Business Context and Reporting Period
This Form 6-K filing by Embraer S.A. is a correction notice dated October 15, 2015. It addresses a discrepancy in a news release issued on the same date regarding the company's commercial and executive jet deliveries for the third quarter of 2015.
Key Financial Metrics
The filing provides a specific correction to the company's backlog figure as of September 30, 2015:
- Backlog (as of Sept 30, 2015): USD 22.8 billion.
The filing does not provide data on revenue, profit, cash flow, margins, debt, or liquidity for the period.
Material Changes
The primary material change is the correction of the backlog value previously reported in the morning news release. The company clarified that the backlog totaled USD 22.8 billion, differing from the figure implied or stated in the initial release. All other information in the original news release, including delivery counts (21 commercial jets and 30 executive jets), remains valid.
Guidance, Outlook, and Risks
The filing contains no new guidance, outlook, management commentary, risks, contingencies, or unusual items beyond the specific correction of the backlog figure.
Investor Verification Checklist
- Verify the corrected backlog figure of USD 22.8 billion as of September 30, 2015, against the initial news release.
- Confirm that delivery numbers (21 commercial, 30 executive) for Q3 2015 remain unchanged.
- Note that this filing is a correction notice and does not contain full quarterly financial statements.