Our key figures
In 2017, Sulzer returned to organic order intake growth. Order intake increased by 11.8% on a currency-adjusted basis and by 2.2% organically. Sales increased by 5.2% on a currency-adjusted basis and decreased by 4.4% organically. Operational EBITA rose compared with the previous year, and the operational EBITA margin increased slightly to 8.4%.
Sales by division
Sales by market segment
Sales by region
Key figures
|
millions of CHF |
2017 |
2016 |
Change in +/–% |
+/–% adjusted 1) |
+/–% organic 2) |
|
Order intake |
3’155.7 |
2’797.5 |
12.8 |
11.8 |
2.2 |
|
Order intake gross margin |
34.4% |
34.0% |
|
|
|
|
Order backlog as of December 31 |
1’593.5 |
1’439.1 |
10.7 |
|
|
|
Sales |
3’049.0 |
2’876.7 |
6.0 |
5.2 |
–4.4 |
|
EBIT |
136.5 |
115.3 |
18.4 |
|
|
|
opEBITA |
255.4 |
238.9 |
6.9 |
5.3 |
–2.9 |
|
opROSA |
8.4% |
8.3% |
|
|
|
|
opROCEA |
15.8% |
15.7% |
|
|
|
|
Net income attributable to shareholders of Sulzer Ltd |
83.2 |
59.0 |
41.0 |
|
|
|
Basic earnings per share |
2.44 |
1.73 |
41.2 |
|
|
|
Free cash flow |
127.0 |
200.5 |
–36.7 |
|
|
|
Net liquidity |
–225.0 |
–35.9 |
|
|
|
|
Employees (number of full-time equivalents) as of December 31 |
14’732 |
14’005 |
5.2 |
|
|
1) Adjusted for currency effects.
2) Adjusted for acquisition and currency effects.
15’000
Employees
Roughly 15’000 employees from all over the world work at Sulzer.
180
Production and service locations
Sulzer’s production and service network spreads across the globe.
Sales in 2017
Sulzer generated sales of CHF 3.0 billion in 2017.
Data per share
|
CHF |
2017 |
2016 |
2015 |
2014 |
2013 |
|
Net income attributable to a shareholder of Sulzer Ltd |
2.44 |
1.73 |
2.17 |
8.09 |
6.89 |
|
Change from prior year |
41% |
–20% |
–73% |
17% |
–23% |
|
Equity attributable to a shareholder of Sulzer Ltd |
49.40 |
46.40 |
65.30 |
71.60 |
68.70 |
|
Ordinary dividend |
3.50 1) |
3.50 |
3.50 |
3.50 |
3.20 |
|
Special dividend |
– |
– |
14.60 |
– |
– |
|
Payout ratio |
143% |
202% |
161% |
43% |
46% |
|
Average number of shares outstanding |
34’086’386 |
34’102’610 |
34’035’862 |
34’007’309 |
33’999’429 |
1) Proposal to the Annual General Meeting.
Stock market information
|
|
2017 |
2016 |
2015 |
2014 |
2013 |
|
Registered share (in CHF) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
– high |
129.90 |
107.80 |
120.10 |
143.90 |
171.00 |
|
– low |
102.30 |
75.55 |
88.55 |
94.95 |
129.60 |
|
– year-end |
118.20 |
105.00 |
94.35 |
106.00 |
143.90 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Market capitalization as of December 31 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
– number of shares outstanding |
34’043’093 |
34’084’909 |
34’075’179 |
34’007’430 |
33’979’955 |
|
– in millions of CHF |
4’024 |
3’579 |
3’215 |
3’605 |
4’890 |
|
– in percentage of equity |
240% |
226% |
145% |
148% |
209% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P/E ratio as of December 31 |
48.4x |
60.6x |
43.5x |
13.1x |
20.9x |
|
Dividend yield as of December 31 |
3.0% |
3.3% |
3.7% |
3.3% |
2.2% |
Shareholder structure as of December 31, 2017
|
Number of shares |
Number of shareholders |
Shareholding |
|
1–100 |
3’391 |
0.5% |
|
101–1’000 |
27 |
2.5% |
|
1’001–10’000 |
303 |
2.4% |
|
10’001–100’000 |
63 |
5.6% |
|
More than 100’000 |
8 |
69.9% |