ltecity
2011-11-28, 07:47 PM
Nokia Siemens Networks has the lowest operating margin among the leading telecom equipment providers.
The operating margin of Nokia, the handset major and the 50 percent owner of Nokia Siemens Networks, in Q3 2011 was 2.4 percent against 11.3 percent in Q3 2010 and -4.5 percent in Q2 2011.
The operating margin of Nokia Siemens Networks was a drain on the profitability of Nokia that reports revenues from network business, handset and NAVTEQ.
The operating margin of E*******, the main rival of Nokia Siemens Networks, stood at a healthy 11.3 percent in Q3 2011 compared with 13 percent in Q3 2010 and 9.2 percent in Q2 2011. Operating margin of E*******'s network business was 13 percent in Q3 2011 against 17 percent in Q3 2010. (please see the chart below).
OPERATING MARGIN OF MAJOR TELECOM EQUIPMENT VENDORS
Q3 2011 Q3 2010
Nokia Siemens Networks -3.3 -9.6
E******* 11 13
E*******'s network business 13 17
Alcatel-Lucent 4.6
The operating margin of Nokia, the handset major and the 50 percent owner of Nokia Siemens Networks, in Q3 2011 was 2.4 percent against 11.3 percent in Q3 2010 and -4.5 percent in Q2 2011.
The operating margin of Nokia Siemens Networks was a drain on the profitability of Nokia that reports revenues from network business, handset and NAVTEQ.
The operating margin of E*******, the main rival of Nokia Siemens Networks, stood at a healthy 11.3 percent in Q3 2011 compared with 13 percent in Q3 2010 and 9.2 percent in Q2 2011. Operating margin of E*******'s network business was 13 percent in Q3 2011 against 17 percent in Q3 2010. (please see the chart below).
OPERATING MARGIN OF MAJOR TELECOM EQUIPMENT VENDORS
Q3 2011 Q3 2010
Nokia Siemens Networks -3.3 -9.6
E******* 11 13
E*******'s network business 13 17
Alcatel-Lucent 4.6