Vestas Cuts Dividend, Warns of Continued Supply-Chain Disruptions
10 Fevereiro 2022 - 5:20AM
Dow Jones News
By Dominic Chopping
Vestas Wind Systems AS on Thursday cut its dividend and warned
of continuing supply-chain disruptions as its fourth-quarter net
profit missed expectations.
Vestas posted net profit of 20 million euros ($23 million),
against a EUR115 million forecast from a FactSet poll, and declared
a dividend of 0.37 Danish kroner (6 U.S. cents) for 2021, down from
DKK1.69 the previous year.
The Danish wind-turbine maker last month prereleased quarterly
revenue of EUR4.55 billion, pre-items operating profit of EUR358
million and warranty provisions of EUR287 million. The company also
prereleased order intake of EUR2.5 billion, compared with EUR4.0
billion a year earlier, and total turbine and service order backlog
of EUR47.3 billion, compared with EUR42.9 billion.
"Together with rising energy prices, the supply chain
disruptions and accelerated cost inflation from raw materials,
transport, and turbine components, continued to amplify costs
throughout the year, which severely impacted profitability," Chief
Executive Henrik Andersen said Thursday.
"With supply-chain disruptions expected to continue throughout
the year, 2022 will be challenging for the industry."
For 2022, the company said it anticipates revenue of between
EUR15.0 billion and EUR16.5 billion, a pre-items earnings before
interest and taxes margin of 0%-4% and total investments of around
EUR1 billion.
Service revenue is expected to grow by approximately 5% in 2022,
with a service Ebit margin of approximately 25%, the company
said.
Write to Dominic Chopping at dominic.chopping@wsj.com
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