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bg电子娱乐场 was founded in 1876. With its brands, innovations and technologies, bg电子娱乐场 holds leading market positions worldwide in the industrial and consumer businesses. The Adhesive Technologies business unit is global leader in the market for adhesives, sealants and coatings. With Consumer Brands, the company holds leading positions especially in laundry & home care and hair in many markets and categories around the world. The company employs around 47,000 people worldwide. bg电子娱乐场鈥檚 preferred shares are listed in the German stock index DAX.
| Key financials | |||
| in million euros | 2023 | 2024 | +/- |
| Sales | 21,514 | 21,586 | +0.3% |
| Organic sales growth | 4.2% | 2.6% | 鈥� |
| Adjusted1 operating profit (adjusted EBIT) | 2,556 | 3,089 | 20.9% |
| Adjusted1 return on sales (adjusted EBIT margin) | 11.9% | 14.3% | 2.4pp |
| Adjusted1 earnings per preferred share (adjusted EPS) (in euros) - at constant exchange rates | 4.35 | 5.36 | 23.2% |
| Dividend per preferred share 鈥�(in euros) | 1.85 | 2.042 | 鈥� |
| 1 Adjusted for one-time expenses and income, and for restructuring expenses 2 Proposal to shareholders for the Annual General Meeting on April 28, 2025. pp = percentage points | |||
Growth in sales after adjusting for effects arising from acquisitions, divestments and foreign exchange effects 鈥� i.e. 鈥渢op line鈥� growth generated from within. Also excluded from the calculation is the organic sales development in Russia since the beginning of the second quarter of 2022 against the background of the announced and since completed exit of the business activities there, and the effects arising from the application of IAS 29 鈥�(Financial Reporting in Hyperinflationary Economies) for T眉rkiye.
Financial Glossary 厂肠丑濒颈别脽别苍Earnings Before Interest and Taxes 鈥�(EBIT) adjusted for exceptional items in the form of one-time expenses and income, and for restructuring expenses.
Financial Glossary 厂肠丑濒颈别脽别苍Abbreviation 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 厂肠丑濒颈别脽别苍
Share information
Preferred shares | Ordinary shares | |
|---|---|---|
| ISIN Code | DE0006048432 | DE0006048408 |
| Number of shares issued | 178,162,875 | 259,795,875 |
| Treasury shares1 | 15,306,248 | 3,290,703 |
| Number of shares outstanding2 | 162,856,627 | 256,505,172 |
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| ISIN | US42550U2087 | US42550U1097 |
| Ratio | 1 share : 4 ADRs | 1 share : 4 ADRs |
| 1 Treasury shares as of December 31, 2024. 2 Based on all outstanding shares, i.e., number of shares issued less treasury shares. 3 In the US, investors can invest in certificates on both bg电子娱乐场 ordinary and bg电子娱乐场 preferred shares as part of the US 鈥淪ponsored Level I ADR Program鈥�. | ||
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1 Figure relates to the 2024 fiscal year compared to the 2017 base year.
