Earnings Release • Jul 27, 2022
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| − | Banco CTT maintained its growth path in 1H22, with its recurring EBIT having more than doubled in the period to €5.5m (+128.9% y.o.y). The growth of the auto loan portfolio was a key contributor to this performance, as its production reached the highest level ever in 2Q22 (€65.2m) totaling €125.5m (+37.3% y.o.y) in 1H22. The same happened with the consumer credit portfolio, driven by the partnership with Sonae. |
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| − | The Express & Parcels business unit in Portugal posted a decrease (-€5.6m; -8.4% y.o.y) to €61.5m, albeit is should be highlighted that in 2Q22 there was a growth of 1.9% y.o.y, which is a recovery when compared with the trend observed in 1Q22. In Spain there was a slowdown in its growth profile (+€2.3m; +4.0% y.o.y) to €59.5m. Moreover, on another note, it should be highlighted that the E&P segment registered a favorable evolution of its operational profitability, with EBITDA in both geographies registering a growth in the quarter. |
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| − | Recurring EBIT reached €18.6m in 1H22, a decrease of €10.1m (-35.0% y.o.y) versus 1H21 as a result of the decline in Mail & Other (-€11.3m), due to the decline in higher-value and higher-margin mail volumes. However, it should be noted that the recurring EBIT reached €12.0m in 2Q22 (-12.2% y.o.y), reflecting the expected improvement in the trend in 2Q22. In effect, the recurring EBIT registered in 2Q22 stood in at the middle of the range that was guided in the Capital Markets Day held in the past June. |
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| − | Operating cash flow stood at €19.0m in 1H22, down €18.9m (-49.8% y.o.y). | ||||||||
| Net profit4 reached €14.5m, a decrease of €2.6m (-15.3% y.o.y). |
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| Consolidated results | |||||||||
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| 1H21 | 1H22 | ∆ | ∆% | 2Q21 | 2Q22 | ∆ | ∆% | ||
| Revenues1 | 412.8 | 446.4 | 33.6 | 8.2% | 207.5 | 211.7 | 4.2 | 2.0% | |
| Mail & Other | 217.6 | 241.6 | 24.0 | 11.0% | 109.0 | 108.1 | -0.8 | -0.8% | |
| Express & Parcels Banco CTT |
125.8 45.7 |
122.7 57.9 |
-3.1 12.3 |
-2.5% 26.8% |
62.4 24.5 |
61.3 29.9 |
-1.1 5.4 |
-1.7% 22.0% |
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| Financial Services & Retail | 23.7 | 24.2 | 0.5 | 2.2% | 11.6 | 12.3 | 0.7 | 6.3% | |
| Operating costs (EBITDA)2 | 355.5 | 396.0 | 40.5 | 11.4% | 179.2 | 183.3 | 4.1 | 2.3% | |
| EBITDA3 | 57.3 | 50.4 | -6.9 | -12.0% | 28.3 | 28.4 | 0.1 | 0.5% | |
| Depreciation & amortization | 28.6 | 31.8 | 3.2 | 11.1% | 14.6 | 16.4 | 1.8 | 12.4% | |
| Recurring EBIT | 28.7 | 18.6 | -10.1 | -35.0% | 13.6 | 12.0 | -1.7 | -12.2% | |
| Specific items | -2.3 | -2.1 | 0.2 | 10.6% | -1.5 | 0.6 | 2.1 | 142.9% | |
| 20.7 | -10.3 | -33.2% | 15.1 | 11.3 | -3.8 | -24.9% | |||
| 0.2 | 7.2% | ||||||||
| EBIT | 31.0 | ||||||||
| Financial results (+/-) | -5.4 | -4.7 | 0.7 | 13.1% | -2.7 | -2.5 | |||
| Income tax for the period | 8.4 | 1.5 | -6.9 | -82.2% | 3.9 | -0.3 | -4.2 | -108.4% | |
| Non-controlling interests Net profit for the period4 |
0.1 17.2 |
0.0 14.5 |
-0.1 -2.6 |
-78.5% -15.3% |
0.0 8.5 |
0.0 9.2 |
-0.0 0.7 |
-125.6% 7.9% |
1 Excluding specific items.
2 In 2021, operating costs (EBITDA) include impairments and provisions; also, the impact of the leases covered by IFRS 16 is presented pursuant to this standard.
3 Excluding depreciation & amortization and specific items.
4 Attributable to equity holders.
It should be noted that 1H22 was negatively marked by several factors, such as the international economic environment associated with the Russia/Ukraine military conflict, causing constraints in the global supply chain of goods, and the long-term effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
CTT revenues grew by 8.2% in 1H22 to €446.4m, up by €33.6m compared to 1H21, reflecting the performances of the Mail & Other business unit (+€24.0m; +11.0% y.o.y), Banco CTT's growth (+€12.3m; +26.8% y.o.y) and Financial Services & Retail (+€0.5m; +2.2% y.o.y). Revenues of the Express & Parcels business unit declined (-€3.1m; -2.5% y.o.y).
Mail & Other revenues amounted to €241.6m in 1H22, which corresponded to a year-on-year growth of €24.0m (+11.0% y.o.y).
The growth registered in this business unit was catalyzed by the business solutions segment (+€34.6m) reflecting the integration of NewSpring Services in CTT's Business Solutions base offer in September 2021 (+€11.9m) and the €22.7m growth of the business solutions base largely explained by the revenue related to a laptop sale project started in the last quarter of 2021 (+€21.5m).
