Sensient Technologies SXT Revenue Breakdown

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Annual revenue breakdowns for Sensient Technologies, fiscal 2009 to 2017, as reported in its filings.
Annual history

Sensient Technologies Revenue by Statement Business Segments

Years FY 2009–2015
Lines 3
FY 2015 Total $1.38B

Information On The Flavors & Fragrances Segment was Sensient Technologies’s largest segment in fiscal 2015, bringing in $795.24M of $1.38B (58%).

Sensient Technologies revenue by statement business segments, fiscal 2009 to 2015
Statement Business Segments FY 2009 FY 2010 FY 2011 FY 2012 FY 2013 FY 2014 FY 2015
Information On The Flavors & Fragrances Segment $835.62M $854.52M $825.98M $795.24M
Information On The Color Segment $478.34M $475.06M $503.80M $469.72M
Asia Pacific — $132.55M $118.05M $111.01M
Total $1.45B $1.46B $1.45B $1.38B
Totals include 4 discontinued lines from earlier reporting.

Sensient Technologies revenue by statement business segments: what the figures show

Sensient Technologies brought in $1.38B from its three segments in fiscal 2015, the year ended December 31, 2015. That was down 5.0% from $1.45B in fiscal 2014. Information On The Flavors & Fragrances Segment was the largest at $795.24M (57.8%), ahead of Information On The Color Segment at $469.72M (34.1%) and Asia Pacific at $111.01M (8.1%).

Compared with fiscal 2014, every segment above 2% of revenue shrank. Information On The Flavors & Fragrances Segment held up best, down 3.7% to $795.24M, and Information On The Color Segment fell the most, down 6.8% to $469.72M.

Sensient Technologies began breaking out Asia Pacific in fiscal 2013, when it brought in $132.55M. Sensient Technologies stopped reporting Corporate & Other as a separate segment after fiscal 2012, when it brought in $139.60M.

Annual history

Sensient Technologies Revenue by Geography

Years FY 2009–2017
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FY 2017 Total $1.36B

North America was Sensient Technologies’s largest region in fiscal 2017, bringing in $718.71M of $1.36B (53%).

Sensient Technologies revenue by geography, fiscal 2009 to 2017
Geography FY 2009 FY 2010 FY 2011 FY 2012 FY 2013 FY 2014 FY 2015 FY 2016 FY 2017
North America $750.35M $744.48M $745.66M $718.71M
Europe $389.59M $349.10M $342.82M $324.60M
Asia Pacific $193.16M $177.56M $196.88M $208.94M
Other $114.73M $104.82M $97.85M $110.03M
Total $1.45B $1.38B $1.38B $1.36B
Totals include 3 discontinued lines from earlier reporting.

Sensient Technologies revenue by geography: what the figures show

Sensient Technologies brought in $1.36B from its four regions in fiscal 2017, the year ended December 31, 2017. That was down 1.5% from $1.38B in fiscal 2016. North America was the largest at $718.71M (52.8%), ahead of Europe at $324.60M (23.8%) and Asia Pacific at $208.94M (15.3%). The remaining region, Other, brought in $110.03M.

Compared with fiscal 2016, Other grew fastest, up 12.4% to $110.03M, while Europe fell the most, down 5.3% to $324.60M. From fiscal 2014 to 2017, combined revenue from these regions fell from $1.45B to $1.36B, a compound annual decline of 2.0%. North America's share of the total rose from 51.8% to 52.8%.

Questions

Sensient Technologies Revenue Breakdown FAQ

How does Sensient Technologies make money?

Sensient Technologies (SXT) reports its revenue by statement business segments and by geography. In fiscal 2015, Information On The Flavors & Fragrances Segment was its largest segment, bringing in $795.24M (57.8% of the total), followed by Information On The Color Segment at $469.72M (34.1%).

What is Sensient Technologies' largest segment?

Information On The Flavors & Fragrances Segment was Sensient Technologies' largest segment in fiscal 2015, bringing in $795.24M, or 57.8% of the $1.38B total across its three segments.

What is Sensient Technologies' largest region?

North America was Sensient Technologies' largest region in fiscal 2017, bringing in $718.71M, or 52.8% of the $1.36B total across its four regions.

Which Sensient Technologies region is growing the fastest?

Among Sensient Technologies' regions that make up at least 2% of revenue, Other grew fastest in fiscal 2017, up 12.4% from $97.85M to $110.03M.

Where does this revenue breakdown data come from?

Every figure comes from Sensient Technologies' annual financial filings, as reported. Each line keeps the name Sensient Technologies gives it, and years follow its fiscal calendar.

How far back does Sensient Technologies' revenue breakdown go?

Sensient Technologies' revenue by statement business segments goes back to fiscal 2009, with figures through fiscal 2015. The latest four fiscal years are free to view, and the full history is available with a Business Quant subscription.