ALSTOM achieved a 6% increase in sales and a 15% rise in Ebit for the year ending March 31 2017, while its order backlog reached a new record of €34.78bn.
ALSTOM achieved a 12% increase in sales during its financial year which ended on March 31 rising from €6.16bn in 2014-15 to €6.88bn in 2015-16, while adjusted Ebit rose by 23% from €298m to €366m.
ALSTOM says that the company is now entirely focussed on rail transport following the conclusion of the sale of its energy divisions to General Electric (GE) under a deal worth €12.4bn.