Earnings Release • Nov 14, 2014
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Paris, 14 November 2014
For information, as announced, reported results for 2013 have been restated for IFRS 11.
| Key figures (€ million) |
9-month 2013 restated |
9-month 2014 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 24,088 | 24,223 | +1% | |
| Current operating profit | 878 | 554 | -€324m | |
| Operating profit | 878 | 949a | +€71m | |
| Net profit attributable to the Group | 548 | 728b | +€180m | |
| Free cash flowc | 660d | 515 | -€145m | |
| Net debte | 5,599 | 4,989 | -€610m |
(a) Including non-current operating income of €81 million related to Bouygues Telecom and a capital gain of €314 million on the sale of Eurosport International (31%) and the remeasurement of the residual interest (49%)
(b) Including a net capital gain of €240 million on the sale by Colas of its stake in Cofiroute
(c) Before change in working capital requirement
(d) Excluding capitalised interest related to 4G frequencies for €33 million
(e) At 30 September
Third-quarter 2014 results were in line with the trends observed in the first half of the year.
The Bouygues group reported consolidated sales of €24.2 billion in the first nine months of the year, up 1% year-on-year. Growth in international sales, up 7% on the first nine months of 2013 to €8.6 billion, offset the decline in sales in France, down 3% on the first nine months of 2013 to €15.7 billion.
Current operating profit amounted to €554 million, €324 million less than in the first nine months of 2013, mainly due to the expected decline in profitability at Bouygues Telecom. Net profit attributable to the Group amounted to €728 million, €180 million more than in the first nine months of 2013, and benefited from the sale of a controlling interest in Eurosport International and of Colas' stake in Cofiroute.
Although operating results continue to reflect a tough economic and competitive environment in France, the Bouygues group demonstrated its responsiveness during the first nine months of 2014.
Drawing on their technical expertise and diverse mix of offerings, the construction businesses were able to differentiate themselves on the French market and expand abroad. As a result, the order book stood at a high level of €27.4 billion at end-September 2014, stable year-on-year. International orders now account for 51% of the order book at Bouygues Construction and Colas, compared with 49% a year earlier.
Bouygues Telecom is continuing its transformation in accordance with its road map and is seeing the first signs of the success of its strategy. On the mobile market, 22% of customers now use 4G, compared with 9% at end-December 2013, and consume 2GB of data per month on average. In addition, nearly 80% of retail plan customers subscribe to a value-added plan, compared with 68% at end-December 2013. Positive momentum continued in the fixed broadband market. For the fourth consecutive quarter, Bouygues Telecom was No. 1 in terms of net addsa , acquiring 104,000 new customers in the third quarter of 2014.
Having found the necessary resources to strengthen its financial structure in the first half of the year despite the decline in current operating profit, the Group was able to consolidate its financial situation in the third quarter, in particular due to the resilience of the working capital requirement.
(a) Company estimate for the third quarter of 2014 and Arcep figures for the previous quarters
Group sales in 2014 should be about stable versus 2013 (between -1% and stable versus 2013).
The international environment remains supportive for the Group's construction businesses. While conditions on the French market are tougher, the construction businesses have as usual shown a great capability to adapt by introducing adjustment measures and cost controls. Colas in particular has presented a redundancy plan at Société de Raffinerie de Dunkerque (SRD), aiming to refocus the company solely on bitumen production and hence to stem recurrent operating losses in the activity.
Bouygues Telecom has confirmed its target of generating an "EBITDA minus Capex" item close to zero in 2014. A new stage in the transformation plan has just been reached with the simplification of plans and of customer experience, a reinforced positioning and the rollout of a redundancy plan involving 1,404 employees. As a result, Bouygues Telecom can confirm its target of improving competitiveness and saving €300 million a year by 2016.
The order book at the construction businesses remained at a high level of €27.4 billion at end-September 2014, stable year-on-year.
At Bouygues Construction, order intake came to €8.0 billion in the first nine months of 2014, down 7% year-on-year. The order book at end-September 2014 stood at €17.6 billion, stable in comparison with end-September 2013, but did not yet include the contract for a new motorway link in Melbourne, Australia, worth €975 million.
In the first nine months of 2014, reservations at Bouygues Immobilier amounted to €1.4 billion, up 9% yearon-year. As expected, they included a major commercial property project, the sale of SMA's future head office. The order book at end-September 2014 stood at €2.1 billion.
