operating revenue | 231
17.0% | 210
16.8% | +10.1% |
EBIT (Operating profit)
Earnings before interest and taxes
in % of operating revenue | 152
11.2% | 134
10.7% | +13.3% |
EAT (Net income)
Earnings after taxes
in % of operating revenue | 121
8.9% | 110
8.8% | +10.1% |
Balance sheet
Million Sfr. | Total Balance sheet | 1,487 | 1,413 | +5.2% |
| Equity ratio | 74.5% | 71.0% |  |
Investing activities
Million Sfr. | Investing activities in fixed assets and intangible assets | 85 | 113 |  |
| Employees | Number of employees
at year-end
Switzerland
Europe
Northern America, others | 4,122
2,583 | (63%) |
1,132 | (27%) |
407 | (10%) |
| 3,989
2,482 | (62%) |
1,085 | (27%) |
422 | (11%) |
| +3.3% |
Apprentices
Switzerland, Austria, Germany | 187 | 186 |  |