Quarterly Report • Nov 22, 2007
Quarterly Report
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| 1. | Summary of key data | 3 |
|---|---|---|
| 2. | Foreword | 4 |
| 3. | Business development |
5 |
| 4. | Business results | 6 |
| 5. | Outlook | 7 |
| 6. | Consolidated interim financial statements as of 30 September 2007 |
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| Consolidated balance sheet | 8 | |
| Consolidated statement of income | 9 | |
| Consolidated cash flow statement | 10 | |
| Consolidated statement of changes in shareholders' equity | 11 | |
| 7. | Notes to the consolidated interim financial statements | 12 |
| 8. | Securities held by the Managing and Supervisory Boards | 14 |
| 9. | Financial calendar | 15 |
| 10.Publication details | 15 |
| 3rd quarter | 1. Jan. - 30. Sept. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 2006 | 2007 | 2006 | ||
| TEUR | TEUR | TEUR | TEUR | ||
| total transaction value | per booking date | 3,777 | 3,305 | 12,346 | 10,727 |
| per travel date | 5,672 | 4,611 | 12,205 | 11,084 | |
| net sales | 564 | 296 | 1,464 | 1,053 | |
| EBITDA | -252 | 63 | -1,118 | -619 | |
| EBIT | -258 | 52 | -1,136 | -657 | |
| consolidated net gain / loss | -410 | -394 | -1,754 | -311 | |
| net gain / | basic | -0.28 | -0.37 | -1.54 | -0.21 |
| net loss per share (in EUR) | diluted | -0.13 | -0.15 | -0.53 | -0.11 |
| operative cash flow | -146 | 92 | -884 | -1,276 | |
| number of employees as per 30. September excl. management board |
26 | 22 | 26 | 22 |
Following the launch of the first cooperative projects with Tchibo, Netto and the Niedrig-Preis branches, the new tour business has started to bear fruit. Naturally, the figures also reflect the high start-up costs for the launch and expansion of direkt-touristik AG. Encouraged by this initial success, however, we have decided to increase investment in this part of the business, over and above what was initially planned. The overall healthy growth of the Travel24.com group will therefore initially be overshadowed by this necessary product and marketing investment.
The travel retail business through the travel24.com portal remains profitable despite the strong increase in marketing expenditure. The Internet travel market is continuing to grow and is constantly changing. Studies carried out by PhoCusWright and Ulysses Web-Tourismus show the growing significance of tour operators in the online business. Significantly higher growth is expected for this segment than for traditional online travel retailers. On account of the strong performance of this sector we are once again expecting to see a clear increase in sales and positive contributions to profits.
Best wishes to you and your families for a Happy Christmas. Thank you for the trust you have placed in Travel24.com AG in 2007 and all the best for 2008!
Yours,
Marc Maslaton
Munich, November 2007 CEO Travel24.com AG
The core business of the Travel24 Group is the sale of holidays. The portfolio covers all the major tour operators as well as over 50,000 hotels, more than 750 airlines with scheduled, charter and budget flights. Added to this are a daily selection of up to 12 million last-minute offers and the Dynamic Packaging offering. The program also includes additional offerings such as rental cars, insurance, etc. All travel services can be booked easily and comfortably online at www.travel24.com or using the tollfree booking hotline.
In September the Company's own ypsilon.net scheduled flight module went online. All standard airline flights can be booked here, but so, too, can those of the low-cost airlines. This permits the option of offering multistop and open-jaw flights.
Travel24.com's subsidiary direkt-touristik AG's sales of specific mix and match products geared to the German market are steadily improving. Besides its current partnerships with the Tchibo group and the discounter Netto, direct-touristik AG has also added a further sales outlet in the form of a partnership with the Niedrig-Preis outlets of EDEKA-Markt Minden-Hannover GmbH.
The look-to-book rate has increased significantly year-on-year from an average of 0.56% (1.03 million visits) to 0.66% (around 1.01 million visits). The number of page impressions for the current financial year increased over the previous year from 0.82 million to 1.1 million.
The partnership with TLC Marketing saw the launch of bonus voucher campaigns for Möbel Knappstein, Tennispark Steinbach, Sijuu and once again for the Postbank in the period from July to September.
Vouchers are still a key component of the marketing activities. They ensure that travel24.com retains an ongoing market presence offline, too.
In the third quarter 2007 the retail travel revenue recorded upon receipt of bookings totalled EUR 3.8 million, up EUR 0.5 million (14.3%) from last year's level (previous-year period: EUR 3.3 million).
In the first nine months of the current financial year, gross sales recorded per travel date, at EUR 5.7 million, show an increase of EUR 1.1 million (23.0%).