At Colas, the order book rose 8% year-on-year and stood at €7.7 billion at end-September 2014. The order book in international and French overseas markets was up 24% year-on-year to €4.4 billion, whereas the order book in mainland France was down 8% year-on-year to €3.2 billion, mainly due to a decline in orders from local authorities.
Sales in the construction businesses were up 2% in the first nine months of 2014 to €19.3 billion, driven by strong momentum on international markets (up 9% year-on-year to €8.4 billion), which offset a decline in sales in France (down 3% year-on-year to €11.0 billion). Current operating profit amounted to €541 million, down €94 million on the first nine months of 2013. This was mainly due to a number of major projects at Bouygues Construction being at the start or in their early stages, a tougher French roads market and an increase in the current operating loss at Colas' sales of refined products activity.
(a) Construction businesses: Bouygues Construction, Bouygues Immobilier and Colas
The audience share of the TF1 group's four freeview channels was stable in the first nine months of 2014 at 28.8%b .
Sales in the first nine months of 2014 amounted to €1.6 billion, down 7% in comparison with end-September 2013 but up 2% like-for-like and at constant exchange rates. Current operating profit amounted to €58 million. The €46-million decline in the first 9 months of 2014 versus the first 9 months of 2013 reflects the deconsolidation of Eurosport International from 1 June 2014 and the impact of the 2014 FIFA World Cup, partly offset by savings from the optimisation plan. Operating profit at €387 million for the first nine months of 2014 – up €283 million year-on-year – included a capital gain of €329 million on the sale of the 31% stake in Eurosport International and the remeasurement of the residual interest (49%).
(a) At Bouygues group level, the sales and operating profit of Eurosport International remained included in the results of TF1 until the sale of an additional 31% stake in Eurosport International to Discovery Communications on 30 May 2014 (b) Individuals aged 4 and over. Source: Médiamétrie
Bouygues Telecom had a total customer base of 13,367,000 at end-September 2014, 128,000 more than at end-June 2014 and 332,000 more than at end-September 2013.
24,000 new mobile customers were added in the third quarter of 2014, giving a total of 11,048,000 mobile customers at end-September 2014. The company added 47,000 retail plan customers in the third quarter, bringing the total at end-September 2014 to 10,031,000.
In the fixed broadband marketa , Bouygues Telecom acquired 104,000 new customers in the third quarter of 2014 and 378,000 year-on-year, giving a total of 2,319,000 customers at end-September 2014, a year-onyear increase of nearly 20%.
As expected, financial results in the third quarter of 2014 were in line with the trend in the first half of the year. Sales amounted to €3.3 billion and sales from network to €2.9 billion in the first nine months of 2014, down 5% and 8% respectively year-on-year. EBITDA stood at €538 million, down €189 million year-on-year. The company reported a current operating loss of €26 million and operating profit of €60 million after factoring in non-current income of €86 millionb . The "EBITDA minus Capex" item stood at €44 million over the first nine months of 2014.
(a) Includes high-speed and very-high-speed fixed broadband subscriptions (b) €432 million from litigation settlements and other minus €346 million in provisions for adaptation costs and other
As announced on 5 November 2014, Alstom's contribution to Bouygues' net profit over the first nine months of 2014 amounted to €128 million, versus €168 million over the first nine months of 2013.
Following the publication of its results for the first half of FY2014/15, Alstom announced that the project with General Electric was moving ahead: works council consultations have been completed, the sale contract and other agreements have been signed and French foreign investment authorisation have been obtained. Alstom's General Meeting, where the approval of the transaction will be submitted to the shareholders' vote, is to be convened on 19 December 2014.
Group cash flow amounted to €1.9 billion for the first nine months of 2014 and free cash flowa amounted to €515 million, down €131 million and €145 million respectively year-on-year. This reflects the decrease in current operating profit, partly offset by non-current income at Bouygues Telecom.
Net debt at end-September 2014 stood at €5.0 billion, versus €5.6 billion at end-September 2013, and benefited from the proceeds of the sale of the Group's interests in Cofiroute and Eurosport International.
(a) Before change in working capital requirement. Excluding capitalised interest related to 4G frequencies for €33 million in the first nine months of 2013
Financial calendar: 25 February 2015: full-year 2014 results 7.30am: press release 9.00am: press conference 11am: analysts' meeting
The financial statements have been subject to a limited review by the statutory auditors and the corresponding report has been issued. You will find the full financial statements and notes to the financial statements on www.bouygues.com.
