Stadler has summarized the results of the first half of 2024, reporting a significant increase in its order portfolio, this is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.

Stadler: Record Order Growth and Expansion of Automation Segment in 2024
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Over the six months of the current year, the volume of new contracts grew by 2.5 billion euros, reaching a record level of 26.8 billion Swiss francs.

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However, despite the success in attracting orders, other financial indicators were less impressive compared to the same period last year.

For instance, the gross profit margin decreased from 12.1% to 11.9%, and the EBIT figure stood at 28.2 million euros, which is significantly lower than the 47.5 million euros recorded in the first half of 2023.

The turnover dynamics across various business segments of Stadler is of particular interest. In the rolling stock segment, the turnover reached 1 billion Swiss francs, which is 3% lower than the figure for the same period of the previous year.

Conversely, the services and components segment demonstrated an 8% growth, reaching a turnover of 231.8 million Swiss francs.

The most significant growth was observed in the railway automation and telematics (RAT) segment, with turnover increasing by 60% to 42.3 million Swiss francs.

It is worth noting that the RAT segment is a new direction for Stadler, and its development has been quite successful.

The order volume in this segment at the end of June 2024 amounted to 169.6 million Swiss francs, which is higher than the 162.2 million recorded at the end of 2023.

This indicates a growing interest from customers in Stadler’s automation and telematics solutions, confirming the correctness of the chosen strategy.

Given the results achieved, Stadler forecasts further turnover growth in the coming years.

It is expected that the total turnover for 2024 will be between 3.5 and 3.7 billion Swiss francs. In 2025, the company plans to reach a level of 4.0–4.2 billion, and by 2026, it aims to achieve a figure of 5.0–5.5 billion Swiss francs.

These ambitious plans confirm Stadler’s commitment to strengthening its position in the global market and further developing innovative solutions in the railway industry.

Photo: Stadler

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