In 1H22, mail service revenues registered a variation of -5.0% (-€10.4m) compared with 1H21, penalized by the strong decrease in the revenues of international inbound mail (-€10.8m; -53.5%).
It should be noted that in 1H22 addressed mail volumes, excluding international inbound mail, declined only by 2.2% in comparison with 1H21, which had never occurred in the last 5 years. The associated revenues grew by 1.0%. This situation resulted from the good performance of the business channel, which mitigated the decline in activity in the retail channel due to the reduced demand for e-commerce small packets, which resulted in pressure on the average price due to the mix effect between the business channel and the retail channel, with a higher unit value.
The growth in the revenues of registered mail (+€4.0m; +6.6% y.o.y), priority mail (+€0.2m; +5.8% y.o.y) and international outbound mail (+€2.9m; +14.7% y.o.y) should be highlighted, although without the additional revenue in the month of February due to the rerun of the legislative elections in the European constituency, they would have slightly decreased by €0.6m (-3.2%).
The remaining business lines posted decreases: ordinary mail (-€3.9m; -5.3% y.o.y), green mail (-€1.0m; -19.8% y.o.y), editorial mail (-€0.4m; -6.6% y.o.y), advertising mail (-€0.3m; -3.7% y.o.y), parcels (-€0.4m; -11.1% y.o.y), philately (-€0.3m; -10.3% y.o.y) and other mail products and services (-€0.1m; -8.7% y.o.y).
Business solutions recorded revenues of €41.8m (+€34.6m) due to the consolidation of NewSpring Services (+€11.9m) and the revenues related to the laptop sales project (+€21.5m) in 1Q22. Excluding these effects, the revenues have grown by 17.4% y.o.y, as a result of the continued focus on diversifying the offer and strengthening existing skills.
Also noteworthy within the business solutions segment are: (1) the growth of the document management business, with the attraction of new clients, namely utilities, banking and services and new municipalities for the solution of management of administrative offences; (2) the launch at the end of May of a new version of the e-Carta hybrid mail product, which allows small and medium-sized enterprises to digitalise their mail dispatch processes; and (3) the reinforcement of the IT equipment offer and the launch of a new stationery catalogue, consolidating CTT's strategy of becoming the partner of reference, in a "onestop-shop" logic, for national companies.
On 7 March, the new 2022 prices for postal services provided in the scope of the universal service came into force, set out in accordance with Law 17/2012, of 26 April, as amended by Decree-Law 22-A/2022, of 7 February (Postal Law).
In 1H22, the average variation in prices of the universal postal service5 was 4.93% y.o.y.
5 Including letter mail, editorial mail and parcels of the universal postal service, excluding international inbound mail.
| CTT – Correios de Portugal, S.A. | ||||||||
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| Mail volumes | ||||||||
| In 1H22, addressed mail volumes posted a decline of 3.9% compared to1H21. | ||||||||
| Mail volumes | ||||||||
| 1H21 | 1H22 | ∆ | ∆% | 2Q21 | 2Q22 | ∆ | ∆% | |
| Transactional mail | 216.0 | 206.6 | -9.4 | -4.3% | 108.9 | 102.1 | -6.8 | -6.3% |
| Advertising mail | 19.1 | 19.5 | 0.5 | 2.4% | 9.0 | 11.2 | 2.2 | 23.9% |
| Editorial mail | 14.7 | 13.9 | -0.9 | -5.9% | 7.5 | 7.0 | -0.5 | -7.1% |
| Addressed mail | 249.8 | 240.0 | -9.8 | -3.9% | 125.4 | 120.2 | -5.2 | -4.1% |
Transactional mail volumes declined by 4.3% y.o.y, due to more marked declines in international inbound mail (-36.3% y.o.y). This downward trend has been observed since 2H21 due to the entry into force as of 1 July 2021 of the abolition of the VAT exemption on postal items below €22 ("de minimis"), leading to the need for customs clearance of all items of extra-EU origin containing goods, which resulted in an increase in customs transit times.
In the opposite direction, registered mail grew (+8.7% y.o.y), driven by the dynamics of contractual customers, especially the government and services sector, as did international outbound mail (+7.7% y.o.y), impacted by the effect of the rerun of the elections in the European constituency. Excluding this effect, there would have been a decrease of 4.4% y.o.y.
In 1H22, addressed advertising mail volumes increased by 2.4% and unaddressed advertising mail decreased by 6.3%.
A new CTT Ads Creativity solution was launched, in partnership with the Milford agency, for the strategic and creative development of communication campaigns. The "CTT Ads Success Stories" campaign continued, with the aim of boosting the advertising offer among clients with online businesses, to promote trial of advertising solutions.
Express & Parcels revenues amounted to €122.7m in 1H22, a year-on-year decrease of €3.1m (-2.5%).
It should be noted that 1Q22 was impacted by a difficult year-on-year comparison, as 1Q21 was a quarter affected by the effect of the restrictions associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly the second lockdown, which strongly boosted the e-commerce activity.
In Portugal in 2Q22, the CEP activity resumed the path of growth in volumes per working day by 3.5%, supported essentially by e-commerce (B2C) customers, with a particular focus on large global marketplaces.
In 1H22, the logistics product line, which is a pillar of the development of vertical integration with the CEP business, continued its double-digit growth (+19.4% y.o.y), based on attracting new customers, which in 1Q22 enabled the complete logistical operation of the supply of computers and peripherals to Portuguese schools to be carried out.
