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42 Financial review | ABB Annual Report 2012
Financial reviewContents44 Operating and financial review and prospects44 About ABB44 History of the ABB Group44 Organizational structure44 Business divisions46 Management overview48 Application of critical accounting policies52 New accounting pronouncements52 Acquisitions and investments53 Exchange rates54 Orders54 Performance measures55 Analysis of results of operations62 Divisional analysis71 Restructuring71 Capital expenditures71 Liquidity and capital resources73 Financial position75 Cash flows76 Disclosures about contractual obligationsand commitments77 Off balance sheet arrangements77 Related party transactions78 Consolidated Financial Statements84 Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements84 Note 1 The Company84 Note 2 Significant accounting policies91 Note 3 Acquisitions and increasesin controlling interests94 Note 4 Cash and equivalents and marketablesecurities96 Note 5 Financial instruments100 Note 6 Fair values101 Note 7 Receivables, net103 Note 8 Inventories, net104 Note 9 Other non-current assets104 Note 10 Property, plant and equipment, net105 Note 11 Goodwill and other intangible assets106 Note 12 Debt109 Note 13 Provisions and other currentliabilities and other non-current liabilities109 Note 14 Leases110 Note 15 Commitments and contingencies113 Note 16 Taxes116 Note 17 Employee benefits121 Note 18 Share-based payment arrangements126 Note 19 Stockholders’ equity127 Note 20 Earnings per share128 Note 21 Other comprehensive income128 Note 22 Restructuring and related expenses129 Note 23 Operating segment and geographic data134 Note 24 Compensation135 Report of management on internal controlover financial reporting136 Report of the Statutory Auditor on theConsolidated Financial Statements137 Report of the Group Auditor on internal controlover financial reporting138 Financial Statements of ABB Ltd, Zurich139 Notes to the Financial Statements139 Note 1 General139 Note 2 Receivables139 Note 3 Loans – Group139 Note 4 Participation139 Note 5 Current liabilities140 Note 6 Stockholders’ equity141 Note 7 Contingent liabilities141 Note 8 Bonds141 Note 9 Significant shareholders141 Note 10 Board of Directors compensation143 Note 11 Executive Committee compensation147 Note 12 Share ownership of ABB by Board membersand members of the Executive Committee149 Note 13 Risk assessment150 Proposed appropriation of available earnings151 Report of the Statutory Auditor152 Investor informationABB Annual Report 2011 | Financial review 43
Page 1: Building on our technology leadersh
Page 4 and 5: This is ABBABB is one of the world
Page 6 and 7: Chairman and CEO letterDear shareho
Page 8 and 9: We will also be looking at ways to
Page 10 and 11: HighlightsResilient performance thr
Page 12 and 13: As of March 1, 2013Executive Commit
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Page 16 and 17: 1. Principles1.1 General principles
Page 18 and 19: The following table sets forth, as
Page 20 and 21: 3.2 Changes to the share capitalIn
Page 22 and 23: 4.3 Shareholders’ dividend rights
Page 24 and 25: As at December 31, 2012, the member
Page 26 and 27: Brice Koch was appointed Executive
Page 28 and 29: 10. Auditors10.1 AuditorsErnst & Yo
Page 30 and 31: 28 Remuneration report | ABB Annual
Page 32 and 33: ABB’s success depends on its abil
Page 34 and 35: 1.3 Board compensation in 2012Compe
Page 36 and 37: Annual base salaryThe base salary f
Page 38 and 39: Historical payout of performance co
Page 40 and 41: Base salaryShort-term variablecompe
Page 42 and 43: 6.2 EC ownership of ABB sharesand o
Page 46 and 47: Operating and financial reviewand p
Page 48 and 49: In May 2012, the Low Voltage Produc
Page 50 and 51: In a market environment in which ne
Page 52 and 53: We record provisions for our contin
Page 54 and 55: Goodwill and other intangible asset
Page 56 and 57: We also incur expenses other than c
Page 58 and 59: In 2011, orders in the Power Produc
Page 60 and 61: We determine the geographic distrib
Page 62 and 63: In 2012, “Capital gains, net” w
Page 64 and 65: Divisional analysisPower ProductsTh
Page 66 and 67: Continued pricing pressure in some
Page 68 and 69: OrdersIn 2012, orders were flat due
Page 70 and 71: The geographic distribution of orde
Page 72 and 73: In 2011, revenues increased, driven
Page 74 and 75: Throughout 2012 and 2011, the inves
Page 76 and 77: Current liabilitiesDecember 31, ($
Page 78 and 79: Total cash disbursements for the pu
Page 80 and 81: Consolidated Financial StatementsCo
Page 82 and 83: Consolidated Balance SheetsDecember
Page 84 and 85: Consolidated Statements of Changes
Page 86 and 87: Notes to theConsolidated Financial
Page 88 and 89: Note 2Significant accounting polici
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Note 3Acquisitions and increasesin
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Note 3Acquisitions and increasesin
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Note 5Financial instrumentsCurrency
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Note 5Financial instruments, contin
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Note 6Fair valuesRecurring fair val
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Note 7Receivables, net, continued
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Note 9Other non-current assets“Ot
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Note 11Goodwill and other intangibl
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Note 12Debt, continuedThe 4.625% EU
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Note 14Leases, continuedNote 15Comm
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Note 15Commitments and contingencie
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Note 16Taxes, continuedIn 2012, 201
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Note 16Taxes, continuedAt December
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Note 17Employee benefits, continued
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Note 17Employee benefits, continued
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Note 18Share-based paymentarrangeme
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Note 18Share-based paymentarrangeme
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Note 19Stockholders’ equityAt bot
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Note 21Other comprehensive incomeTh
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Note 23Operating segment andgeograp
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Report of the Statutory Auditor on
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Financial Statements of ABB Ltd, Zu
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Note 6Stockholders’ equityShareca
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Note 10Board of Directors compensat
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Note 11Executive Committeecompensat
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Note 11Executive Committeecompensat
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Note 12Share ownership of ABB byBoa
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Proposed appropriation of available
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Investor informationABB Ltd share p
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Stock exchange listingsABB Ltd is l
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2012 price trend for ABB Ltd shares
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