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BMW Profitability Slips In Quarter, But Investors Happy. “This is arguably the world’s best run automaker. It’s certainly the most stable” It might be hard to believe but BMW, with its proven record of profitability, is valued on the stock market at just over $55 billion, while much smaller, upstart Tesla, yet to make a […]

Investors Worry BMW Past Peak After Profit Falls, Margin Lag. “BMW was the future once” BMW has been overtaken in the profitability race by rivals Audi and Mercedes, and investors worry this may be a long term trend. BMW’s third quarter results provoked negative comments like “you were the future once”, and “the absence of […]

New BMW 5 Series Will Maintain Profit, But Don’t Expect More. “What’s in store for 2017? Flat margins from what we can see” BMW’s new 5 series goes on sale in February and while investors reckon it will help maintain profits they worry that the styling doesn’t turn heads, while the competition has raised its […]

BMW Profits Under Pressure As Mercedes Turns Up The Heat. “After a surprisingly strong (first half) the Automotive margin starts to come down due to rising costs as well as challenging pricing in the U.S.” Sliding sales in the U.S. are pressurising BMW’s profits as rival Mercedes overtakes it in the global race for leading […]

BMW Profit Margin Beats Audi, Impresses Investors. Company Said Well Prepared For Any Possible Downturn. “continues to deliver solid sales growth and healthy mix” BMW increased second quarter earnings nearly 8% and its profit margin exceeded Audi’s, and although some investors are beginning to worry about an economic slowdown they reckon the Bavarians are well […]

BMW Profits Slip, But Should Hit Target Range For The Year. 3 Series Sales In The U.S. Slow.      BMW profits are coming under pressure because of foreign exchange swings, China weakness and now problems in the U.S., but most investors shrugged off short-time problems and decided that the future looks relatively healthy.   […]

BMW, Celebrating 100th Birthday, Trails Mercedes In Profit Race. “It’s the bottom line that counts and Mercedes is in pole position and looks like keeping it” BMW is celebrating its 100th birthday and looking forward to the next one, but arch-rival Mercedes is planning to cut the celebrations short as it stays ahead in the […]

BMW Success Means Sales, Profit Limits Could Be Close. Surely It’s Filled All The Niches Now? “It’s a good quandary to have, but I think there is plenty of growth potential left”    BMW has been spectacularly successful over the last 10 years, surprising investors with its ability to accelerate sales while retaining impressive profits, […]

BMW Raises Profit In Quarter, Beating Expectations. But Some Investors Worry About Rising Stocks. “Quality of the results is weak with overproduction and high R&D capitalisation” BMW reported solid looking profits in the third quarter, but as the dust settled some investors were less than impressed. Morgan Stanley reckoned the results were lower quality than […]

BMW Profit Margins Poised For New Highs. “we are convinced that BMW will manage to sustain the high level of 10 to 11 per cent group EBIT margins” Investors managed to look past BMW’s news that its autos profit margin fell back to 8.2 per cent in 2014’s final quarter because apart from that, everything […]