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• Siemens Mobility extends its Railigent partner ecosystem
• Enhanced cybersecurity for guaranteed availability

Siemens Mobility and RazorSecure have signed a cooperation agreement to provide Rolling Stock operators worldwide with enhanced rail cybersecurity monitoring solutions. Increasing digitalization brings benefits, but also the need for adequate protection against cyber-attacks. The two companies will therefore pool their know-how to secure complex transport systems: RazorSecure is a specialist in providing rail cybersecurity solutions and continuously monitors the behavior of individual systems and traffic across the full network in real-time. Siemens Mobility is committed to guaranteeing availability of rail systems with its smart digital asset management systems such as Railigent.

• In fiscal 2021, orders totaled €71.4 billion and revenue €62.3 billion – a double-digit percentage increase (fiscal 2020: €58.0 billion and €55.3 billion, respectively)
• Adjusted EBITA Industrial Businesses was up a significant 17 percent to €8.8 billion – Adjusted EBITA margin rose to 15.0 percent (fiscal 2020: 14.3 percent)
• Net income soared 59 percent to €6.7 billion (fiscal 2020: €4.2 billion), exceeding the net income guidance
• Free cash flow set a new record of €8.2 billion (fiscal 2020: €6.4 billion)
• Dividend of €4.00 per share proposed (fiscal 2020: €3.50)
• Outlook for fiscal 2022: Siemens expects mid-single-digit comparable revenue growth with basic earnings per share of €8.70 to €9.10 (fiscal 2021: €8.32) before PPA effects

Siemens delivered a stellar performance in fiscal 2021 (end: September 30, 2021), recording a net income of €6.7 billion and thus exceeding its net income guidance. The company reported gains at all four of its Industrial Businesses and across all regions, underscoring its successful transformation into a focused technology company. A continuing complex macroeconomic environment influenced by the COVID-19 pandemic and ongoing supply chain risks – associated primarily with electronic components and raw materials – were successfully mitigated.

• Orders climbed 26% to €19.1 billion, driven by double-digit growth in all industrial businesses, and revenue rose 18%, to €17.4 billion, for a book-to-bill ratio of 1.09
• Orders increased 16% and revenue rose 10% on a comparable basis excluding currency translation and portfolio effects, primarily the acquisition of Varian Medical Systems, Inc. between the periods under review
• Adjusted EBITA Industrial Businesses was €2.3 billion, and Adjusted EBITA margin Industrial Businesses was 13.8%
• Net income was €1.3 billion and basic earnings per share (EPS) were €1.45; a year earlier, net income of €1.9 billion included €0.8 billion in income from discontinued operations resulting mainly from the spin-off of Siemens Energy
• Outstanding Free cash flow from continuing and discontinued operations, totaling €3.8 billion for the quarter
• For the full fiscal year 2021 orders were €71.4 billion and revenue was €62.3 billion, for a book-to-bill-ratio of 1.15; strong comparable revenue growth of 11.5% met our guidance which we raised most recently after the third quarter, while net income of €6.7 billion clearly exceeded expectations; Free cash flow for the full year reached a record high at €8.2 billion
• Siemens proposes to increase the dividend from €3.50 a year earlier to €4.00 per share, reflecting our stellar performance in fiscal 2021 and our great confidence in the future development of the company

• Westnetz GmbH expands Bekond substation with SF6-free 24 kV panel
• Climate-neutral insulation gas Clean Air to substitute fluorine gases
• User-friendly compatibility between existing plant and latest environmentally friendly technology from blue GIS portfolio

In cooperation with Siemens Smart Infrastructure, E.ON subsidiary Westnetz, one of Germany's largest distribution grid operators, has expanded its Bekond substation in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate with a fluorine gas-free NXPLUS C 24 circuit-breaker panel. It is the first panel of its type in the world to go into operation using Clean Air, the climate-neutral insulation gas. This installation demonstrates the functionality of fluorine gas-free solutions in grid operations and shows an easy way to extend existing technology with the latest environmentally friendly technology. 

• The Cube to create unique works of digital art based on each person’s voice
• Winner of Developers’ Lounge hackathon to visit Expo Dubai with Siemens
• Siemens CIO Hanna Hennig keynote to address enabling everyone to program without having to first become a coding expert

With the physical return of the Web Summit, Siemens is also back at the world’s largest technology conference. With more than 400 Siemens participants and a Diamond level partnership, the company will have its own booth, a Developers’ Lounge, masterclasses and mentors as well as jury members for the startup competition.

• Both companies kick off developments to ensure quality and trust in a machine-to-machine (M2M) connected world
• The aim is to provide instant accessibility to quality and safety information with a single source of truth to enable disruptive business models
• Anchoring physical products in the digital world using smart contracts, blockchain and industrial edge

Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, a leading science and technology company, and Siemens, an innovation leader in automation and digitalization, Germany, plan to develop and implement solutions that offer unprecedented levels of digital trust in M2M connected industrial value chains. This would help industrial customers to comply with stricter regulations in the value chain in different countries and enable disruptive business models in a variety of industrial sectors, ranging from the food and beverage, pharmaceuticals and electronics industries to the automotive industry.

• Both companies kick off developments to ensure quality and trust in a machine-to-machine (M2M) connected world
• The aim is to provide instant accessibility to quality and safety information with a single source of truth to enable disruptive business models
• Anchoring physical products in the digital world using smart contracts, blockchain and industrial edge

Merck, a leading science and technology company, and Siemens, an innovation leader in automation and digitalization, Germany, plan to develop and implement solutions that offer unprecedented levels of digital trust in M2M connected industrial value chains. This would help industrial customers to comply with stricter regulations in the value chain in different countries and enable disruptive business models in a variety of industrial sectors, ranging from the food and beverage, pharmaceuticals and electronics industries to the automotive industry.

• Company to provide EnergyIP meter data management system for 1.2 million smart meters
• 10-year contract includes service and maintenance
• Software to help reduce electricity consumption by up to 6 percent, power loss by more than 10 percent

Siemens Smart Infrastructure and its partners, Sagemcom and Bitė Lietuva, are participating in the rollout of 1.2 million smart meters across Lithuania. Siemens will provide Lithuanian distribution system operator ESO with the EnergyIP meter data management system as well as service and maintenance for 10 years. Sagemcom is supplying the 1.2 million smart meters and the Siconia head-end system, which reads the data generated by the meters. Bitė Lietuva, a telecommunications provider in Lithuania, is the partner for communication technology. The new smart meter infrastructure enables ESO to reduce electricity consumption by up to 6 percent, cut power losses in the overall supply network by over 10 percent, and lead to higher energy efficiency in the overall operations.