Airbus CEO Fabrice Bregier, speaks during the annual press conference for commercial results in Toulouse, southwestern France, Thursday, Jan. 17, 2013. Airbus says it delivered a record 588 aircraft last year, while taking in gross order for 914 new jets, is well above its earlier forecasts. A model of an Airbus 320 in the foreground. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
News Summary: EADS Q4 profit down in strong year
Published: 07:17:31 PM, Wed 27 February 2013 UTC
PROFIT SLIDE: EADS NV, the parent company to Airbus, posted a 47 percent decline in fourth-quarter profit after taking costly charges at its helicopter and defense electronics divisions. Investors looked past the final quarter, focusing instead the 19 percent jump in full-year earnings, to €1.23 billion.
PARTS: EADS took a €198 million hit during the quarter at its defense electronics contractor Cassidian, in part reflecting restructuring costs. Renegotiating contracts with government customers resulted in a €100 million charge at helicopter maker Eurocopter. Airbus, posted a 36 percent increase in operating profit. Of that, orders for civilian aircraft brought in €309 million while military planes garnered €85 million.
AHEAD: EADS said it expects to sell more commercial aircraft — about 700 — in 2013. Revenues will grow modestly, it said, but results will be affected by stuttering sales of the giant A380, which has suffered problems with its wings.
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