Logo Die Sachsen News

Chip supplier Siltronic cancels dividend after losses

Chip supplier Siltronic cancels dividend after losses
Lower sales, red figures and no dividend: Siltronic continues to face price pressure and unfavorable exchange rates. (Symbolic image) / Photo: Wolf von Dewitz/dpa
From: Sachsen News
The company, which has a plant in Freiberg, is cutting its shareholders' dividend. This is due to losses in the past year. Price pressure and exchange rates are weighing on the semiconductor manufacturer.

The chip supplier Siltronic, which has a plant in Freiberg, Saxony, is canceling the dividend for its shareholders due to a loss last year. This was announced by the Munich-based company when it presented detailed business figures for the past year. For 2024, the company had still distributed 20 cents per share as a direct profit share.

According to the figures, turnover fell by just under 4.7 percent to around 1.35 billion euros last year. At around 317 million euros, earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) were around 13 percent below the previous year.

The company reported on Thursday that the bottom line was in the red. Among other things, continued price pressure and unfavorable US dollar exchange rates had a negative impact. The investment volume in the current year will fall to a maximum of 220 million euros, the company added. Last year, Siltronic AG, which is listed on the SDax index of small companies, invested around 370 million euros.

The company says it employs 880 people at its Freiberg plant.

Copyright 2026, dpa (www.dpa.de). All rights reserved

The translations are automated with the help of AI. We look forward to your feedback and your help in improving our multilingual service. Write to us at: language@diesachsen.com.