Investor Fact Sheet
- Flat organic sales growth
- Organic sales growth driven by emerging markets
- Earnings and profitability negatively impacted both by increased investments in brands, technologies, innovations and digitalization announced at the start of 2019, and by declining volumes
- Strong expansion of free cash flow
In million euros | 2018 | 2019 | +/- |
Sales | 19,899 | 20,114 | 1.1 % |
Adjusted1 operating profit (EBIT) | 3,496 | 3,220 | -7.9 % |
Adjusted1 return on sales (EBIT) in % | 17.6 | 16.0 | -1.6 pp |
Adjusted1 earnings per preferred share in euros | 6.01 | 5.43 | -9.7 % |
Dividend per preferred share in euros | 1.85 | 1.85 | 0.0 % |
| pp = percentage points 1 Adjusted for one-time charges/gains and restructuring charges. | |||
Growth in revenues after adjusting for effects arising from acquisitions, divestments and foreign exchange differences – i.e. “top line” growth generated from within.
Financial Glossary SchließenCash flow actually available for acquisitions, dividend payments, the reduction of borrowings and contributions to pension funds.
Financial Glossary SchließenAbbreviation for Earnings Before Interest and Taxes. Standard profit metric that enables the earning power of the operating business activities of a company to be assessed independently of its financial structure, facilitating comparability between entities where these are financed by varying levels of debt capital.
Financial Glossary Schließen
Sales and EBIT development
Sales 2019
Adhesive Technologies
Key facts 2019
- Organic sales performance declined (-1.5%)
- Flat sales performance in emerging markets
- Sales in mature markets lower year on year
- Adjusted EBIT margin of 18.1%
- Innovation rate ~30%
Earnings Before Interest and Taxes (EBIT) adjusted for exceptional items in the form of one-time charges, one-time gains and restructuring expenses.
Financial Glossary Schließen| Key financials* | |||
|---|---|---|---|
in million euros | 2018 | 2019 | +/- |
Sales | 9,403 | 9,461 | 0.6 % |
Proportion of Henkel sales | 47 % | 47 % | - |
Adjusted1 operating profit (EBIT) | 1,761 | 1,712 | -2.8 % |
Adjusted1 return on sales (EBIT) | 18.7 % | 18.1 % | -0.6pp |
pp = percentage points | |||
Beauty Care
Key facts 2019
- Organic sales performance lower year on year (-2.1%)
- Emerging markets with negative organic growth
- Slightly negative org. sales development in mat. markets
- Adjusted EBIT margin at 13.4%
- Innovation rate ~45%
| Key financials* | |||
|---|---|---|---|
in million euros | 2018 | 2019 | +/- |
Sales | 3,950 | 3,877 | -1.8 % |
Proportion of Henkel sales | 20 % | 19 % | - |
Adjusted1 operating profit (EBIT) | 675 | 519 | -23.1 % |
Adjusted1 return on sales (EBIT) | 17.1 % | 13.4 % | -3.7 pp |
pp = percentage points | |||
Laundry & Home Care
Key facts 2019
- Strong organic sales growth of 3.7%
- Double-digit increase in sales in emerging markets and slightly declining organic sales development in mature markets
- Adjusted EBIT margin of 16.5%
- Innovation rate ~45%
| Key financials* | |||
|---|---|---|---|
in million euros | 2018 | 2019 | +/- |
Sales | 6,419 | 6,656 | 3.7 % |
Proportion of Henkel sales | 32 % | 33 % | - |
Adjusted1 operating profit (EBIT) | 1,162 | 1,096 | -5.7 % |
Adjusted1 return on sales (EBIT) | 18.1 % | 16.5 % | -1.6 pp |
pp = percentage points | |||
Shareholder Structure
61.54 percent of the Henkel ordinary shares are held by members of the Henkel family share-pooling agreement.1 The preferred shares are the significantly more liquid class of Henkel shares. Apart from the treasury shares (2.07 percent), they are entirely in free float. A large majority are owned by institutional investors whose portfolios are usually broadly distributed internationally.
1 As of April 24, 2020.
