www.londonstockexchange.com/exchange/news/...740878597100.html" COPENHAGEN (Alliance News) - Vestas Wind Systems AS reported Friday that its first-quarter profit surged to EUR160 million from EUR35 million last year. Earnings per share were EUR5, up from EUR3 a year ago.
EBIT increased by EUR126 million from last year to EUR211 million. The EBIT margin was 11.2%, compared to 5.8% last year.
Operating profit before financial income and costs, depreciation and amortisation or EBITDA was EUR301 million, higher than EUR175 million a year ago.
EBITDA margin grew to 16% from 12% a year ago.In the first quarter of 2017, Vestas generated revenue of EUR1.89 billion, an increase of 29% from EUR1.46 billion a year ago.
The intake of firm and unconditional
wind turbine orders amounted to 2,049 MW in the first quarter of 2017. The value of the wind turbine order backlog amounted to EUR9 billion.
Group President & CEO Anders Runevad said: "Vestas delivered solid first quarter results and is as expected off to a good start in 2017 with satisfactory order intake and improved combined order backlog....We have a lot of hard work ahead of us and
maintain our guidance for 2017."
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