CEO Heinz Baumgärtner (l.) and CFO Martin Klöti (Photo: Schweiter Technologies)
Despite the Covid-19 pandemic challenges and the strong Swiss currency,
Schweiter Technologies (Steinhausen / Switzerland; www.schweiter.com) achieved in 2020 a staggering 43% gain in core profit EBITDA at CHF 175.7m (EUR 193m), which is a new record high. With sales down 2% at CHF 1.16 bn, Schweiter had a disproportionately large increase in profitability through capacity utilisation cuts, lower raw material costs and selective price adjustments. EBIT at CHF 137.5m advanced 61% while net income rose 73% to CHF 103.6m. The company said a change at the top of the management board is planned for 2022.