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Vestas hit by revenue decrease
Official Press Release Vestas:
Vestas - Interim financial report, second quarter 2017
Revenue, earnings, and free cash flow decreased compared to last year's very strong second quarter of 2016 / Solid order intake and combined order backlog at high level / Guidance for 2017 maintained
In the second quarter of 2017, Vestas generated revenue of EUR 2,206m – a decrease of 14 percent compared to the year-earlier period. EBIT decreased by EUR 120m to EUR 279m. The EBIT margin was 12.6 percent compared to 15.6 percent in the second quarter of 2016 and free cash flow* amounted to EUR (158)m compared to EUR 330m in the second quarter of 2016. The intake of firm and unconditional wind turbine orders amounted to 2,667 MW in the second quarter of 2017. The value of the wind turbine order backlog amounted to EUR 9.1bn at 30 June 2017. In addition to... ... More: Official Press Release Vestas