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| Order books at the construction businesses (€ million) |
End-September | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | ||
| Bouygues Construction | 17,051 | 17,711 | 17,626 | |
| Bouygues Immobilier | 2,879 | 2,615 | 2,144 | |
| Colas | 7,006 | 7,094 | 7,671 | |
| TOTAL | 26,936 | 27,420 | 27,441 |
| Bouygues Construction order intake |
9-month | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| (€ million) | 2013 | 2014 | change |
| France | 3,859 | 4,076 | +6% |
| International | 4,752 | 3,972 | -16% |
| TOTAL | 8,611 | 8,048 | -7% |
| Bouygues Immobilier reservations |
9-month | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| (€ million) | 2013 | 2014 | change |
| Residential property | 1,090 | 992 | -9% |
| Commercial property | 210 | 420 | x2 |
| TOTAL | 1,300 | 1,412 | +9% |
| Colas order book | End-September | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| (€ million) | 2013 | 2014 | change |
| Mainland France | 3,523 | 3,226 | -8% |
| International and French overseas | 3,571 | 4,445 | +24% |
| territories | |||
| TOTAL | 7,094 | 7,671 | +8% |
| TF1 audience sharea | 9-month | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 2014 | change | ||
| TF1 | 22.7% | 22.9% | +0.2 pts | |
| TMC | 3.5% | 3.2% | -0.3 pts | |
| NT1 | 2.1% | 1.8% | -0.3 pts | |
| HD1 | 0.5% | 0.9% | +0.4 pts | |
| TOTAL | 28.8% | 28.8% | = |
(a) Source: Médiamétrie, Individuals aged 4 and over
| Bouygues Telecom customer base ('000 customers) |
End-June 2014 |
End-Sept 2014 |
Change ('000 customers) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plan subscribers | 9,984 | 10,031 | +47 |
| o/w B&YOU subscribers | 1,966 | 2,044 | +78 |
| Prepaid customers | 1,040 | 1,017 | -23 |
| Total mobile customers | 11,024 | 11,048 | +24 |
| Total fixed customers | 2,215 | 2,319 | +104 |
| Condensed consolidated income statement | 9-month | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (€ million) | 2013 restated |
2014 | Change (€m) |
|
| Sales | 24,088 | 24,223 | +1% | |
| Current operating profit | 878 | 554 | -€324m | |
| Other operating income and expenses | 0 | 395a | +€395m | |
| Operating profit | 878 | 949 | +€71m | |
| Cost of net debt | (222) | (238) | -€16m | |
| Other financial income and expenses | (16) | 16 | +€32m | |
| Income tax expense | (242) | (185) | +€57m | |
| Investments in joint ventures and associates o/w share of profits o/w net capital gain on Cofiroute disposal |
212 212 - |
407 154 253b |
+€195m -€58m +€253m |
|
| Net profit | 610 | 949 | +€339m | |
| Net profit attributable to non-controlling interestsc | (62) | (221) | -€159m | |
| Net profit attributable to the Group | 548 | 728 | +€180m |
(a) Including non-current operating income of €81 million related to Bouygues Telecom and a capital gain of €314 million on the sale of Eurosport International (31%) and the remeasurement of the residual interest (49%) (b) Net capital gain at 100%
(c) Formerly "Minority interests"
| Third-quarter consolidated income statement | ||
|---|---|---|
| (€ million) | Third-quarter | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 restated |
2014 | Change (€m) |
|
| Sales | 8,994 | 9,041 | +1% |
| Current operating profit | 531 | 420 | -€111m |
| Operating profit | 531 | 426a | -€105m |
| Net profit attributable to the Group | 360 | 318 | -€42m |
(a) Including non-current operating income of €6 million related to TF1 and Bouygues Telecom
| Sales | 9-month | Change l-f-l and at |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| by business segment (€ million) |
2013 restated |
2014 | % change |
constant exchange rates |
| Bouygues Construction | 7,992 | 8,492 | +6% | +6% |
| Bouygues Immobilier | 1,710 | 1,942 | +14% | +12% |
| Colas | 9,511 | 9,184 | -3% | -3% |
| Sub-total of construction businessesa | 18,934 | 19,347 | +2% | +2% |
| TF1 | 1,739 | 1,613 | -7% | +2% |
| Bouygues Telecom | 3,453 | 3,294 | -5% | -5% |
| Holding company and other | 89 | 98 | nm | nm |
| Intra-Group elimination | (406) | (400) | nm | nm |
| TOTAL | 24,088 | 24,223 | +1% | +1% |
| o/w France | 16,115 | 15,664 | -3% | -3% |
| o/w international | 7,973 | 8,559 | +7% | +10% |
