The aerospace company and Britain's top blue-chip engineering group Rolls-Royce, issued a warning to employees that the firm was a "burning platform", according to its CEO, which resulted in the stocks of the company falling by as much as 4% on Friday.
According to a report by the Financial Times, Tufan Erginbilgic, CEO of the company, told employees at Rolls-main Royce's British site in Derby, central England, that the firm's performance was "unsustainable" and that they had a "last chance" to change their ways.
The aerospace division of Rolls-Royce churns out engines and systems that are utilized on the Airbus A350 and Boeing 787 along with various ships, submarines and in the power generation sector. The company said that the CEO had told the employees about "the need to significantly improve the performance of Rolls-Royce".
"He was honest about our financial underperformance compared with our peers," a Rolls-Royce spokesperson said in an emailed statement on Friday.
Rolls-Royce shares fell 4% in morning trading after reaching an all-time high prior to the Financial Times report. Their current level of 109 pence compares to a high of 398 pence in 2014.
Rolls-Royce was thrown into crisis when most air travel was halted for months during the pandemic and only slowly recovered. When planes use its engines, it earns money on an hourly basis.
Analysts also claim that GE, the primary rival of the company in the widebody aircraft sector, has been able to make much more profits historically the area of aero-engines.
Former BP executive Erginbilgic, who took over as CEO on January 1 after Warren East retired, expressed necessity and hinted at additional restructuring. Bernstein analyst George Zhao said.
"The challenge is that there may not be easy solutions. Many rounds of restructuring and asset sales were already undertaken under prior CEO Warren East, putting to question just how much more can be implemented," Zhao said.
East, who served as CEO for seven years and was brought in to turn around the company, oversaw two major overhauls, one in 2018 and another in 2020, the latter prompted by the pandemic.
East announced plans to cut 9,000 jobs, or one-sixth of its workforce, in 2020, and also began an asset sale program that raised 2 billion pounds ($2.5 billion) by September 2021.
Rolls shares have risen 43% in the last three months, boosted by strong travel demand and the reopening of China.
The stock suffered as a result of Erginbilgic's remarks.
"People might start to think what have you seen that we don't know," said one analyst, who was not authorised to speak to the media.
Britain owns a controlling stake in Rolls-Royce, which allows the government to prevent a takeover. The agreement reflects the company's importance to the UK's military capability.
(Source:www.usnews.com)
According to a report by the Financial Times, Tufan Erginbilgic, CEO of the company, told employees at Rolls-main Royce's British site in Derby, central England, that the firm's performance was "unsustainable" and that they had a "last chance" to change their ways.
The aerospace division of Rolls-Royce churns out engines and systems that are utilized on the Airbus A350 and Boeing 787 along with various ships, submarines and in the power generation sector. The company said that the CEO had told the employees about "the need to significantly improve the performance of Rolls-Royce".
"He was honest about our financial underperformance compared with our peers," a Rolls-Royce spokesperson said in an emailed statement on Friday.
Rolls-Royce shares fell 4% in morning trading after reaching an all-time high prior to the Financial Times report. Their current level of 109 pence compares to a high of 398 pence in 2014.
Rolls-Royce was thrown into crisis when most air travel was halted for months during the pandemic and only slowly recovered. When planes use its engines, it earns money on an hourly basis.
Analysts also claim that GE, the primary rival of the company in the widebody aircraft sector, has been able to make much more profits historically the area of aero-engines.
Former BP executive Erginbilgic, who took over as CEO on January 1 after Warren East retired, expressed necessity and hinted at additional restructuring. Bernstein analyst George Zhao said.
"The challenge is that there may not be easy solutions. Many rounds of restructuring and asset sales were already undertaken under prior CEO Warren East, putting to question just how much more can be implemented," Zhao said.
East, who served as CEO for seven years and was brought in to turn around the company, oversaw two major overhauls, one in 2018 and another in 2020, the latter prompted by the pandemic.
East announced plans to cut 9,000 jobs, or one-sixth of its workforce, in 2020, and also began an asset sale program that raised 2 billion pounds ($2.5 billion) by September 2021.
Rolls shares have risen 43% in the last three months, boosted by strong travel demand and the reopening of China.
The stock suffered as a result of Erginbilgic's remarks.
"People might start to think what have you seen that we don't know," said one analyst, who was not authorised to speak to the media.
Britain owns a controlling stake in Rolls-Royce, which allows the government to prevent a takeover. The agreement reflects the company's importance to the UK's military capability.
(Source:www.usnews.com)
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