At a glance
The MCH Group is a leading international live-marketing company with a comprehensive services network spanning the entire exhibition and event market. It creates effective platforms and provides customised solutions in all the different areas of live marketing – all over the world.
The MCH Group’s business activity consists in running the exhibition sites in Basel and Zurich (Venues), staging around 35 of its own exhibitions (Exhibitions) and providing customised services in the fields of marketing consulting, full-service experience marketing, and exhibition and event structures (Live Marketing Solutions). In 2018, the MCH Group organised or hosted 945 events and took charge of almost 3,000 projects in the field of live marketing solutions.
Berufsmesse Zürich
In the 2018 financial year, the MCH Group achieved operating income (sales) of CHF 522.8 million. The group loss from ordinary operating activity is CHF -17.6 million. Extraordinary depreciations due to a further value adjustment for the exhibition building and special provisions for restructuring measures resulted in a loss of CHF -190.4 million.
Key figures
Group Income Statement
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Group Income Statement in CHF million |
2018 |
% of income |
2018 before special measures |
% of income |
2017 |
% of income |
2017 before special measures |
% of income |
|
Operating income |
522.8 |
100.0 |
522.8 |
100.0 |
493.3 |
100.0 |
493.3 |
100.0 |
|
Exhibitions |
275.2 |
52.6 |
275.2 |
52.6 |
294.9 |
59.8 |
294.9 |
59.8 |
|
Venues |
38.5 |
7.4 |
38.5 |
7.4 |
36.9 |
7.5 |
36.9 |
7.5 |
|
Live Marketing Solutions |
209.1 |
40.0 |
209.1 |
40.0 |
161.5 |
32.7 |
161.5 |
32.7 |
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EBITDA |
4.0 |
0.8 |
28.5 |
5.5 |
43.8 |
8.9 |
61.5 |
12.5 |
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EBIT |
–182.1 |
–34.8 |
–9.3 |
–1.8 |
–104.0 |
–21.1 |
16.1 |
3.3 |
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Group loss / profit |
–190.4 |
–36.4 |
–17.6 |
–3.4 |
–110.0 |
–22.3 |
10.0 |
2.0 |
Group Balance Sheet
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Group Balance Sheet in CHF million |
31.12.2018 |
% of total assets |
31.12.2017 |
% of total assets |
31.12.2016 |
% of total assets |
|
Current assets |
250.0 |
50.2 |
259.9 |
37.8 |
356.9 |
39.0 |
|
Non-current assets |
248.2 |
49.8 |
428.3 |
62.2 |
559.1 |
61.0 |
|
Assets |
498.2 |
100.0 |
688.2 |
100.0 |
916.0 |
100.0 |
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Liabilities |
441.3 |
88.6 |
454.5 |
66.0 |
477.1 |
52.1 |
|
Shareholders’ equity |
56.9 |
11.4 |
233.7 |
34.0 |
438.9 |
47.9 |
|
Equity and Liabilities |
498.2 |
100.0 |
688.2 |
100.0 |
916.0 |
100.0 |
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Net debt in CHF million |
2018 |
|
2017 |
|
2016 |
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|
31.12. |
148.7 |
|
130.7 |
|
69.1 |
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Share price and proposed dividend
|
Share prices and proposed dividend in CHF |
2018 |
2017 |
|
Share price 31.12. |
19.95 |
66.30 |
|
Proposed dividend per share |
0.00 |
0.00 |
Exhibitions & Venues
|
2018 |
Number |
Exhibitors |
Visitors |
GEA 1) |
Duration 2) |
|
Exhibitions |
31 |
6 937 |
1 363 519 |
775 695 |
150 |
|
MCH exhibitions |
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Messe Basel |
10 |
2 982 |
542 265 |
405 411 |
45 |
|
Expo Beaulieu Lausanne |
6 |
1 278 |
183 400 |
108 765 |
34 |
|
Messe Zürich |
9 |
1 766 |
328 114 |
137 160 |
38 |
|
Other locations |
6 |
911 |
309 740 |
124 359 |
33 |
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Venues |
939 |
12 462 |
2 075 476 |
1 081 206 |
850 |
|
All events |
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Exhibitions |
68 |
11 372 |
1 508 281 |
1 039 549 |
218 |
|
Messe Basel |
17 |
3 940 |
660 334 |
508 541 |
63 |
|
Expo Beaulieu Lausanne 3) |
14 |
1 795 |
237 673 |
166 125 |
58 |
|
Messe Zürich |
37 |
5 637 |
610 274 |
364 883 |
97 |
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Hall rentals & events |
24 |
|
108 100 |
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Messe Basel |
8 |
|
45 500 |
29 980 |
66 |
|
Expo Beaulieu Lausanne 3) |
2 |
|
5 600 |
12 940 |
9 |
|
Messe Zürich |
14 |
|
57 000 |
65 000 |
37 |
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Conferences & room rentals |
490 |
1 090 |
142 195 |
41 657 |
632 |
|
Congress Center Basel |
189 |
1 090 |
138 995 |
41 657 |
332 |
|
Conference rooms Messe Zürich |
301 |
|
3 200 |
|
300 |
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Musical Theaters |
357 |
|
316 900 |
|
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|
Musical Theater Basel |
184 |
|
159 600 |
|
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|
Theater 11 Zürich |
173 |
|
157 300 |
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1) Gross exhibition area in m 2
2) No. of days (without assembly/dismantling)
3) As per 1 July 2018, the MCH Group transferred responsibility for the operation and marketing of the Lausanne exhibition site to the Fondation de Beaulieu
Live Marketing Solutions
|
2018 |
Projects |
in Switzerland |
abroad |
|
Live Marketing Solutions |
2 971 |
1 212 |
1 759 |
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Marketing Consulting |
74 |
74 |
0 |
|
Strategy & Conception |
20 |
0 |
20 |
|
Event Management |
55 |
50 |
5 |
|
Exhibitions & Event Construction |
1 910 |
198 |
1 712 |
|
Multimedia |
912 |
890 |
22 |
