Foster Wheeler AG reported net income for the third quarter of 2012 of $58.2 million, or $0.54 per diluted share, compared with $36.9 million, or $0.31 per diluted share, in the third quarter of 2011.
Net income in both quarterly periods was impacted by asbestos-related provisions. Excluding such items from both quarterly periods, net income in the third quarter of 2012 was $60.2 million, or $0.56 per diluted share, compared with $38.8 million, or $0.33 per diluted share, in the year-ago quarter.
For the first nine months of 2012, net income was $129.7 million, or $1.20 per diluted share, compared with $123.1 million, or $1.01 per diluted share, for the first nine months of 2011.
Company believes that quarterly averages provide meaningful comparative relevance for certain key metrics in light of the significant quarter-to-quarter variability that is inherent in the company’s financial results.
Foster Wheeler’s Chief Executive Officer, Kent Masters , said, “The company’s net income increased 43% in the third quarter of 2012 as compared with the average quarter of 2011 due largely to the performance of our Global Power Group, which reported a sharp increase in EBITDA and very strong margins. Additionally, our Global Engineering and Construction Group booked a record-level of scope new orders, which generated a 31% sequential-quarter increase in scope backlog to more than $1.7 billion.”
[mappress] LNG World News Staff, November 09, 2012