Business figures / 1st quarter 2019
Rockwell Automation continues to grow
Rockwell Automation has published its financial figures for the first quarter of 2019. Compared to the same period last year, the US provider of industrial automation and information solutions increased its turnover to 1.64 billion US dollars - an increase of 3.5 %.
Organic sales growth at Rockwell Automation amounted to 5.7% in the first quarter of 2019, which ended on December 31, 2018. Currency effects reduced sales by 2.2 %.
The Architecture & Software division generated sales of around USD 753 million in the first quarter of 2019. This corresponds to an increase of 2.4% compared to the same quarter of the previous year (USD 736 million). Organic sales climbed by 4.6 percentage points, while currency effects reduced sales by 2.2%. The operating result amounted to USD 237 million compared to USD 224 million in the first quarter of 2018. The margin increased to 31.5%, compared to 30.5% in the same period of the previous year.
In the 'Control Products & Solutions' division, sales amounted to around USD 889 million, which corresponds to growth of 4.5% compared to the same quarter of the previous year (USD 851 million). Organic sales rose by 6.6%, while currency effects reduced sales by 2.1%. The operating result amounted to USD 138 million (2018: USD 131 million). At 15.5%, the margin remained almost at the previous year's level (15.4%).
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