Why invest in the Komax Group?

The pioneering Swiss market and technology leader

The Komax Group has been the market and technology leader in automated wire processing for many years and continues to strive for sustainable profitable growth. It is strategically well positioned to exploit the enormous automation potential and has therefore set itself ambitious targets.

Mid-term targets

Generate Value

The Komax Group aims to continuously increase the value of the company through profitable growth. To do so, it is relying on a mix of organic growth and targeted acquisitions. It is characterized by a strong equity base (equity ratio of above 50%). This solid foundation enables the Komax Group to systematically seize opportunities for the further development of the company. It also offers security in challenging times.

The Komax Group aims to continuously increase the value of the company through profitable growth and has set itself the following targets starting in 2027:

  • Achieving an annual EBIT margin of over 10%.
  • Growing faster than the market – with average annual revenue growth of over 6%.

Focus on automotive, industry, infrastructure, and transportation

The Komax Group operates in a growth market, generating more than 60% of its revenues with customers (harness manufacturers) in the automotive industry. Its other customers come primarily from the industrial, infrastructure, and transportation sectors.

We are looking at an Eldorado scenario in automation. Through the combination with Schleuniger, we have established a market position from which we will be able to best exploit the opportunities that arise in the coming five years and beyond.
—  Matijas Meyer, CEO Komax Group

Enormous automation potential

Wire processing is currently no more than 20% automated. 80% of wire processing continues to be done manually, which is increasingly becoming less cost-efficient. In addition, there is still a significant amount of optimization potential in the work already carried out by machines. Due to time-intensive setup and changeover processes, which are becoming more common due to the persistent decline in batch sizes, the wire processing machines of customers can be inactive for as much as half of the working day. The overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) amounts to just 50%, resulting in a total automation potential of 90%, which the Komax Group intends to harness over the long term.

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Strategy

Four key strategic priorities

In order to achieve its set targets, the Komax Group must grow faster than the market. To achieve above-average profitability and sustainable growth, it pursues four key strategic priorities. The corporate purpose, core values, and ESG approach form the basis of these.

In addition, Lean and Excellent, Digital Transformation is an overarching strategic initiative that lays a crucial foundation for increasing efficiency by introducing numerous internal and external digital systems and solutions. This initiative also makes an important contribution to achieving profitability targets. The overall picture is rounded off by the underlying corporate culture, which includes the corporate purpose and core values, and the strategic initiative ESG, which forms the framework for the sustainable activities of the Komax Group.

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High innovative power

Broadest product portfolio

The Komax Group produces innovative, high-quality automation and quality assurance solutions along its customers’ value chain in Europe, North America, Asia and Africa. It has the broadest product portfolio on the market, which increasingly consists of digital solutions in addition to serial products, customized systems and testing systems.

It generates more than 60% of its revenues with wire assemblers in the automotive industry. The two other market segments addressed – Aerospace & Railway and Industrial & Infrastructure – offer synergy potential with the business in the its automotive core market.

Market-leading in automated wire processing, the Komax Group is highly innovative. To give its customers a competitive edge and thereby secure the Komax Group’s long-term business success, it continuously brings innovations to the market. For that reason, the Komax Group channels some 8–9% of its revenues into research & development every year.

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Global customer proximity

Unique service and distribution network

The Komax Group has a broadly diversified customer portfolio. This includes global key accounts in the supplier sector as well as countless small and medium-sized companies. It provides sales and service support via subsidiaries and independent agents in over 60 countries. With its unique sales and service network, the Komax Group is close to both its local and global customers and can provide them with efficient and competent support at all times.

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