At the beginning of the reporting period, the BKW share continued its upwards trend of recent years. Its price rose sharply in mid-January, on publication of increased profit expectations for the 2019 financial year. In March, however, BKW’s share price could not escape the downwards trajectory of the overall market as a result of uncertainty surrounding Covid-19. Nevertheless, the publication of the excellent 2019 annual result on 18 March 2020 stopped the negative development of the share and the share price moved up again. After a sustained period of sideways movement during the second quarter of the year, it then recovered steadily. Publication of the strong 2020 half-year results and the simultaneous increase in guidance for the 2020 financial year caused the share price to climb strongly to over CHF 100 in September.
The BKW share closed at CHF 99.20 at the end of 2020. The share’s performance of 39 % in 2020 (SPI: 4 %) represents a very strong development in a financial market situation characterised by uncertainty because of the coronavirus pandemic.
The shares of BKW AG are listed on the main segment of the SIX Swiss Exchange.
Ticker symbol on SIX | BKW |
Securities number | 13.029.366 |
ISIN code | CH0130293662 |
The BKW share is included in the Swiss Performance Index (SPI).
in CHF billion (at 31 December)
in units
BKW is committed to a consistent dividend payout based on a ratio of 40 % to 50 % of adjusted net profit.
The Board of Directors proposes to the General Meeting a dividend of CHF 2.40 per share for the 2020 financial year. The dividend will be paid out on 14 May 2021.
in CHF
since 2014, at 31 December
The Company may refuse to register an acquirer of shares in the register of voting shareholders for the following reasons:
a) If the acquisition results in a natural person, a legal entity or a partnership holding (directly or indirectly) more than 5 % of the entire share capital. The same restriction applies to legal entitles, partnerships, groups of persons or joint ownerships that are bound by capital or voting rights, shared management or otherwise linked. Moreover, it applies to all natural or legal persons or partnerships that act in concert to acquire shares;
b) if the acquirer has not expressly declared that he has acquired the shares in his own name and on his own behalf.
To BKW’s knowledge, the following shareholders held more than 3 % of the shares as at 31 December.
31.12.2019 | 31.12.2020 | |
Canton of Bern | 52.54 % | 52.54 % |
Groupe E Ltd. | 10.00 % | 10.00 % |
The free float amounts to 37.5 %.
CHF | 31.12.2019 | 31.12.2020 |
Result | 7.42 | 6.86 |
Equity | 65.59 | 70.05 |
Dividend | 2.20 | 2.40 |
Dividend yield (in %)1 | 3.0 | 2.4 |
Price/earnings ratio 1 | 9.6 | 14.5 |
Year-end | 71.40 | 99.20 |
Year high | 75.50 | 103.20 |
Year low | 62.20 | 71.10 |
1 Based on year-end price
At 31 December 2020, BKW had the following bonds outstanding:
Nominal amount | Term | Due | ISIN code | |
3 % debenture bond | CHF 200 million | 2007 – 2022 | 27.04.2022 | CH0030356718 |
0.75 % debenture bond | CHF 200 million | 2018 – 2025 | 25.10.2025 | CH0435590358 |
2.5 % debenture bond | CHF 300 million | 2010 – 2030 | 15.10.2030 | CH0117843745 |
0.25 % green bond | CHF 200 million | 2019 – 2027 | 29.07.2027 | CH0487087295 |
General Meeting
7 May 2021
Ex-dividend date
11 May 2021
Dividend payment
14 May 2021
Publication of 2021 half-year results
8 September 2021
Contact: investor.relations@bkw.ch