Earnings Release • Apr 6, 2017
Earnings Release
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— Tallink is the leading European provider of leisure and business travel and sea transportation services in the Baltic Sea region
Overnight cruises & passenger transportation
Hotel & travel packages City break
Cargo transportation
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Ranking by actual and estimated retail sales in 2015
| 4 | London – Heathrow Airport, UK |
AIRPORT SHOPS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Bangkok – Suvarnabhumi Airport, Thailand |
AIRPORT SHOPS | ||
| 6 | Shanghai – Pudong Airport, China P.R |
AIRPORT SHOPS | ||
| Sales > US\$ 800 million | ||||
| 7 | Hong Kong – Hong Kong International Airport |
AIRPORT SHOPS | ||
| 8 | Tokyo – Narita Airport, Japan |
AIRPORT SHOPS | ||
| Sales > US\$ 600 million | ||||
| 9 | Paris – Charles de Gaulle Airport, France |
AIRPORT SHOPS | ||
| 10 | Beijing – Capital Airport, China P.R. |
AIRPORT SHOPS | ||
| 11 | Frankfurt – Frankfurt-Main Airport, Germany |
AIRPORT SHOPS |
12 Taipei – Taoyuan International Airport, Taiwan AIRPORT SHOPS
| 13 | Tallink | FERRIES |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Istanbul – Atatürk Airport , Turkey |
AIRPORT SHOPS |
| 15 | Cheju – Int'l Airport, South Korea |
AIRPORT SHOPS |
| 16 | Amsterdam – Schipol Airport, Netherlands |
AIRPORT SHOPS |
| 17 | London – Gatwick Airport, United Kingdom |
AIRPORT SHOPS |
Source: Generation Research 2016
AIRPORT SHOPS AIRPORT SHOPS
| Rank Company | Gross tons | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stena Line | 909,412 |
| 2 | Grimaldi Lines | 477,667 |
| 3 | Tallink | 466,960 |
| 4 | DFDS Seaways | 412,722 |
| 5 | P&O Ferries | 409,659 |
| Rank Company | Beds | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tallink | 18,963 |
| 2 | Stena Line | 16,847 |
| 3 | Viking Line | 14,026 |
| 4 | Grand Navi Veloci |
13,328 |
| 5 | Tirrenia | 11,876 |
| EUR million | ||
|---|---|---|
| Rank Company | Revenue | |
| 1 | DFDS Group | 1,805 |
| 2 | Stena Line | 1,335 |
| 3 | Tallink | 945 |
| 4 | Viking Line | 530 |
| 5 | Finnlines | 511 |
Data: Ro/pax / ferries above 1,000 GT Source: ShipPax MARKET:16; Company reports
— To be the market pioneer in Europe by offering excellence in leisure and business travel and sea transportation services
Most modern fleet
Wide route network
Strong market share & brand awareness
High safety level & environmental standards
Tallink's passenger market share is 48% of the Northern Baltic Sea
Market shares Passenger operations
We are targeting new customers from a wider country base More than 10% of our passengers come from outside of our home markets
| Web sales sites in 17 language China |
Finland Italy |
Lithuania | Poland | Russia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Denmark Estonia |
France Japan Germany Latvia |
Netherlands Noway |
Spain Sweden |
International |
Group-wide ship renovation program Investments to upgrade the fleet in period 2014-2016
Tallink Grupp has invested more than EUR 63 million since 2014 to upgrade its existing fleet.
Ongoing development projects Focus on improvments and efficiencies of operations
New LNG powered fast ferry for the Tallinn – Helsinki Shuttle service Start of operations on 29 January 2017.
New LNG fast ferry Megastar Safer ship with smaller ecological footprint
Technical innovations deliver improved safety, high energy efficiency and environmental savings
Megastar will comply with the current and future emission regulations for the Emission Control Areas, including the Baltic Sea.
New LNG fast ferry Megastar Ship with new services and concepts
On Megastar there is a floating department store where modern solutions make shopping a pleasure.
Revenue (EUR million)
EBITDA (EUR million)
The dynamics of high seasonality on the profit level Net result by quarters
Typical to the Tallink business model is that most of the result is made in the summer, the high season.