The impact of the direct tour activities launched in the current financial year is visible in both these changes. Pure travel retail activities (by travel date) showed an increase of EUR 0.5 million (+4.4%) in the first nine months of the current financial year in comparison to the equivalent period last year.
The third quarter shows a reduction in the losses posted in the previous two quarters. At just under EUR 0.25 million, both the EBITDA and the EBIT also show a reduction in the losses in comparison to the average of the same quarter the previous year of roughly EUR 0.43 million.
Adjusting EBIT as of 30 September 2007 (EUR -1.1 million) for the start-up losses with the direct tour operator totalling EUR -1.0 million, results in operating profits for the travel24.com group's core business in the third quarter totalled EUR -0.1 million. The latter is basically attributable to special effects in the reporting period ended related to holding the general meeting and various consulting fees.
Hence, the loss from the first nine months of the current financial year totalling EUR -1.8 million is mostly due to these start-up losses in connection with establishing the direct tour operator division as well as non-cash interest rate charges of the convertible bonds issued by the company.
Within the reporting item "Interest and similar expenses", issuing and interest expenditure of EUR 154 thousand for convertible bonds depressed earnings due to the progressive capitalisation of interest according to IFRS on all debenture loans and similar financing instruments issued by the Company. Overall, in the first nine months of the current financial year there were EUR 625 thousand in interest rate charges not affecting liquidity.
The cash and cash equivalents reported as of 30 September 2007 totalling EUR 165 thousand were thus down EUR 850 thousand compared to the start of the year. The cash and cash equivalents used in operations during the first quarter totalled EUR 884 thousand and were mostly used to establish the direct tour operator division which was established at the end of last year.
Besides the funds required for setting up direkt-touristik AG there was no appreciable investment in the first nine months of the current financial year.
As of 30 September 2007 the Travel24.com Group employed 26 staff; this corresponds to 16.1 fulltime employees as of the cut-off date for the quarter (all figures excluding board members).
Travel24.com AG has invested heavily in the new tour operator business of our subsidiary direkttouristik AG since November 2006, as a result of which it was possible to enter into significant partnerships with major retail organisations such as Tchibo, Netto and all the Niedrig-Preis branches of EDEKA-Markt Minden-Hannover GmbH.
The strong increase in direct tour sales which started to filter through in Q2 continued in the second half of 2007. In comparison to the previous year Travel24.com AG is therefore expecting to see a significant increase in sales in this current financial year, which is otherwise heavily influenced by investment.
The combination of web-based booking and processing and offline marketing with powerful sales partners such as the Netto discounter supermarkets means that we are expecting to see greater bookings sales in the coming financial year from the tour business than from retail sales via the Internet portal. Overall the management board of Travel24.com AG is expecting booking sales totalling EUR 30 to 40 million and significantly higher profits in the coming year, 2008. In the future, growing sales will be generated in Germany, but the expansion currently being seen in the online travel markets of our neighbouring countries will also contribute to our company's growth.
| ASSETS | 30. Sep. 07 | 31. Dec. 2006 |
|---|---|---|
| TEUR | TEUR | |
| current assets cash and cash equivalents short-term investments / marketable securities |
165 | 1,015 |
| trade accounts receivable | 237 | 123 |
| other accounts receivable and assets | 777 | 370 |
| total current assets | 1,179 | 1,508 |
| non current assets | ||
| intangible assets | 112 | 110 |
| property, plant and equipment | 37 | 48 |
| investments | 80 | 116 |
| total non current assets | 229 | 274 |
| total assets | 1,408 | 1,782 |
| LIABILITIES | 30. Sep. 07 | 31. Dec. 2006 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| and SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY |
TEUR | TEUR | |
| current liabilities | |||
| accrued expenses | 259 | 335 | |
| trade accounts payable | 1,383 | 478 | |
| other current liabilities | 77 | 158 | |
| total current liabilities | 1,718 | 971 | |
| non current liabilities | |||
| convertible bonds | 5,699 | 5,964 | |
| total non current liabilities | 5,699 | 5,964 | |
| shareholders' equity | |||
| share capital | 1,366 | 1,056 | |
| additional paid-in capital | 1,531 | 943 | |
