EVS shares are listed on the continuous NYSE EURONEXT Brussels market under the following code:
The market capitalization of the company at the end of 2011 was EUR 538 million, based on a share price of EUR 39.49. The EVS IPO on the first Brussels stock market took place in 1998 at a price of EUR 7.44 (EUR 37.20 before share split on June 5, 2005).
Since December 15, 2011, EVS are dematerialized (registered or book-entry shares). The securities in bearer form issued by the company which would not have yet been registered on a securities account will automatically be converted in book-entry securities as from that date.
EVS is part of the Next150 and BelMid indexes. In 2011, when looking at the market capitalization, EVS was amongst the 30 largest companies on Euronext Brussels.
| 2011 |
2010
|
2009
|
2008
|
2007
|
|
| Number of shares issued (Average) | 13,625,000 | 13,625,000 |
13,736,111
|
13,875,000
|
13,875,000
|
| Number of shares issued (Dec. 31) | 13,625,000 |
13,625,000
|
13,625,000
|
13,875,000
|
13,875,000
|
| Average number of shares, excl. own shares |
13,511,048
|
13,554,643
|
13,578,250
|
13,587,090
|
|
| Average free float | 87.8% |
82.8%
|
80.9%
|
79.5%
|
77.4%
|
| Annual volume | 6,630,415 |
8,206,182
|
9,356,856
|
13,393,117
|
8,938,624
|
| Average daily volume | 25,502 |
31,807
|
36,550
|
52,317
|
35,053
|
| Average daily volume (EUR)(1) | 1,077,537 |
1,323,303
|
1,318,294
|
2,731,703
|
2,220,117
|
| Standard velocity(2) | 48.7% |
60.2%
|
68.1%
|
96.5%
|
64.4%
|
| Adjusted velocity(3) | 55.4% |
72.8%
|
84.2%
|
121.5%
|
83.3%
|
| Average annual share price (EUR) | 42.67 |
42.22
|
37.11
|
55.78
|
61.27
|
| Closing share price (EUR) | 39.49 |
47.90
|
44.80
|
25.50
|
79.60
|
| Highest share price (EUR) | 48.30 |
49.49
|
53.24
|
80.39
|
83.86
|
| Lowest share price (EUR) | 34.10 |
31.97
|
21.22
|
21.00
|
42.50
|
| Market capitalization (Average, EUR millions) | 581.4 |
575.2
|
509.7
|
773.9
|
850.1
|
| Market capitalization (On Dec. 31, EUR millions) | 538.1 |
652.6
|
610.4
|
353.8
|
1.104.5
|
| Gross dividend (EUR) |
2.64
|
2.48
|
2.48
|
2.28
|
|
| Net dividend (EUR) |
1.98
|
1.71
|
1.86
|
1.71
|
|
| Dividend yield (Gross dividend on average share price) |
6.3%
|
6.7%
|
4.4%
|
3.7%
|
|
| Share buyback / Share | 0.17 |
0.27
|
0.05
|
0.52
|
0.16
|
| Current EPS (EUR) |
2.94
|
1.97
|
3.56
|
3.21
|
|
| Payout ratio (Gross divident on current EPS) |
89.8%
|
125.9%
|
69.7%
|
71.0%
|
|
| Price / Earnings ratio (Average on current EPS)(4) |
14.4
|
18.8
|
15.7
|
19.1
|
(1) Source : volumes selon NYSE-Euronext; ce chiffre exclut donc les volumes des plateformes alternatives.
(2) La vélocité standard correspond au volume annuel de titres échangés en bourse exprimé en pourcentage du nombre de titres émis par la société.
(3) La vélocité ajustée correspond au volume annuel de titres échangés en bourse exprimé en % du flottant moyen.
(4) Le ratio cours/bénéfice divise le cours de bourse moyen de l’année par le bénéfice net courant de la même année.