Revenues of the cargo product line amounted to €2.6m in 1H22, decreasing by 44.9% compared to 1H21, a reduction related to the change in the operating strategy, which aimed to find a solution to position this product line at positive margin levels.
The banking documents delivery product line closed the semester with revenues of €2.1m (-9.1% y.o.y) and remained under pressure in a context of continued reduction of the capillarity of banking networks, as well as of lower collection/delivery frequency.
CTT continued to roll out its 24-hour Locker strategy to both the general public and private premises (both residential and corporate), as well as Click&Collect. These allow clients to pick up their parcels with maximum convenience, 24 hours a day, every day of the week (24/7). As at the end of June 2022, CTT's parcel locker network comprised 350 lockers in various locations around the country, namely in hospitals,
intermodal transport platforms, shopping centres, university campuses, physical retail networks, parking lots, gas stations or, in the case of private lockers, in condominiums and in office/business areas.
In late 2021, CTT entered into a partnership with YunExpress, of the Zongteng Group, and created the Open Lockers joint venture to manage and develop the 24-hour Lockers business in the Iberian Peninsula, aimed at deploying a wide locker network in Portugal by the end of 2022.
Revenues in Spain stood at €59.5m in 1H22, corresponding to 4.0% above 1H21 and a 32.7% growth of the contribution margin6 , anchored on an increase in the average price, which was higher than the evolution of unit costs, allowing this quarter to present again a positive recurring EBIT 7 . The implementation of a new commercial model and expansion of the offer will allow for the consolidation of the growth trajectory in the second half of 2022.
The Company maintains its strategy of investing in technology and innovation, as well as the start-up of new own delivery offices during this year that will allow the Company to move forward in its commitment to Iberian growth.
Revenues in Mozambique in 1H22 stood at €1.7m, 13.0% above 1H21. The growth achieved was supported by the partnership with a freight forwarder in Africa.
Banco CTT revenues reached €57.9m in 1H22, an increase of €12.3m (+26.8% y.o.y).
Revenue growth was due to the positive performance of net interest income, which totaled €34.4m in 1H22, €8.7m above 1H21 (+33.7% y.o.y).
The Cartão Universo consumer credit portfolio generated revenues of €10.3m in 1H22, with a net balance sheet volume of €324.1m as at June 2022, a growth of €32.0m (+11.0%) compared to December 2021.
Interest from consumer credit amounted to €21.5m in 1H22, growing by €3.4m (+18.8% y.o.y) and auto loans reached a loan portfolio net of impairments of €698.8m (+7.7% vs. December 2021). Auto loans production stood at €125.5m in 1H22 (+37.3% y.o.y).
Interest from mortgage loans recorded a year-on-year increase of 11.9%, with a €629.3m mortgage loan portfolio net of impairments (+5.8% vs. December 2021). Mortgage loan production amounted to €72.0m, a year-on-year growth of €2.7m (+3.9% y.o.y).
Commissions received in this business unit reached €21.6m, up €3.5m vis-à-vis 1H21 (+19.1% y.o.y). Worthy of note are the positive contributions of (i) commissions received regarding accounts and cards, which amounted to €5.8m (+€0.9m; +19.2% y.o.y), (ii) savings products (off-balance sheet), which totaled €2.3m (+€0.7m; +42.1% y.o.y) as a result of a net volume off-balance sheet of €840.5m, 18.6% above December 2021, (iii) consumer credit (off-balance sheet) amounting to €1.4m (+€0.5m; +64.6% y.o.y), and (iv) payments, which totaled €8.8m (+€0.7m; +9.0% y.o.y).
Banco CTT's good commercial performance continued to allow for growth in customer deposits to €2,259.6m (+6.4% vs. December 2021) and in the number of accounts to 581k (8k more than in December 2021).
The loan-to-deposit ratio reached 73.4% as at the end of June 2022.
Financial Services & Retail revenues amounted to €24.2m in 1H22, representing a year-on-year increase of €0.5m (+2.2% y.o.y).
There was a positive evolution in revenues in 2Q22, with a growth of €0.7m (+6.3% y.o.y) compared to 2Q21, as in 1Q22 these had fallen (-€0.2m; -1.7% y.o.y) compared to 1Q21.
