Sonova Holding AG

Chart & Performance

D1W1MN

P/E

29.31

P/S

4.86

EPS

10.08

Div Yield, %

1.56%

Shrs. gr., 5y

-1.76%

Rev. gr., 5y

5.59%

Revenues

3.63b

-2.98%

Net income

601m

-7.18%

CFO

753m

-1.32%

Dividend

Jun 13, 20244.3 CHF/sh

Earnings

May 12, 2025

Profile

Sonova Holding AG designs, develops, manufactures, and distributes hearing care solutions for adults and children. It operates through two segments, Hearing Instruments and Cochlear Implants segments. The company offers wireless communication products; rechargeable hearing aids; wireless headsets, speech enhanced hearables, audiophile headphones, microphones, and wireless transmission systems; and audiological care services. It also provides hearing instruments under the Phonak, Unitron, and Hansaton brand names; cochlear implants under the Advanced Bionics brand; consumer hearing products under the Sennheiser brand; and audiological care services under the AudioNova, Audium, Audition Santé, Boots Hearingcare, Connect Hearing, Geers, Hansaton, Lapperre, Schoonenberg, and Triton brands. The company sells its products through independent distributors; and provides hearing care services through a network of approximately 3,600 stores and clinics. It operates in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. The company was formerly known as Phonak Holding AG and changed its name to Sonova Holding AG in August 2007. Sonova Holding AG was founded in 1947 and is headquartered in Stäfa, Switzerland.

URL

https://www.sonova.com/

IPO date

Apr 23, 2009

Employees

17,608

Domiciled in

Incorporated in

Valuation

Order:

Title CHF in thousands, except ratios and share amounts	FY	FY	FY	FY	FY	FY	FY	FY	FY	FY
Title CHF in thousands, except ratios and share amounts	2024‑03	2023‑03	2022‑03	2021‑03	2020‑03	2019‑03	2018‑03	2017‑03	2016‑03	2015‑03
Income
Revenues	3,626,900 -2.98%	3,738,400 11.13%	3,363,900 29.29%
Cost of revenue	2,956,400	3,008,600	2,609,700
Unusual Expense (Income)
NOPBT	670,500	729,800	754,200
NOPBT Margin	18.49%	19.52%	22.42%
Operating Taxes	37,800	57,300	64,600
Tax Rate	5.64%	7.85%	8.57%
NOPAT	632,700	672,500	689,600
Net income	601,000 -7.18%	647,500 -0.23%	649,000 11.70%
Dividends	(274,100)	(267,600)	(201,600)
Dividend yield	1.76%	1.65%	0.83%
Proceeds from repurchase of equity	(31,400)	(486,500)	(731,700)
BB yield	0.20%	3.00%	3.01%
Debt
Debt current	79,300	78,600	403,900
Long-term debt	1,994,400	1,736,200	1,080,400
Deferred revenue	158,000	186,400	189,900
Other long-term liabilities	159,900	404,000	456,100
Net debt	1,473,500	1,328,700	808,000
Cash flow
Cash from operating activities	753,300	763,400	922,500
CAPEX	(128,600)	(154,300)	(106,600)
Cash from investing activities	(234,000)	(429,500)	(707,000)
Cash from financing activities	(415,300)	(523,500)	(1,372,700)
FCF	423,900	573,200	672,300
Balance
Cash	513,800	414,800	612,000
Long term investments	86,400	71,300	64,300
Excess cash	418,855	299,180	508,105
Stockholders' equity	2,495,100	2,660,300	3,153,800
Invested Capital	4,184,945	3,941,920	3,661,895
ROIC	15.57%	17.69%	20.25%
ROCE	14.17%	16.76%	17.50%
EV
Common stock shares outstanding	59,791	60,433	62,711
Price	261.10 -2.79%	268.60 -30.70%	387.60 54.79%
Market cap	15,611,380 -3.83%	16,232,338 -33.22%	24,306,786 53.54%
EV	17,105,780	17,579,938	25,137,086
EBITDA	916,700	969,500	965,300
EV/EBITDA	18.66	18.13	26.04
Interest	28,200	23,100	34,500
Interest/NOPBT	4.21%	3.17%	4.57%