Philips' Third Quarter Results 2016
Philips reports Q3 sales of EUR 5.9 billion, a 14% improvement in Adjusted EBITA to EUR 649 million, and an 18% increase in net income to EUR 383 million
October 24, 2016
Third-quarter highlights Frans van Houten, CEO: “I am pleased with the solid 5% comparable sales growth and 8% order intake growth in our HealthTech portfolio in the third quarter. Overall, Philips posted 2% comparable sales growth, and the operational improvements at the Personal Health and Diagnosis & Treatment businesses, combined with continued improvements at Philips Lighting, led to the 120-basis-point increase in the Adjusted EBITA margin for the Philips Group. Our outlook for 2016 remains unchanged, as we expect further earnings improvements in the fourth quarter of the year. Going forward, we remain concerned about risk due to volatility in the markets in which we operate.” HealthTech “Underlining our strategic focus on innovation, we saw healthy growth in order intake in the quarter, as well as solid sales growth and margin expansion. This was driven by recent product introductions across our HealthTech portfolio and by continued synergies from the integration of Volcano in Image-Guided Therapy. Our Accelerate! transformation program again delivered operational improvements across our businesses, while we also continue to invest significantly in quality and innovation, including in health informatics, wearable patient monitoring solutions and digital pathology.” The Personal Health businesses grew by 7% on a comparable basis, with growth across the portfolio, most notably double-digit growth in Health & Wellness, and the Adjusted EBITA margin improving by 130 basis points. The Diagnosis & Treatment businesses showed comparable sales growth of 6% and the Adjusted EBITA margin improved by 210 basis points, mainly driven by Image-Guided Therapy and improvements at the Cleveland site. In the Connected Care & Health Informatics businesses, comparable sales growth in Healthcare Informatics, Solutions & Services was mainly offset by a decline in Patient Care & Monitoring Solutions, which also resulted in a decrease of the Adjusted EBITA by 180 basis points. Equipment-order intake increased by 8% on a currency comparable basis, driven by the Connected Care & Health Informatics businesses. Philips Lighting In the third quarter, Adjusted EBITA improved by 250 basis points to 10.1% of sales, while comparable sales declined by 3% and free cash flow improved to EUR 164 million. Full details about the financial performance of Philips Lighting in the third quarter were published on October 20, 2016. The related report can be accessed here. Following the listing of Philips Lighting in Amsterdam, Philips holds a 71.225% stake with the aim of fully selling down over the next several years. As the majority shareholder in Philips Lighting, Philips continues to consolidate the financial results of Philips Lighting. Group cost savings In the third quarter, overhead cost savings amounted to EUR 12 million, the Design for Excellence (DfX) program generated EUR 102 million of incremental procurement savings, and the End2End improvement program achieved EUR 66 million in productivity gains. Miscellaneous As of September 30, 2016, Philips had completed 98% of the 3-year EUR 1.5 billion share buy-back program. The buy-back was completed on October 20, 2016. On October 19, 2016, Philips announced the final results of the tender offer for certain outstanding notes, which the company started on September 20, 2016. The aggregate principal amount of the purchased notes was USD 285 million, and in Q3 2016 the tender offer resulted in a EUR 98 million charge recognized in Financial expenses. Quarterly Report Third quarter results 2016 - Quarterly Report Third quarter results 2016 - Quarterly Results Presentation Conference call and audio webcast A conference call with Frans van Houten, CEO, and Abhijit Bhattacharya, CFO, to discuss the results will start at 10:00 am CET, October 24, 2016. A live audio webcast of the conference call will be available through the link below. More information about Frans van Houten and Abhijit Bhattacharya
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Q3 2016 - Third quarter 2016 results conference call audio webcast
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About Royal Philips
Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA) is a leading health technology company focused on improving people's health and enabling better outcomes across the health continuum from healthy living and prevention, to diagnosis, treatment and home care. Philips leverages advanced technology and deep clinical and consumer insights to deliver integrated solutions. Headquartered in the Netherlands, the company is a leader in diagnostic imaging, image-guided therapy, patient monitoring and health informatics, as well as in consumer health and home care. Philips' health technology portfolio generated 2015 sales of EUR 16.8 billion and employs approximately 70,000 employees with sales and services in more than 100 countries. News about Philips can be found at www.philips.com/newscenter.
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