6 Revenues less direct operating costs (excludes overheads, essentially buildings and fleet).
7 Individual accounts.
Financial services (excluding other revenues) obtained revenues of €15.4m, a decrease of €0.8m (-4.7% y.o.y), broken down as follows:
| of other social benefits, created under the current macroeconomic framework, have contributed to mitigate the structural decline associated with the substitution of this means of payment. |
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| CTT payment services posted revenues of €0.8m in 1H22, declining by €0.1m (-7.6% y.o.y). It should be noted that the beginning of the year 2021 benefited from the referral of tax payments to the CTT retail network, as a result of the pandemic contingency measures. |
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| Retail products and services (excluding other revenues) reached revenues of €8.4m in 1H22, an increase of €0.9m (+11.9% y.o.y), driven by the distribution of social gambling (+20.7%). Sales in this business line have been boosted, focusing on good commercial practices, namely with regard to the factors of exposure and commercial approach in customer service. |
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| CTT has been reinforcing its positioning in the retail segment through a more robust, more regular and more comprehensive offer in the Retail network and CTT outlets, promoting recurrent and impulse buying, and boosting the sale of specific products, particularly convenience technology. |
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| Operating costs | ||||||||
| Operating costs totaled €425.7m, a year-on-year growth of €43.9m (+11.5% y.o.y). | ||||||||
| Operating costs 8 | € million | |||||||
| Staff costs | 1H21 177.3 |
1H22 178.5 |
∆ 1.2 |
∆% 0.7% |
2Q21 88.1 |
2Q22 86.7 |
∆ -1.4 |
∆% -1.6% |
| ES&S | 154.6 | 165.4 | 10.8 | 7.0% | 78.9 | 80.1 | 1.1 | 1.5% |
| Impairments & provisions | 5.8 | 13.2 | 7.4 | 127.8% | 3.4 | 7.4 | 4.0 | 117.9% |
| Other costs | 17.8 | 38.9 | 21.1 | 118.5% | 8.8 | 9.0 | 0.3 | 3.1% |
| Operating costs (EBITDA)8 | 355.5 | 396.0 | 40.5 | 11.4% | 179.2 | 183.3 | 4.1 | 2.3% |
| Depreciation & amortization | 28.6 | 31.8 | 3.2 | 11.1% | 14.6 | 16.4 | 1.8 | 12.4% |
| Specific items | -2.3 | -2.1 | 0.2 | 10.6% | -1.5 | 0.6 | 2.1 | 142.9% |
| Corporate restructuring costs and strategic projects |
9.4 | 3.6 | -5.8 | -61.7% | 8.9 | 2.9 | -5.9 | -66.7% |
| Other non-recurring revenues and costs |
-11.7 | -5.7 | 6.1 | 51.6% | -10.3 | -2.3 | 8.0 | 77.6% |
Staff costs increased by €1.2m (+0.7% y.o.y) in 1H22, essentially in the Mail & Other business unit (+€1.9m y.o.y), due to the acquisition of NewSpring Services (+€6.4m), and in Banco CTT (+€0.3m y.o.y) due to increased commercial activity and team reinforcement in the wake of the partnership with Sonae Financial Services. This growth was partly offset by the remaining business units (-€1.0m y.o.y). Excluding the change in the consolidation perimeter, these costs would have declined by €5.2m, as a result of the measures taken to increase productivity and the focus on operating efficiency.
8 From 2021 onwards, operating costs (EBITDA) include impairments and provisions as well as the impact of the leases covered by IFRS 16 and presented pursuant to this standard.
External supplies & services costs increased by €10.8m (+7.0% y.o.y), both due to the inorganic effect of the acquisition of NewSpring Services (+€3.9m y.o.y), and to business growth, with emphasis on: direct costs, impacted by the effect of legislative elections (+€3.3m), and the growth in business solutions (+€0.6m y.o.y), temporary work (+€1.5m y.o.y), as well as physical and technological resources (+€1.5m y.o.y).
Impairments and provisions increased by €7.4m in 1H22 (+127.8% y.o.y), as a result of the growth in the auto loan portfolio and the Universo credit card.
Other costs grew by €21.1m (+118.5% y.o.y), mainly in the Mail & Other business unit due to the growth of business solutions (+€20.7m y.o.y in connection with the laptop sale project referred to above).
| Depreciation & amortization increased by €3.2m (+11.1% y.o.y), as a result of investment carried out in IT systems (+€1.5m y.o.y) and postal equipment (+€0.3m y.o.y) partially offset by new building and vehicle lease contracts which impacted amortization (+€1.3m y.o.y), due to the IFRS 16 accounting standard. |
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| Specific items amounted to -€2.1m, due to: (i) other non-recurring revenues and costs (-€5.7m y.o.y), which include gross gains and losses arising from the valuation of contracted derivatives (-€5.0m y.o.y); (iii) restructuring costs (+€2.4m y.o.y), including suspension agreements of employment contracts; and (iv) strategic projects (+€1.2m y.o.y). |
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| The valuation of the derivative structure in the amount of €5.0m, as mentioned above, is the result of the MTM (Mark to Market) of the interest rate derivative in the form of a Cap Agreement and Interest Rate Swap, associated with the Ulisses 2 and 3 securitization operations. |
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| Staff | ||||
| As at 30 June 2022, the CTT headcount (permanent and fixed-term staff) consisted of 12,803, an increase of 542 (+4.4%) compared to 30 June 2021. These figures incorporate the inorganic effect of NewSpring Services which had an impact of +846 employees. Excluding this effect, the number of staff would be 11,957, corresponding to a decrease of 302 (-2.5% y.o.y) compared to 30 June 2021. |
Headcount | |||
| 30.06.2021 | 30.06.2022 | ∆ | ∆% | |
| Mail & Other | 10,412 | 10,993 | 581 | 5.6% |
| Express & Parcels | 1,361 | 1,299 | -62 | -4.6% |
| Banco CTT | 453 | 480 | 27 | 6.0% |
| Financial Services & Retail | 35 | 31 | -4 | -11.4% |
| Total, of which: | 12,261 | 12,803 | 542 | 4.4% |
| Permanent | 10,867 | 11,315 | 448 | 4.1% |
| Fixed-term contracts | 1,394 | 1,488 | 94 | 6.7% |
| Portugal Other geographies |
11,607 654 |
12,122 681 |
515 27 |
4.4% 4.1% |
Together, the areas of operations and distribution within the mail network (5,534 employees, of whom 4,190 are delivery postmen and women) and the retail network (2,312 employees) represented circa 69.3% of CTT's permanent staff. Excluding the integration of NewSpring Services, this staff would represent 71.7%.
Recurring EBIT stood at €18.6m in 1H22, decreasing by €10.1m (-35.0% y.o.y), with a margin of 4.2% (7.0% in 1H21).
