SFS looks back on a successful year. It achieved solid organic growth of 5.9% in its core business and increased its profitability significantly to 14.4% (adjusted EBITA margin). Moreover, thanks to two acquisitions, SFS established a firm position in the growing medical device market. SFS expects sales to grow by 8-10% in the 2017 financial year.
SFS achieved solid organic growth of 5.9% in its core business in the 2016 financial year. All segments contributed to this growth. They maintained and expanded their market positions. Consolidated sales reached a record high of CHF 1,437 million. This represents an increase of 4.4% from the previous year. Currency movements had a positive effect of 0.9% on reported sales, and changes in the scope of consolidation added 1.5% to the reported sales growth. Sales were reduced by CHF 50 million (3.9%) due to the phase-out of the trading activities, a non-core activity within the Engineered Components segment.
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SFS Group AG, formerly SFS Holding AG, is a Switzerland-based company that develops and manufactures mechanical fastening systems and precision formed components. The Company serves the automotive, construction, construction supply, electrical, electronics, aerospace and medical components industries. It consists of three operating segments which represent the three business models: Engineered Components, which are customer-specific products under the SFS intec and Unisteel brands; Fastening Systems, which are application-specific products under the SFS intec and GESIPA brand, and Distribution and Logistics, which are market-oriented product ranges and logistics solutions under the SFS unimarket brand throughout Switzerland. Its subsidiaries include, among others, Ncase Limited, a supplier of subframes for rainscreen cladding, as well as developer and manufacturer of disposable products made of metal and plastic for medical device original equipment manufacturers (OEMs).