Switzerland: Foster Wheeler 4Q Net Income Down

Foster Wheeler AG reported net income for the fourth quarter of 2012 of $6.3 million, or $0.06 per diluted share, compared with $39.2 million, or $0.34 per diluted share, in the fourth quarter of 2011.

Net income in both quarterly periods was impacted by net asbestos-related provisions as detailed in an attached table. Excluding such items from both quarterly periods, net income in the fourth quarter of 2012 was $28.9 million, or $0.27 per diluted share, compared with $44.8 million, or $0.39 per diluted share, in the year-ago quarter. For the full year 2012, net income was $136.0 million, or $1.27 per diluted share, compared with $162.4 million, or $1.35 per diluted share, for 2011. Excluding the net asbestos-related provisions from both years, net income for 2012 was $165.9 million, or $1.54 per diluted share, as compared with $172.3 million, or $1.43 per diluted share, in 2011.

The fourth quarter of 2012 also included a non-cash after-tax impairment charge of $11.5 million, or $0.11 per diluted share, on a non-core asset.

Foster Wheeler’s Chief Executive Officer, Kent Masters, said, “Both of our business groups reported solid operating results. In addition, our Global E&C Group reported several record-level numbers in connection with scope new orders and scope backlog. However, adjusted fully diluted earnings per share of $0.27 were $0.09 below the average quarter of 2011 due largely to the impairment charge on a non-core asset, which in turn contributed to a higher effective tax rate during the quarter.”

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LNG World News Staff, March 01, 2013