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From 2024 onwards, INFICON publishes its financial news in English only. Until 2023, most press releases were also issued in German and are still available in the archive.

15/01/2021 Ad-Hoc

INFICON: Preliminary Year-End 2020 Results; Proposed Changes to the Board of Directors; Communication Calendar 2021

INFICON Holding AG (SIX Swiss Exchange: IFCN) expects based on preliminary, not yet audited figures sales of around USD 398 million (prior year USD 381.7 million) and an operating income of around USD 62 million (prior year USD 64.8 million).

21/10/2020 Ad-Hoc

INFICON with Challenging Third Quarter

Quarterly sales of USD 92 million represent a slight decrease of -1.3% compared with the same quarter of the previous year and -4.4% versus the strong second quarter of 2020
Currently stronger price pressure in China and a different market/product mix push gross margin to 45%, operating income to USD 10.5 million, operating margin to 11.4%
Order intake and operating cash flow show increase over previous year and preceding quarter
Guidance for fiscal 2020: Expected sales unchanged at USD 370-390 million; operating profit margin at 15%-16%

01/10/2020 Press Release

INFICON to publish Third Quarter 2020 Results on Wednesday, October 21, 2020

Publication of media release and presentation at 07:00 a.m.
Conference Call at 09:30 a.m.

29/07/2020 Ad-Hoc

INFICON with Sales Growth Thanks to Strong Semiconductor

Sales of USD 96.2 million: 3.9% over first quarter and stable year-over-year

Significant plus in semiconductor business, lower sales in other markets

Stronger operating profit margin of 16.6% (Q2 2019 16.3%; Q1 2020 15.1%)

Guidance: Annual sales of USD 370-390 million, operating profit margin of around 16%

Half-year report ready for Download at http://bit.ly/IFCN_IR_home

15/07/2020 Ad-Hoc

INFICON to publish Second Quarter 2020 Results on Wednesday, July 29, 2020

Publication of media release, half-year report 2020 and presentation at 07:00 a.m.
Conference Call at 09:30 a.m.

22/04/2020 Ad-Hoc

INFICON: Challenging First Quarter 2020

Order intake clearly above previous year
Sales decline of 3.2% to USD 92.6 million over previous year
Gross margin of 49.1% (previous year period: 50.1%; preceding quarter 49.1%)
Operating income margin 15.1% (previous year period 17.5%; preceding quarter 16.6%)

14/04/2020 Ad-Hoc

INFICON to Publish First Quarter 2020 Results on Wednesday, April 22, 2020

Publication of media release and presentation at 07:00 a.m. CEST
Conference Call at 09:30 a.m. CEST

03/04/2020 Ad-Hoc

AGM approves all motions as proposed by the Board of Directors

Dividend of CHF 18.00 per share
All Members of the Board of Directors, the Compensation and HR Committee re-elected; Dr. Beat E. Lüthi re-elected as Chairman
Compensation report 2019 and all compensation for 20120 approved as proposed

23/03/2020 Ad-Hoc

INFICON verlangt für die Generalversammlung 2020 Stimmabgabe via unabhängige Stimmrechtsvertreterin,INFICON requests shareholders to vote via independent proxy holder at the Annual General Meeting 2020

05/03/2020 Ad-Hoc

Challenging Business Year 2019

Fourth Quarter 2019: Sales of USD 96.3 million; increase of 2.2% over prior-year figure and 3.3% over Q3 2019, yet below expectations; operating income USD 16.0 million or 16.6% of sales (Q4 2018: USD 14.9 million; 15.8%)
Business Year 2019: Sales decline of 7% to USD 381.7 million (2018: USD 410.4 million); operating income USD 64.8 million or 17.0% of sales (USD 81.5 million; 19.9%); net income USD 52.8 million or 13.8 % of sales (USD 64.2 million; 15.6%)
Annual General Meeting of Shareholders and Dividend Proposal: The Board of Directors proposes a dividend of CHF 18.00 for the business year 2019. This represents a pay-out ratio of 86% of net income. The invitation to the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders scheduled for April 3, 2020, is available online.
Annual Report and Analyst/Media Conference: The Annual Report 2019 is available online. The Analyst/Media Conference takes place today at 09:15 a.m. at Zunfthaus zum Rüden, Limmatquai 42, Zürich.