2011
Pursuing a strategy of profitable, self-financed growth, in 2011 Legrand stepped up expansion and confirmed a structural improvement in its business model.
Key Figures
€4.25 billion
of sales
35%
of sales in new economies
Nearly 22% of sales in new business segments
38%
of sales from new products
Subsidiaries and officies in over 70 countries.
Over 33,000 employees
Nearly 190,000 catalog items
Financial indicators
Sales (in €M)
| Category | Value |
|---|---|
| 2007 | 4129 |
| 2008 | 4202 |
| 2009 | 3578 |
| 2010 | 3891 |
| 2011 | 4250 |
Adjusted operating margin* (In % of sales)
* From 2009, Operating margin is adjusted for amortization and depreciation of revaluation of assets at the time of acquisitions and for other P&L impacts relating to acquisitions and, where applicable, for impairment of goodwill. For 2008, operating margin is adjusted for amortization of revaluations of intangible assets related to the acquisiion of Legrand France in 2002 and impairment of goodwill.
| Category | Value |
|---|---|
| 2007 | 17.5 |
| 2008 | 16.6 |
| 2009 | 16.4 |
| 2010 | 20.5 |
| 2011 | 20.2 |
Net income excluding minorities (In €M)
| Category | Value |
|---|---|
| 2007 | 421 |
| 2008 | 350 |
| 2009 | 290 |
| 2010 | 418 |
| 2011 | 479 |
Earnings per share in €
| Category | Value |
|---|---|
| 2007 | 1.58 |
| 2008 | 1.37 |
| 2009 | 1.11 |
| 2010 | 1.6 |
| 2011 | 1.82 |
Free cash flow (In €M)
| Category | Value |
|---|---|
| 2007 | 553 |
| 2008 | 430 |
| 2009 | 655 |
| 2010 | 646 |
| 2011 | 523 |
Dividend per share in €
0,93 € in 2011
| Category | Value |
|---|---|
| 2007 | 0.7 |
| 2008 | 0.7 |
| 2009 | 0.7 |
| 2010 | 0.88 |
| 2011 | 0.93 |
2011 sales by region
| Category | Value |
|---|---|
| FRANCE | 23 % |
| ITALIE | 15 % |
| RESTE DE L'EUROPE | 19 % |
| USA/CANADA | 14 % |
| RESTE DU MONDE | 29 % |
Share ownership at March 15, 2012
| Category | Value |
|---|---|
| MANAGEMENT & SALARIÉS | 4 % |
| PUBLIC | 90 % |
| WENDEL | 6 % |
Sustainable Development indicators
Environmental indicators (excluding Inform and Indo Asian Switchgear)
ISO 14001- certified sites in %
| Category | Value |
|---|---|
| 2009 | 84 |
| 2010 | 82 |
| 2011 | 87 |
CO2 emissions associated with energy consumption
thousand t CO2 eq.
for 2011 Estimate according to GHG Protocol
| Category | Value |
|---|---|
| 2009 | 166 |
| 2010 | 168 |
| 2011 | 187 |
Waste recovered in %
| Category | Value |
|---|---|
| 2009 | 82 |
| 2010 | 84 |
| 2011 | 78 |
% of R&D units performing life cycle analyses
| Category | Value |
|---|---|
| 2009 | 49 |
| 2010 | 59 |
| 2011 | 67 |
Social indicators
Breakdown of workforce
in %
| Age | Women | Men |
| Under 26 | 16% | 9% |
| 26 - 35 | 30% | 30% |
| 36 - 45 | 26% | 32% |
| 46 - 55 | 21% | 22% |
| 56 and over | 7 % | 7 % |
Risk assessment
% of Group workforce covered by formal risk assessments
| Category | Value |
|---|---|
| 2009 | 83 |
| 2010 | 86.6 |
| 2011 | 90.3 |