(a) Total of the sales contributions (after eliminations within the construction businesses)
| Contribution to EBITDA by business segmenta (€ million) |
9-month | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 restated |
2014 | (€m) | |
| Bouygues Construction | 398 | 353 | -€45m |
| Bouygues Immobilier | 131 | 113 | -€18m |
| Colas | 469 | 446 | -€23m |
| TF1 | 145 | 58 | -€87m |
| Bouygues Telecom | 727 | 538 | -€189m |
| Holding company and other | (21) | (20) | +€1m |
| TOTAL | 1,849 | 1,488 | -€361m |
(a) EBITDA = current operating profit + net depreciation and amortisation expense + net provisions and impairment losses reversals of unutilised provisions and impairment losses
| Contribution to current operating profit by business segment |
9-month | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| (€ million) | 2013 restated |
2014 | (€m) |
| Bouygues Construction | 311 | 244 | -€67m |
| Bouygues Immobilier | 123 | 124 | +€1m |
| Colas | 201 | 173 | -€28m |
| Sub-total of construction businesses | 635 | 541 | -€94m |
| TF1 | 104 | 58 | -€46m |
| Bouygues Telecom | 160 | (26) | -€186m |
| Holding company and other | (21) | (19) | +€2m |
| TOTAL | 878 | 554 | -€324m |
| Contribution to operating profit by business segment |
9-month | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| (€ million) | 2013 restated |
2014 | (€m) |
| Bouygues Construction | 311 | 244 | -€67m |
| Bouygues Immobilier | 123 | 124 | +€1m |
| Colas | 201 | 173 | -€28m |
| Sub-total of construction businesses | 635 | 541 | -€94m |
| TF1 | 104 | 387a | +€283m |
| Bouygues Telecom | 160 | 60b | -€100m |
| Holding company and other | (21) | (39)c | -€18m |
| TOTAL | 878 | 949 | +€71m |
(a) Including a capital gain of €329 million on the sale of Eurosport International (31%) and the remeasurement of the residual interest (49%)
(b) Including non-current income of €86 million: €432 million from litigation settlements and other minus €346 million in provisions for adaptation costs and other
(c) Including non-current charges of €5 million related to Bouygues Telecom and €15m for derecognition of goodwill related to the sale of Eurosport International
| Contribution to net profit attributable to the Group by business segment |
9-month | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| (€ million) | 2013 restated |
2014 | (€m) |
| Bouygues Construction | 204 | 184 | -€20m |
| Bouygues Immobilier | 70 | 74 | +€4m |
| Colas | 181 | 497a | +€316m |
| Sub-total of construction businesses | 455 | 755 | +€300m |
| TF1 | 27 | 149b | +€122m |
| Bouygues Telecom | 86 | 29 | -€57m |
| Alstom | 168 | 128 | -€40m |
| Holding company and other | (188) | (333)c | -€145m |
| TOTAL | 548 | 728 | +€180m |
(a) Including a net capital gain of €372 million related to the sale of Cofiroute
(b) Including a net capital gain of €130 million on the sale of Eurosport International (31%) and the remeasurement of the residual interest (49%)
(c) Including €147 million for derecognition of goodwill at Holding company and other: €132 million related to the sale by Colas of Cofiroute and €15 million related to the sale of Eurosport International
| Impacts of exceptional items on net profit attributable to the Group |
9-month | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| (€ million) | 2013 restated |
2014 | (€m) |
| Net profit attributable to the Group | 548 | 728 | +€180m |
| Non-current operating income of €81m related to Bouygues Telecom, net of taxes |
- | (45) | -€45m |
| Net capital gain on the sale by Colas of its stake in Cofiroute |
- | (240) | -€240m |
| Net capital gain on the sale of Eurosport International (31%) and the remeasurement of the residual interest (49%) |
- | (115) | -€115m |
| Cofiroute contribution to 9-month 2013 net profit | - | 41 | +€41m |
| Net profit attributable to the Group before exceptional items |
548 | 369 | -€179m |
| Impacts of exceptional items | 9-month on net profit attributable to the Group of the 2013 2014 restated |
Change (€m) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| construction businesses (€ million) |
|||
| Net profit attributable to the Group of the construction businesses |
455 | 755 | +€300m |
