Our key figures
Order intake by division
2023
Order intake by region
2023
Key figures
|
millions of CHF |
|
2023 |
|
2022 |
|
Change in +/–% |
|
+/–% adjusted 1) |
|
+/–% organic 2) |
|
Order intake |
|
3’580.3 |
|
3’425.4 |
|
4.5 |
|
12.6 |
|
13.9 |
|
Order intake gross margin |
|
33.9% |
|
33.5% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Order backlog as of December 31 |
|
1’946.8 |
|
1’844.7 |
|
5.5 |
|
|
|
|
|
Sales |
|
3’281.7 |
|
3’179.9 |
|
3.2 |
|
11.0 |
|
13.2 |
|
EBIT 3) |
|
329.7 |
|
111.4 |
|
> 100 |
|
|
|
|
|
Operational profit |
|
365.6 |
|
317.6 |
|
15.1 |
|
24.4 |
|
25.3 |
|
Operational profitability |
|
11.1% |
|
10.0% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operational ROCEA |
|
28.4% |
|
23.7% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Core net income |
|
257.9 |
|
213.1 |
|
21.0 |
|
|
|
|
|
Net income |
|
230.5 |
|
28.0 |
|
> 100 |
|
|
|
|
|
Basic earnings per share (in CHF) |
|
6.76 |
|
0.85 |
|
> 100 |
|
|
|
|
|
Free cash flow (FCF) |
|
301.3 |
|
58.3 |
|
> 100 |
|
|
|
|
|
Net debt as of December 31 |
|
172.3 |
|
234.6 |
|
–26.6 |
|
|
|
|
|
Employees (number of full-time equivalents) as of December 31 |
|
13’130 |
|
12’868 |
|
2.0 |
|
|
|
|
1) Adjusted for currency effects.
2) Adjusted for acquisition, divestiture/deconsolidation and currency effects.
3) 2022 was impacted by write-offs related to Russia and Poland.
Stock market information
|
|
|
2023 |
|
2022 |
|
2021 |
|
2020 |
|
2019 |
|
Registered share price (in CHF) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
– high |
|
91.70 |
|
93.50 |
|
143.10 |
|
110.50 |
|
113.40 |
|
– low |
|
71.10 |
|
56.10 |
|
82.45 |
|
40.12 |
|
75.15 |
|
– year-end |
|
85.90 |
|
72.00 |
|
89.85 |
|
93.10 |
|
108.00 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Market capitalization as of December 31 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
– number of shares outstanding |
|
33’811’296 |
|
33’738’515 |
|
33’727’637 |
|
33’835’903 |
|
34’021’446 |
|
– in millions of CHF |
|
2’904 |
|
2’429 |
|
3’030 |
|
3’150 |
|
3’674 |
|
– in percentage of equity |
|
265% |
|
237% |
|
238% |
|
224% |
|
232% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P/E ratio as of December 31 |
|
12.7x |
|
85.2x |
|
2.1x |
|
37.8x |
|
23.9x |
|
Dividend yield as of December 31 |
|
4.4% |
|
4.9% |
|
3.9% |
|
4.3% |
|
3.7% |
Data per share
|
CHF |
|
2023 |
|
2022 |
|
2021 |
|
2020 |
|
2019 |
|
Net income attributable to a shareholder of Sulzer Ltd |
|
6.76 |
|
0.85 |
|
41.93 |
|
2.46 |
|
4.52 |
|
Change from prior year |
|
700% |
|
–98% |
|
1’603% |
|
–46% |
|
27% |
|
Equity attributable to a shareholder of Sulzer Ltd |
|
32.40 |
|
30.40 |
|
37.80 |
|
41.50 |
|
46.50 |
|
Ordinary dividend |
|
3.75 1) |
|
3.50 |
|
3.50 |
|
4.00 |
|
4.00 |
|
Payout ratio |
|
55% |
|
414% |
|
8% |
|
163% |
|
88% |
|
Average number of shares outstanding |
|
33’884’651 |
|
33’825’814 |
|
33’788’006 |
|
33’970’141 |
|
34’026’442 |
1) Proposal to the Annual General Meeting.
Shareholder structure as of December 31, 2023
|
Number of shares |
|
Number of shareholders |
|
Shareholding |
|
1–100 |
|
4’314 |
|
0.7% |
|
101–1’000 |
|
5’159 |
|
5.0% |
|
1’001–10’000 |
|
604 |
|
4.7% |
|
10’001–100’000 |
|
95 |
|
7.8% |
|
More than 100’000 |
|
12 |
|
54.7% |
|
Total registered shareholders and shares (excluding treasury shares Sulzer Ltd) |
|
10’184 |
|
72.8% |