ABB Ltd 2Q 2015 -- Forecast

FRANKFURT--The following is a summary of analysts' forecasts for ABB Ltd (ABB) second-quarter results, based on a poll of nine analysts conducted by Dow Jones Newswires (figures in million dollars, EPS in dollar, DPS and target price in swiss franc, according to IFRS). Earnings figures are scheduled to be released July 23.

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                                                Net 
                    Order                   attrib. 
2nd Quarter        intake   Revenue   EBIT   Income    EPS 
AVERAGE             8,979     9,040    900      572   0.26 
Prev. Year         10,567    10,190  1,052      636   0.28 
+/- in %              -15       -11    -14      -10   -8.7 
 
MEDIAN              9,120     9,077    913      588   0.26 
Maximum             9,280     9,360    976      645   0.30 
Minimum             8,295     8,721    807      500   0.22 
Amount (a)              7         9      9        9      7 
 
Baader-Helvea       9,280     9,077    936      591     -- 
Jefferies              --     9,025    847      500   0.22 
Kepler Cheuvreux    9,233     9,144    913      588   0.26 
Morgan Stanley      8,750     8,721    807      521   0.23 
RBC Capital Markets 8,295     8,752    935      645   0.30 
UBS                 8,974     8,995    838      508     -- 
Vontobel            9,204     9,155    879      556   0.24 
William Blair          --     9,360    976      617   0.27 
 
 
              Target price  Rating                  DPS 2015 
AVERAGE              19.69  positive 1     AVERAGE      0.76 
Prev. Quarter        19.18  neutral  2     Prev. Year   0.72 
+/- in %              +2.7  negative 3     +/- in %     +5.1 
 
MEDIAN               19.00                 MEDIAN       0.76 
Maximum              24.00                 Maximum      0.82 
Minimum              16.82                 Minimum      0.67 
Amount                   7                 Amount          6 
 
Baader-Helvea        17.50  Sell                          -- 
Jefferies            16.82  Underperform                0.78 
Kepler Cheuvreux     23.00  Hold                        0.76 
Morgan Stanley       19.50  Equalweight                 0.82 
RBC Capital Markets  19.00  --                          0.76 
UBS                  18.00  Sell                        0.67 
Vontobel             24.00  Buy                         0.75 
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Year-earlier figures are as reported by the company.

(a) Including anonymous estimates from one more analyst.

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