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Press Release05 August 2021Siemens AGMunich
Excellent results – Guidance raised again
“Siemens is consistently pursuing its goal of accelerated high-value growth. In the third quarter, once again we delivered – with strong and profitable growth in all businesses,” said Roland Busch, President and CEO of Siemens AG. “We’re successfully supporting our customers in their transformation through digitalization, automation and sustainability. And we’re mastering a challenging environment – for example in our supply chains. A big thank you to the global Siemens team for another strong performance!”
“We are continuing the very positive business development of the first half of the year and are once again delivering strong results despite the continuing challenging environment. The strong performance of our focused technology company was demonstrated in the third quarter by double-digit revenue growth, increased profitability and another strong Free cash flow. Consequently, we are again raising our outlook for fiscal 2021,” added Ralf P. Thomas, Chief Financial Officer of Siemens AG.
Strong performance across all businesses and regions
In Q3 2021,
Siemens’ revenue increased substantially by 21 percent on a comparable
basis to €16.1 billion, with considerable growth across all four Industrial
Businesses and all regions. Orders were particularly gratifying, surpassing the
20-billion mark to rise twice as fast as revenue. At €20.5 billion, orders exceeded the Q3 2020 figure by 44 percent on a comparable basis. Reaching 1.27, the book-to-bill ratio was excellent.
20-billion mark to rise twice as fast as revenue. At €20.5 billion, orders exceeded the Q3 2020 figure by 44 percent on a comparable basis. Reaching 1.27, the book-to-bill ratio was excellent.
Adjusted EBITA Industrial
Businesses was €2.3 billion, a substantial increase of 29 percent. Adjusted
EBITA margin Industrial Businesses was 15.3 percent compared to 14.3 percent
in Q3 2020. Net income nearly tripled to €1.5 billion (Q3 2020: €535 million).
At €2.3 billion, Free cash flow (from continuing and discontinued operations) again reached a high level (Q3 2020: €2.5 billion), while Free cash flow generation for Industrial Businesses also increased significantly, climbing around 15 percent to €2.4 billion (Q3 2020: €2.1 billion).
Strong growth at all Industrial Businesses
At
Digital
Industries, orders rose by an impressive 36 percent to €4.7 billion,
with the largest contribution coming from the automation business. Demand in
the automotive and machine building industries continued to recover at the same
rate. In addition, ongoing strength in the software business was highlighted by
significant growth in product lifecycle management (PLM) software. Revenue rose
17 percent on a comparable basis to €4.2 billion. Adjusted EBITA declined
6 percent in Q3 to €847 million. In Q3 2020, a revaluation of
the stake in Bentley Systems, Inc. had a positive profit effect of €211 million.
Excluding this effect, Adjusted EBITA also increased considerably. The Adjusted
EBITA margin reached 20.3 percent. The Q3 2020 figure was 24.5 percent,
to which the Bentley effect added 5.7 points.
At
Smart
Infrastructure, orders rose by about a quarter on a comparable basis to
€4.1 billion. All businesses contributed to this development. Growth was
strongest at the product business – driven by demand from industrial customers
– and at the systems and software business. Revenue climbed 15 percent on
a comparable basis to €3.8 billion (Q3 2020: €3.4 billion). At €456 million,
Adjusted EBITA was nearly twice the Q3 2020 figure of €250 million. The
main drivers were impressive performances in all businesses and regions, higher
capacity utilization and structural improvement of the cost position. The
Adjusted EBITA margin increased significantly to 12.1 percent (Q3 2020:
7.4 percent).
At
Mobility,
orders climbed by over €2 billion to €5.1 billion (Q3 2020: €3.0 billion).
The main reason for this increase was Mobility’s largest-ever order in the
Americas. With a volume of around €2.8 billion, the comprehensive order from
U.S. rail operator Amtrak includes dual powered and hybrid battery vehicles and
associated services. Revenue rose 5 percent on a comparable basis to €2.3 billion.
At €204 million, Adjusted EBITA exceeded the Q3 2020 figure by about
one-third. At 9.0 percent, the Adjusted EBITA margin was considerably above
the Q3 2020 figure of 7.1 percent.
Mobility strengthens software portfolio with Sqills acquisition
Through its recent acquisition of Sqills, Mobility has also strengthened its software portfolio to enable customers’ Mobility-as-a-Service offerings. Sqills’ scalable, cloud-based platform allows rail and bus operators to introduce an online booking system that encompasses inventory management, reservation and ticketing software. The acquisition will enable Mobility to expand into a rapidly growing adjacent market. The Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) business model offers resilient recurring revenue with very attractive margins and a high synergy potential through the utilization of Siemens’ global presence. Together with Hacon, eos.uptrade, Bytemark and Padam Mobility, Sqills’ S3 Passenger will become part of an interconnected software portfolio where a wide variety of services for public transport are brought together.
