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2023
Annual General Meeting approves dividend increase
At the Annual General Meeting held on 12 April 2023 at the Culture and Convention Center Lucerne, the shareholders of Komax Holding AG approved all the proposals of the Board of Directors. Among other things, they confirmed all incumbent members of the Board of Directors for another term of ...
Ad hoc The Komax Group posts a record result and looks to the future with confidence
2022 was an extraordinary year for the Komax Group: It strengthened its competitiveness over the long term through the combination with Schleuniger. It also posted new record figures for order intake (CHF 678.1 million, +40.6%), revenues (CHF 606.3 million, +44.0%), and operating profit (EBIT; ...
Ad hoc Komax Group sells its building in Rotkreuz, with a positive impact on the 2023 result
The Komax Group has sold its building at the production site in Rotkreuz for a price that will increase the 2023 operating profit (EBIT) by around CHF 11 million. As it still requires the production space until the production and office building acquired in 2021 at the headquarters in Dierikon ...
Ad hoc The Komax Group records a high order intake and strong revenue growth
The Komax Group set new records in 2022 in terms of order intake and revenues, with order intake 40.6% higher than in the previous year, at CHF 678.1 million (2021: CHF 482.4 million). Revenues likewise registered an increase of more than 40%, to just over CHF 600 million (2021: CHF 421.1 million).
2022
Christian Mäder to take over as CFO of the Komax Group on 1 October 2023
Andreas Wolfisberg, CFO of the Komax Group since 1996, will reach retirement age in December 2023 and will retire at the end of 2023. He will be succeeded by Christian Mäder, currently CFO of the Artemis Group. To ensure a smooth handover, Christian Mäder will start working for the Komax Group ...
Oliver Blauenstein to join the Executive Committee of Komax
As of January 2023 the Komax Executive Committee will again be complete: Oliver Blauenstein will be joining the Komax Group from ABB and will be responsible for testing activities as a member of the Executive Committee. Since the beginning of 2022 this area has been managed on an interim basis ...
Ad hoc Komax raises revenues forecast
The trend towards increasing automation in wire processing has continued in the second half of 2022, and the Komax Group has reported further pleasing order intake. There are still huge challenges in the supply chains. Nevertheless, the Komax Group has been able to increase its production volume ...
Ad hoc Combination of Komax and Schleuniger completed
The Schleuniger Group is now part of the Komax Group: the combination of Komax Holding AG and Schleuniger AG was completed on 30 August 2022. The Schleuniger Group will be consolidated as of 1 September 2022. The Komax Group expects to generate revenues of CHF 560 to 580 million and an EBIT ...
Ad hoc Komax receives numerous orders and increases profitability significantly
The first half of 2022 was characterized by a high order intake – on the one hand due to the trend of automation at customers, and on the other because the war in Ukraine triggered various extraordinary orders. Overall, Komax recorded an order intake of CHF 342.8 million, which equates to a rise ...
Ad hoc Competition authorities grant clearance for combination of Komax and Schleuniger
Komax Holding AG has received clearance from the relevant competition authorities for the combination with Schleuniger AG. Closing of the combination and the associated capital increase will take place at the end of August 2022.