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| This performance was due to the decline in EBIT in the various business units, except Banco CTT | ||||||||
| (+€3.1m; +128.9% y.o.y), with greater expression in Mail & Other (-€11.3m; -118.1% y.o.y) due to the decline in higher-value and higher-margin mail volumes. |
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| However, it should be noted that the recurring EBIT reached €12.0m in 2Q22 (-€1.7m; -12.2% y.o.y), | ||||||||
| reflecting the expected improvement in the trend in 2Q22. In effect, the recurring EBIT registered in 2Q22 | ||||||||
| stood in at the middle of the range that was guided in the Capital Markets Day held in the past June. | ||||||||
| The growth in Financial Services & Retail revenues in 2Q22 was accompanied by a significant improvement in recurring EBIT in that period, corresponding to +17.2% compared to 2Q21, and to a recovery regarding 1Q22 (-15.3% y.o.y). |
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| Recurring EBIT by business unit | ||||||||
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| 1H21 | 1H22 | ∆ | ∆% | 2Q21 | 2Q22 | ∆ | ∆% | |
| Recurring EBIT by Business Unit | 28.7 | 18.6 | -10.1 | -35.0% | 13.6 | 12.0 | -1.7 | -12.2% |
| Mail & Other | 9.6 | - 1.7 | -11.3 | -118.1% | 4.7 | 1.6 | -3.1 | -66.6% |
| Express & Parcels | 5.4 | 3.7 | -1.7 | -31.7% | 2.9 | 2.4 | -0.5 | -18.1% |
| Banco CTT | 2.4 | 5.5 | 3.1 | 128.9% | 1.0 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 109.6% |
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| Financial Results and Net Profit Consolidated financial results amounted to -€4.7m, an improvement of €0.7m (+13.1% y.o.y). |
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| Financial Results | ||||||||
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| 1H21 | 1H22 | ∆ ∆% |
2Q21 | 2Q22 | ∆ | ∆% | ||
| Financial results | -5.4 | -4.7 | 0.7 13.1% |
-2.7 | -2.5 | 0.2 | 7.2% | |
| Financial income, net | -4.2 | -4.6 | -0.3 | -7.1% | -2.1 | -2.5 | -0.4 | -16.8% |
| Financial costs and losses | -4.3 | -4.6 | -0.3 | -6.8% | -2.1 | -2.4 | -0.2 | -11.1% |
| Financial income Gains/losses in subsidiaries, associated |
0.0 | 0.0 | -0.0 | -51.8% | 0.0 | -0.1 | -0.1 | « |
In 1H22, CTT obtained a consolidated net profit attributable to equity holders of €14.5m, which is €2.6m below 1H21, negatively impacted by the evolution of EBIT (-€10.3m y.o.y) and positively by financial results (+€0.7m y.o.y) and by the corporate income tax for the period (-€6.9m y.o.y).
Capex stood at €12.0m in 1H22, up 2.0% (+€0.2m y.o.y) compared to 1H21.
Although the same level of investment was achieved in this semester, the Company increased its investment in IT systems to support the Bank's business (+€0.6m y.o.y) and in the implementation of a physical-digital omnichannel strategy for the private customers segment (+€1.0m y.o.y). On the other hand, there was a decrease in other areas (-€1.3m y.o.y).
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| Cash flow | ||||||||
| In 1H22, the Company generated an operating cash flow of €19.0m, a year-on-year decrease of €18.9m (-49.8%). |
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| Cash flow910 | ||||||||
| € million | ||||||||
| EBITDA | 1H21 57.3 |
1H22 50.4 |
∆ -6.9 |
∆% -12.0% |
2Q21 28.3 |
2Q22 28.4 |
∆ 0.1 |
∆% 0.5% |
| Non-cash items* | -9.3 | -3.4 | 6.0 | 63.9% | -4.3 | -1.1 | 3.2 | 74.0% |
| Specific items** | 2.3 | 2.1 | -0.2 | -10.6% | 1.5 | -0.6 | -2.1 | -142.9% |
| Capex | -11.7 | -12.0 | -0.2 | -2.0% | -5.9 | -6.1 | -0.2 | -3.3% |
| Δ Working capital | -0.7 | -18.2 | -17.5 | « | 5.4 | -12.0 | -17.4 | « |
| Operating cash flow | 37.8 | 19.0 | -18.9 | -49.8% | 25.0 | 8.6 | -16.4 | -65.6% |
| Employee benefits | -6.6 | -7.5 | -1.0 | -14.7% | -3.4 | -3.4 | 0.1 | 2.6% |
| Tax Free cash flow |
0.0 31.3 |
-7.6 3.8 |
-7.6 -27.5 |
« -87.7% |
-0.2 21.4 |
-7.6 -2.4 |
-7.4 -23.7 |
« -111.2% |
| Debt (principal + interest) | -2.8 | -8.0 | -5.2 | -187.3% | -2.6 | -4.1 | -1.5 | -59.6% |
| Dividends | -12.8 | -17.7 | -4.9 | -38.5% | -12.8 | -17.7 | -4.9 | -38.5% |
