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Increased net earnings

January 28, 2014

The German industrial equipment maker Siemens has reported a steep rise in quarterly net earnings despite weaker revenues. The company said it started to reap the benefits of its savings measures in the past few months.

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Siemens building in Munich, Germany
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On January 28, the German industrial heavyweight Siemens announced that its quarterly net profit rose by 20 percent after leaving behind one-off charges and amid a continuous cost-reduction program.

Net earnings surged to 1.46 billion euros ($2 billion) in the fourth quarter of 2013, the company's fiscal first, up from 1.2 billion euros in the same period a year earlier.

Siemens said it secured considerably higher earnings despite less demand in emerging countries and a stronger euro hurting exports. Revenues were down 3 percent and stood at 17.32 billion euros.

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"We had a good start to the new fiscal year despite the business environment not really being conducive," CEO Joe Kaeser told an annual meeting of shareholders.

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He mentioned two large wind farm equipment orders and brisk business related to infrastructure and housing technology projects.

Kaeser mentioned the Munich-based firm was withdrawing its listing on the New York Stock Exchange, explaining that the US accounted for less than 5 percent of its global trading volume. Siemens added that ending the listing would simplify financial reporting in the future.

hg/mkg (dpa, AP, Reuters)