| remuneration from share options | 0 | 0 | |
| accumulated deficit | -8,906 | -7,152 | |
| total shareholders' equity | -6,009 | -5,153 | |
| total liabilities and shareholders' equity | 1,408 | 1,782 |
| 3rd quarter | 1. January- 30. September | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 2006 | 2007 | 2006 | ||
| TEUR | TEUR | TEUR | TEUR | ||
| revenues | 564 | 296 | 1,464 | 1,053 | |
| other operating income | 60 | 148 | 178 | 710 | |
| personnel expenses | -175 | -179 | -777 | -700 | |
| depreciationof property, plant and equipment |
-6 | -11 | -18 | -38 | |
| other operating expenses | -701 | -203 | -1,983 | -1,681 | |
| operating loss | -258 | 52 | -1,136 | -657 | |
| interest income | 2 | 4 | 8 | 1,212 | |
| interest expenses | -154 | -450 | -626 | -867 | |
| result before incometaxes | -410 | -394 | -1,754 | -311 | |
| incometax | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| net income / loss | -410 | -394 | -1,754 | -311 |
| 3rd quarter | 1. January- 30. September | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| net loss per share | 2007 | 2006 | 2007 | 2006 | ||||
| basic | diluted | basic | diluted | basic | diluted | basic | diluted | |
| weightedaveragenumber of shares outstanding |
1,284,078 | 3,221,290 1,055,745 | 2,614,759 1,137,301 | 3,287,957 1,490,313 | 2,873,062 | |||
| net loss (in TEUR) per share (inEUR) |
-410 -0.32 |
-410 -0.13 |
-394 -0.37 |
-394 -0.15 |
-1.754 -1.54 |
-1.754 -0.53 |
-311 -0.21 |
-311 -0.11 |
| 1. Jan. - 30. Sept. | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 2006 | |
| TEUR | TEUR | |
| net income / net loss | -1,754 | -311 |
| (+) depreciation and amortization |
18 | 102 |
| financial result (+) |
618 | 827 |
| decrease in provisions (-) |
-76 | -539 |
| gains (-) / losses (+) on the (+/-) disposal of fixed assets |
0 | 0 |
| gains (-) / losses (+) on the (+/-) redemption of convertible bonds |
0 | -1,203 |
| (+/-) change in net working capital | 303 | -174 |
| (+) non-cash items |
8 | 22 |
| net cash used in operating activities | -884 | -1,276 |
| (-) purchase of property, plant and equipment |
-9 | -17 |
| proceeds from sale of equipment / (+) repayment of loans |
36 | 0 |
| net cash used in investing activities | 27 | -17 |
| (+/-) accruals from the issuance of share capital |
0 | 780 |
| payments on other financing instruments (+) |
0 | 761 |
| disbursements for the redemption of convertible bonds (-) |
0 | 0 |
| interest received (+) |
8 | 0 |
| interest paid (-) |
-1 | -252 |
| net cash used in / provided by financing activities | 7 | 1,288 |
| net decrease / increase in cash and cash equivalents | -850 | -4 |
| cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | 1,015 | 193 |
| cash and cash equivalents at end of period | 165 | 189 |
in this statement of cash flows, cash and cash equivalents are defined as "net available cash and cash equivalents", i. e. this item comprises the cash and cash equivalents carried on the balance sheet under current assets.
| shares issued number of |
preference shares share capital: |
ordinary shares share capital: |
treasury s tock | paid-in capital additional |
from stock options remuneration |
revaluation surplus | net loss | total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| as of 31. December 2005 | 1,609,584 | 0 | 1,610 | 0 | 1,788 | -50 | 0 | -8,756 | -5,408 |
| capital increase for cash | 150,000 | 150 | 255 | 405 | |||||
| equity cut & reverse share split | 0 | ||||||||
| convertible bond warrants | 319 | 143 | 462 | ||||||
| expenses for procurement of equity * | -87 | -87 | |||||||
| capital increase through conversion of convertible bonds issue of stock options and partial deferred expenses for remuneration from stock options |
-15 | 37 | 0 22 |
||||||
| net gain | -311 | -311 | |||||||
| as of 30. September 2006 | 1,759,584 | 0 | 1,760 | 0 | 2,259 | -12 | 0 | -8,924 | -4,917 |
| as of 31. December 2006 | 1,055,745 | 0 | 1,056 | 0 | 943 | 0 | 0 | -7,152 | -5,153 |
| capital increase for cash | 0 | ||||||||
| equity cut & reverse share split | 0 | ||||||||
| convertible bond warrants | 0 | ||||||||
| expenses for procurement of equity * | 0 | ||||||||
| capital increase through conversion of convertible bonds |
310,000 | 310 | 580 | 890 | |||||
| issue of stock options and partial deferred expenses for remuneration from stock options |
8 | 0 | 8 | ||||||
| net loss | -1,754 | -1.754 | |||||||
| as of 30. September 2007 | 1,055,745 | 0 | 1,366 | 0 | 1,531 | 0 | 0 | -8,906 | -6,009 |
* expenses for equity procurement were offset to the full amount as a result of the accounting assumption that losses carried forward will not be used for fiscal purposes
| Consolidated companies | Interest held |
|---|---|
| direkt-touristik AG, Munich | 100% |
| Travel24 GmbH, Berlin | 100% |
| Travel Systems AG, Munich | 100% |
The total assets of EUR 1.4 million as of 30 September 2007 were down EUR 0.4 million over 31 December 2006.
