Siemens Gamesa ekes out fourth-quarter profit, but posts annual loss

FILE PHOTO: A model of a wind turbine with the Siemens Gamesa logo is displayed outside the annual general shareholders meeting in Zamudio, Spain, June 20, 2017. REUTERS/Vincent West

MADRID (Reuters) – Wind turbine maker Siemens Gamesa SGREN.MC said on Thursday it expected to steadily fatten margins over the next three years, even though a timid return to operating profit in the fourth quarter was not enough to save it from an annual loss.

Beset by a slowdown in the Indian market, cost overruns in Northern Europe and disruptions linked to COVID-19, the German-Spanish company reported a net loss of 918 million euros ($1.08 billion) for its fiscal year ended September.

($1 = 0.8522 euros)

Reporting by Isla Binnie; Editing by Himani Sarkar

source: reuters.com