Earnings Release • Mar 21, 2013
Earnings Release
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PRESS RELEASE Alençon, 19 march 2013, 5:45 p.m.
The Board of MAISONS FRANCE CONFORT, meeting on 19 March 2013, approved the accounts for the accounting period ending on 31 December 2012. Audit procedures on the consolidated accounts have been completed. The auditors' certification report will be issued on publication of the annual financial report.
| Consolidated (€M) | 31.12.2012 | 31.12.2011 |
|---|---|---|
| Turnover | 563.4 | 583.9 |
| Operating Income | 28.0 | 35.0 |
| Operating Margin | 5.0% | 6.0% |
| Financial Income | 0.6 | 0.5 |
| Net group income | 18.3 | 22.7 |
| Net margin | 3.3% | 3.9% |
| Income per share in € | 2.7 | 3.3 |
After a record 2011, 2012 was marked by difficult economic conditions, the Group's 2012 turnover fell 3.5% to €563.4M. Over the whole accounting period MAISONS FRANCE CONFORT delivered 5,955 individual houses.
The €28.0M operating income is impacted by a fall in gross margin linked to the economic context, to sales promotions granted at the end of 2011 in an extremely competitive period and to actions taken in 2012 to progressively reduce fixed costs. Operating profit thus reached 5% of turnover.
The net income at the end of the accounting period was €18.3M and represents of 3.3% of turnover.
The financial situation is very solid with own capital reaching €124.1M on 31 December 2012, cash of €100.8M and debt of €50.1M. Cash net of debt is thus €50.7M.
At the Annual General Meeting on 15 May 2013 the Board of Directors will propose the payment of a dividend of €1.05 per share corresponding to distribution of about 40% of the 2012 net income. Payment will be made on 13 June 2013.
At the end of December 2012 the order book was 6,589 sales and represents a turnover of €662.2M ex tax., a fall of 3.8% in number and 4.4% in value (change at constant perimeter: -10.6% in number and -10.6% in value). Over the accounting period, Groupe MAISONS FRANCE CONFORT once again outperformed the market (-16% - Source: Caron Markemétron 12/12).
At the end of February 2013, the Group recorded 730 orders taken, which is a fall of -23.4% attenuated by a change of +6% in the average sale price linked to the impact of the 2012 thermal regulations on tariffs. The variation on order intake over these first two months of 2013 was thus -18.8% in value.
Faced with this trend it is necessary to emphasise two important points:
In this context, the Group is aiming for a 2013 turnover reduced by 7 to 9% with a satisfactory level of profit maintained. In fact the Group has a low level of fixed costs (on average 12% of turnover) and since 2012 has introduced actions to limit the impact of the drop in production and so preserve its profitability.
Over the financial year sector professionals will now have the obligation of complying with the RT 2012 standard, which limits the primary energy consumption of new buildings to a maximum of 50 KWhEP/m2 per year against 150 KWhEP/m2.per year for the previous standard.
Despite the extra cost for the customer generated by these new regulations, MAISONS FRANCE CONFORT judges that it is an opportunity for it to win new market share due to the lead acquired by the Group in this field:
For 2013 and 2014, MAISONS FRANCE CONFORT anticipates continuing difficult conditions. France is experiencing a major drop in new housing starts: 346,000 in 2012, which is a drop of 18%, a long way from the government objective of 500,000 homes per year needed to face up to a still strong need.
Despite this context, the Group can support itself on the economic and financial assets that have forged its success and have hoisted it to the 1st place in individual house builders and which will permit it profit fully from the inevitable rebound in the market.
Next press release: 1 st quarter 2013 revenues, on 6 May 2013, after stock exchange closing.
Founded in 1919, MAISONS FRANCE CONFORT is the oldest builder of single-family homes in France and the largest builder of single-family homes on individual plots. The Group operates in 20 regions in France, with more than 340 sales offices including 50 model homes.
Staff at 31 December 2012 : 1,491 people.
MAISONS FRANCE CONFORT is listed on the Euronext Paris - Compartment B. ISIN Number: FR 0004159473 - Index: CAC Small, CAC Mid & Small, CAC All-Tradable, CAC All-Share
Commercial site: www.maisons-france-confort.com - Financial site: www.groupe-mfc.com
Patrick Vandromme Amalia Naveira Chairman and Managing Director Analyst/Investor/Press relations Tel. +33 (0)2 33 80 66 61 Tel. +33 (0)4 72 18 04 90 Email [email protected] Email [email protected]
Jean-Christophe Godet Marie Claude Triquet Finance & Administration Manager Press relations Tel. +33 (0)2 33 80 66 61 Tel. +33 (0)4 72 18 04 93 E-mail [email protected] Email [email protected]
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