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Wärstilä has closed 2014 with a profit before taxes of 494 million euros (- 9%)
the new orders are piled almost 5,1 billion euros (+5%, +6% in the single segment of the naval propulsion)
January 29, 2015
In the fourth trimester of the 2014 group Wärstilä Corporation it has obtained new orders for a total value pairs to beyond 1,5 billion euros, with a progression of +14% regarding 1,3 billion euros in the correspondent period of the year precedence (the data of 2013 is riclassificato in order to take into consideration the effect of the classification of the activities in the field of the two-stroke engines which stopped operating activities, ( on July 18, 2014. Without the effect of such reclassification, the increment of data 2014 on that 2013 is of +13%).
In the single segment of the systems of naval propulsion the Finnish group has confiscated new orders for 460 million euros, down of the -2% regarding 468 million euros in the period October-December of 2013.
The consistency of the pocketbook orders of Wärstilä Corporation on 31 December was pairs more than 4,5 billion euros, in increase of +4% regarding 4,6 billion euros on December 31, 2013. In the single field of the naval propulsion the value of the orderbook is increased of +1% to 2,2 billion euros.
In the last trimester last year the group has recorded a turnover clearly of beyond 1,5 billion euros, with a progression of +10% regarding the correspondent period of 2013. The operating profit is dropped of the -7% to 196 million euros and the profit before taxes is piled to 157 million euros (- 18%). In the single field of the marine engines the turnover has been attested to 552 million euros (+30%).
In the entire exercise anniversary the 2014 group has totaled new orders in order almost 5,1 billion euros, with an increase of +5% on 4,8 billion the exercise precedence. Wärstilä has last year archived item with an operating profit of 569 million euros on a turnover clearly of 4,8 billion euros, with increments respective of +2% and +4% on 2013. The profit before taxes is diminished of the -9% to 494 million euros. The single division Ship Power has closed 2014 with a turnover clearly of 1,7 billion euros (+30%) and with new orders for 1,7 billion euros (+6%).
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