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Press Release28 January 2014Siemens AGMunich
Siemens delivers sound start to fiscal 2014
Excluding currency and portfolio effects, new orders at Siemens increased in the first quarter of fiscal 2014 (ended December 31, 2013) 12 percent to €20.8 billion. At €17.3 billion, revenue was one percent below the prior-year level. The book-to-bill ratio was 1.20. The order backlog at the end of the first quarter again reached the record level of €102 billion. Total Sectors profit was up 15 percent to €1.8 billion, while the Sectors' profit margin rose to 10.2 percent, compared to 8.6 percent in the prior-year quarter. Net income increased to €1.5 billion from €1.2 billion. Earnings per share climbed to €1.70 from €1.42.
Sector overview
New orders at the Energy Sector increased three percent to €7.2 billion in a market environment that remained highly competitive. While declining at the Power Generation and Power Transmission Divisions, new orders doubled at the Wind Power Division. Revenue at the Sector declined four percent to €5.8 billion. Due in part to lower charges compared to the prior-year quarter, profit at the Sector improved to €506 million from €410 million, while the profit margin rose to 8.8 percent from 6.5 percent a year earlier.
The Healthcare Sector contributed €471 million to profit in the first quarter, compared to €503 million in the first quarter of the prior year. The decrease includes burdens on profit from currency effects. The Sector also faced ongoing market challenges, including weak economic conditions in Europe, uncertainty in the healthcare market, an excise tax on medical devices in the U.S. and slowing growth in China. The profit margin was 15.2 percent, compared to 15.5 percent in the prior-year quarter. New orders at the Sector climbed four percent to €3.2 billion and revenue increased one percent to €3.1 billion.
At the Industry Sector, new orders rose ten percent to €4.6 billion, driven by a substantially higher volume from major orders in the Sector's long-cycle businesses. At €4.3 billion, revenue remained at the prior-year level. Profit was down five percent to €482 million. Profit increased at the Industry Automation Division while declining at the Drive Technologies Division. The profit margin at the Sector was 11.2 percent, compared to 11.5 percent in the prior-year period.
At the Infrastructure & Cities Sector, new orders soared 45 percent, driven by a major order totaling €1.6 billion for two driverless subway lines in Saudi Arabia to be supplied by the Sector's Transportation & Logistics and Power Grid Solutions & Products businesses. Revenue increased four percent year-over-year to €4.4 billion. Profit at the Infrastructure & Cities Sector climbed to €330 million from €141 million in the comparable period a year earlier, supported by profit increases in all the Sectors' businesses. Improved project execution at the Transportation & Logistics business was a key factor. The profit margin rose to 7.6 percent, compared to 3.4 percent in the prior-year period.
Outlook
Siemens expects its markets to remain challenging in fiscal 2014. Siemens' short-cycle businesses are not anticipating a recovery until late in the fiscal year. The company expects orders to exceed revenue, for a book-to-bill ratio above 1. Assuming that revenue on an organic basis remains level year-over-year, Siemens expects basic earnings per share (Net Income) for fiscal 2014 to grow by at least 15 percent from €5.08 in fiscal 2013.
This outlook is based on shares outstanding of 843 million as of September 30, 2013. Furthermore, it excludes impacts related to legal and regulatory matters.
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Siemens AG (Berlin and Munich) is a global powerhouse in electronics and electrical engineering, operating in the fields of industry, energy and healthcare as well as providing infrastructure solutions, primarily for cities and metropolitan areas. For over 165 years, Siemens has stood for technological excellence, innovation, quality, reliability and internationality. The company is one of the world's largest providers of environmental technologies. Around 43 percent of its total revenue stems from green products and solutions. In fiscal 2013, which ended on September 30, 2013, revenue from continuing operations totaled €75.9 billion and income from continuing operations €4.2 billion. At the end of September 2013, Siemens had around 362,000 employees worldwide on the basis of continuing operations. Further information is available on the Internet at: www.siemens.com.
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