Annual Report 2017
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Annual Report 2017 The global leader in door opening solutions “ More and more homes are being equipped with smart door locks for improved safety, security and convenience” Contents Innovation and product development drive growth Report on operations 2017 was once again a good year for ASSA ABLOY in brief tab ASSA ABLOY. Sales increased and totaled Statement by the President and CEO 2 SEK 76,137 million. Organic growth Value creation strategy 6 increased to 4 percent, with continued strong growth for our electromechanical Goals and outcomes 7 solutions. Value-creating model 8 Market presence 10 Product leadership 16 P2 Cost-efficiency 22 Profitable growth 26 Value creation Divisions ASSA ABLOY divisions 28 strategy EMEA division 29 The Group’s overall strategic direction is to Americas division 30 spearhead the trend toward increased Asia Pacific division 31 security with a product-driven offering Global Technologies division 32 centered on the customer. The strategic Entrance Systems division 33 action plans are focused on three areas: market presence, product leadership and Sustainability report cost-efficiency. Sustainable development 36 Report of the Board of Directors P6 Report of the Board of Directors 39 Significant risks and risk management 41 Corporate governance 46 Developments in Board of Directors 50 Executive Team 52 the divisions 2017 Internal control – financial reporting 54 Most divisions showed continued good Remuneration guidelines for senior organic growth with a strong development management 55 for electromechanical solutions. Financial statements Sales and income 56 Consolidated income statement and Statement of comprehensive income 57 Comments by division 58 Sustainable Results by division 59 Financial position 60 development Consolidated balance sheet 61 ASSA ABLOY’s sustainability initiatives Cash flow 62 P28 continued to make good progress in 2017, Consolidated statement of cash flows 63 with advances in line with the five-year Changes in consolidated equity 64 sustainability plan. Parent company financial statements 66 Notes 68 Comments on five years in summary 94 Report of the P36 Five years in summary 95 Quarterly information 96 Board of Directors, Definitions of key ratios 97 Proposed distribution of earnings 98 corporate governance Auditor’s report 99 and financial Shareholder information The ASSA ABLOY share 104 statements P39 Information for shareholders 107 ASSA ABLOY in brief WHO ARE WE? SEK 76 47,500 #1 billion employees ASSA ABLOY is the global leader in door opening solutions with profitable growth are market presence, product leadership and sales of SEK 76 billion and 47,500 employees. The strategies for cost-efficiency. WHAT DO WE DO? ASSA ABLOY is the global leader in door opening solutions and identity solutions, primarily in identity and access management, offers mechanical and electromechanical locks, digital door locks, as well as a number of other related products and services. security doors, entrance automation, hotel security and secure ASSA ABLOY’s BRANDS ASSA ABLOY has considerable value in its well-known brands, several of which have been acquired through the Group’s many acquisitions. ASSA ABLOY is the global master brand. It is often com- bined with individual brands well estab- lished in local knowledge, regulations Approximately 70 percent of Group sales are under the ASSA ABLOY master brand or a and security standards. The Group thus combination of ASSA ABLOY and local brands. increases the visibility of the ASSA ABLOY master brand, which unites the Group’s sales departments and rep- resents innovation, leading technology and total door opening solutions. FOR WHOM? Institutional and commercial Residential market Aftermarket customers ASSA ABLOY covers all needs for door opening solutions and service tial market. The Group has the largest installed base of products in the for institutional and commercial customers, as well as for the residen- world, with a large share of sales in the stable aftermarket. WHERE ARE WE? OUR DIVISIONS ASSA ABLOY is divided into three regional and two global divisions. The regional divisions manufacture and sell The global divisions manufacture and sell mechanical and electromechanical locks, electronic access control, identification digital door locks, cylinders and security products and entrance automation on the doors adapted to the local market’s standards global market. and security requirements. Share of Group sales by region 2017 SALES BY DIVISION OPERATING INCOME BY DIVISION NORTH AMERICA 40% (40) Legend Legend SOUTH AMERICA 3% (3) Legend Legend Legend Legend EUROPE % (38) Legend Legend 38 Legend Legend ASIA 14% (15) OCEANIA 4% (3) AFRICA 1% (1) EMEA, 23% (23) EMEA, 24% (23) Americas, 23% (24) Americas, 30% (31) Asia Pacific, 11% (12) Asia Pacific, 7% (7) ASSA ABLOY has leading positions in most Global Technologies, 