Siemens – Earnings Release and Financial Results Q2 FY 2024

Solid second-quarter performance – Outlook confirmed 

 

“We continued to benefit from strong demand for digitalization and sustainability during our second quarter, particularly in the data center and semiconductor industries. Siemens proved its resilience with strong revenue performance in Smart Infrastructure, Mobility and industrial software; this nearly offset currently muted demand in Digital Industries’ automation business. With the right strategy, the right technologies and the right team, we are well positioned for profitable growth,” said Roland Busch, President and Chief Executive Officer of Siemens AG.

 

“With Innomotics, we have taken another significant step in optimizing our portfolio. Based on our solid performance in the first half of the fiscal year, a very strong balance sheet recognized by our latest rating upgrade, and our record order backlog, we look to the future with confidence as a leading technology company. We confirm our outlook for fiscal 2024,” said Ralf P. Thomas, Chief Financial Officer of Siemens AG.

 

• Second-quarter revenue was nearly unchanged from a year earlier on a comparable basis, excluding currency translation and portfolio effects; comparable orders came in 12% lower than in Q2 FY 2023, which included a sharply higher volume from large orders in Mobility 
• On a nominal basis, revenue declined 1% to €19.2 billion and orders were down 13% at €20.5 billion; Siemens continued to advance on its growth path, with a book-to-bill ratio of 1.07 and an increase in the order backlog, which reached €114 billion 
• Profit Industrial Business was €2.5 billion with a profit margin of 14.0%, both close to the prior-year quarter 
• Net income was €2.2 billion; in Q2 FY 2023, net income of €3.6 billion benefited from a €1.6 billion tax-free gain from reversal of an impairment of Siemens’ stake in Siemens Energy AG; for the current quarter, corresponding basic earnings per share (EPS) were €2.57 and EPS before purchase price allocation accounting (EPS pre PPA) were €2.73

 

Siemens

• Book-to-bill ratio well above one, at 1.07 
• Order development was strongly influenced by the very high basis of comparison at Mobility which included a €2.9 billion order for locomotives and associated maintenance in India in Q2 FY 2023, and by a decline at Digital Industries in its automation businesses; order growth for the other industrial businesses included a doubledigit increase at Smart Infrastructure 
• Revenue remained close to the prior year level; a decline in the automation businesses at Digital Industries was nearly offset by growth in the other three industrial businesses; highest increase at Smart Infrastructure 
• Currency translation effects took one percentage point each from order and revenue development; portfolio effects had a minimal impact 
• Profit Industrial Business came in close to the prior-year level as a profit decline in Digital Industries, due to its automation businesses, was nearly offset by profit increases at Siemens Healthineers and Smart Infrastructure 
• Net income benefited from reversal of income tax provisions resulting in lower income tax expenses and a positive swing in discontinued operations, but having no cash effect; net income in Q2 FY 2023 included a €1.6 billion tax-free gain within income from continuing operations from partial reversal of an impairment of the stake in Siemens Energy AG 
• The decrease in Free cash flow was due mainly to Industrial Business, which generated a Free cash flow of €2.1 billion compared to €2.7 billion in Q2 FY 2023; the main factors for the decline were Digital Industries, due mainly to its profit decline, and Siemens Healthineers, with a build-up of operating net working capital 
• Provisions for pensions and similar obligations as of March 31, 2024 on a low level at €1.4 billion (December 31, 2023: €1.5 billion) 
• ROCE was solidly in the target range

 

Digital Industries

• In a challenging market environment, orders in the automation businesses overall came in lower as stock levels at customers remained elevated, particularly in China; orders significantly increased in the software business, due mainly to the electronic design automation (EDA) software business in the U.S. 
• Higher software revenue, driven by the EDA business, was more than offset by declines in the automation businesses particularly for higher-margin products 
• On a geographic basis, orders and revenue declined in the Asia, Australia region, due particularly to China, and in the region Europe, C.I.S., Africa, Middle East, more than offsetting volume growth in the Americas 
• Profit declined due mainly to reduced capacity utilization on lower revenue and a less favorable product mix in the automation businesses

 

Smart Infrastructure

• Double-digit order growth on contributions from all businesses; on a geographic basis, growth was led by the U.S., where the electrical products and the electrification businesses recorded numerous contract wins from data center customers 
• Revenue also rose in all businesses, with the strongest increase coming from the electrification business, which executed strongly on its large order backlog; on a geographic basis, the highest growth contribution came from the U.S. 
• Another broad-based increase in profit and profitability year-overyear; the improvements were due mainly to higher revenue, increased capacity utilization and continued productivity measures

