* Heidelberg preliminary Q4 and FY results
* Due on May 5
* Adj operating loss seen at 9 million eur
FRANKFURT, April 30 (Reuters) - Heidelberg, the world's largest printing press manufacturer, is expected to strike its dividend completely and report a fourth-quarter operating loss of 9 million euros, excluding one-off charges related to an ongoing job and cost cutting programme.
Estimates for the results, which should be published on May 5, were collected between April 23 and April 29.
Following is a summary of the estimates (all figures are in millions of euros except EPS and dividend in euros)
Q4
Mean Median High Low No. Yr ago Change% Prev.Q Incoming orders 453 468 500 368 10 825 -45.1 560 Net sales 771 777 839 687 12 1,102 -30.0 750 EBIT Adjusted -9 -14 14 -39 9 91 n/a 0 EBIT -127 -127 -74 -169 11 91 n/a 8 Pretax profit -149 -150 -102 -199 10 75 n/a -22 Net profit* -117 -111 -75 -161 11 55 n/a -24 Net profit** -117 -109 -75 -161 12 55 n/a -24 EPS -1.50 -1.41 -0.97 -2.07 12 0.70 n/a -0.32 * before minorities ** after minorities
FY2008/2009
Mean Median High Low No. Yr ago Change% Incoming orders 2,885 2,900 2,932 2,800 10 3,649 -20.9 Net sales 2,976 2,988 3,050 2,897 12 3,670 -18.9 EBIT Adjusted -54 -59 -31 -84 9 268 n/a EBIT -204 -204 -151 -247 11 268 n/a Pretax profit -302 -304 -256 -353 10 199 n/a Net profit* -237 -230 -194 -280 11 142 n/a Net profit** -236 -228 -194 -280 12 142 n/a EPS -3.04 -2.95 -2.51 -3.61 12 1.81 n/a Dividend per share 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 6 0.95 -100.0 * before minorities ** after minorities
FY2009/2010
Mean Median High Low No. Net sales 2,581 2,605 2,797 2,315 4 EBIT Adjusted -13 10 72 -144 4 EBIT -58 -35 12 -174 4 Pretax profit -178 -155 -93 -287 3 Net profit* -134 -110 -75 -216 3 Net profit** -118 -93 -70 -216 4 EPS -1.51 -1.19 -0.91 -2.76 4 Dividend per share 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 3 * before minorities ** after minorities Data provided by Inquiry Financial Intelligence (www.consensusestimates.com) Estimates were provided by BHF Bank, Cheuvreux, Deutsche Bank, Equinet, HSBC, JP Morgan, LBBW, Merrill Lynch, MM Warburg, Nord/LB, Sal. Oppenheim, UBS
(Reporting by Christiaan Hetzner; editing by Simon Jessop)