medmix – a global leader in high precision delivery devices

medmix is a global market leader in high-precision delivery devices in healthcare, consumer and industrial markets. It is well positioned to capture profitable growth opportunities in attractive niches driven by mega trends. medmix occupies leading positions:

  • Dental: #1 in 2K mixing devices with a share of above 50%
  • Drug delivery: #1 in fertility pen injectors with a share of around 50%
  • Surgery: Among top three specialized delivery device providers
  • Industry: #1 in two-phase hand-held devices with a 25% share
  • Beauty: #1 in mascara brushes with a 20% share

More than half of medmix’ revenue is based on IP-protected products. medmix expects sales of around CHF 450m in the current year and an adjusted EBITDA margin1 of around 25%. It expects to capitalize on its product innovation and global presence to grow faster than its end markets. medmix expects to increase its revenue mix towards healthcare, from 40% today to more than 50% mid-term, to reach its mid-term EBITDA margin target of 30%.

Sulzer – a focused leader in industrial flow control products and services for water, energy, chemical and industrial infrastructure

Sulzer, after the medmix spin-off, will be a pure play flow control company combining a highly resilient portfolio, with aftermarket representing more than 50% of revenue, and attractive exposure to macro trends (Water, Bio-based). Sulzer occupies leading positions:

  • Pumps: #2 in wastewater and energy, a top 3 player in many industrial segments
  • Services: #1 in pump services, leading independent service provider for other rotating equipment such as turbines, compressors, electrical motors.
  • Chemtech: #1 in separation and purification for chemicals, #2 in refining and an emerging leader in biopolymers and recycling technologies.

Sulzer has a clear path to value creation with four strategic priorities: 1) grow water and industrial applications in Pumps, 2) strengthen our Services advantage through digitalization and additive manufacturing, 3) defend our chemical leadership while boosting our renewable technology solutions in Chemtech, and 4) furthering our ESG focus as an enabler for strong, sustainable financial performance.

Sustainable Sulzer

As part of the Capital Markets Day, Sulzer will detail its sustainability framework and targets for 2030 and 2050. ESG is deeply rooted in Sulzer’s purpose and value creation approach. The company is pursuing a comprehensive plan that combines measurability and accountability across its value chain of operations, customers, suppliers and society at large:

  • Reduce our carbon footprint 30% by 2030 and become carbon neutral by 2050
  • Enable a low carbon society through our unique expertise in areas such as plastic substitution, recycling or wastewater treatment
  • Engage, include and protect our employees, and our communities

Updated financial framework

Sulzer updates its financial guidance for 2021. In total, the company expects orders to increase by 4-6%2 (previously 3-6%), sales to be up 8-10%2 (previously 5-7%) and an operational profitability in the range of 10.0%-10.5% (previously close to 10%).

Backed by a strong start into the year and lower restructuring expenses, Sulzer expects its net profit for the first half year 2021 to be significantly above the previous year’s period.

Sulzer, without medmix, expects 2021 orders to be up 2-3%2 and sales up 6-8%2. On the same scope, they were down 1.1% and 3.5%, respectively and FX adjusted, in 2020. The operational profitability is expected to be around 9%, above pre-pandemic level. Mid-term, the refocused group expects to grow sales at an average annual rate of 4-5% and to achieve an operational profitability in the range of 10-11%.

1 Corresponds to operational profitability (opEBITA margin) of around 19% in 2021 and above 20% in 2022.

2 adjusted for FX and including acquisitions already closed.

Sulzer Capital Markets Day 2021

Sulzer will hold its virtual Capital Markets Day 2021 today at 09:00 CEST.

Please note that the event will be all virtual and streamed live on: www.sulzer.com/cmd 

Participants need to register with name and e-mail address at the start of the event. We therefore suggest to check-in at least 5-10 minutes before the actual start of the event.

Question can only be taken from participants registered for the Q&A sessions. For the Q&A session, please register here. For the questions, you may dial in towards the end of the presentations.

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This announcement has been prepared on the basis that any offer of securities in any Member State of the European Economic Area (“EEA”) will be made pursuant to an exemption under Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 (as amended, the “Prospectus Regulation”) from the requirement to publish a prospectus for offers of securities. Accordingly any person making or intending to make any offer in the EEA of the securities which are referred to in this announcement may only do so in circumstances in which no obligation arises for the issuer or any of the initial purchasers of such securities to publish a prospectus pursuant to Article 3 of the Prospectus Regulation or supplement a prospectus pursuant to Article 23 of the Prospectus Regulation, in each case, in relation to such offer.

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