Record North America and Asia Pacific Africa Results Drive Ford Pre-Tax Profit of $2.6 Billion, Net Income of $1.2 Billion; All Regions Improve+
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DEARBORN, MI--July 24, 2013: Strong second quarter with total company pre-tax profit of $2.6 billion, or 45 cents per share, an increase of $726 million, or 15 cents per share, compared with a year ago; 16th consecutive quarter of profitability
Net income of $1.2 billion, or 30 cents per share, up $193 million, or 4 cents per share, compared with a year ago
Top-line growth with wholesale volume and total company revenue up 16 percent and 15 percent, respectively, compared with a year ago; growth supported by market share gains in all regions
North America set second quarter and first half records for pre-tax profits; Asia Pacific Africa delivered its best-ever quarterly profit; Ford Credit delivered solid performance; South America returned to profitability; Europe incurred a loss, but improved compared with a year ago and first quarter
Total Automotive operating margin for second quarter, at 6.4 percent, improved 1.5 percentage points from 2012
$3.3 billion positive operating-related cash flow for the quarter, an increase of $2.5 billion compared with a year ago; 13th consecutive quarter of positive operating-related cash flow; strong liquidity of $37.1 billion, an increase of $2.6 billion from the end of the first quarter
First half pre-tax profit of $4.7 billion, an improvement of $579 million compared with a year ago; first half net income of $2.8 billion, an improvement of $408 million compared with a year ago
Improved full year company financial guidance: Ford now expects total company pre-tax profit to be equal to or higher than 2012, Automotive operating margin to be about equal to 2012 and Automotive operating-related cash flow to be substantially higher than 2012