Why did Sika lower its 2025 earnings margin guidance?

Sika lowered its guidance due to weaker market conditions affecting sales growth and negative currency effects.

What were Sika's preliminary sales figures for 2025?

Sika's preliminary sales for 2025 were 11.20 billion Swiss francs, showing 0.6% growth in local currencies.

What is Sika's new investment program designed to achieve?

The new program aims to achieve significant cost savings, targeting annual savings of 150-200 million Swiss francs by 2028.

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Sika Cuts 2025 Earnings Outlook Amid Sales Woes

15 Jan

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Summary

Sika lowered its 2025 earnings margin guidance to just above 19%.
Preliminary 2025 sales reached 11.20 billion Swiss francs, down from prior year.
Company launches investment program targeting significant annual savings by 2028.

Sika Cuts 2025 Earnings Outlook Amid Sales Woes

Sika, the Swiss chemicals company, has reduced its earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) margin forecast for 2025 to slightly above 19%, a downward revision from its prior target of 19.5% to 19.8%. This adjustment is attributed to softer sales performance in the final quarter of the previous year and negative currency impacts.

Preliminary sales figures for 2025 indicate a slight decrease to 11.20 billion Swiss francs, with a modest 0.6% growth in local currencies. Regional sales performance showed a slowdown across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, and the Americas, while the Asia Pacific region experienced a sales decline.