As expected for fiscal year 2015 goals
Upbeat about the 2016 fiscal year Outlook
Despite the weak global economy, orders still increased significantly
Revenue is expected to achieve solid growth
Board ofsupervisors and the Management Board proposes dividend per shareincreased to EUR 3.5
A new round of share buy-back programme: 36 total months to buy back up to 3billion euros
"Siemens ' profit-sharing pool" a € 200 million, and profits
SIEMENS shares, the overall implementation of the 2015 fiscal year is expected, and the positive outlook for the 2016 fiscal year. In fiscal 2015, the new orders increased by 6%, up to 82.3 billion euros. Revenue growth of 75.6 billion, up to 6% euros. To remove the impact of the exchange rate and portfolio adjustment, the new orders and revenue fell by1%, essentially flat with last year. Orders shipped to 1.09. Business (Industrial) profit margin was 10.1%. Net income of 7.4 billion euros (2014 euros net income of 5.5 billion euros). Basic earnings per share of 8.84 euros, compared with last year rose 39%. While the company had expected 2015 basic earnings per share will be achieved at least 15% growth (basic earnings per share of 2014 euros per share in fiscal year 6.37), based on organic growth in revenue and the previous fiscal year was essentially flat, the company's real business sector profit margin between 10%-11%.
"We deliver on our promises, and make full preparations for the plan for the coming year." Siemens stock company president and CEO said Kay SA (Joe Kaeser). 2015 fiscal year, the board of supervisors and the Management Committee of SIEMENS shares of the company plans to distribute a dividend of $3.5 per share (3.3 euros), and to be submitted to the annual shareholders' meeting in January 2016 to obtain approval. At the same time, SIEMENS plans to repurchase in the next 36 months up to 3 billion euros of stock. January 27, 2015 annual general meeting of the shareholders of the Licensing companies to complete the above stock repurchase program. Share repurchase shares issued and redeemed by members of the board of directors, members of the board of directors, management committee members, or the use of convertible bonds or bonds. "The new stock repurchase program is to ensure that our shareholders will continue to share the company's success." Thomas (P. Thomas Ralf), chief financial officer of SIEMENS AG.
SIEMENS employees will be in the form of cash and stock to share the total value of about 2.2 billion euros of profit sharing, in addition, the company has approved 200 million euros into the SIEMENS profit sharing fund pool". SIEMENS launched this new, stock based employee profit sharing scheme in a year ago to enable employees to share the company's success. In the good performance of the fiscal year, more than the expected level of a portion of the profits can be placed into the pool of profit sharing funds". If the "profit sharing fund pool" within the capital to reach 400 million euros, the whole or part of the funds will be allocated to the global staff, which is the preferred stock distribution. "The first year of implementation of the new plan will be able to achieve 200 million euros' profit sharing money ', which means we have taken a solid step." Kai SA said.
SIEMENS expects fiscal year 2016 macroeconomic will be further weakened, the complexity of geopolitical environment will continue. Nonetheless, the impact of the exclusion of exchange rate changes, SIEMENS is expected to continue to achieve steady growth in revenue. SIEMENS is expected to order the amount will greatly exceed the total revenue, tokeep the order delivery ratio greater than 1. Entity business will achieve 10% to 11% profit margin. In addition, SIEMENS is expected to generate earnings per share from the net income will be 6.2 to 5.9 euros. In contrast, earnings per share for the year 2015 to 5.18 euros; in addition, by (BSH) assets stripping hearing aid business and BSH home appliances bring an additional $3.66 euros revenue. On the basis of this, earnings per share is expected to achieve at least two of the 14% digit growth. SIEMENS expects its high profit business in the short period of the market environment will be picked up in the second half of fiscal 2016. In addition, the expected costs of not including legal and regulatory matters are likely to be generated.