Financial position and key figures

Joint procurement under Hansel’s framework agreements in 2018 totalled €895 million (€826 million in 2017). Compared to the previous year, this represented growth of €69 million or 8.3%. Measured in euros, growth was strongest in the categories for consulting services, vehicle services and facility services.

The categories that declined most compared to the previous year were energy and office services. Net sales in 2018 totalled €10.9 million (€10.4 million in 2017). The net sales consisted of service fees for joint procurement totalling €8.9 million (€8.6 million in 2017), sales of expert services totalling €1.7 million (€1.5 million in 2017), and other service fees and revenue totalling €336,000 (€297,000 in 2017). Loss for the 2018 accounting period was €-672,000 (profit of €182,000 in 2017). The financial position of the company is strong.

Key financial figures

	2018	2017	2016	2015	2014
Joint procurement, EUR thousand	895,213	826,482	770,533	696,575	714,584
Net sales, EUR thousand	10,922	10,435	9,598	9,072	9,268
Operating profit, EUR thousand	-686	203	451	388	239
and its share of net sales, %	-6.3	1.9	4.7	4.3	2.6
Result for the financial period, EUR thousand	-672	184	406	367	235
Balance sheet total, EUR thousand	18,711	19,252	19,150	19,981	17,402
Equity, EUR thousand	15,570	16,241	16,057	15,651	15,284
Equity ratio, %	83.2	84.4	83.8	78.3	87.8
Personnel at the end of the financial period, active input (person-years)	92	90	72	74	77