14% (13) Global Technologies, 15% (15) of Europe, North and South America, Asia Entrance Systems, 29% (28) Entrance Systems, 24% (24) and Oceania. Read more about ASSA ABLOY’s security solutions on the last pages The master brand is complemented by global brands, which are all and identification technology, and ABLOY in high security locks. The leaders in their respective market segments, some examples are: Yale Group also has product brands that are not associated with ASSA in the residential market, HID in access control, secure card issuance ABLOY, such as Entrematic in entrance automation. STRATEGY Market presence Product leadership Cost-efficiency Growth and profitability FINANCIALS IN BRIEF 2017 Sales increased 7 percent during the year to SEK 76,137 Continued good earnings and strong cash flow achieved million (71,293) driven by continued strong growth for during the year. Operating margin excluding items electro mechanical products. affecting comparability was 16.2 percent (15.8). 16 acquisitions were completed during the year, con- Investments in product development continued at a high tributing to net acquired growth of 2 percent for the year. pace and a number of new products were launched. Key figures 2016 2017 Change Sales, SEK M 71,293 76,137 7% SALES AND OPERATING INCOME (EBIT) of which: Organic growth, % 2 4 Sales Operating income (EBIT) of which: Acquired growth, net total, % 3 2 Sales, SEK M EBIT, SEK M of which: Exchange rate effects, % 0 1 80,000 15,000 Operating income (EBIT), SEK M 11,2541 12,341 10% Operating margin, % 15.81 16.2 Income before tax (EBT), SEK M 10,5491 11,673 11% 65,000 12,500 Operating cash flow, SEK M2 10,467 10,929 4% Return on capital employed, % 16.5 16.6 50,000 10,000 Data per share 2016 2017 Change 35,000 7,500 Earnings per share after tax and dilution (EPS), SEK/share 7,091 7.77 10% 20,000 5,000 Equity per share diluted, SEK/share 42.51 45.60 7% 081, 2 091, 2 10 111 12 131 14 15 161 17 Dividend, SEK/share 3.00 3,303 10% 1 Excluding items affecting comparability. Weighted average number of shares, 2 diluted, thousands 1,110,776 1,110,776 Reclassification has been made. 1 Excluding items affecting comparability. 2 Excluding restructuring payments. 3 As proposed by the Board of Directors. EARNINGS PER SHARE 1 SALES ON EMERGING MARKETS SEK SEK M 8 20,000 7 6 15,000 5 4 10,000 3 1 Earnings per share has 2 been restated due to the 5,000 3:1 share split in 2015. 1 2 Excluding items affecting 0 comparability. 0 082 092 10 112 12 132 14 15 16 2 17 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 ASSA ABLOY ANNUAL REPORT 2017 THE YEAR IN BRIEF 1 Statement by the President and CEO Innovation and product development drive growth 2017 was once again a good year for ASSA ABLOY. Sales increased and totaled SEK 76,137 million. Organic growth increased to 4 percent, with continued strong growth for our electromechanical solutions. We strengthened our market leadership, partly because of rapid innovation in electro- mechanical, digital and sustainable door opening solutions, and partly through the acquisition of 16 companies. Operating income increased 10 percent to SEK 12,341 million, supported by higher sales and good cost control. Operating margin improved to 16.2 percent, in line with our target. Global demand for door opening solutions strengthened A review of the divisions in 2017 presents the following in 2017 and once again the mature markets grew at a picture: higher pace than the emerging markets. We saw con- Division EMEA, with 23 percent of the Group’s total tinued good organic sales growth in all of our divisions, sales, increased organic growth to 4 percent. Growth was except in APAC, where China once again had negative strong in Finland and the UK, as well as in Eastern and growth. Southern Europe, and good in Scandinavia, France, Israel ASSA ABLOY’s sales growth in 2017 was 7 percent, and Africa. Germany and the Benelux countries had including 4 percent organic, 2 percent net through growth, while the Middle East remained negative. Demand acquisitions and divestments and 1 percent from cur- has grown following the major investments in innovation rency fluctuations. Underlying the increase in organic and product development within digital door opening growth is the growing demand for electromechanical solutions in recent years, especially for the Group’s Yale and digital door opening solutions. This technology shift brand and its smart door locks for the residential market. affects not only the advanced mature markets, but Acquisitions contributed with 3 percent growth. Three increasingly also many emerging markets. ASSA ABLOY is acquisitions were carried out during the year. the leader in this technology shift, thanks to the many The Americas division, with a 23-percent share of the years we have focused on innovation, product develop- Group’s total sales, experienced organic growth of 4 per- ment and complementary acquisitions.