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Our key figures

Amid difficult market dynamics caused by the pandemic, Sulzer was able to deliver yet another resilient performance with orders only softening by 2.2% and sales by 4.6%. This was supported by continued growth in the aftermarket business, strong demand in China, and positive development in Water and Chemicals. Solid operational execution and strict cost-saving measures helped reach an operational profitability of 9.0%. For the second consecutive year, Sulzer delivered a record free cash flow, amounting to CHF 272.1 million in 2020.

Order intake by division
Order intake by region

Key figures

millions of CHF

 

2020

 

2019

 

Change in +/–%

 

+/–% adjusted 1)

 

+/–% organic 2)

Order intake

 

3’414.1

 

3’747.2

 

–8.9

 

–2.2

 

–3.8

Order intake gross margin

 

34.0%

 

33.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Order backlog as of December 31

 

1’758.9

 

1’792.6

 

–1.9

 

 

 

 

Sales

 

3’319.0

 

3’728.5

 

–11.0

 

–4.6

 

–5.6

EBIT

 

150.6

 

241.0

 

–37.5

 

 

 

 

Operational profit

 

297.6

 

371.3

 

–19.8

 

–13.7

 

–14.4

Operational profitability

 

9.0%

 

10.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operational ROCEA

 

18.7%

 

20.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Core net income

 

200.2

 

257.8

 

–22.4

 

 

 

 

Net income attributable to shareholders of Sulzer Ltd

 

83.6

 

154.0

 

–45.7

 

 

 

 

Basic earnings per share

 

2.46

 

4.52

 

–45.6

 

 

 

 

Free cash flow

 

272.1

 

213.4

 

27.5

 

 

 

 

Net debt as of December 31

 

414.5

 

346.9

 

19.5

 

 

 

 

Employees (number of full-time equivalents) as of December 31

 

15’054

 

16’506

 

–8.8

 

 

 

 

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.

CHF  3.3 billion

Sales in 2020

Sulzer generated sales of CHF 3.3 billion in 2020.

Stock market information

 

 

2020

 

2019

 

2018

 

2017

 

2016

Registered share (in CHF)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

– high

 

110.50

 

113.40

 

137.50

 

129.90

 

107.80

– low

 

40.12

 

75.15

 

76.30

 

102.30

 

75.55

– year-end

 

93.10

 

108.00

 

78.05

 

118.20

 

105.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Market capitalization as of December 31

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

– number of shares outstanding

 

33’835’903

 

34’021’446

 

33’950’499

 

34’043’093

 

34’084’909

– in millions of CHF

 

3’150

 

3’674

 

2’650

 

4’024

 

3’579

– in percentage of equity

 

224%

 

232%

 

163%

 

240%

 

226%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

P/E ratio as of December 31

 

37.8x

 

23.9x

 

21.9x

 

48.4x

 

60.6x

Dividend yield as of December 31

 

4.3%

 

3.7%

 

4.5%

 

3.0%

 

3.3%

Data per share

CHF

 

2020

 

2019

 

2018

 

2017

 

2016

Net income attributable to a shareholder of Sulzer Ltd

 

2.46

 

4.52

 

3.56

 

2.44

 

1.73

Change from prior year

 

–46%

 

27%

 

46%

 

41%

 

–20%

Equity attributable to a shareholder of Sulzer Ltd

 

41.50

 

46.50

 

48.00

 

49.40

 

46.40

Ordinary dividend

 

4.00 1)

 

4.00

 

3.50

 

3.50

 

3.50

Payout ratio

 

163%

 

88%

 

98%

 

143%

 

202%

Average number of shares outstanding

 

33’970’141

 

34’026’442

 

31’934’459

 

34’084’133

 

34’102’610

1) Proposal to the Annual General Meeting.

Shareholder structure as of December 31, 2020

Number of shares

 

Number of shareholders

 

Shareholding

1–100

 

4’184

 

0.7%

101–1’000

 

5’467

 

5.2%

1’001–10’000

 

640

 

5.1%

10’001–100’000

 

97

 

8.8%

More than 100’000

 

15

 

58.3%

Total registered shareholders and shares (excluding treasury shares Sulzer Ltd)

 

10’403

 

78.0%