Investment Highlights

Manufacturer of transport and infrastructure equipment for underground mining (main product: monorail/single-rail monorail system) and for tunnel construction sites
Niche world market leader and technology leader: High market shares in all target markets, 34 % of the monorails installed worldwide are from SMT Scharf
Main product group is rail-bound monorail systems; used primarily in underground coal and ore mines for transporting materials and personnel with payloads of up to 48 t and inclines of up to 35 degrees
Strong position in emerging markets such as China, Russia and South Africa
Stable business in the cyclical mining market due to 50 % service share of total sales
Globally active specialist company with more than 75 years of experience
Sustainable financing structure thanks to low debt and an equity ratio of over 60 %
Strong medium-term growth potential (especially in a positive mining cycle)
Localization strategy: competence expansion in target markets