The company is generating a major part of its revenues from the construction segment. This segment accounted for 80% of total revenue of the company in year 2008.. The company’s high dependency on construction segment may expose it to business risk. If the demand for the products and services of the segment decline, then the revenues of the company may be adversely affected.
Poor Operating Margin
During the fiscal year 2008, Sika recorded a poor operational performance. The operating profit of the company was CHF 422.0 million during the fiscal year 2008, a decrease of 17.4% over 2007. The operating margin declined from 11.1% in 2007 to 9.1% in 2008. The decline in operating margin was due to increase in operating expenses by 3.5%. Further, the massive, short-term increase in raw material prices affected the profitability. The poor operational performance reveals the