• Group sales impacted by COVID-19 pandemic: nominal -0.8%, organic -0.9%
• Adhesive Technologies sales decrease in sharply declining industrial business environment: nominal -4.3%, organic -4.1%
• Beauty Care sales lower due to significantly negative Hair Salon business: nominal -2.6%, organic -3.9%
• Laundry & Home Care posts very strong increase in sales: nominal 5.3%, organic 5.5%
• Differentiated regional sales development: emerging markets 2.2%, mature markets -2.8%

60年前，樂泰首次推出LOCTITE厭氧膠産品系列時，客戶還不知道這項嶄新的技術能幫他們解決生産組裝和設備維修保養的各種難題。時至今日，印有“LOCTITE樂泰”字樣的小紅瓶不僅成了工業界離不開的好幫手，也成了高品質、高性能和創新接著劑的象徵符號。

• 提出新的策略框架，明確未來方向
  • 嚴格塑造制勝的業務組合
  • 增加投資，加速有效創新
  • 以良好基礎和宏偉目標促進永續發展
  • 通過數位化變革創造客戶和消費者價值
  • 重塑精益、快速、簡化的運營模式
  • 提升員工能力，加強協作文化
• 以中長期財務目標為支撐的增長計畫
  • 有機銷售額增幅為2%到4%
  • 按不變匯率計算，調整後*優先股每股收益以中高個位數百分點增長
  • 注重擴張自由現金流

• 2019年業績，受經濟增長放緩、及公司在消費品業務和數位化領域投資增加的影響：
  • 銷售額增長1.1%，達201.14億歐元，有機銷售額穩定
  • 調整後*息稅前利潤率為16.0%（下滑1.6個百分點）
  • 調整後*優先股每股收益（EPS）為5.43歐元，名義上下滑9.7%，以不變匯率計算下滑10.1%
  • 自由現金流達24.71億歐元（增長5.54億歐元）
  • 擬派股息**與去年持平，為優先股每股1.85歐元
• 2020財年展望：在不確定的工業市場環境下，漢高將進一步加大對增長性領域的投資
  • 有機銷售額增幅為0%到2%
  • 調整後*息稅前利潤率達15%左右
  • 調整後*優先股每股收益：以不變匯率計算，以中高個位數百分點下滑

• Strong progress towards 2020 sustainability targets
• New packaging targets for 2025 to avoid and reduce plastic waste
• Become a climate-positive company by 2040

Effective January 1, 2020, Marco Swoboda ‏(48), Corporate Senior Vice President Finance, will become new Chief Financial Officer of Henkel. He will succeed Carsten Knobel ‏(50) who will take over the position as CEO effective January 1, 2020.

• Adhesive Technologies delivers robust performance
• Beauty Care below prior year
• Laundry & Home Care achieves good business development
• Group sales rise by 0.8% to 5,077 million euros, organic: -0.3%
• EBIT margin* at 16.7% ‏(-1.7 pp)
• Earnings per preferred share* reach 1.43 euros, nominal -9.5%, at constant exchange rates -10.8%
• Increased investments in brands and digitalization
• Very strong free cash flow: 823 million euros ‏(+339 million euros)

• Strengthens professional hair care portfolio with category-leader in fast-growing curly hair segment
• Adds complementary product range with strong innovation capabilities
• Access to attractive distribution model

Henkel has announced that the current CEO Hans Van Bylen, for personal reasons, will not be available for a further term after about 35 years with the company, including about 15 years on the Management Board and 4 years as its CEO. He will therefore hand over the position as CEO to his successor Carsten Knobel effective January 1, 2020. Carsten Knobel joined Henkel in 1995 and has been on the Management Board since 2012, responsible for Finance, Purchasing and Integrated Business Solutions. His succession as Chief Financial Officer is still to be decided.

• Adhesive Technologies delivers robust performance
• Beauty Care below expectations
• Laundry & Home Care achieves good business development
• Sales of 5,121 million euros, almost at prior-year level, organic: -0.4%
• EBIT margin* at 16.5% ‏(-1.5 pp), earnings per preferred share ‏(EPS)* at 1.43 euros ‏(-9.5%)
• First successes from announced growth initiatives
• Investments in growth and digitalization
• Strong balance sheet with good cash management