PUBLISHER: CSIL Centre for Industrial Studies | PRODUCT CODE: 1156143
PUBLISHER: CSIL Centre for Industrial Studies | PRODUCT CODE: 1156143
The report “Financial Analysis of 100 Major Lighting Manufacturers Worldwide”, now at its third edition, is the result of CSIL processing of a dataset made up of a large number of balance sheets (600 companies, for the period 2017-2021), including lighting fixtures, lighting components and lighting automotive manufacturers.
The purpose of this study is to assess the recent trends and structural characteristics of the lighting industry through the analysis of the balance sheets for the years 2017 to 2021 of a group of around 600 companies based worldwide and to identify, among them, the top 100 performing companies in the business. Top 100 players are reported separately as Big (over 50 million USD turnover) and Small players. In addition, a focus on the financial results of architectural and outdoor-oriented lighting companies is provided.
The total sample analysed, for which an homogeneous time series were available (approximately 500 companies), shows an average workforce of over 750 employees and an average turnover of over USD 158 million in 2021. In absolute terms, the industry exhibits a 2021 turnover of about USD 77 billion, an EBIT in excess of USD 5 billion, almost 365 employees.
The Report is made up by a short executive summary (around 50 pages) and an Excel database of company financial data and sector average.
The sample was selected according to the following criteria:
The sample of 600 companies analysed was broken down by geographical area, lighting segment, turnover range.
The analysis considers a selection of productivity/profitability indicators available from the balance sheets.
Annexed Excel File containing:
The report is structured as follows:
After a steady decline started in 2019, as a result of trade frictions and geopolitical instabilities, and confirmed in 2020 due the Covid-19 crisis, 2021 shows a massive recover for the lighting sector.
The profitability indicators describe a sector with positive but decreasing return.
EBITDA margin was around 7.5% in 2021.
The average turnover per employee is approximately USD 211,000, slightly increased over the last five years.
All the size class recorded increases in turnover in 2021 except for small companies, whose average turnover contracted by 5%. Only the group classified as Big Companies reported a positive 2017-2021 trend as well as a double-digit 2021 result.
The Architectural Lighting players are on average more profitable than the total sample, all the considered profitability indicators are almost twice the average ones. The Outdoor Lighting players are slightly more profitable than the average, as three out of five profitability indicators are above the sample average.
Acuity Brands (USA), AEC (IT), Alto (KR), Arkoslight (ES), Artemide (IT), Bega (BE), Bisong Lighting (CN), Catellani & Smith (IT), Celsa (CO), Delta Light (BE), Dextra Group (UK), Eclatec (FR), Eglo (AT), Endo Lighting (JP), EXC-LED Technology (CN), Fagerhult (SE), Flos (IT), FSL (CN), Gewiss (IT), GMR Enlights (IT), Haoyang (CN), Hella (DE), Hubbell (USA), Intra Lighting (SI), Inventronics (CN), Iwasaki (JP), Koito Manufacturing (JP), Lamplast Finanziaria (IT), LEDs C4 (ES), Leedarson (CN), Lightnet (PL), Lighting and Urban Equipment (VN), Ligman (TH), Lival (FI), Lombardo (IT), Louis Poulsen (DK), LSI (USA), Luceco (UK), Maltani (KR), MK Illumination (SK), MLS (CN), Molto Luce (AT), Nemo (IT), Nowodworski (PL), Ocean's King Lighting (CN), O Luce (IT), Opple (CN), Pars Shahab (IR), Performance In Lighting (IT), PUK Italia (IT), Ragni (FR), Rangdong (VN), Reggiani (IT), Roy Alpha (CO), Schreder (BE), SG Armaturen (NO), Signify (NL), Simes (IT), Sunway Opto-Electronic (CN), Thorpe (UK), Topmet (PL), Ushio (JP), Viabizzuno (IT), Vizulo (LT), Wever & Ducre (BE), Wooree(KR), Xal (AT), Zumtobel (AT).