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Lanxess

Past year was a negative year for Lanxess investors

The period between December 2015 and December 2016 was a profitable period for the investors in Lanxess . The stock gained around 46 percent. Over the period 2011-2016 the stock rose a massive 59,72 percent. Lanxess 's revenues between 2011 and 2015 were very constant and moved between 9,09 billion euros and 7,9 billion euros. Lanxess 's net results between 2011 and 2015 were quite unstable and moved between 507 million euros and 167 million euros.

Lanxess primarily operates in the chemical sector. Over the past 10 years the global chemical companies gained around 72 percent. Over the past 5 years the sector is 20 percent higher.

Lanxess paid out dividends in the past 5 years. Over the past 5 years Lanxess 's dividend yield was at around 3,45 percent per year. Over the past 5 years the company raised it's dividends each year. So because of the yearly raised dividends per share Lanxess is a kind of dividend aristocrat.

At the end of 2015 Lanxess employed at around 16,58 thousand people.

Lanxess ' balance mostly financed with equity

At the end of 2015 the chemical company's balance sheet was worth 7,22 billion euros. The total debt of the chemical company was at the end of 2015 4,91 billion euros, which equals around 68 percent of the total balance sheet. As per the end of 2015 Lanxess 's price/earnings-ratio equaled 19. So investors paid for 1 stock 19 times the earnings per share of 2015. Based on the classical stock valuation theories the German stock can be seen as a value stock.

At the end of 2015 the German company's market capitalization equaled around 3,78 billion euros. At the end of 2015 the German company had around 91,52 million stocks listed on the stock exchange(s).

All the company's financial reports are available here. More information about Lanxess can be found it's website. .