- Global
11% Year-on-Year Increase in 3Q2012 PBT
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS for the quarter ended 30 September 2012 |
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2012 3Q |
2011 3Q |
Growth |
2012 9M |
2011 9M |
Growth |
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Revenue ($m) |
1,542 |
1,395 |
11 |
4,653 |
4,446 |
5 |
|
Earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) ($m) |
167.6 |
153.1 |
9 |
479.0 |
437.4 |
10 |
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Other income, net ($m) |
6.3 |
8.4 |
(25) |
30.0 |
22.6 |
33 |
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Finance income/ |
1.3 |
(6.1) |
121 |
(10.3) |
(17.1) |
40 |
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Profit before tax (PBT) ($m) |
184.7 |
165.9 |
11 |
534.6 |
470.9 |
14 |
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Profit attributable to shareholders ($m) |
146.4 |
133.8 |
9 |
424.0 |
375.4 |
13 |
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Earnings per share (cents) |
4.77 |
4.39 |
9 |
13.82 |
12.31 |
12 |
- Commercial sales constituted 65% or $1.0 billion of 3Q2012 revenue
- Order book of $12.5 billion at end September 2012, of which about $1.4 billion is expected to be delivered in the last quarter of 2012
- Cash and cash equivalents including funds under management totalled
$2.0 billion - Advance payments from customers totalled $1.7 billion
Group 3Q2012 Unaudited Results and ST Engineering Results Presentation 3Q2012
"Both the Group Revenue and PBT grew by about 11% and Net Profit improved 9% to $146.4m compared to 3Q2011. The Group registered 5% Revenue growth for 9M2012 over 9M2011. PBT and Net Profit grew stronger at 14% and 13% respectively. The Group's order book as at end September was a healthy $12.5b.
Barring unforeseen circumstances, the Group expects to achieve higher Revenue and PBT for FY2012 over FY2011."
~ TAN Pheng Hock, President & CEO
N.B.: All currencies are in Singapore dollars