 

Mobility

• Order intake included a contract of €0.4 billion for light rail in the U.S. and a number of large contracts for locomotives in Europe; Q2 FY 2023 included a sharply higher volume from large orders, among them a €2.9 billion order for locomotives and associated maintenance in India 
• Clear revenue growth with increases in all businesses 
• Profit and profitability grew in nearly all businesses on higher revenue and strong project execution; profit in Q2 FY 2023 benefited from €78 million in trailing effects related to Russia

 

Siemens Healthineers

• Volume growth in most businesses; revenue in the Varian business slightly below the high basis of comparison in Q2 FY 2023 
• Higher profit year-over-year on increases in most businesses partly offset by a decline in the imaging business due to a less favorable business mix. Both periods under review included charges of €0.1 billion for transforming the Diagnostics business; Q2 FY 2023 included impairments and other charges of €0.3 billion for refocusing certain activities in the advanced therapies business

 

Siemens Financial Services

• Siemens Financial Services recorded a solid earnings contribution, with results from the debt business on the prior-year level 
• Reduced results of the equity business included a lower share of income from investments accounted for using the equity method, due in part to sales of equity investment stakes in previous periods

 

Portfolio Companies

• Orders came in below Q2 FY 2023, due to a lower volume from larger orders at Siemens Logistics; revenue development was due mainly to Innomotics 
• Profit and profitability remained solid, despite negative currency effects, with the highest contribution coming from Innomotics 
• Starting in Q3 FY 2024, Innomotics will be reported as discontinued operations, following the expected sale of that business; closing of the sale is expected in FY 2025

 

 

Reconciliation to Consolidated Financial Statements

• In Q1 FY 2024 Siemens has ceased accounting for Siemens Energy under the equity method, the remaining stake is reported as financial asset measured at fair value through other comprehensive income; in Q2 FY 2023 Siemens Energy Investment benefited from a gain of €1.6 billion from a partial reversal of a previous impairment on Siemens’ stake in Siemens Energy AG and a gain of €0.2 billion in connection with a capital increase by Siemens Energy AG 
• Financing, eliminations and other items: both periods under review included a revaluation loss on the stake in Thoughtworks Holding, Inc.

 

 

Outlook

We confirm our outlook for the Siemens Group for fiscal 2024. We continue to assume that geopolitical tensions do not further increase. Under this condition, we expect our Industrial Business overall to continue its profitable growth.

For the Siemens Group we continue to expect comparable revenue growth, net of currency translation and portfolio effects, in the range of 4% to 8% and a book-to-bill ratio above 1.

Contrary to previous assumption, destocking by customers of Digital Industries’ automation businesses is likely to continue well into the second half of the calendar year, especially in China. For the second half of fiscal 2024, Digital Industries assumes that demand in its automation businesses will pick up compared to the first half of the fiscal year and expects large contract wins in its software business. As a result, Digital Industries now expects comparable revenue for fiscal 2024 to come in minus 8% to minus 4% below the prior year (previously expected at 0% to plus 3%) and the profit margin is now expected to be 18% to 21% (previously expected in a range of 20% to 23%).

Smart Infrastructure now expects for fiscal 2024 comparable revenue growth of 8% to 10% (previously expected at 7% to 10%) and a profit margin of 16% to 17% (previously expected in a range of 15% to 17%).

Mobility also confirms its expectations for fiscal 2024, which are for comparable revenue growth of 8% to 11% and a profit margin of 8% to 10%.

We continue to expect profitable growth of our Industrial Business overall to drive an increase in basic EPS from net income before purchase price allocation accounting (EPS pre PPA) to a range of €10.40 to €11.00 in fiscal 2024, excluding a positive €0.61 per share from Siemens Energy Investment in the first quarter of fiscal 2024. With termination of equity method accounting in the first quarter of fiscal 2024, Siemens Energy Investment is not expected to have additional effects on EPS going forward. EPS pre PPA excluding Siemens Energy Investment in fiscal 2023 was €9.93.

This outlook excludes burdens from legal and regulatory matters.

 

 

Notes and forward-looking statements

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Financial Results Second Quarter and First Half of Fiscal 2024

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