KEY FINANCIAL DATA
Selected financial and statistical data for the last five years
Selected five-year historical financial data presented below includes certain information derived from our consolidated financial statements. (In million, less amounts per stock, shares and financial ratios).
| As of December 31, | |||||
| Statement of Earnings Data | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
| Net sales | $11,433.4 | $9,895.8 | $10,047.9 | $10,934.1 | $7,984.9 |
| Operating income | $5,553.7 | $4,192.3 | $4,435.7 | $6,065.1 | $3,120.7 |
| Net income attributable to SCC | $3,384.2 | $2,425.2 | $2,638.50 | $3,397.1 | $1,570.4 |
| Per share amount | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
| Earnings basic and diluted | $4.34 | $3.14 | $3.41 | $4.39 | $2.03 |
| Dividends paid | $2.10 | $4.00 | $3.50 | $3.20 | $1.50 |
| Balance Sheet Data | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
| Cash and cash equivalents | $3,258.1 | $1,151.5 | $2,069.7 | $3,002.0 | $2,183.6 |
| Total assets | $18,725.2 | $16,725.3 | $17,277.4 | $18,297.6 | $16,946.5 |
| Total long-term debt, including current portion | $5,758.5 | $6,254.6 | $6,251.2 | $6,547.7 | $6,544.2 |
| Total liabilities | $9,479.7 | $9,244.1 | $9,130.5 | $10,089.8 | $9,670.5 |
| Total stockholders equity | $9,245.5 | $7,481.2 | $8,146.9 | $8,207.8 | $7,276.0 |
| Statement of Cash Flows | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
| Cash provided from operating activities | $4,421.5 | $3,573.1 | $2,802.5 | $4,292.4 | $2,783.6 |
| Depreciation, amortization and depletion | $845.9 | $833.6 | $796.3 | $806.00 | $775.60 |
| Cash used for investing activities | $(673.3) | $(1,398.4) | $(666.8) | $(972.9) | $(915.8) |
| Capital expenditures | $(1,027.3) | $(1,008.6) | $(948.5) | $(892.3) | $(592.2) |
| Cash used for financing activities | $(1,644.9) | $(3,101.2) | $(3,011.0) | $(2,480.3) | $(1,563.4) |
| Net debt | $2,754.9 | $3,973.1 | $3,973.1 | $3,058.7 | $3,949.8 |
| Dividends paid | $(1,637.2) | $(3,092.4) | $(2,705.8) | $(2,473.8) | $(1,159.6) |
| Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | $2,106.6 | $(918.2) | $(932.2) | $818.4 | $258.5 |
| Financial Ratios | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
| Gross margin | 57.6% | 52.6% | 53.7% | 57.0% | 41.1% |
| Operating income margin | 48.6% | 42.4% | 44.1% | 55.5% | 39.1% |
| Net margin | 29.6% | 24.6% | 26.3% | 31.1% | 19.7% |
| Cash Cost (per lb) before by-products credit | $2.1 | $2.23 | $2.04 | $1.64 | $1.37 |
| By-products credits | $(1.3) | $0.98 | $(1.59) | $(0.97) | $(0.67) |
| Cash Cost (per lb) with by-products credit | $0.9 | $1.25 | $0.45 | $0.67 | $0.69 |
| Current assets to current liabilities | 2.8 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 2.7 | 3.5 |
| Net debt / total capitalization | 0.193 | 0.392 | 0.328 | 0.271 | 0.352 |
| EBITDA | $6,416.8 | $5,029.5 | $5,349.8 | $6,852.7 | $3,868.8 |
| EBITDA margin | 56.1% | 50.8% | 53.2% | 62.7% | 48.5% |
| Net Debt/EBITDA | 1.56 | 1.31 | 1.06 | 0.96 | 1.57 |