Fiscal Year 2023 – Targets achieved for revenue growth and earnings per share
- Excellent equipment book-to-bill ratio of 1.15
- Outstanding comparable revenue growth of 8.3% excluding rapid COVID-19 antigen tests; including the rapid antigen-test business, which ended in the fourth quarter, comparable revenue increase of 1.2%
- Remarkable comparable revenue growth at Varian of 14.8%; clear growth in the Imaging segment of 10.9% and Advanced Therapies of 7.8%; due to the discontinued business with rapid COVID-19 antigen tests, Diagnostics recorded a decrease of 24.2%
- Adjusted EBIT margin excluding rapid COVID-19 antigen tests of 14.0% roughly on a par with the prior-year level; adjusted EBIT margin including rapid antigen tests of 14.2%; adjusted EBIT decreased to €3.1 billion, mainly due to the lower contribution from rapid antigen tests
- Adjusted basic earnings per share €2.02
- Proposed dividend of €0.95 per share, unchanged from previous year
Q4 Fiscal Year 2023 – Double-digit revenue growth and higher earnings at Varian and Imaging
- Excellent equipment book-to-bill ratio of 1.16
- Outstanding comparable revenue growth of 10.8% excluding rapid COVID-19 antigen tests; including the discontinued business with rapid antigen tests, comparable revenue increase of 7.5%
- Imaging achieved comparable revenue growth of 10.6%; adjusted EBIT margin of 22.4%
- Diagnostics reported comparable revenue growth of 1.6% excluding rapid COVID-19 antigen tests; including the rapid antigen-test business, which ended in the fourth quarter, comparable revenue decline of 10.6%; adjusted EBIT margin of 2.0%
- Varian had sharp comparable revenue growth of 29.8%; adjusted EBIT margin of 18.7%
- Advanced Therapies showed comparable revenue growth of 5.1%; adjusted EBIT margin of 17.5%
- Overall adjusted EBIT margin excluding rapid COVID-19 antigen tests of 16.3%, approximately 160 basis points above prior-year quarter; overall adjusted EBIT margin including rapid antigen tests of 16.7%
- Adjusted basic earnings per share €0.58
Outlook1) for Fiscal Year 2024
For fiscal year 2024, we expect comparable revenue growth of between 4.5% to 6.5% compared with fiscal year 2023. Excluding revenue from rapid COVID-19 antigen tests, this corresponds to comparable revenue growth of between 5.0% and 7.0%. We expect adjusted basic earnings per share to be between €2.10 and €2.30
Bernd Montag, CEO of Siemens Healthineers AG:
»We have delivered a very strong final quarter of another successful year at Siemens Healthineers. I am very proud of the team and the trust we have earned with our customers.«