Wednesday, 08 February 2023 13:17

Wind turbine maker Vestas posts rare loss for 2022

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Vestas, the world's largest wind turbine maker, reported its first annual loss in almost a decade as energy and raw material costs rose. Sales fell 7 percent to 14.5 billion euros, while the operating margin, excluding special items, was negative 8 percent. Vestas, which announced a profit warning last month because of delays and provisions for its turbo model in the fourth quarter, expects to be marginally profitable in 2023 on sales of $14 billion and an operating margin of 3%. Its shares were up 2.7 percent on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange in morning trade.

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