| (EUR million) |
2014 | 2015 | 2016 (1) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 921 | 945 | 938 |
| Cost of sales (2) | (740) | (722) | (745) |
| Marketing, general & admin (2) | (112) | (111) | (123) |
| EBITDA | 151 | 181 | 149 |
| Margin (%) | 16.3% | 19.2% | 15.9% |
| Net Profit | 27 | 59 | 44 |
| EPS | 0.04 | 0.09 | 0.07 |
Notes:
(1) Unaudited
(2) Includes amortization and depreciation
| (EUR million) |
2015 | 2016 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost of goods | 215,401 | 225,047 | 4% |
| Fuel cost | 94,191 | 74,250 | -21% |
| Staff costs | 142,368 | 151,908 | 7% |
| Marketing & Administration (1) |
102,839 | 114,967 | 12% |
| Port & stevedoring | 92,213 | 101,010 | 10% |
| Ship operating expenses | 76,249 | 89,877 | 18% |
| Other costs (2) |
40,577 | 32,256 | -21% |
| Total costs from operations | 763,838 | 789,315 | 3% |
| Depreciation and amortisation |
78,102 | 77,861 | 0% |
| Net finance cost |
34,156 | 27,181 | -20% |
| Total costs |
876,096 | 894,357 | 2% |
Notes:
(1) Depreciation and amortisation excluded
(2) Including one-off costs from vessel sale in 2015
| (EUR million) |
2014 | 2015 | 2016 (1) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | 151 | 192 | 147 |
| Capital expenditure | (49) | (44) | (68) |
| Asset disposal | 0 | 115 | 0 |
| Free cash flow | 102 | 263 | 79 |
| Debt financing (net effect) |
(46) | (192) | 3 |
| Interests & other financial items |
(37) | (38) | (31) |
| (2) Dividend paid |
(20) | (13) | (54) |
| Dividend tax | (5) | (3) | 0 |
| Change in cash | (7) | 17 | (3) |
Notes:
(1) Unaudited
(2) Includes share capital reduction payment to shareholders
| (EUR million) |
31.12.2013 | 31.12.2014 | 31.12.2015 | (1) 31.12.2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | 1,722 | 1,686 | 1,539 | 1,539 |
| Non-current assets | 1,572 | 1,545 | 1,385 | 1,374 |
| Current assets | 150 | 140 | 154 | 164 |
| - of which cash |
72 | 65 | 82 | 79 |
| Total liabilities | 951 | 907 | 714 | 725 |
| Interest bearing liabilities | 794 | 743 | 549 | 559 |
| Other liabilities | 157 | 170 | 165 | 166 |
| Shareholders' equity | 771 | 778 | 824 | 814 |
| Net debt/EBITDA | 4.6x | 4.5x | 2.6x | 3.2x |
| Net debt | 722 | 678 | 467 | 480 |
| Equity/assets ratio |
45% | 46% | 54% | 53% |
| BVPS (2) (in EUR) |
1.15 | 1.16 | 1.23 | 1.21 |
Notes:
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(1) Unaudited (2) Shareholders' equity / number of shares outstanding
The management board targets to distribute at least 50% of the net profit, calculated over the long term, as dividends or capital repayment, taking however the Group's financial position into account.
— Management board will propose dividend of EUR 0.03 per share from financial year 2016 net profit
Tallink Grupp has made total of EUR 121 million dividend payments to shareholders in period 2013-2016.
Total EUR 559 million interest bearing liabilities as at 31.12.2016
Extensive Sales Network
• 21 own sales offices
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• Network of >1,800 travel agents and tour operators worldwide
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• Growing online presence and call centres
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• Luxurious on-board experience, e.g. spacious shopping areas
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48% Market share of the Northern Baltic Sea Region passenger market
High safety and environmental standards 4
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Megastar Built: 2017 Length 1212m Passengers: 2800
Lane meters: 1130
Star Built: 2007 Length 186m Passengers: 2080 Lane meters: 2000
Built: 2004 Length: 193m Passengers: 2500 Lane meters: 1030
Built: 1993 Length: 202m Passengers: 3123 Lane meters: 932
Built: 2002 Length 193m Passengers: 2500
Tallink has invested EUR 1.5 billion to create a modern fleet.
Built: 1990 Length 203m Passengers: 2852 Lane meters: 950
Built: 1991 Length 203m Passengers: 2852
Baltic Princess
Built: 2008 Length: 212m Passengers: 2800 Lane meters: 1130
Built: 1989 Length 171m Passengers: 2480 Riga Lane meters: 850 -Stockholm
Built: 2006 Length: 212m Passengers: 2800
Built: 2001/2002 Length: 203m Passengers: 717 Chartered out Lane meters: 1924
Top 10 shareholders Institutional investors Retail investors
| Infortar AS |
38% |
|---|---|
| Baltic Cruises Holding L.P. | 18% |
| Baltic Cruises Investment L.P. | 6% |
| ING Luxembourg S.A. AIF Account | 4% |
| ING Luxembourg Client Account | 3% |
| State Street Bank and Trust Omnibus Fund OM01 | 2% |
| Clearstream Banking Luxembourg S.A. Clients |
2% |
| Nordea Bank Finland Plc Clients |
1% |
| Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken Finnish Clients | 1% |
| BNYM Clients | 1% |
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