Guidance raised again
Following Siemens’ excellent performance in the first nine months of fiscal 2021, the company expects its businesses to again deliver a strong close for the full fiscal year. Siemens assumes that its businesses do not experience significant supply chain constraints during the remainder of the fiscal year. Given these assumptions, the company again raises its outlook for the fiscal year and includes in its outlook for net income effects in connection with Siemens Healthineers’ acquisition of Varian Medical Systems, Inc.
Siemens raises its expectation for comparable revenue, net of currency translation and portfolio effects, to growth of 11 percent to 12 percent (previously 9 percent to 11 percent). The company continues to expect a book-to-bill ratio above 1.
Digital Industries expects comparable revenue to grow in the range of 10 percent to 12 percent (previously 9 percent to 11 percent) year-over-year. The expectation for Adjusted EBITA margin continues to be 20 percent to 21 percent.
Smart Infrastructure expects to achieve comparable revenue growth of 8 percent to 9 percent in fiscal 2021 (previously 5 percent to 7 percent). The expectation for Adjusted EBITA margin continues to be 11 percent to 12 percent.
Mobility continues to anticipate mid-single-digit comparable revenue growth and an Adjusted EBITA margin of 9.5 percent to 10.5 percent in fiscal 2021.
Based on the results already achieved during the first nine months of fiscal 2021 and the expectations described above, Siemens raises its outlook for net income to the range from €6.1 billion to €6.4 billion (previously €5.7 billion to €6.2 billion).
This outlook excludes burdens from legal and regulatory issues.
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Siemens AG AG (Berlin and Munich) is a global technology powerhouse that has stood for engineering excellence, innovation, quality, reliability and internationality for more than 170 years. Active around the world, the company focuses on intelligent infrastructure for buildings and distributed energy systems and on automation and digitalization in the process and manufacturing industries. Siemens brings together the digital and physical worlds to benefit customers and society. Through Mobility, a leading supplier of intelligent mobility solutions for rail and road transport, Siemens is helping to shape the world market for passenger and freight services. Via its majority stake in the publicly listed company Siemens Healthineers, Siemens is also a world-leading supplier of medical technology and digital health services. In addition, Siemens holds a minority stake in Siemens Energy, a global leader in the transmission and generation of electrical power that has been listed on the stock exchange since September 28, 2020.
In fiscal 2020, which ended on September 30, 2020, the Siemens Group generated revenue of €55.3 billion and net income of €4.2 billion. As of September 30, 2020, the company had around 293,000 employees worldwide. Further information is available on the Internet at www.siemens.com.
In fiscal 2020, which ended on September 30, 2020, the Siemens Group generated revenue of €55.3 billion and net income of €4.2 billion. As of September 30, 2020, the company had around 293,000 employees worldwide. Further information is available on the Internet at www.siemens.com.
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This document includes – in the applicable financial reporting framework not clearly defined – supplemental financial measures that are or may be alternative performance measures (non-GAAP-measures). These supplemental financial measures should not be viewed in isolation or as alternatives to measures of Siemens’ net assets and financial positions or results of operations as presented in accordance with the applicable financial reporting framework in its Consolidated Financial Statements. Other companies that report or describe similarly titled alternative performance measures may calculate them differently.
Due to rounding, numbers presented throughout this and other documents may not add up precisely to the totals provided and percentages may not precisely reflect the absolute figures.
This document contains statements related to our future business and financial performance and future events or developments involving Siemens that may constitute forward-looking statements. These statements may be identified by words such as “expect,” “look forward to,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe,” “seek,” “estimate,” “will,” “project” or words of similar meaning. We may also make forward-looking statements in other reports, in prospectuses, in presentations, in material delivered to shareholders and in press releases. In addition, our representatives may from time to time make oral forward-looking statements. Such statements are based on the current expectations and certain assumptions of Siemens’ management, of which many are beyond Siemens’ control. These are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and factors, including, but not limited to, those described in disclosures, in particular in the chapter Report on expected developments and associated material opportunities and risks of the Annual Report, and in the Half-year Financial Report, which should be read in conjunction with the Annual Report. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, events of force majeure, such as pandemics, occur or should underlying expectations including future events occur at a later date or not at all or assumptions prove incorrect, actual results, performance or achievements of Siemens may (negatively or positively) vary materially from those described explicitly or implicitly in the relevant forward-looking statement. Siemens neither intends, nor assumes any obligation, to update or revise these forward-looking statements in light of developments which differ from those anticipated.
This document includes – in the applicable financial reporting framework not clearly defined – supplemental financial measures that are or may be alternative performance measures (non-GAAP-measures). These supplemental financial measures should not be viewed in isolation or as alternatives to measures of Siemens’ net assets and financial positions or results of operations as presented in accordance with the applicable financial reporting framework in its Consolidated Financial Statements. Other companies that report or describe similarly titled alternative performance measures may calculate them differently.
Due to rounding, numbers presented throughout this and other documents may not add up precisely to the totals provided and percentages may not precisely reflect the absolute figures.