Alstom’s orders and sales for the first nine months of 2016/17
- Order intake of €7.2 billion, up 16%
- Organic sales growth at 5%
- 2020 objectives confirmed
Over the third quarter 2016/17 (from 1 October to 31 December 2016) and after a very strong commercial performance in the second quarter, Alstom booked €1.0 billion of orders. The Group’s sales increased to €1.7 billion, up 3% (2% organically) compared to €1.6 billion over the third quarter 2015/16.
For the first nine months of 2016/17 (from 1 April to 31 December 2016), Alstom’s order intake reached €7.2 billion, up 16% compared to €6.3 billion over the same period last year. The Group’s sales amounted to €5.2 billion, up 6% (5% organically) compared to the first nine months of 2015/16. The book-to-bill remained strong at 1.4.
On 31 December 2016, the backlog reached a new record high at €33.8 billion, providing strong visibility on future sales.
Key figures
| Actual figures | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | Var. % | Var. % | ||||||||
| (in € million) | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | 9 months | 9 months | Actual | Organic | |||
| Orders received | 1,955 | 1,942 | 2,358 | 4,381 | 889 | 5,323 | 1,023 | 6,255 | 7,235 | 16% | 17% | |||
| Sales | 1,602 | 1,701 | 1,613 | 1,965 | 1,747 | 1,823 | 1,655 | 4,916 | 5,225 | 6% | 5% | |||
Geographic and product breakdowns of reported orders and sales are provided in Appendix 1. All figures mentioned in this release are unaudited.
“Alstom achieved a solid commercial performance over the first nine months of 2016/17. We have recently been awarded for the supply of 15 regional trains in Senegal, our first order in Western Africa. Last week the Alstom-Bombardier consortium was selected to renew suburban trains in France. These two contracts should be booked in the next quarter. Organic sales growth at 5% was perfectly in line with our 2020 objectives,” said Henri Poupart-Lafarge, Alstom’s Chairman & Chief Executive Officer.
For more information, please contact Maria Parent, Communications Manager, Alstom Nordics, phone: 46 76 807 65 50
maria.parent@alstom.com
About Alstom
As a promoter of sustainable mobility, Alstom develops and markets systems, equipment and services for the railway sector. Alstom manages the widest range of solutions in the market – from high-speed trains to metros and tramways – customised services (maintenance, modernisation) and infrastructure and signalling solutions. Alstom is a world leader in integrated railway systems. It recorded sales of €6.9 billion and booked €10.6 billion of orders in the 2015/16 fiscal year. Headquartered in France, Alstom is present in over 60 countries and employs 31,000 people today. www.alstom.com www.alstom.com/nordics