BMW Backs Guidance Despite Drop in Automotive Profitability
By Dominic Chopping
BMW's key automotive unit reported slightly lower-than-forecast profitability in the first quarter as manufacturing costs rose on the year, but the group maintained full-year guidance.
The German luxury-car maker Wednesday reported an operating margin of 8.8% in the division, short of a company-compiled consensus of 9.2%.
Deliveries of its BMW, Rolls-Royce, and Mini brands rose 1.1% to 594,533 units in the quarter, buoyed by growth in most major automotive markets and increased sales of mid-priced cars.
The company's group earnings before interest and tax margin slipped to 11.4% from 13.9%, but the figure still landed above its strategic target of 10% and beat consensus that had been looking for 10.8%.
Write to Dominic Chopping at dominic.chopping@wsj.com
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