Annual report 2019
In the reporting period, the Group or its companies received numerous awards and distinctions. They were presented in four categories: corporate, regional and local, awards for company publications, prizes for the Group companies.
The list of 500 is a prestigious ranking of the largest Polish enterprises, prepared by the editors of
the “Rzeczpospolita” daily. The ranking is based on annual sales revenues of the largest companies in
Poland. In the last edition of the list, published in 2019, Śnieżka took 442 place, going up by five
points compared to the previous year. The total list includes 141 companies listed on the Warsaw Stock
Exchange, which reported a total of PLN 665 billion in revenues.
The list of 2000 is a list of the largest Polish companies from various branches of the economy. In
the last edition of the ranking, Śnieżka was found on 739th position. The record-breaking sales
revenues generated in 2018 as well as the level of profit and achieved profitability contributed to
this. At the consolidated level, the net profit in 2018 amounted to PLN 63.4 million, and the net
profit margin increased to 10.8%.
Śnieżka was ranked 24th on the list of the largest companies in the paints and varnishes sector in
Europe in 2019, prepared by the "European Coatings" magazine (Vincentz Network publishing house -
being the only representative of the Central and Eastern part of the continent. The ranking is
prepared on the basis of annual sales results.
Śnieżka was ranked 190th on the list of the 200 largest private companies in Poland, prepared by the
editors of the Wprost weekly. The list includes only companies controlled by Polish private
entrepreneurs, the State Treasury or municipal property, and the ranking position is determined by the
value of sales revenues, profits, assets or equity.
The Forbes ranking has been prepared since 2016 and presents the most valuable companies in Poland. It
includes both companies listed and non-listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange. The position of the
ranking is determined by the value of the company, which this time for Śnieżka was calculated at PLN
886 million, which ensured it 88th place on the list. To be found among the most valuable companies in
Poland, the threshold of PLN 788 million had to be reached.
A list of the largest private companies successfully building their business abroad is the latest
initiative of the Forbes magazine. The position in the ranking relies on the value of assets located
outside Poland. The ranking does not include revenues from export activities conducted from Poland.
Among 25 companies, Śnieżka was found on the 24th position, which currently has 7 facilities producing
paints, varnishes and putties. Four of them are located in Poland (in Brzeźnica, Lubzina, Pustków in
the Sub-Carpathian province and in Radom), and three abroad: in Hungary (Bócsa), Ukraine (Yavoriv) and
Belarus (Zhodino near Minsk). Śnieżka has been successfully building its foreign capital for over 20
years.
The website kariera.sniezka.pl - combining image and recruitment functions - won a distinction in the
VIII edition of the nationwide Employer Branding Excellence Awards 2019 in the category "Page / Career
Tag / Landing page". The purpose of the entire undertaking is to demonstrate the best Employer
Branding practices in Poland. Not only does the Śnieżka's website present current job offers, but also
approximates company’s profile or organizational values. The site consists of several thematic
sections based on video, animations, photos and graphics, in which the main role is played by
Śnieżka’s employees - Project Ambassadors.
For several years, the editors of "Gazeta Finansowa" have been preparing a list of the largest
companies in Poland. Śnieżka was also on the list, which advanced by 19 points compared to the
previous year, taking 472 place. Enterprises are classified based on the volume of sales revenues
generated in the previous year.
In the last edition of the competition, which was attended by 155 companies, Śnieżka won the
statuette in the category of large enterprises. Economic Award of the Sub-Carpathian Province is a
competition which is participated by micro, small, medium and large enterprises conducting business
activity in the Sub-Carpathian Province for at least two years. The jury awards prizes to the best and
the most dynamically developing enterprises in the region, and when selecting the winners, the
following criteria are taken into account: sales volume, value of local investments, innovation,
employment and care for employees, rapport with contractors, environmental impact and local community
activities.
Power of Content Marketing Awards is a competition organized by the association - Content
Marketing Polska. Its purpose is to promote high standards in creating content marketing projects.
During the award ceremony, which was held on May 29, 2019 in Warsaw, Śnieżka was awarded three times.
The gold and silver statuette was won by Dekoratorium, and the bronze - by the “In Color” quarterly.
The Dekoratorium site won awards in the category "construction industry / home & garden" (for
transparency and substantive response to the needs of recipients) and in the category "thematic portal
for customers" (for inspirational advice). In turn, the In Colour quarterly was awarded the bronze
statuette in the category "magazine for employees, circulation up to 1000 copies" - for high editing
level.
On December 6, 2019, the Kreative awards were handed out in Budapest. The Hungarian company
Poli-Farbe won one of them in the category of "Common Matters - Joint Responsibility" for activities
in the field of corporate social responsibility.
The advert of Poli-Farbe’s matt latex paint won a bronze statuette in the Hipnózis competition -
one of the first and most prestigious creative advertising competitions in Hungary, evaluated by the
worldwide jury. The aim of the competition is to promote and reward creativity, as well as to raise
people's awareness of creative agencies, while supporting them in gaining greater recognition.