Growth in order intake and resilience inprofitability
WÄRTSILÄ 2011:Financial Statements During the fourth quarter of 2011, Wärtsilä Corp saw growth in the company's order intake by around 25%, although net sales decreased by 15%.The order intake was valued at 1,250 mill during 4Q11. However, the order intake reported by the various joint venture companies grew at a greater level to total 178 mill.Wärtsilä's net sales decreased by 15% to 1,238 mill , while the operating result for the group was 145 mill, amounting to 11.7% of net sales.For the whole year, the group's order intake increased by 13% to 4,516 mill, while the order intake for the joint venture companies was 394 mill. At the end of 2011, the corporation's order book value stood at 4,007 mill, an increase of 6% over the previous year.Net sales for the year decreased by 7.6% to 4,209 mill and the operating result was reported as 469 mill, or 11.1% of net sales, compared with 487 mill and 10.7% respectively.Bjorn Rosengren, President and CEO Bjorn Rosengren said: "The year 2011 was a year of changes. It started quite well, but towards the summer the financial problems within the EU and US markets started to escalate, eventually affecting GDP development globally."Despite these ...
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