Aufpassen auf ERICY!!
Ericsson: Sector Outperform
25.07.2003 12:23:08
In ihrer Analyse vom 22. Juli bewerten die Analysten von Vontobel die Aktie von Ericsson mit „Sector Outperform“.
Ericsson habe mit IBM einen Vertrag über eine Laufzeit von 5 Jahren abgeschlossen, welcher die Auslagerung von Entwicklung, Implementierung und Wartung von IT-Applikationen beinhalte. Bereits im Juni sei eine entsprechende Grundsatzvereinbarung zwischen den zwei Unternehmen unterzeichnet worden. Es seien keine Angaben zum Vertragsvolumen gemacht worden, doch seien allenfalls notwendige Restrukturierungs-kosten in der Guidance von Ericsson enthalten. Insgesamt sollten diese rund 16 Mrd. SEK in 2003 betragen. Die Analysten erachten diese Vereinbarung als einen weiteren Schritt in die richtige Richtung. Ericsson halte das Tempo in der Restrukturierung hoch und dürfte in den kommenden Quartalen auch ohne Umsatzwachstum deutliche Fortschritte bei den Margen machen.
Nachdem sich jetzt gosse fondsmanager eingekauft haben, müsste es eigentlich kurzfristig (natürlich auch langfristig)mit der rally weitergehen.(siehe hohe umsätze der letzten tage)
mfg
ath
Eigentlich wäre eine konsolidierung überfällig, aber gerade wenn man etwas erwartet trifft es nicht ein u. so kaufen die, die noch nicht dabei sind munter weiter....
PS. mir solls recht sein
Der Telekom Konzern Alcatel konnte nach eigener Angabe seinen Verlust im zweiten Quartal von 1,43 Mrd. Euro auf 675 Mio. Euro reduzieren, auf operativer Basis verbesserte man sich von 126 Mio. Verlust auf 21 Mio. Euro Gewinn. Der Umsatz fiel im Jahresvergleich um 26% auf 3,14 Mrd. Euro, gegenüber dem Vorquartal konnte er jedoch um 6% ansteigen.
In jedem einzelnen Business Segment erreichte der Konzern operativ ein ausgeglichenes oder positives Ergebnis. CEO Serge Tchuruk erwartet eine stabile Umsatzentwicklung im dritten Quartal und bestätigte die Prognose für das Gesamtjahr 2003. Man werde die Restrukturierungsmaßnahmen und Kosteneinsparungen konsequent fortsetzen, so Tchuruk
Online Extra: Ericsson: "Smaller, Yes, but Stronger"
Tuesday July 29, 8:22 am ET
Call it a case of excellent timing. Carl-Henric Svanberg, the new CEO of Swedish wireless equipment giant LM Ericsson (NasdaqNM:ERICY - News), has been in the job just under three months. Some skeptics wondered about his telecom credentials, given that the 51-year-old manager previously ran the world's largest lockmaker, Sweden's Assa Abloy. But on July 18, Svanberg got to report Ericsson's best quarter in three years. Though sales were down 28% year-over-year, to $3.37 billion, they rose 7% from the first quarter. More important, Ericsson reported positive cash flow and an operating profit.
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Now, convinced that the worst of the telecom crisis is past, Ericsson is forecasting a return to net profit before yearend. The fresh start has provoked giddy response from investors: Since Svanberg came on board, they've driven up Ericsson's Stockholm-traded "B" shares by 76%, to 10.8 Swedish krona on July 24, and its New York-traded ADRs by 82%, closing at $13.06 on July 23. Andy Reinhardt, BusinessWeek's European technology correspondent, and London Bureau Chief Stanley Reed met with Svanberg on July 18 at Ericsson's headquarters in southeast Stockholm. Following are edited excerpts of their wide-ranging interview:
Q: What's your immediate objective -- growth or profits?
A: Every business always wants to see growth, and so do we. But we don't necessarily see growth as our only way to profit. Today's environment is good enough to make profit in. That's why we said, "let's make sure we have a company that is strong, that makes money, and that can take its leadership position in the world and drive the industry forward." That means becoming a more efficient company
Q: Why wasn't Ericsson able to make money as the No.1 seller of wireless gear?
A: This was a company that grew tremendously during the 1990s -- and then dropped also dramatically. We had to cut 65% of our cost structure. That made for a very turbulent period, for six or seven years. With all that happening, it was very unlikely to be a highly efficient company.
Now we know that the organization can be much clearer, responsibilities can be clearer, workflows can be straighter. We can just be a better, stronger company. And that is what we're doing. So, in parallel with the downsizing, we're working on operational excellence, to create a stronger -- smaller, yes -- but stronger and faster company.
Q: Do you think it has helped or hurt that you came from outside the telecom industry?
