The Schindler story
In 1874, Robert Schindler founded his family engineering firm. More than 144 years later, Schindler is a leader in the elevator and escalator industry.
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Urbanization – cities are key to the global economy
From Berlin to Beijing, cities vibrate with energy. They account for 60% of all jobs and produce 80% of global GDP. Urban areas are at the center of innovation covering hard goods, services, technology, and entertainment, delivering multiple benefits to people, business, and culture.
Currently, more than five hundred cities worldwide boast at least one million inhabitants and every passing second more than two people somewhere in the world relocate to a city from a rural area. The United Nations estimates that by 2030 almost 9% of the world’s population will live in just 41 megacities. Today, for the first time in human history, more people live in the city than in the countryside, and by mid-century two-thirds of the global population is projected to be urban.
Shaping the skyline
Elevators and escalators make tall buildings livable and large infrastructure projects accessible. Vertical transportation has allowed the steel-frame skyscraper to give new shape and substance to global cities and enables the rapid expansion of new dynamic urban areas.
Increasing urbanization will not only push the horizontal limits of existing cities but their vertical boundaries as well – refashioning both their skylines and public transportation networks with the enabling power of elevators and escalators. Countries such as China, India, Indonesia, and Brazil continue moving in a vertical direction. China alone builds more than 70 skyscrapers each year. This long-term trend increases elevator density and supports further demand for the most advanced elevator and escalator products and services.
This new way of living will only be possible with smart mobility solutions. Schindler has the expertise and product selection to make every type of facility found in cities – and elsewhere – easily and safely accessible.
Moving more than one billion people a day
With more than one billion people moved each day, the company is committed to providing reliable customer service and high-quality mobility solutions that ensure safe and efficient trips for the riding public, as well as superior equipment for building owners and operators. Schindler’s offering ranges from solutions for low-rise buildings to sophisticated access and transport management concepts for multifunctional buildings.
Long-term strategic orientation
Over the long term, Schindler is committed to deliver on safety, quality, and customer experience. By focusing on these priorities, the company aims to grow more rapidly than the global elevator and escalator market, while at the same time increasing profitability both in absolute and relative terms over the long term. Schindler strives to achieve these goals through constantly improved operational processes and the modularity of products.
Tradition of innovation
Over the years, Schindler has built a tradition of pioneering innovative, customer-driven products, including destination control systems and the first-ever patent for elevators without a machine room. Other landmark examples include development of exclusive elevator suspension traction media and ‘InTruss’ modernization, which enables existing escalators to be upgraded with significantly diminished building impact. With the dawn of artificial intelligence, the company is at the forefront of the ‘Internet of Elevators and Escalators’ (IoEE). ‘Schindler Ahead’ provides a unique, cloud-based digital toolbox connecting machine, users, technicians, and around-the-clock call centers in a closed-loop ecosystem.
To realize the full potential of digitization across the entire value chain, Schindler launched in 2018 a multiyear strategic investment program aimed at implementing the ‘Digital Twin’ functionality across the full scope of the business.
As one of the industrial sector’s leading digital companies, Schindler will continue to invest in the smart networking of products and digital processes.
Schindler creates value
Schindler will continue to systematically pursue its strategy of growth and innovation to create value for the company’s diverse stakeholders and to provide fulfilling and exciting careers for employees.
Schindler Group key figures five-year overview
In CHF million | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Order intake and order backlog | |||||
Order intake | 11,669 | 10,989 | 10,374 | 9,967 | 9,979 |
| Δ % | 6.2 | 5.9 | 4.1 | –0.1 | 5.5 |
| Δ % in local currencies | 6.6 | 5.5 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 7.8 |
| Order backlog | 8,6181 | 8,1061 | 10,004 | 9,364 | 9,263 |
| Δ % | 6.3 | 6.8 | 1.1 | 20.0 | |
| Δ % in local currencies | 9.7 | 6.5 | 7.9 | 15.4 | |
| Income statement | |||||
Revenue | 10,879 | 10,179 | 9,683 | 9,391 | 9,246 |
| Δ % | 6.9 | 5.1 | 3.1 | 1.6 | 4.9 |
Δ % in local currencies | 7.3 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 6.7 | 7.3 |
| Operating profit (EBIT) | 1,2692 | 1,1872 | 1,1332,4 | 1,0022 | 1,1382,6 |
| Δ % | 6.9 | 4.8 | 13.1 | –12.0 | 27.0 |
| in % | 11.7 | 11.7 | 11.7 | 10.7 | 12.3 |
| Net profit | 1,008 | 884 | 823 | 747 | 902 |
| Net profit before exceptional items | 9483 | 884 | 7664,5 | 747 | 7406,7 |
| Research and development cost | 1788 | 1708 | 1488 | 138 | 134 |
| Balance sheet | |||||
| Net liquidity | 2,231 | 2,147 | 2,455 | 1,935 | 2,375 |
| Net working capital | –455 | –467 | –776 | –791 | –706 |
| Total equity | 3,743 | 3,268 | 2,847 | 2,357 | 2,971 |
| in % of total assets | 37.5 | 37.9 | 34.3 | 28.5 | 33.3 |
| Return on equity (in %) | 28.8 | 28.9 | 31.6 | 28.0 | 32.8 |
| Return on equity before exceptional items (in %) | 27.0 | 28.9 | 29.4 | 28.0 | 27.7 |
Cash flow statement | |||||
Cash flow from operating activities | 1,005 | 810 | 929 | 1,076 | 902 |
Investments in property, plant, and equipment | 245 | 227 | 189 | 183 | 183 |
| Number of employees | 64,486 | 61,019 | 58,271 | 56,762 | 54,209 |