| Net capital gain on the sale by Colas of its stake in Cofiroute |
- | (372) | -€372m |
| Cofiroute contribution to 9-month 2013 net profit | - | 41 | +€41m |
| Net profit attributable to the Group of the construction businesses before exceptional items |
455 | 424 | -€31m |
| Impacts of the sale of the stake in Cofiroute on the income statement (€ million – 9-month 2014) |
Colas income statement |
Colas contributiona |
Bouygues income statement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net capital gain on disposal | 385 | 385 | 385 |
| - Goodwill at Holding company level | 0 | 0 | -132 |
| Net capital gain on disposal after goodwill | 385 | 385 | 253 |
| - Net capital gain attributable to non-controlling interestsb (3.4%) |
0 | -13 | -13 |
| Net capital gain attributable to the Group | 385 | 372 | 240 |
(a) Colas contribution to net profit attributable to the Group
(b) Calculated on net capital gain (at 100%) before goodwill
| Impacts of the sale of the 31% stake in Eurosport International on the income statement (€ million – 9-month 2014) |
TF1 income statement |
TF1 contributiona |
Bouygues income statement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capital gain and remeasurementb before tax | 329 | 329 | 329 |
| - Income tax expense | -30 | -30 | -30 |
| Capital gain and remeasurementb after tax | 299 | 299 | 299 |
| - Goodwill at Holding company level | 0 | 0 | -15 |
| Net capital gain on disposal and remeasurementb after goodwill |
299 | 299 | 284 |
| - Net capital gain attributable to non-controlling interestsc (56.5%) |
0 | -169 | -169 |
| Net capital gain and remeasurementb | 299 | 130 | 115 |
| attributable to the Group |
(a) TF1 contribution to net profit attributable to the Group
(b) Net capital gain on the sale of Eurosport International (31%) and the remeasurement of the residual interest (49%)
(c) Calculated on net capital gain (at 100%) before goodwill
| Net cash by business segment (€ million) |
At end-September | Change | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 restated |
2014 | (€m) | ||
| Bouygues Construction | 2,693 | 2,231 | -€462m | |
| Bouygues Immobilier | 155 | 93 | -€62m | |
| Colas | (839) | (143)a | +€696m | |
| TF1 | 189 | 436b | +€247m | |
| Bouygues Telecom | (745) | (890) | -€145m | |
| Holding company and other | (7,052) | (6,716) | +€336m | |
| TOTAL | (5,599) | (4,989) | +€610m |
(a) Including €780 million related to the sale by Colas of its stake in Cofiroute
(b) Including €256 million related to the sale of the additional 31% stake in Eurosport International
| Contribution to net capital expenditure by business segment (€ million) |
9-month | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 restated |
2014 | (€m) | |
| Bouygues Construction | 96 | 139 | +€43m |
| Bouygues Immobilier | 7 | 9 | +€2m |
| Colas | 165 | 249 | +€84m |
| Sub-total of construction businesses | 268 | 397 | +€129m |
| TF1 | 30 | 23 | -€7m |
| Bouygues Telecom | 561a | 494 | -€67m |
| Holding company and other | 1 a |
1 | nm |
| TOTAL EXCLUDING EXCEPTIONAL ITEMS | 860a | 915 | +€55m |
| Exceptional items | 33 | - | -€33m |
| TOTAL | 893 | 915 | +€22m |
(a) Excluding capitalised interest related to 4G frequencies for €33 million at Group level (o/w €13 million at Bouygues Telecom level and €20 million at Holding company level)
| Contribution to free cash flowa by business segment |
9-month | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Before change in working capital requirement (€ million) |
2013 restated |
2014 | (€m) |
| Bouygues Construction | 261 | 122 | -€139m |
| Bouygues Immobilier | 78 | 58 | -€20m |
| Colas | 292 | 152 | -€140m |
| Sub-total of construction businesses | 631 | 332 | -€299m |
| TF1 | 85 | 26 | -€59m |
| Bouygues Telecom | 34b | 327 | +€293m |
| Holding company and other | (90)b | (170) | -€80m |
| TOTAL | 660b | 515 | -€145m |
(a) Free cash flow = cash flow - cost of net debt - income tax expense - net capital expenditure
(b) Excluding capitalised interest related to 4G frequencies for €33 million at Group level (o/w €13 million at Bouygues Telecom level and €20 million at Holding company level)
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