Cost controls drive profitability amidst declining sales

  • Givaudan’s net profit for 2023 rose to CHF 893 million
  • Sales fell to CHF 6.915 billion
  • Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization slightly decreased to CHF 1.47 billion
  • Givaudan’s Ebitda margin improved to 21.3%
  • On track for 2025 targets with average annual organic sales growth of 4% to 5%
  • Proposing a dividend of CHF 68 per share for 2023, up 1.5% from the previous year

Givaudan, the Swiss supplier of chemicals to the food and cosmetics industries, reported a rise in net profit for 2023 despite a drop in sales. The company’s net profit reached CHF 893 million, thanks to effective cost controls that increased profitability. Sales, however, fell to CHF 6.915 billion, primarily due to a decline in the taste-and-wellbeing segment. Givaudan’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization slightly decreased to CHF 1.47 billion, but the company’s Ebitda margin improved to 21.3% due to cost management and a performance-improvement program. Givaudan remains on track for its 2025 targets, which include average annual organic sales growth of 4% to 5%. The company also plans to propose a dividend of CHF 68 per share for 2023, representing a 1.5% increase from the previous year.

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