Targets and target fulfillment
Sandvik has long-term financial targets focusing on growth, profitability, dividend and financial position. In 2022, new financial targets were introduced.
Financial Targets
Growth
Target
7%
A growth of 7 percent through a business cycle, organically and through acquisitions.
Outcome
21%
In 2022, total growth at fixed exchange rates was 21 percent, of which organic growth was 8 percent. Revenue growth during a three-year period was 8 percent and during a five-year period 9 percent.
EBITA margin range
Target
20–22%
An adjusted EBITA margin range of 20–22 percent.
Outcome
20.0%
The adjusted EBITA margin amounted to 20.0 percent (20.8), in line with the target.
Dividend payout ratio1)
Target
50%
A dividend payout ratio of 50 percent of earnings per share, adjusted for items affecting comparability, through a business cycle.
Outcome
42%
A solid performance in 2022 resulted in a proposed dividend of SEK 6.3 billion (6.0) corresponding to a payout ratio of 42 percent. The average payout ratio for a three-year period amounted to 51 percent and for a five-year period to 39 percent.
Financial net debt/EBITDA
Target
<1.5
A financial net debt/EBITDA ratio below 1.5.
Outcome
1.3
The target was achieved as the financial net debt/EBITDA ratio was 1.3.
‘Target outcome’ are 2022 results. All figures except financial net debt/EBITDA are excluding Sandvik Materials Technology/Alleima and other operations.
1) The dividend payout ratio is only related to cash dividends and does not consider the distributed value from Alleima to shareholders. The ratio is calculated on adjusted earnings per share, diluted, for the total group all years except 2022 when it excludes earnings related to Alleima.
Sustainability targets
We have 2030 Sustainability Goals in four areas and we report on KPIs for our own operations to track progress towards targets. In addition to our own operations, we also work with customers and suppliers to achieve the goals.
We shift climate
Target
181 ktons
Our target is to reduce our greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 50 percent by 2030. To be in line with this target we should reduce GHG emissions to 181 ktons by 2022.
Outcome
142 ktons
In 2022, we increased our GHG emissions by 4 percent to 142 ktons due to increased production. However we exceeded the 2030 slope target by 22 percent and reduced GHG emissions by 35 percent compared to our baseline value. The main contributors to that decrease are fossil-free energy sourcing and exchanging natural gas for biogas.
We build circularity
Target
70%
Our target is to increase our waste circularity to 90 percent by 2030. The target for 2022 was 70 percent.
Outcome
74%
This target was revised in 2021 to better reflect our efforts towards circularity and we will report on waste circularity rather than total waste from this point. We achieved 74 percent waste circularity.
We champion people
Target
3.2
Our target is to reduce our Total Recordable Injury Frequency Rate (TRIFR) to 1.9 by 2030, a 50 percent reduction. To be in line with this target we should reduce the TRIFR to 3.2 by 2022.
Outcome
3.1
The TRIFR was 3.1 (3.0), equating to a 3 percent increase. However, we are still in line with where we need to be to achieve the 2030 target. Acquisitions continue to negatively impact both TRIFR and LTIFR trends.
We play fair
We will constantly aim higher in ethics and transparency, being a leader in playing fair and being open. Our goal is to always do the right thing. More about Sandvik and fair play in Sustainability shift – Fair play.
The baseline for our Sustainability Goals is the average outcome from 2016–2018. The dotted line is an indication of how well-aligned we are with the 2030 targets. Greenhouse gas emissions and waste circularity are ahead of the required results in relation to the 2030 slope while the TRIFR is in line with the slope value.