Pfeiffer Vacuum

Pfeiffer Vacuum Technology AG is a German manufacturer of vacuum pumps.^[1] It is headquartered in Aßlar in Germany with 70% of the total production catering to the export market.

Pfeiffer Vacuum Technology AG

Company type	Public (Aktiengesellschaft)
Traded as	FWB: PFV
ISIN	DE0006916604
Industry	Manufacturing, technology
Founded	Wetzlar, Germany (1890 (1890))
Founder	Arthur Pfeiffer
Headquarters	Aßlar, Germany
Products	Vacuum pumps, measurement and components
Website	www.pfeiffer-vacuum.com

In July 1996 the company was listed on the NYSE and in April 1998 on the TecDAX. Due to low trading volumes, it was de-listed from the NYSE in October 2007.^[2]

Since January 2011 Adixen Vacuum Products (formerly owned by Alcatel-Lucent) is part of Pfeiffer Vacuum GmbH.^[3]

Highlights

Export Ratio: approx. 70% (estimated), Stock Exchange Listings: Deutsche Börse, Prime Standard/TecDAX, Accounting: IFRS, Capital Stock: €25,261 thousand, Cash and Cash Equivalents: €108,293 thousand, Equity Ratio: 59%, Net Sales: €519,509 thousand, Operating Profit: €61,777 thousand, ^[4]

Shareholder Structure

Estimated regional split of the Pfeiffer Vacuum Shareholder Structure: 40% in Europe, 30% in the USA, 25% in Germany (thereof about 5 pp are held by Management and private Investors), 5% in Asia.