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Thales (Euronext Paris: HO) announced today its order intake and sales for Q1 2018.
Solid order intake: 3.0 billion, up 34%
Sales: 3.4 billion, up 7.2% on an organic basis[1] (up 4.1% on a reported basis)
All financial objectives confirmed
Order intake, in millions Q1
2018 Q1 2017 restated for IFRS 15 Q1 2017
reported Total change Organic change
Aerospace 751 925 938 -19% -16%
Transport 488 215 215 127% 132%
Defence & Security 1,782 1,112 1,112 60% 68%
Other 11 16 16
Total 3,032 2,267 2,281 34% 39%
Sales , in millions
Aerospace 1,285 1,332 1,252 -3.5% -0.3%
Transport 386 310 279 24.4% 29.3%
Defence & Security 1,729 1,620 1,511 6.7% 9.5%
Other 11 16 15
Total 3,412 3,278 3,058 4.1% 7.2%
Of which mature markets[2] 2,463 2,372 2,148 3.8% 6.6%
Of which emerging markets2 949 905 909 4.8% 8.9%
Thales starts 2018 with a solid momentum. Sales are organically up by 7.2%, ahead of our full year target. Order intake is very strong, in particular thanks to the booking of a major air traffic management modernisation project in Australia. We confirm all of our financial objectives for 2018.
Patrice Caine, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
As of 1 January 2018, the Group has been applying the IFRS 15 standard Revenue from contracts with customers . All changes discussed below are calculated compared with the Q1 2017 figures restated for the application of this standard.
Order intake
In Q1 2018, order intake amounted to 3,032 million, up 34% compared to Q1 2017 (up 39% at constant scope and currency). Three large orders worth over 100 million were booked in Q1 2018:
The jumbo[3] contract to modernize civil and military air traffic management (ATM) infrastructures across Australia ( OneSKY project)
The contract related to Qatar ordering 12 additional Rafale combat aircraft
Renovation of the signalling system on one of the main railways in Poland
At 1,834 million, orders with a unit value of less than 100 million declined by 15% compared to Q1 2017, impacted by quarter-to-quarter phasing effects.
From a geographical[4] point of view, order intake in mature markets recorded strong growth ( 2,496 million, up 59%), driven particularly by the OneSKY project in Australia, while order intake in emerging markets declined ( 536 million, down 15%).
Order intake in the Aerospace segment fell 19%, to 751 million, compared to 925 million in Q1 2017 which had benefited from the order of a telecommunications satellite by Russian operator Gazprom Space Systems.
At 488 million, order intake in the Transport segment was particularly dynamic, since it benefited, in addition to the contract in Poland mentioned above, from the booking of the first phase of the traffic management system that covers the entire Norwegian railway network. Orders thus increased by 127% compared to Q1 2017 ( 215 million).
At 1,782 million versus 1,112 million in Q1 2017, order intake in the Defence & Security segment also saw a strong increase (up 60%), benefiting in particular from OneSKY, the jumbo Australian ATM contract mentioned above.
Sales
Sales for Q1 2018 stood at 3,412 million compared to 3,278 million in Q1 2017, up 4.1% on a reported basis, and up 7.2% at constant scope and currency[5] ( organic change).
From a geographical[6] perspective, this increase reflects both continued strong organic growth in emerging markets ( 8.9%, following on from 16.6% in Q1 2017) and the continuing solid organic growth in mature markets ( 6.6%, after 8.7% in Q1 2017).
Sales in the Aerospace segment totalled 1,285 million, down 3.5% compared to Q1 2017 (down 0.3% at constant scope and currency). This stability reflects a high comparison basis, particularly in In-Flight Entertainment and in the Space business: organic growth was exceptionally strong in Q1 2017 ( 16.2%).
In the Transport segment, sales totalled 386 million, up 24.4% compared to Q1 2017 (up 29.3% at constant scope and currency). The segment is still benefiting from the ramp-up of the large urban rail signalling contracts signed in 2015 and 2016, combined with an upturn in mainline activity. In the coming quarters, the growth of this segment is expected to be significantly lower.
Sales in the Defence & Security segment represented 1,729 million, up 6.7% compared to Q1 2017 (up 9.5% at constant scope and currency). This segment continues to enjoy a solid growth base, particularly driven this quarter by surface radars, military naval and aircraft systems, military telecommunication networks, and civil cybersecurity.
Outlook
Q1 2018 order intake and sales are in line with expectations. In this context, the Group confirms all of its objectives, as set out below.
As of 1 January 2018, the Group has been applying the IFRS 15 standard Revenue from contracts with customers . To provide a basis for understanding the 2018 financial targets, the 2017 results restated for the application of this standard are presented on page 20 of the 2017 full-year results press release published on 6 March 2018.
In 2018, Thales should continue to benefit from positive trends in the majority of its markets. The acceleration of the commercial momentum in the defence businesses should offset the slowdown of the telecom satellite market. In this context, 2018 order intake is expected to be around 15.5 billion.
In spite of a more moderate growth in the aerospace segment, sales should see an organic growth of between 4 and 5% compared to 2017 sales restated for the application of the IFRS 15 standard ( 15,228 million).
The Group will continue to significantly increase its R&D investments, particularly in digital technologies. The self-fund
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