| Acquisition of own shares | -6.4 | -15.4 | -9.0 | -139.8% | -6.4 | -13.7 | -7.3 | -114.4% |
| Disposal of buildings | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - |
| Financial investments | -0.8 | -0.2 | 0.6 | 80.5% | -0.8 | -0.2 | 0.6 | 80.5% |
| Change in adjusted cash | 8.6 | -37.3 | -45.9 | « | -1.1 | -38.0 | -36.8 | « |
| Δ Liabilities related to Financial Serv. | 128.0 | -6.0 | -134.0 | -104.7% | 96.6 | 112.2 | 15.6 | 16.1% |
| & others and Banco CTT, net9 | ||||||||
| Δ Other10 | -0.1 | 12.7 | 12.8 | » | 0.7 | 6.9 | 6.2 | » |
| Net change in cash *Impairments, Provisions and IFRS 16 affecting EBITDA |
136.6 | -30.6 | -167.2 | -122.4% | 96.1 | 81.1 | -15.1 | -15.7% |
| **Specific items affecting EBITDA | ||||||||
| The negative evolution of the operating cash flow in 1H22 resulted mainly from the negative performance of EBITDA and pressure on working capital as a result of a one-off increase in the average collection period. |
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| In addition to the effects mentioned above, the €19.0m operating cash flow in 1H22 continues to be negatively impacted the payments occurred in this semester still related to the investment made in 4Q21. |
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| Non-current assets | 31.12.2021 | 30.06.2022 | ∆ 166.1 |
∆% 8.4% |
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| Current assets | 1,970.3 1,614.9 |
2,136.4 1,737.0 |
122.1 | 7.6% | ||||
| Assets | 3,585.2 | 3,873.4 | 288.2 | 8.0% | ||||
| Equity | 174.5 | 191.6 | 17.1 | 9.8% | ||||
| Liabilities | 3,410.7 | 3,681.8 | 271.1 | 7.9% | ||||
| Δ Liabilities related to Financial Serv. | ||||||
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| Impairments, Provisions and IFRS 16 affecting EBITDA *Specific items affecting EBITDA |
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| The negative evolution of the operating cash flow in 1H22 resulted mainly from the negative performance of EBITDA and pressure on working capital as a result of a one-off increase in the average collection period. |
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| In addition to the effects mentioned above, the €19.0m operating cash flow in 1H22 continues to be negatively impacted the payments occurred in this semester still related to the investment made in 4Q21. |
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| 31.12.2021 | 30.06.2022 | ∆ | ∆% | |||
| Non-current assets | 166.1 | 8.4% | ||||
| 1,970.3 | 2,136.4 | |||||
| Current assets | 1,614.9 | 1,737.0 | 122.1 | 7.6% | ||
| Assets | 3,585.2 | 3,873.4 | 288.2 | 8.0% | ||
| Equity | 174.5 | 191.6 | 17.1 | 9.8% | ||
| Liabilities | 3,410.7 | 3,681.8 | 271.1 | 7.9% | ||
| Non-current liabilities | 705.3 | 853.1 | 147.8 | 21.0% | ||
| Current liabilities Equity and consolidated liabilities |
2,705.4 3,585.2 |
2,828.7 3,873.4 |
123.3 288.2 |
4.6% 8.0% |
9 The change in net liabilities of Financial Services & Retail and Banco CTT reflects the evolution of credit balances with third parties, depositors or other banking financial liabilities, net of the amounts invested in credit or investments in securities / banking financial assets, of entities of the CTT Group providing financial services, namely the financial services of CTT, Payshop, Banco CTT and 321 Crédito.
10 The change in other cash items reflects the evolution of Banco CTT's sight deposits at Bank of Portugal, outstanding cheques / clearing of Banco CTT cheques, and impairment of sight and term deposits and bank applications.
The key aspects of the comparison between the consolidated balance sheet as at 30.06.2022 and that as at 31.12.2021 are as follows:
As disclosed in the press release to the market on 19 June 2022, CTT has entered into exclusive negotiations with a third party ("Third Party") aimed at creating a vehicle ("Vehicle") to own and manage this portfolio, which essentially comprises (1) CTT's points of presence, particularly own retail stores that normally are located in the center of municipalities, throughout Portugal and (2) the warehouses and logistics / distribution centers that are core part of CTT's logistics network in Portugal.
