At its meeting today, the Supervisory Board
of Siemens AG decided to renew the appointment of Managing Board member Ralf P.
Thomas (60). The term of the company’s chief Financial Officer of Siemens AG
will run until December 14, 2026.
- Revenue was €14.2 billion, nearly level with the same quarter a year ago, as increases at Siemens Healthineers and Mobility offset a decline at Digital Industries; orders declined 8%, to €15.1 billion, on sharply lower volume from large orders at Mobility
- On a comparable basis, excluding currency translation and portfolio effects, revenue declined 1% and orders came in 9% lower; the book-to-bill ratio of 1.06 remained well above one
- Adjusted EBITA Industrial Businesses was significantly lower at €1.6 billion, with all industrial businesses showing effects from the COVID-19 pandemic; Adjusted EBITA margin Industrial Businesses of 12.1% was held back also by severance charges of €0.2 billion, taking 1.2 percentage points
- Net income, including a loss of €0.3 billion from discontinued operations, was €0.7 billion compared to €1.9 billion in Q2 FY 2019, which benefited from income of €0.2 billion from discontinued operations as well as a lower tax rate; basic earnings per share (EPS) declined to €0.80
- Given the current situation, we can no longer confirm our original guidance for fiscal 2020; for our new guidance, see page 5 of this document
At the end of the second quarter of fiscal 2020, Gas and Power and Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) were classified as held for disposal and discontinued operations. Prior-period amounts are presented on a comparable basis.
- Orders grew 6%, to €23.6 billion, and revenue rose 4%, to €20.9 billion, for a book-to-bill ratio of 1.13 and record high order backlog of €142 billion
- On a comparable basis, excluding currency translation and portfolio effects, orders increased 4% and revenue was up 2% compared to Q2 FY 2018
- Adjusted EBITA for Industrial Business climbed 7% to €2.4 billion, with most businesses increasing their performance; Industrial Business Adjusted EBITA margin reached 11.4%, even with severance charges taking 0.3 percentage points
- Net income reached €1.9 billion, near the prior-year level which benefited substantially from a €0.7 billion Adjusted EBITA from Centrally managed portfolio activities; the current period benefited from a lower income tax rate, and basic EPS of €2.24 was burdened by €0.08 from severance charges
"We delivered on our promises again this quarter, and even exceeded expectations in many areas. Now, we enter into a new era to become an even stronger and more focused Siemens."