• Good level of orders received at Kalmar and Hiab
  • Service orders received increased by 16 percent
  • Restructuring costs weakened the result

From the beginning of 2018, Cargotec applies the new IFRS 15 and IFRS 9 accounting standards as well as the amendments te in Note 2, standard. Accounting principles and new accounting standards. Cargotec has also aligned the definitions of the equipment, service and software businesses from the beginning of 2018. The data for the comparison period 2017 has been restated accordingly. Cargotec has published a stock exchange release on 28 March 2018.

Outlook for 2018 unchanged

Cargotec reiterates its outlook published on 8 February 2018 and expects its operating profit excluding restructuring costs for 2018 to improve from 2017 (EUR 258.6 million, IFRS 15 restated).

Cargotec's key figures

MEUR
Q2/18
Q2/17
Change
Q1-Q2/18
Q1-Q2/17
Change
2017
Orders received
981
800
23%
1,844
1,657
11%
3,190
Service orders received
248
214
16%
488
449
9%
896
Order book, end of period
1,786
1,717
4%
1,786
1,717
4%
1,566
Sales
816
836
-2%
1,589
1,628
-2%
3,250
Service sales
235
223
5%
460
446
3%
907
Software sales*
29
42
-31%
61
78
-22%
152
Service and software sales,

% of Cargotec's sales

32%
32%
 
33%
32%
 
33%
Operating profit
21.3
58.9
-64%
74.5
114.9
-35%
222.1
Operating profit, %
2.6%
7.0%
 
4.7%
7.1%
 
6.8%
Operating profit**
56.3
70.6
-20%
113.2
129.5
-13%
258.6
Operating profit**, %
6.9%
8.4%
 
7.1%
8.0%
 
8.0%
Income before taxes
15.5
49.9
-69%
62.0
97.6
-36%
189.2
Cash flow from operations before financing items and taxes
26.5
40.2
-34%
22.8
52.6
-57%
253.5
Net income for the period
2.3
36.4
-94%
36.0
72.6
-50%
132.7
Earnings per share, EUR
0.03
0.56
-95%
0.55
1.13
-51%
2.05
Interest-bearing net debt, end of period
589
599
-2%
589
599
-2%
472
Gearing, %
42.7%
42.7%
 
42.7%
42.7%
 
33.1%
Interest-bearing net debt / EBITDA***
2.3
2.2
 
2.3
2.2
 
1.6
Return on capital employed

(ROCE), annualised, %

6.5%
10.0%
 
6.5%
10.0%
 
9.6%
Personnel, end of period
11,502
11,147
3%
11,502
11,147
3%
11,251