Siemens Reports Earnings Release Q1 FY 2022: Very Successful Start to Fiscal 2022
February 10, 2022
- •Orders for the first quarter surged 52% year-over-year, reaching €24.2 billion on double-digit increases in all industrial businesses, while revenue climbed 17% year-over-year, to €16.5 billion, for an extraordinary book-to-bill ratio of 1.47
- •Orders rose 42% and revenue grew 9% on a comparable basis, excluding currency translation and portfolio effects, primarily the acquisition of Varian Medical Systems, Inc. (Varian) between the periods under review
- •Profit Industrial Business increased 12% year-over-year, to €2.5 billion, and the profit margin came in at 15.7%
- •Net income rose 20% to €1.8 billion resulting in basic earnings per share (EPS) of €2.05; EPS before purchase price allocation accounting (EPS pre PPA) was €2.24
- •Free cash flow from continuing and discontinued operations stronger year-over-year at €1.1 billion
Outlook
Siemens’ outlook for fiscal 2022 remains unchanged. It is based on continuing healthy growth in global GDP, albeit with slowing momentum, and their expectation that the challenges to their businesses from COVID-19 and supply chain constraints will ease during fiscal 2022. With these conditions, they expect their industrial businesses to continue their profitable growth.
For the Siemens group they expect mid-single-digit comparable revenue growth, net of currency translation and portfolio effects, and a book-to-bill ratio above 1.
Digital Industries expects for fiscal 2022 to achieve comparable revenue growth of 5% to 8% and a profit margin of 19% to 21%, including known headwinds of up to two percentage points associated with the strategic transition to software as a service (SaaS) in parts of its large software business.
Smart Infrastructure expects for fiscal 2022 comparable revenue growth of 5% to 8%. The profit margin is expected to be 12% to 13%.
Mobility expects for fiscal 2022 comparable revenue growth of 5% to 8%. The profit margin is expected to be 10.0% to 10.5%.
Siemens expects this profitable growth of their industrial businesses to drive an increase in basic EPS from net income before purchase price allocation accounting (EPS pre PPA) to a range of €8.70 to €9.10, up from €8.32 in fiscal 2021. They assume that rigorous execution of their portfolio optimization strategy will contribute similarly as in fiscal 2021, when they generated €1.5 billion in net income from the sale of their Flender business, divestment of their stakes in Bentley Systems, Inc. and ChargePoint Holdings, Inc., and revaluation of their stake in Thoughtworks Holding, Inc.
This outlook excludes burdens from legal and regulatory matters.
Please read the complete Earnings Release and Financial Results:
Earnings Release Q1 FY 2022 October 1 to December 31, 2021: Very successful start to fiscal 2022
Financial Publications are available for download at: www.siemens.com/ir
“We had a very successful start into fiscal 2022. All our businesses continued their high-value growth. We delivered strong results and increased our earnings per share before purchase price allocation by 20 percent. At the same time, we continue to sharpen our portfolio as a focused technology company. Our results impressively demonstrate that we are a leader in accelerating digitalization and sustainability.”
– Roland Busch, President and Chief Executive Officer of Siemens AG
“Siemens continued its very strong financial performance across all key metrics in the first quarter of fiscal 2022. We took significant advantage of growth opportunities in many key markets while achieving excellent free cash flow of more than €1 billion all-in.”
– Ralf P. Thomas, Chief Financial Officer of Siemens AG
