Securitas in brief

By focusing on providing adapted solutions to fit each customer’s individual needs, Securitas has managed to develop a sustainable growth and profitability in all markets. The key success component and a cornerstone in our business philosophy is knowledge. Securitas long-term strategy of continuous benchmarking, transfer of best practice, knowledge about the customers and their needs has resulted into a solid base of industry know-how.

Our business

Securitas' core business is security services, including the main business lines specialized guarding, and mobile and monitoring. Securitas also provides consulting and investigation services through Pinkerton and cash handling services through Loomis, two wholly-owned subsidiaries.

Total sales

In 2007, total sales in the Securitas Group amounted to MSEK 62,908.

The share

The Securitas share has been listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange, now OMX Nordic Exchange Stockholm, since 1991.

The market

The current estimated value of the world security market is BUSD 139. Europe and North America account for 70 percent of the market and have annual growth averaging around 8 percent. In the rest of the world the market is growing at a double-digit rate and by 2015 will account for an estimated 35 percent of a total world market worth BUSD 230.

Guarding accounts for the largest share of the worldwide security market at about 47 percent. Other major sub-markets are alarms (about 30 percent) and cash handling (about 9 percent). The guarding market is expected to achieve an average annual global growth rate of around 7 percent.