Company announcement no. 49
| Revenue up 6% to DKK 3.9bn EBITDA up 9% to DKK 802m U. N. Ro-Ro consolidated from 7 June |
Q2 2018
· Continued growth in freight ferry operations
· Passenger impacted by early Easter and cost increase
· Logistics' EBITDA up 25%
OUTLOOK 2018
· Revenue growth of around 10%
· EBITDA of DKK 3.0-3.2bn
· Investments lowered DKK 200m to DKK 5.0bn
"We are pleased to deliver a solid result for Q2. Despite the current situation in Turkey we are progressing well with the integration of the new ferry operation between Europe and Turkey and on track for completion this year. We continue to monitor other opportunities to grow and create value," says Niels Smedegaard, CEO.
| KEY FIGURES | |||||||
| DKK m | 2018 | 2017 | 2017-18 | 2016-17 | 2017 | ||
| Before special items | Q2 | Q2 | CH % | LTM | LTM | CH % | FY |
| Revenue | 3,894 | 3,688 | 5.6% | 14,799 | 14,058 | 5.3% | 14,328 |
| EBITDA | 802 | 738 | 8.6% | 2,805 | 2,637 | 6.4% | 2,702 |
| EBIT | 533 | 502 | 6.1% | 1,840 | 1,700 | 8.2% | 1,782 |
| Profit before tax | 494 | 495 | -0.1% | 1,758 | 1,668 | 5.4% | 1,727 |
In Q2, revenue increased 6% to DKK 3.9bn driven by the expansion of the route network in the Mediterranean as well as continued growth in the freight activities in northern Europe. This was also the key drivers of the increase in EBITDA before special items by 9% to DKK 802m.
The growth of freight ferry volumes was in line with expectations in both northern Europe and the Mediterranean with overall growth of 6% in Q2. Logistics volumes were up 5% in Q2 for continuing activities.
The early Easter contributed to a reduction in passenger volumes in Q2 of 1% while volumes were up 4% for the first half-year.
OUTLOOK 2018
The earnings outlook is unchanged with a range for EBITDA before special items of DKK 3,000-3,200m (2017: DKK 2,702m). Due to the recent sharp depreciation of TRY, the outlook is associated with a higher level of uncertainty than usual. The Group's revenue is still expected to increase by around 10% in 2018.
Investments are lowered DKK 200m to DKK 5.0bn primarily due to a lower equity value price for U.N. Ro-Ro than previously expected.
Read the Interim Report 2018 here:
https://www.dfds.com/en/about/investors/reports-and-presentations
Contact
Niels Smedegaard, CEO +45 33 42 34 00
Torben Carlsen, CFO +45 33 42 32 01
Søren Brøndholt Nielsen, IR +45 33 42 33 59
Rikke Riise, Communications +45 33 42 34 71
This information is subject to the disclosure requirements pursuant to section 5 -12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.
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