Ericsson reports first quarter results
Sales SEK 49.6 (44.2) b, up 5% for comparable units in constant currencies
Operating income 1) before joint ventures SEK 4.7 (3.4) b
Operating margin 1) before joint ventures 9.5% (7.6%)
Share in earnings from joint ventures SEK -2.2 (0.9) b
Income after financial items 1) SEK 3.3 (4.5) b
Restructuring charges SEK 0.7 (0.8) b, excluding joint ventures
Net income SEK 1.8 (2.6) b
Earnings per share SEK 0.54 (0.83)
Cash flow 2) 3) SEK -1.7 (2.8) b, including SEK 1.5 b pension trusts payment
1) Excluding restructuring charges.
2) Excluding cash outlays for restructuring of SEK 1.2 (0.3) b
3) Excluding dividend from Sony Ericsson of SEK 0.0 (2.2) b
CEO COMMENTS
"We have started the year with good growth ahead of the market and a positive margin trend but with a weaker cash flow," said Carl-Henric Svanberg, President and CEO of Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC). "Sales of network infrastructure are stable and the demand for professional services is growing. We have won several strategic contracts during the quarter, including 3G for China Unicom, 4G for Verizon Wireless and managed services for Vodafone UK.
The effects of the global economic recession on the global mobile network market are so far limited. We have seen operators, in a few markets where local currencies have depreciated dramatically, postpone investments. Some operators are also more cautious with longer-term investments in fixed networks, such as rollout of fiber networks. Most operators, however, have healthy financial positions, there is a strong traffic growth and the networks are fairly loaded.
It remains difficult to more precisely predict how operators will act in the current environment. However, investments in wireless networks largely continues, and rollouts of new networks and new technologies accelerate in markets such as the US, China and India. Telecom plays a critical role for growth and development of societies, and fixed and mobile broadband rollouts are now on political agendas in most countries.
Our cost reduction activities are running according to plan, targeting annual savings of SEK 10 b. from the second half of 2010. With our business mix, worldwide presence and early decision to cut costs, we are well positioned to strengthen our leadership in the present turbulent economic environment.
Our joint ventures, Sony Ericsson and ST-Ericsson, are affected by the economic downturn and the dramatic decline in consumer demand for handsets. Extensive programs to reduce costs are ongoing to adjust to the current market environment and restore profitability," concluded Carl-Henric Svanberg.
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Operating income 1) before joint ventures SEK 4.7 (3.4) b
Operating margin 1) before joint ventures 9.5% (7.6%)
Share in earnings from joint ventures SEK -2.2 (0.9) b
Income after financial items 1) SEK 3.3 (4.5) b
Restructuring charges SEK 0.7 (0.8) b, excluding joint ventures
Net income SEK 1.8 (2.6) b
Earnings per share SEK 0.54 (0.83)
Cash flow 2) 3) SEK -1.7 (2.8) b, including SEK 1.5 b pension trusts payment
1) Excluding restructuring charges.
2) Excluding cash outlays for restructuring of SEK 1.2 (0.3) b
3) Excluding dividend from Sony Ericsson of SEK 0.0 (2.2) b
CEO COMMENTS
"We have started the year with good growth ahead of the market and a positive margin trend but with a weaker cash flow," said Carl-Henric Svanberg, President and CEO of Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC). "Sales of network infrastructure are stable and the demand for professional services is growing. We have won several strategic contracts during the quarter, including 3G for China Unicom, 4G for Verizon Wireless and managed services for Vodafone UK.
The effects of the global economic recession on the global mobile network market are so far limited. We have seen operators, in a few markets where local currencies have depreciated dramatically, postpone investments. Some operators are also more cautious with longer-term investments in fixed networks, such as rollout of fiber networks. Most operators, however, have healthy financial positions, there is a strong traffic growth and the networks are fairly loaded.
It remains difficult to more precisely predict how operators will act in the current environment. However, investments in wireless networks largely continues, and rollouts of new networks and new technologies accelerate in markets such as the US, China and India. Telecom plays a critical role for growth and development of societies, and fixed and mobile broadband rollouts are now on political agendas in most countries.
Our cost reduction activities are running according to plan, targeting annual savings of SEK 10 b. from the second half of 2010. With our business mix, worldwide presence and early decision to cut costs, we are well positioned to strengthen our leadership in the present turbulent economic environment.
Our joint ventures, Sony Ericsson and ST-Ericsson, are affected by the economic downturn and the dramatic decline in consumer demand for handsets. Extensive programs to reduce costs are ongoing to adjust to the current market environment and restore profitability," concluded Carl-Henric Svanberg.
Click to read full press release
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