A: I'm not sure whether it was an advantage or not, because every success you have in business starts from an understanding of the particular business you're in. But I also believe that other perspectives help. Ericsson has been, for good reason, very technology-focused and has developed tremendous technologies over the years. But we have more to do to create excellent supply-chain management, clarity of organization, and so on. And there, it has helped to come from the outside.
Q: What's an example of how your outside perspective helped?
A: If you look at mobile infrastructure, there are core networks, which are large projects often unique to the customer, involving lots of system integration. That's a project-management business. But we also sell radio networks and base stations, and we make about as many per year as Volvo makes cars. For those, you need a workflow that's more like the auto industry.
When you try to do both in one organization -- the high-volume standard products and the low-volume custom projects -- it gets a bit too complex. So we are splitting those supply chains to create excellence in both. This is something that strikes you when you come in from the outside. Of course, for customers, at the end of the day, it's very important that it all works together.
Q: Are you comfortable with Ericsson's current financial situation?
A: Yes, it was one of the highlights of the second quarter. We had a 200 million krona [$24 million] loss before restructuring charges, so we're very close to getting back in black by the end of this year. We had a positive cash flow of 5 billion [$610 million], and that was a very strong number. I would say the whole financial situation is such that we can conclude the financial crisis is behind us. We can also conclude that we are well on the way to a strong profitable position.
My fundamental management philosophy is that if a company is selling at a certain level, you have to drive it to be profitable at that level. When you've been higher, it's easy to slip into a trap and say, "Well, we're not profitable now, but soon the market will be better again, and then everything will be fine." We're not counting on that. We're not betting on any improvement in the market. My view is: What's wrong with now? If we get profitable, then we can go at full strength.
Q: What's your assessment of the prospects for your market?
A: What we are going through makes it clear that there is always a price to pay when you get too optimistic. The whole world was too optimistic in the 1990s -- the info-tech bubble and all that -- and everybody involved in the IT and telecom business got too optimistic. On top of that, the European countries sold their 3G licenses, so suddenly here we were with a burst bubble and operators sitting on tremendous debts.
Now we've gone through years when operators reduced debt. They're getting closer to the point where things are becoming stable again. When the operators were under pressure, the financial markets were focused on cash flow, cash flow, cash flow. Then one day, people start asking, "Where's your future? What's your growth plan?" We are approaching that point now. Operators will start to invest.
Q: What will it take to stimulate operators to start spending on their networks?
A: 3G [third-generation broadband mobile networks]: 3G provides more than double the capacity at lower cost. So that's a no-brainer. Then we can speculate how fast various services start to develop on top of that. That will drive the infrastructure business.
There are over 1 billion mobile users today. One of our overall strategic objectives is to develop the subscriber base of the first billion. That's where 3G and added services come in. It's less about adding new customers than developing the ones you have. The next part is how to reach the next billion subscribers, in China, India, rural areas, where it's more a matter of cost-efficient voice. They're two different worlds.
Q: Given everything that has happened in the last few years, how's morale at Ericsson?
A: I must say that I'm amazed at how strong the overall spirit of optimism is at the company. I thought that I would find more broken souls, considering the situation, but I think the loyalty within the company is amazing. And I think also the passion for the telecom industry is great.
But when you cut back 65% of the cost structure, of course there are frustrations. But everything that we are driving, all these fundamental issues, are very welcomed by the company. Everybody wants it. So, it's a gratifying job.
Q: Your predecessor Kurt Hellstrom made a big push to get Ericsson more into services -- consulting, outsourcing, etc. Are you aiming for the same thing?
A: Absolutely. That is the way forward for us, but it doesn't take away any focus on the infrastructure side. It's not that we're turning away from one thing toward something else. Professional services are simply a very interesting business to develop. We also have plans and hopes around the infrastructure side as well.
Our opportunities aren't just reflected in our market share today, but also in our installed base. Being the oldest player in the infrastructure business, we have a bigger installed base than anyone else, and we are also quite experienced at dealing with infrastructure from other vendors. So our strategic position to develop the business is quite good.
Q: How would you describe yourself as a manager?
A: What is Ericsson? It's 47,000 people coming to work every morning with the ambition to do a good job. My job is to get energy out of those 47,000 people. If we have a common goal, a common strategic direction, we can move mountains. Of course, if we move in different directions, we get nowhere. So, that's the first part.
Within that, it's important to actually agree on the overall strategic direction. I've always put a lot of emphasis on making sure to get everybody on board and motivating everybody to work in the same direction. That's important because when you work with a lot of people, your own contribution every day is important, but even more so is to energize everybody's contribution.
Q: You sound more like the manager of a mature business than a growth business. Are you more pragmatic that your predecessors?
