SAINT_GOBAIN_REGISTRATION_DOCUMENT_2017
2017 results and outlook for 2018 Financial results
Flat Glass
ORGANIC GROWTH
OPERATING INCOME
CAPEX
+5.2%
€571m MARGIN 10.1%
€468m
VOLUME +2.5%
PRICES +2.7%
2017 VS. 2016
Sales (€m)
Operating income and margin (€m -%)
10.1%
9.1%
2,865
2,807
2,708
2,656
287
284
256
234
8.8%
9.5%
9.9%
10.2%
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H1-2016 H2-2016 H1-2017 H2-2017
H1-2016
H2-2016
H1-2017 H2-2017
Flat Glass like-for-like sales increased 5.2% over the year (up higher prices for transformed glass in the second half; Asia 4.7% in the second half). Automotive glass advanced in all and emerging countries continued to grow. Organic growth regions in terms of both sales and orders, bolstered in along with a positive price-cost spread for raw materials and particular by strong momentum in Asia and emerging energy drove a further rally in the operating margin, up to countries. Sales linked to the construction market in Western 10.1% from 9.1% in 2016. Europe improved, with float glass price trends stabilizing and
High-Performance Materials
ORGANIC GROWTH
OPERATING INCOME
CAPEX
+5.8%
€715m
€192m
+5.4% +0.4% VOLUME PRICES
MARGIN
15.1%
2017 VS. 2016
Sales (€m)
Operating income and margin (€m -%)
13.7%
15.1%
2,387
2,351
2,264
2,243
356
359
318
298
14.0%
13.3%
15.0%
15.1%
H1-2016 H2-2016 H1-2017 H2-2017
H1-2016 H2-2016 H1-2017 H2-2017
High-Performance Materials (HPM) sales rose 5.8% on a hesitant start to the year, North America saw good like-for-like basis (up 9.2% in the second half), lifted by all momentum in the second half. All HPM businesses reported regions and especially Asia and emerging countries. After a growth over the year, particularly Ceramics on the back of
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