Performance - Aliaxis

Overall, 2020 was a record year for the North America region, while our Latin American operations held firm in a difficult market.

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Lockdowns and widespread travel restrictions in the region impacted the business, resulting in sales ending below last year’s levels.

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The EMEA region demonstrated resilience against the impact of COVID-19, with profitability benefiting from efficiency programmes.

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Our Indian operations achieved another sales record supported by an increase in revenue from non-core markets.

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	2020 € million	2019 € million	2018 € million	2017 € million	2016 € million
Revenue*	2,907.7	3,117.6	3,095.0	3,094.7	2,949.4
Current EBITDA *	461.1	440.1	415.1	411.4	358.8
% of revenue	15.9%	14.1%	13.4%	13.3%	12.2%

Current EBIT *	315.5	300.1	308.5	300.4	243.5
% of revenue	10.9%	9.6%	10.0%	9.7%	8.3%

EBIT *	330.6	323.6	273.2	273.5	193.5
% of revenue	11.4%	10.4%	8.8%	8.8%	6.6%

Net Profit (Group Share) *	198.5	183.0	137.1	143.2	101.0

Capital Expenditure (incl leasing) *	148.7	151.6	86.6	110.6	106
% of depreciation and amortisation	103%	108%	81%	100%	96%
% of current EBITDA	32%	34%	21%	27%	30%

Total Equity	1,413	1,409	1,258	1,624	1,623

Net Financial Debt *	438	771	775	357	464

Return on Capital Employed *	16.1%	15.0%	12.8%	12.3%	8.6%

Return on Equity (Group Share) *	14.1%	13.8%	9.8%	9.2%	6.6%

Average Number of Employees	14,473	15,511	16,088	15,904	16,087

	2020 € per share	2019 € per share	2018 € per share	2017 € per share	2016 € per share
Earnings:
Basic	2.54	2.33	1.74	1.82	1.26
Diluted	2.54	2.33	1.74	1.82	1.26

Gross Dividend	0.658	0.587	0.58685	0.5335	0.485

Net Dividend	0.4606	0.4109	0.410795	0.37345	0.3395

Payout Ratio*	26,0%	25.2%	33.7%	29.3%	38.4%

Outstanding shares at 31 December (net of treasury shares)	78,270,500	78,288,855	78,739,901	78,725,401	78,781,879

*Defined in Glossary

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