A: It's important to understand what a business is. If you look at telecom over a long period of time, it has always had good growth. We will not return to 20%, 30%, 40% growth. But we will have good growth going forward, once we get out of the crisis. It is important that we build a fundamentally sound business, because that is how we can respond and drive business going forward. If that is mature management, so be it.
mfg
ath
Aber dem nehme ich das ab.
Eines ist für mich klar: Ericsson wird auferstehen !!!
... und ich verkaufe erst bei ATH ... vielleicht.
SingTel Awards 3G Deal To Ericsson Worth Up To S$220 Million
Wednesday July 30, 12:22 am ET
SINGAPORE -(Dow Jones)- After a one-year delay, Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. Wednesday awarded a S$220 million (US$1=S$1.7550) contract to L.M. Ericsson Telephone Co. to build its third generation mobile network.
The Swedish telecommunications equipment maker beat rival bidders Nokia Corp. (NOK) and a consortium comprising Siemens IC Mobile, NEC Corp. and Itochu Corp. to the contract.
SingTel had delayed the decision for a year due to concerns about 3G technologies, including worries about a lack of commercially available mobile handsets that are capable of transmitting data at high speeds for video streaming and other 3G services.
Under the multiyear contract, Ericsson will build SingTel's 3G network to be ready in the central business district by early next year - the same time it plans to introduce commercial services.
The entire island-wide 3G network is expected to be fully operational by the end of 2004, complying with the deadline set by the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore, the telecommunications regulator.
SingTel said it believes certain services will drive the new 3G business.
"We have identified four applications - video streaming, video messaging, video conferencing and mobile gaming - as the drivers behind market adoption and success of 3G," said Lucas Chow, chief executive of SingTel Mobile.
Third-generation mobile phone technology will help SingTel, the largest mobile operator in Singapore, encourage its 1.55 million mobile subscribers to spend more on their mobile phones, such as through data services.
SingTel customers on average spend S$55 a month on mobile services currently. It will also help SingTel grow revenue in the mobile business, where it is losing market share.
The former monopolist's mobile market share has fallen to about a 46% market share from 49% year ago.
The cost of rolling out a 3G network is markedly lower than initial estimates by SingTel of S$350 million over three years, owing to falling telecommunications infrastructure prices. According to the Business Times Wednesday, Singaporean telecommunications operators two years ago were staring at a price tag of S$1.2 billion for an entire 3G network.
The contract for Ericsson leaves Nokia working with Singapore's two other mobile operators. Nokia of Finland already has a S$200 million 3G contract with MobileOne Ltd. , the second biggest operator with about a 32% mobile market share. Nokia also has also signed a letter of intent with StarHub Pte. Ltd. for its 3G network. StarHub is the smallest of the three operators with a 22% market share.
wenns läuft dann läufts.
mfg
ath
PS. nicht umsonst ist svanberg als "sanierer" bekannt.(übrigens sein erstkauf im wert von ca 12 mill euro bei 0,58 euro, hat sich auch schon rentiert)
Ericsson: Großauftrag in Fernost
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Ericsson (WKN: 765913, US: ERICY) hat einen Auftrag im Wert von S$220 Millionen ($125 Millionen) von Singapore Telecommunications erhalten. SingTel, Asiens sechstgrößte Telekomgruppe, teilte mit, dass Ericsson im Bieterwettstreit mit Nokia (WKN: 870737, US: NOK), einem Konsortium zwischen der Siemens AG und der japanischen NEC und Itochu Corp. aus Japan als Sieger hervorging. Der auf fünf Jahre formulierte Vertrag sieht vor, dass Ericsson SingTeil mit einem 3G Datenfunknetz ausstattet. Ericsson hat mittlerweile einen Weltmarktanteil im Bereich 3G Datenfunknetze von 40% und verkauft seine breitbandigen Mobilfunknetze an über 30 Betreiber in 27 Ländern.
mfg
ath
danke im voraus!
Die Trends werden sich in den nächsten Tagen bestätigen. Entweder der
3-jährigen Abwärtstrend an dessen oberen Grenze sie liegt - würde bedeuten
Tendenz erstmal etwas nach unten oder bei Ausbruch nach oben => fast freie
Bahn.
oder
der kurzfristige Aufwärtstrend an dessen oberer Grenze wir ebenfalls liegen
hält bzw. wird durchbrochen. Das könnte bedeuten, evtl. zurück bis 1,05 - 1,10.
Da das allgemeine Marktumfeld eher zurückhaltend ist, rechne ich für die nächsten
Tage eher damit, dass die Trends halten => Ericy eher etwas zurückkommt. Würde
heissen der Kurs läuft in ne saubere Dreiecksformation. Ich stehe Gewehr bei Fuss
zum nachkaufen. Andernfalls geht Rallye stumpf weiter, was auch nicht schlecht ist.
mfg
ath
PS. Internationale ratingagenturen werden bald die kreditwürdigkeit von ericy heraufstufen, was zu weitern käufen führen wird...