| warehouses and logistics / distribution centers that are core part of CTT's logistics network in Portugal. |
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| This new entity, which will incorporate the assets considered in the scope of the Yield Portfolio, will be managed externally, by a specialized and independent asset manager, and will be majority owned by CTT (~75%) New investor(s), both institutional and family offices, will take a minority position in the vehicle. |
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| The management of this Yield Portfolio is aimed at yield generation, both internally and with third parties, of properties that are part of CTT's current and future network and that do not currently have relevant real estate development opportunities. |
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| 2. | Development Portfolio | ||||
| With regard to the Development Portfolio, this comprises, among others, properties that may become, in the near future, non-essential for CTT's logistics networks and which have a potential for real estate development and promotion in specific projects. The CTT Group consolidated balance sheet excluding Banco CTT from the full consolidation perimeter |
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| and accounting it as a financial investment measured by the equity method would be as follows: Consolidated Balance sheet with Banco CTT under equity method |
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| 31.12.2021 | 30.06.2022 | ∆ | ∆% | ||
| Non-current assets | 680.2 | 682.5 | 2.4 | 0.4% | |
| Current assets | 454.9 | 416.9 | -37.9 | -8.3% | |
| Assets | 1,135.0 | 1,099.5 | -35.5 | -3.1% | |
| Equity | 173.9 | 191.9 | 18.0 | 10.3% | |
| Liabilities | 961.1 | 907.6 | -53.5 | -5.6% | |
| Non-current liabilities Current liabilities |
422.5 538.6 |
376.7 530.9 |
-45.8 -7.7 |
-10.8% -1.4% |
Liabilities related to employee benefits (post-employment and long-term benefits) stood at €235.6m in June 2022, down €47.6m compared to December 2021, broken down as specified in the table below:
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| 31.12.2021 | 30.06.2022 | ∆ | ∆% | |
| Total liabilities | 283.1 | 235.6 | -47.6 | -16.8% |
| Healthcare | 263.5 | 215.0 | -48.5 | -18.4% |
| Healthcare (321 Crédito) | 1.5 | 1.1 | -0.4 | -28.1% |
| Suspension agreements | 9.5 | 10.8 | 1.3 | 13.9% |
| Other long-term employee benefits | 6.5 | 5.5 | -1.0 | -15.2% |
| Other long-term benefits (321 Crédito) | 0.2 | 0.2 | -0.0 | -13.2% |
| 0.2 | -0.0 | |||
| Pension plan | 0.3 | -13.4% | ||
| Other benefits | 1.6 | 2.7 | 1.1 | 66.7% |
| Deferred tax assets | -78.6 | -65.7 | 12.8 | 16.3% |
| Current amount of after-tax liabilities | 204.5 | 169.8 | -34.7 | -17.0% |
| €65.7m, which brings the current amount of liabilities related to employee benefits net of deferred tax assets associated with them to €169.8m. Consolidated net debt |
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| Consolidated net debt | ||||
| € million | ||||
| 31.12.2021 | 30.06.2022 | ∆ | ∆% | |
| Net debt | 58.9 | 97.2 | 38.4 | 65.2% |
| ST & LT debt | 201.1 | 202.2 | 1.0 | 0.5% |
| of which Finance leases (IFRS16) | 115.3 | 125.0 | 9.7 | 8.4% |
| Adjusted cash (I+II) | 142.3 | 104.9 | -37.3 | -26.3% |
| Cash & cash equivalents | 877.9 | 847.3 | -30.6 | -3.5% |
| Cash & cash equivalents at the end of the period (I) | 857.0 | 813.6 | -43.3 | -5.1% |
| Other cash items | 20.9 | 33.6 | 12.7 | 60.8% |
| Healthcare (321 Crédito) | 1.5 | 1.1 | -0.4 | -28.1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspension agreements | 9.5 | 10.8 | 1.3 | 13.9% |
| Other long-term employee benefits | 6.5 | 5.5 | -1.0 | -15.2% |
| Other long-term benefits (321 Crédito) | 0.2 | 0.2 | -0.0 | -13.2% |
| Pension plan | 0.3 | 0.2 | -0.0 | -13.4% |
| Other benefits | 1.6 | 2.7 | 1.1 | 66.7% |
| Deferred tax assets | -78.6 | -65.7 | 12.8 | 16.3% |
| Current amount of after-tax liabilities | 204.5 | 169.8 | -34.7 | -17.0% |
| The decrease in the Healthcare item (-€48.5m) results from the recalculation of the liabilities following the upward revision of the discount rates used to calculate them. These liabilities related to employee benefits are associated with deferred tax assets amounting to €65.7m, which brings the current amount of liabilities related to employee benefits net of deferred tax assets associated with them to €169.8m. |
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| Consolidated net debt Consolidated net debt |
€ million | |||
| 31.12.2021 | 30.06.2022 | ∆ | ∆% | |
| Net debt | 58.9 | 97.2 | 38.4 | 65.2% |
| ST & LT debt of which Finance leases (IFRS16) |
201.1 | 202.2 125.0 |
1.0 9.7 |
0.5% 8.4% |
| 115.3 | ||||
| Adjusted cash (I+II) | 142.3 | 104.9 | -37.3 | -26.3% |
| Cash & cash equivalents Cash & cash equivalents at the end of the period (I) |
877.9 857.0 |
847.3 813.6 |
-30.6 -43.3 |
-3.5% -5.1% |
| Other cash items | 20.9 | 33.6 | 12.7 | 60.8% |
| Other Financial Services liabilities, net (II) | -714.7 | -708.7 | 6.0 | 0.8% |
| The key aspects of the comparison between the consolidated net debt as at 30.06.2022 and that as at 31.12.2021, are as follows: |
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| Adjusted cash decreased by €37.3m, despite the positive performance of the operating cash flow (+€19.0m) that did not offset the payment of employee benefits (-€7.5m), tax payments (-€7.6m), debt service (-€8.0m), the acquisition of own shares (-€15.4m) and the payment of dividends (-€17.7m). |
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| Short-term & long-term debt increased by €1.0m essentially due to the combined effect of the increase in lease liabilities (+€9.7m) and the reduction in Bank loans (-€8.7m). |
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| CTT Group net debt excluding Banco CTT from the full consolidation perimeter and accounting it as a financial investment measured by the equity method would be as follows: |
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| Consolidated net debt with Banco CTT under equity method | ||||
| € million | ||||
| 31.12.2021 | 30.06.2022 | ∆ | ∆% | |
| Net debt with Banco CTT under equity method | 182.4 | 227.9 | 45.5 | 25.0% |
| ST & LT debt | 198.5 | 200.1 | 1.6 | 0.8% |
| of which Finance leases (IFRS16) | 112.6 | 122.9 | 10.3 | 9.1% |
