Alstom Note – Q2 and H1 2024/25 Preview
4 October 2024 – Alstom presents below a preview to its Q2 and H1 2024/25 results.
Q2 2024/25 orders
The table below summarizes the large orders (more than €200m) published and booked during the quarter.
| Orders | Value (in € million) | Description | Link to press release |
| Proxima | ~850 | France - 12 very High speed trains with 15Y maintenance | Link to the PR |
| S-Bahn Köln | ~3,600 | Germany – Frame agreement of 90 trains and 34 years maintenance for ~4bn, o/w ~3.6bn to be booked in Q2, and the rest at a later stage (options) | Link to the PR |
| Perth – Signalling | ~650 | Western Australia – High capacity signalling project | Link to the PR |
| Total large orders | ~5,100 |
- Deals announced previously, but to be booked at a later stage
- Haifa-Nazareth Systems contract for ~€700m, expected booking in FY 2025/26: link to the press release
- CP (Portugal) for ~€700m, awarded to Alstom. Expecting end of competitors’ challenge. Expected booking in FY 2024/25.
- Toronto electrification for several € billions. Preliminary design works on-going (joint development phase). Bookings are expected in several batches from calendar year 2025 to 2028.
- Focus on base orders
In addition to large orders disclosed in the above table, we remind the guidance for base orders (less than €200 million) which typically account for €1.5b to €2.0b per quarter since the merger with Bombardier.
The table below reminds the breakdown between large and base orders during Q2 for the last three fiscal years, keeping in mind a positive seasonality of small orders on H2 (H2>H1):
| Q2 orders (in € billion) | FY 2021/22 | FY 2022/23 | FY 2023/24 |
| Base orders (less than €200m) | 1.9 | 1.7 | 3.2 |
| Large orders (more than €200m) | 1.4 | 2.8 | 1.4 |
| Total order intake | 3.3 | 4.5 | 4.6 |
- Reminder - Guidance on orders
At FY 2023/24 release on 8 May 2024, we guided for :
- Book-to-bill ratio above 1 for FY 2024/25 at Group level.
- Book-to-bill ratio for Rolling Stock to be around 1 for the three years FY 204/25 to FY 2026/27.
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H1 2024/25 Sales
At FY 2023/24 release on 8 May 2024:
- We guided for an organic growth around 5% for FY 2024/25 at Group level
- We reminded of usual seasonality (H1 2024/25 growth to be measured against first half of last fiscal year)
Breakdown of sales by currency is given in the appendix of the FY 2024/25 analysts presentation (page 42): link to the presentation
We expect negative forex impact on sales of ~(0.9)% for the first half of FY 2024/25, primarily due to USD and USD-pegged currencies against EUR.
We expect negative perimeter impact on H1 2024/25 sales of ~(0.7)%
- for ~(0.4)% due to a change in control of two service JVs with RENFE in Spain, following changes in the JV agreements: these JVs will now be accounted for under the equity method and no more as joint operations.
- for ~(0.3)% due to the disposal of US conventional signalling to Knorr-Bremse, closed on 31 August 2024
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H1 2024/25 adjusted EBIT
At FY 2023/24 release on 8 May 2024:
- We guided for an adjusted EBIT margin around 6.5% for the full year FY 2024/25, an improvement of around 80bps versus FY 2023/24 driven by volume and mix, cost savings initiatives and industrial efficiency
- We reminded of usual seasonality, driving aEBIT margin to be more H2 weighted
During the Q1 analysts call on July 23, 2024:
- We gave indication that H1 aEBIT margin would be consistent with FY 2023/24 aEBIT margin (reminder: 5.7%)
- We reiterated full year guidance
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Below aEBIT – reminder of FY 2024/25 guidance
- Non-operating income and expenses:
At FY 2023/24 release on 8 May 2024, we indicated that they should not exceed (€200m) for the FY 2024/25, including:
- The final year of integration costs, for an amount expected around €90m for the full year.
- Some restructuring, legal fees and other non-operating costs
- Financial result:
We indicated around €200m of P&L net expense for FY 2024/25, with reduction of net interests paid by around €70m but some increase in bank fees and hedging.
- PPA :
The depreciation table on page 46 of the FY 2023/24 presentation: link to the presentation
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Free Cash Flow
At Q1 FY2024/25 trading update, we confirmed
- our FCF guidance for the full year FY 2024/25 within the range €300m - €500m
- with seasonality driving negative FCF within a range €(300m) - €(500m) for H1 2024/25
Reminder of main assumptions for guidance:
- Supportive market demand and FY 2024/25 downpayments consistent with FY 2023/24 (reminder: at the time of Q1 analysts call on 23 July 2024, we confirmed that these conditions were met)
- End of integration in FY 2024/25
- Balance sheet plan fully executed in FY 2024/25 (update: this has been fully achieved following the closing of the sale of US conventional signalling on 31/08/2024 – see link to press release here)
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