Our key figures
In 2019, Sulzer was again able to generate significant organic growth, 6.3% for order intake and 10.8% for sales. Acquisitions added roughly another 2% to those numbers, while further diversifying the company’s business and making it less cyclical. The continued positive development in the vast majority of end markets, and particularly in the water and chemicals markets, resulted in growth for all divisions except Applicator Systems. Sulzer reached double-digit profitability and delivered a record level of free cash flow, at CHF 213.4 million.
Key figures
|
millions of CHF |
2019 |
2018 |
Change in +/–% |
+/–% adjusted 1) |
+/–% organic 2) |
|
Order intake |
3’747.2 |
3’531.5 |
6.1 |
8.2 |
6.3 |
|
Order intake gross margin |
33.6% |
33.3% |
|
|
|
|
Order backlog as of December 31 |
1’792.6 |
1’786.9 |
0.3 |
1.9 |
|
|
Sales |
3’728.5 |
3’364.9 |
10.8 |
13.0 |
10.8 |
|
EBIT |
241.0 |
183.8 |
31.1 |
|
|
|
opEBITA |
371.3 |
322.5 |
15.1 |
17.9 |
15.9 |
|
opROSA |
10.0% |
9.6% |
|
|
|
|
opROCEA |
20.1% |
18.1% |
|
|
|
|
Core net income |
257.8 |
223.0 |
15.6 |
|
|
|
Net income attributable to shareholders of Sulzer Ltd |
154.0 |
113.7 |
35.4 |
|
|
|
Basic earnings per share |
4.52 |
3.56 |
27.1 |
|
|
|
Free cash flow |
213.4 |
181.3 |
17.7 |
|
|
|
Net debt as of December 31 |
346.9 |
239.0 |
|
|
|
|
Employees (number of full-time equivalents) as of December 31 |
16’506 |
15’572 |
6.0 |
|
|
1) Adjusted for currency effects.
2) Adjusted for acquisition and currency effects.
Stock market information
|
|
2019 |
2018 |
2017 |
2016 |
2015 |
|
Registered share (in CHF) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
– high |
113.40 |
137.50 |
129.90 |
107.80 |
120.10 |
|
– low |
75.15 |
76.30 |
102.30 |
75.55 |
88.55 |
|
– year-end |
108.00 |
78.05 |
118.20 |
105.00 |
94.35 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Market capitalization as of December 31 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
– number of shares outstanding |
34’021’446 |
33’950’499 |
34’043’093 |
34’084’909 |
34’075’179 |
|
– in millions of CHF |
3’674 |
2’650 |
4’024 |
3’579 |
3’215 |
|
– in percentage of equity |
232% |
163% |
240% |
226% |
145% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P/E ratio as of December 31 |
23.9x |
21.9x |
48.4x |
60.6x |
43.5x |
|
Dividend yield as of December 31 |
3.7% |
4.5% |
3.0% |
3.3% |
3.7% |
Order intake by division
Order intake by segment
Order intake by region
16’500
Employees
Roughly 16'500 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 2019
Sulzer generated sales of CHF 3.7 billion in 2019.
Data per share
|
CHF |
2019 |
2018 |
2017 |
2016 |
2015 |
|
Net income attributable to a shareholder of Sulzer Ltd |
4.52 |
3.56 |
2.44 |
1.73 |
2.17 |
|
Change from prior year |
27% |
46% |
41% |
–20% |
–73% |
|
Equity attributable to a shareholder of Sulzer Ltd |
46.50 |
48.00 |
49.40 |
46.40 |
65.30 |
|
Ordinary dividend |
4.00 1) |
3.50 |
3.50 |
3.50 |
3.50 |
|
Special dividend |
– |
– |
– |
– |
14.60 |
|
Payout ratio |
88% |
98% |
143% |
202% |
161% |
|
Average number of shares outstanding |
34’026’442 |
31’934’459 |
34’084’133 |
34’102’610 |
34’035’862 |
1) Proposal to the Annual General Meeting.
Shareholder structure as of December 31, 2019
|
Number of shares |
Number of shareholders |
Shareholding |
|
1–100 |
4’086 |
0.7% |
|
101–1’000 |
4’685 |
4.3% |
|
1’001–10’000 |
537 |
4.5% |
|
10’001–100’000 |
117 |
9.9% |
|
More than 100’000 |
16 |
58.2% |
|
Total registered shareholders and shares (excluding treasury shares Sulzer Ltd) |
9’441 |
77.5% |