Executive Rail Radar - The European rail industry - Roland Berger

a. Companies' agendas in 2013Profitability/efficiency, financing and asset modernization dominaterail companies' agendas in 2013 – Broad variety of specific topicsTOP TOPICS ON COMPANY'S AGENDAS IN 2012-13 1)12345678910Profitability, financial stabilityFinancing (investment,public service obligations)Quality improvementModernizing infrastructureGrowthInnovation, innovativeservice offeringsImproving flexibility, efficiencyGeographic expansionModernizing rolling stockHR management and development1) % of mentioning as one of the top 3 topics in a list of 20 topics15%13%13%22%20%19%19%28%26%56%> Profitability issues are ahead of other topics on railcompanies' agendas in 2013; cost cuttingprograms will be continued, extended or newly setup, networks and offers might be reviewed> In addition, two topics relatively specific to the railindustry come in second and third, i.e. financingand modernizing infrastructure, indicating impactfrom the European debt crisis and financingconcerns> Growth and innovations are fifth and sixth,indicating room for expansion, top line andservice-related topics> Overall, a great variety of topics was noted by thesurvey participants as being important in 2013,incl. sustainability, specific contracts, ERTMSdeployment or safety issues> The ranking of top topics is fairly similar acrosscountries and company typesSource: Roland Berger Executive Rail Radar8