Performance

Sika once again delivered record results in 2019. Sales in Swiss francs rose by 14.4% year-on-year to CHF 8,109 million, which equates to an increase of 16.3% in local currencies.

Operating profit increased by 11.5% to CHF 1,055 million, thereby surpassing the billion-franc threshold for the first time. Net profit was recorded at CHF 759 million, representing a year-on-year growth of 10.4%. Operating free cash flow increased significantly, amounting to CHF 1,026 million.

Letter to Shareholders

Strategy 2023

for sustainable and profitable growth

Sika’s Growth Strategy 2023
Image: The new corporate strategy was developed and launched in the past financial year.
more on Strategy 2023

Our Future

Megatrends are driving social transformation and shaping our future

Megatrends
Going forward, Sika aims to step up efforts to recruit, retain, and promote women

Growth Strategy 2023
Sika has a portfolio of technologies and products that combines functional performance with optimized sustainability

Sustainability Strategy
Community Engagement in Madagascar

Community Engagement
Tile adhesive application

New Target Market

Highlights 2019

+16.3%
Net sales in local currencies

+10.4%
Net profit
5
Acquisitions

93
New patents
86 out of 100
Index points for employee engagement
11.4
hours of training per employee
-14.4%
Energy consumption per ton sold
-22.0%
Waste per ton sold

Focus on Performance

A sporting backdrop for the eight members of Group Management. With an investment volume of CHF 65 million, the new “La Tuilière” stadium in Lausanne will have capacity for 12,000 spectators and is due to open in summer 2020. For this architecturally sophisticated project, Sika supplied sealing systems for the below-ground stories, anticorrosion protection for the steel structures, insulation solutions, and roofing membranes.