The downturn in cash and cash equivalents was only partially compensated by increasing trade receivables and other assets due to business development.
On the equity and liabilities side, current liabilities increased by almost EUR 0.7 million to EUR 1.7 million in the third quarter 2007; noncurrent liabilities also increased by almost EUR 0.3 million as a result of non-cash interest charges being carried as liabilities. During the same period, equity fell as a result of losses by around EUR 0.9 million.
| segment presentation per 30 September 2007 |
Travel Marketing & Distribution |
Travel Technology |
Direct Marketing Tour Operator |
Eliminations | Travel24- Group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEUR | TEUR | TEUR | TEUR | TEUR | |
| revenues - trade | 1.161 | 0 | 303 | 0 | 1.464 |
| - intersegment | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| total revenues | 1.161 | 0 | 303 | 0 | 1.464 |
| operating result | -97 | 0 | -1.029 | -10 | -1.136 |
| interest income | 8 | ||||
| interest expenses | -626 | ||||
| net loss | -1,754 | ||||
| segment assets | 865 | 0 | 343 | 201 | 1,408 |
| segment liabilities | 887 | 0 | 753 | 201 | 1,841 |
| unassigned liabilities | -122 | ||||
| consolidated liabilities | 887 | 0 | 753 | 201 | 1,718 |
| capital expenditure | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 9 |
| ordinary depreciation | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 |
| segment presentation per 30 September 2006 |
Travel Marketing & Distribution |
Travel Technology |
Direct Marketing Tour Operator |
Eliminations | Travel24- Group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEUR | TEUR | TEUR | TEUR | TEUR | |
| revenues - trade | 1,028 | 25 | 0 | 1,053 | |
| - intersegment | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| total revenues | 1,028 | 25 | 0 | 1,053 | |
| operating result | 56 | -144 | -569 | -657 | |
| interest income | 1,212 | ||||
| interest expenses | -867 | ||||
| net loss | -311 | ||||
| segment assets | 1,552 | 116 | -580 | 1,088 | |
| segment liabilities | 870 | 37 | -580 | 327 | |
| unassigned liabilities | 630 | ||||
| consolidated liabilities | 870 | 37 | -580 | 956 | |
| capital expenditure | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
| ordinary depreciation | 30 | 7 | 0 | 38 |
Net cash used in operating activities in the first nine months of the current financial year amounted to EUR 0.9 million. The reduction in liquidity was mostly due to establishing a new division, which was launched at the end of last year.
Investing activities had no significant effect on group liquidity.
The net cash provided under this reporting item is mainly due to the interest income from fixed-term deposits and loans granted.
As of the balance sheet date 30 September 2007 the shares and options held by members of the Managing Board and of the Supervisory Board under the employee participation program were as follows:
| Shares | Options | |
|---|---|---|
| Management Board | ||
| Marc Maslaton | 23,319 | 8,727 |
| Philip Kohler | 540 | 4,909 |
| Supervisory Board | ||
| Dr. Matthias Schüppen | 0 | |
| Martin Amrhein | 7,981 | |
| Cristofor Henn | 0 | |
| Alexander Kersting | 0 | |
| Alexander Graf Gneisenau | 0 | |
As of 30 September 2007 the Company had issued a total of 465,325 stock options. The 250,000 options applying from this to the Company's executive bodies authorised them to subscribe for 13,636 shares in Travel24.com AG as per the figures provided above. The balance of 215,325 options is due to employees and executives of Travel24.com AG and its subsidiaries and authorizes these persons to subscribe to a total of 140,871 shares of Travel24.com AG upon maturity.
| 19 November 2007 | Publication of Nine-Month Report 2007 |
|---|---|
| 30 April 2008 | Publication of Annual Report 2007 |
| 30 April 2008 | Balance sheet press conference |
| 30 April 2008 | Analysts' Conference |
Publisher Travel24.com AG Romanstraße 35 D-80639 Munich, Germany
German Security Code Number (WKN): A0JRWD ISIN: DE000A0JRWD1
Phone: +49 - (0)89 - 25007 1000 Fax: +49 - (0)89 - 25007 1021 www.travel24.com
Investor relations Contact person: Sabine Fey [email protected]
Toll-free 24-hour booking and service hotline 0800 - 87283524 or 0800 - travel24 [email protected]
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