Figures in brackets, unless otherwise stated, refer to the same period a year earlier
Third quarter highlights
– Order intake EUR 420.3 million (443.8), -5.3 percent
– Order book EUR 987.7 million (1,075.3) at end-September, -8.1 percent
– Sales EUR 517.6 million (506.7), +2.1 percent
– Adjusted operating profit* EUR 37.9 million (33.3), 7.3 percent of sales (6.6)
– Adjustments* EUR -12.9 million (-29.1)
– Operating profit EUR 25.0 million (4.1), 4.8 percent of sales (0.8)
– Earnings per share (diluted) EUR 0.27 (0.02)
– Net cash flow from operating activities EUR 33.4 million (47.1)
– Net debt EUR 183.5 million (228.5) and gearing 44.0 percent (53.1)
January-September highlights
– Order intake EUR 1,325.6 million (1,452.9), -8.8 percent
– Sales EUR 1,505.0 million (1,517.2), -0.8 percent
– Adjusted operating profit* EUR 88.7 million (73.2), 5.9 percent of sales (4.8)
– Adjustments* EUR -34.8 million (-40.9)
– Operating profit EUR 53.9 million (32.2), 3.6 percent of sales (2.1)
– Earnings per share (diluted) EUR 0.46 (0.31)
– Net cash flow from operating activities EUR 47.6 million (-1.6)
*Adjustments (corresponding to term non-recurring items in 2015) include restructuring costs, transaction costs related to the terminated merger plan with Terex, and proposed acquisition of Terex MHPS and related activities, unwarranted payments due to identity theft and fraudulent actions (in the third quarter of 2015), and insurance indemnity and returned funds related to identity theft and fraudulent actions (in the second and third quarter of 2016). Konecranes’ management believes that the adjusted operating profit is relevant to understanding the comparable financial performance when comparing the result for the current period with the previous periods.
Market Outlook
Customers are cautious about investing due to the lack of volume growth in manufacturing and process industries, as well as container handling. The companies operating in emerging and commodity markets are particularly under pressure to save costs. Certain market uncertainty continues in North America. The demand situation in Europe is mixed. A decline in the global container throughput has led to a slower decision-making among container terminal operators. The quarterly Equipment order intake may fluctuate due to the timing of the large port crane projects