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12.08.2003 14:12:00
Der schwedische Telekommunikationsausrüster Ericsson teilte am Dienstag mit, dass er mit dem chinesischen Mobilfunk-Anbieter Guangdong Mobile Communication Corp. Ltd. einen Vertrag zur Lieferung eines GPRS-Netzwerkes im Wert von 32 Mio. Dollar unterzeichnet hat.
Das Netzwerk in 22 Städten in der chinesischen Provinz Guangdong eingeführt werden und insgesamt 1,88 Millionen Kunden erreichen. Der Netzwerkaufbau soll bereits Ende Februar 2004 beendet sein.
Ericsson arbeitet nunmehr seit über zehn Jahren mit dem chinesischen Mobilfunkkonzern zusammen und übernimmt neben dem Aufbau von GSM- und GPRS-Netzwerken auch Service- und Wartungsaufgaben sowie die Entwicklung von Netzwerklösungen für Guangdong Mobile.
Die Aktie von Ericsson notiert aktuell an der Börse von Stockholm mit einem Plus von 1,79 Prozent bei 11,40 SEK.
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Der schwedische Telekom Equipment Anbieter Ericsson (WKN: 765913, US: ERICY) rechnet noch vor Ablauf des Jahr mit einem Sprung in die Gewinnzone. Die berichtet die schwedische Zeitung „Ostgota Correspondenten“ (Freitagsausgabe). Laut Carl-Henric Svanberg, Vorstandschef Ericssons, sei man im Prinzip bereits in der Gewinnzone. Betrachtet man es aber genau, so wird man definitiv bis Ende des Jahres Gewinne schreiben. Noch vor einem Jahr stand Ericsson kurz vor dem Aus. Dem Konzern drohte ein massiver Liquiditätsengpass. Laut Svanberg sei den meisten Anlegern die Ernsthaftigkeit der Lage damals wie heute nicht bewusst. Ericsson konnte sich durch die Ausgabe von Schuldverschreibungen im Wert von $3 Milliarden aus der Affäre ziehen.
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Ericsson (WKN: 765913, US: ERICY) hat von der schwedischen Vodafone (WKN: 875999, US: VOD) Tochter Panafon Greek Telecommunications Company einen Auftrag zur Lieferung von UMTS Equipment erhalten. Finanzielle Details wurden einbehalten. Die Installationsarbeiten sollen im dritten Quartal beginnen. Ericsson ist der nebst einem anderen Anbieter der einzige Lieferant für Netzwerktechnologie, Engineering- und Beratungsdienste.
Die Aktie kann um 0.28% auf $14.33 ansteigen.
die alten High's wieder sehen. Mein Kursziel, dass ich für Mitte/Ende 2004 bei 1,50 €
gesehen habe, wird jetzt schon bald erreicht. Zumindest sieht es so aus.
Die Aktie hat gerade einen unglaublichen Lauf. Um 1 € sind viele Fonds, etc. eingestiegen. Wenn die für's erste satt sind und ihre Prozente mitnehmen, geht's
kurzfristig nochmal zurück. Von welchem Niveau aus und wohin weiss ich auch nicht, aber kaufe dann erst nach. Lass es jetzt einfach laufen und halte dein Pulver trocken - auch wenn's schwer fällt. E. ist noch nicht voll überm Berg, aber man kann annehmen, dass es
in naher Zukunft so sein wird. Das ist das, was den Kurs treibt im Moment.
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33,5 Millionen neue Handy-Nutzer in China seit Jahresbeginn
Peking (dpa/WEB.DE) - In China sind allein seit Beginn dieses Jahres knapp 33,5 Millionen neue Handy-Nutzer hinzugekommen.
Insgesamt waren damit zum Ende Juli fast 240 Millionen Handys im Einsatz, teilte das chinesische Ministerium für Informationsindustrie am Mittwoch in Peking mit.
Der Umsatz des chinesischen Telekom-Sektors sei in den Monaten Januar bis Juli im Jahresvergleich um 15,2 Prozent auf 262,19 Milliarden Yuan (28,493 Mrd Euro) gestiegen. Die Zahl der Festnetzanschlüsse nahm um 12,4 Prozent auf 240,75 Millionen zu.
Der chinesische Wachstumsmarkt bleibt damit in der allgemeinen Branchenschwäche ein Hoffnungsträger für die Gerätehersteller. Der mit Verlusten kämpfende schwedische Telekomausrüster Ericsson gab am Mittwoch einen Auftrag im Wert von 600 Millionen Dollar vom chinesischen Mobilfunkanbieter Guangdong Mobile bekannt.