Clients are reluctant to invest in new machines and plants and this is reflected in GEA’s accounts. Whereas the book-to-bill ratio was at a reasonable 1.12x in Q1, it fell to 0.92x in the last quarter. In fact, this is the lowest quarterly number since 2006 and the 1.01x after six months the lowest since 2009, i.e. since the last financial crisis. This is not a good signal for the quarters to come.
06 Aug 2019
Book-to-bill ratio deteriorated sharply in Q2
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Book-to-bill ratio deteriorated sharply in Q2
GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft (G1A:WBO) | 0 0 0.5% | Mkt Cap: 7,394m
- Published:
06 Aug 2019 -
Author:
Hans-Peter Wodniok -
Pages:
2
Clients are reluctant to invest in new machines and plants and this is reflected in GEA’s accounts. Whereas the book-to-bill ratio was at a reasonable 1.12x in Q1, it fell to 0.92x in the last quarter. In fact, this is the lowest quarterly number since 2006 and the 1.01x after six months the lowest since 2009, i.e. since the last financial crisis. This is not a good signal for the quarters to come.