Size
Securitas employs more than 335 000 people in 53 countries . In 2016 , total sales amounted to MSEK 88 162 and operating income before amortization to MSEK 4 554 .
Read more on page 14 .
Markets
Securitas operates in 53 countries throughout North America , Europe , Latin America , Africa , the Middle East and Asia . Securitas is organized into three business segments : Security Services North America , Security Services Europe and Security Services Ibero-America .
Read more on pages 16 – 17 .
Other * 2 % |
Security Services North America 41 % |
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Organic sales growth was 7 percent .
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Security Services Ibero-America 12 %
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Security Services Europe 45 % |
Security Services in North America and Europe represent 86 percent of total sales . |
Financial targets
Securitas has two financial targets . The first target is related to the income statement ; an annual average increase in earnings per share of 10 percent . The second target is related to the balance sheet ; a free cash flow to net debt ratio of at least 0.20 .
Read more on pages 46 – 47 and 71 – 73 .
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Earnings per share rose from SEK 6.67 to SEK 7.24 , an increase of 9 percent .
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The free cash flow to net debt ratio decreased from 0.22 to 0.13 . |
The share
At year-end , the closing price of the Securitas share on Nasdaq Stockholm was SEK 143.40 , corresponding to a market capitalization of MSEK 49 891 ( 45 229 ). The share price increased by 10 percent in 2016 , compared with the OMX Stockholm Price index , which increased by 6 percent . Earnings per share amounted to SEK 7.24 ( 6.67 ) in 2016 . The Board proposes that a dividend of SEK 3.75 ( 3.50 ) The share per share be paid to shareholders .
Read more on pages 134 – 135 .
Rest of world 8 % Sweden 64 % Switzerland 1 % Luxembourg 6 % US 10 %
UK 11 %
Shareholders per country , votes .
Swedish shareholders held 64 percent of the votes .
Markets in which Securitas conducts operations :
Argentina , Austria , Belgium , Bosnia and Herzegovina , Cambodia , Canada , Chile , China , Colombia , Costa Rica , Croatia , the Czech Republic , Denmark , Ecuador , Egypt , Estonia , Finland , France , Germany , Greece , Hong Kong , Hungary , India , Indonesia , Ireland , Jordan , Latvia , Luxembourg , Mexico , Montenegro , Morocco , the Netherlands , Norway , Peru , Poland , Portugal , Romania , Saudi Arabia , Serbia , Singapore , Slovakia , South Africa , South Korea , Spain , Sri Lanka , Sweden , Switzerland , Thailand , Turkey , the United Arab Emirates , the UK , Uruguay , the US and Vietnam .