Financials, Dividend and Employment
Based on the 2022 financial statements, the 196 listed companies as at 31 May 2023 generated a total turnover of €9.7bn, +51% compared to the total turnover generated in 2021 by the same companies (€6.4bn). The companies recorded an average revenue growth of +51%. The weight of EGM on the national economy continues to grow over the years: according to the 2022 edition of the Osservatorio PMI EGM, the 175 companies listed as at May 31, 2022 generated a total 2021 turnover of €6.8bn. 71% of the market consists of companies with revenues below €50M. 20% of the companies have revenues between €50M and €100M, while 9% have revenues above €100M.
In 2022 there was an increase in dividend policy in terms of total dividend and dividend yield: 47 companies (24% of the total) distributed an average dividend of 0.17 euros for a total of 103.6 euros with an average dividend yield of 2.9%. The Producer Manufacturing sector, with a total remuneration of € 34.0 million, ranks first for both the amount distributed and the number of distribution companies (9), followed by the Finance sector with 4 companies distributing dividends for a total of 12.5 million euros.
On the basis of the 2022 financial statements, the 196 listed companies at 31 May 2023 employ a total of 33,486 employees, +20% compared to the 27,869 employees employed by the same companies in 2021. The average growth is +33%. EGM’s weight on the national economy continues to grow over the years: according to the 2022 edition of the EGM SME Observatory, the 175 listed companies at 31 May 2022 employed a total of 28,070 employees.
The sectors that occupy the most resources are Industrial Services (388), Producer Manufacturing (374), Consumer Non Durables (232).