Ford’s N. American sales drive up profit
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Ford Motor Co yesterday posted a higher-than-expected quarterly profit as strength in the US automaker’s core North American market offset losses in Europe and South America.
The company also affirmed the 2014 profit outlook that it presented to investors last month. Ford has described 2014 as a transition year that will test the strength of Chief Executive Officer Alan Mulally’s team and the company’s restructuring since he took over in 2006.
The No. 2 US automaker said last month that the cost of introducing new vehicles and a deteriorating Venezuelan economy would dent its profit this year. The news sent the company’s shares to their biggest one-day percentage drop in more than two years.
However, the stock regained ground after Mulally quashed speculation earlier this month that he would leave Ford for the top job at Microsoft Corp. He has emphasized that he remains engaged in the company’s day-to-day operations as well as setting long-term strategy.
Ford’s net income in the fourth quarter rose to US$3 billion, or 74 US cents a share, compared with almost US$1.6 billion, or 40 cents a share, a year earlier.
The results included a US$2.1 billion gain from the addition of deferred tax assets to the balance sheet, as well as charges of US$311 million for last year’s pension buyouts and layoffs in Europe. Excluding one-time items, Ford earned 31 cents a share, 3 cents more than analysts polled by Thomson Reuters had expected.
Revenue rose 4 percent to US$37.6 billion, above analysts’ hopes of US$35.17 billion.
Ford said it still expected a global profit this year of between US$7 billion and US$8 billion, with lower auto operating margins.
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