The company said Thursday that earnings before interest and taxes excluding nuclear power–a key company metric–rose 2.1% on an organic basis to 3.7 billion euros ($4.13 billion).

The group is also forecasting an adjusted earnings before interest and taxes margin of about 16% and net cash flow before dividends between roughly €550 million and €570 million.

These measures may include earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT), EBIT margin, ongoing EBIT, ongoing EBIT margin, ongoing earnings per diluted share, adjusted effective tax rate, organic net ...