| Adjusted cash (I+II) | 16.1 | -27.8 | -43.9 | -272.6% |
| Cash & cash equivalents | 215.2 | 170.5 | -44.6 | -20.7% |
| Cash & cash equivalents at the end of the period (I) | 215.2 | 170.6 | -44.6 | -20.7% |
| 31.12.2021, are as follows: Adjusted cash decreased by €37.3m, despite the positive performance of the operating cash flow (+€19.0m) that did not offset the payment of employee benefits (-€7.5m), tax payments (-€7.6m), debt service (-€8.0m), the acquisition of own shares (-€15.4m) and the payment of dividends (-€17.7m). Short-term & long-term debt increased by €1.0m essentially due to the combined effect of the increase in lease liabilities (+€9.7m) and the reduction in Bank loans (-€8.7m). |
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| CTT Group net debt excluding Banco CTT from the full consolidation perimeter and accounting it as a financial investment measured by the equity method would be as follows: Consolidated net debt with Banco CTT under equity method |
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| € million | ||||
| 31.12.2021 | 30.06.2022 | ∆ | ∆% | |
| Net debt with Banco CTT under equity method | 182.4 | 227.9 | 45.5 | 25.0% |
| ST & LT debt | 198.5 | 200.1 | 1.6 | 0.8% |
| of which Finance leases (IFRS16) | 112.6 | 122.9 | 10.3 | 9.1% |
| Adjusted cash (I+II) | 16.1 | -27.8 | -43.9 | -272.6% |
| Cash & cash equivalents | 215.2 | 170.5 | -44.6 | -20.7% |
| Cash & cash equivalents at the end of the period (I) | 215.2 | 170.6 | -44.6 | -20.7% |
| Other cash items Other Financial Services liabilities, net (II) |
0.0 -199.1 |
0.0 -198.4 |
0.0 0.7 |
81.2% 0.3% |
The concession agreement sets out that, for the year 2022, which will be the transition period, the prices of the services included in the universal postal service offer to be implemented by CTT shall respect a maximum annual average variation of 6.80%, which considers the decline in mail volumes observed in the first nine months of 2021 and the variation of the Consumer Price Index for the Transport expense category, as communicated by the National Statistics Institute for the month of October 2021. The pricing proposal was submitted to ANACOM on 28 February and the new prices entered into force on 7 March 2022, without prejudice to the evaluation to be carried out by ANACOM, in accordance with the provisions of said agreement.
The special prices of the postal services included in the universal postal service offer applicable to bulk mail senders were also updated on 7 March 2022 following the information sent to ANACOM on 28 February 2022.
The aforementioned updates correspond to an average annual price variation of 5.84% for the year 2022.
In the 1st half of 2022, work was carried out leading to the definition of the criteria to be followed in the pricing of the postal services within the basket of the universal postal service the for the three-year period 2023-2025.
Following the negotiation process conducted by the parties (ANACOM, DGC and CTT), agreement was reached in principle on a draft text for the Convention to be concluded for the period 2023-2025, which was under public consultation until 15 July 2022. Subsequently, the Convention in its final wording was signed by the parties and is to be notified to the Government by the deadline set for this purpose.
In the context of the Share Buy-back Program announced to the market on 16 March 2022, as at 30 June 2022 the Company had already acquired 4,207,721 shares. As a consequence, on 30 June 2022, the Company held, as a result of the transactions carried out within said Program, an aggregated total of 5,707,722 own shares, representing 3.81% of its share capital, including 1,500,001 own shares previously acquired.
As at 21 July 2022, date of the communication to the market of the last Interim report on the transactions carried out in the context of the share buy-back program, the Company had already acquired 4,359,721 shares. Hence, on 21 July 2022, the Company held, as a result of the transactions carried out within the Buy-back Program, an aggregated total of 5,859,722 own shares, representing 3.91% of its share capital, including 1,500,001 own shares previously acquired.
On 23 June 2022, the Company held CTT Capital Markets Day 2022. During this event, the Management team reviewed the Company's continued transformation strategy anchored on business and commerce services and presented the new strategy and the ESG (Environment, Social and Governance) and financial targets for the 2022-25 period.
Noteworthy is the entry into operation of 4 Delivery Offices equipped exclusively with electric vehicles totaling 5 of such facilities in the national territory: 1000 Lisboa, 1300 Lisboa, 2750 Cascais, 9880 Santa Cruz da Graciosa (Azores) and 9400 Porto Santo (Madeira). As these vehicles do not emit particles and NOx during their use and, as CTT acquires 100% of electricity from renewable sources, the carbon impact of the electric vehicles operated by CTT is zero, contributing to better air quality in cities.
As a pioneer company in the incorporation of electric vehicles in its vehicle fleet and in the permanent innovation of its products and services, CTT tested several electric vehicles in an operational context: Citroen AMI Cargo, Maxus and eDeliver 3 and 9 vans, and Arrival vehicles. CTT's fleet currently includes 497 alternative vehicles, predominantly electric vehicles, corresponding to 12.5% of the total fleet. To be noted is that, during the reporting period, 71 more light goods vehicles and 44 motorbikes started operating and the charging infrastructure was reinforced with the installation of 63 chargers on the mainland Portugal and in the autonomous regions. The distance travelled by CTT's fleet of alternative vehicles increased by 124% in relation to 2021, not only due to the increased number of this type of vehicles in CTT's own fleet but also due to the optimization and expansion of the Company's activity.
Pursuing the CTT People management strategy and believing that conciliation between professional, personal and family life is fundamental for the balance of each one of us and of the organization, CTT applied, in this context, to obtain efr (family-responsible entity) Certification for the companies CTT, CTT Expresso and CTT Contacto. During the 1st half of 2022, the various stages necessary to obtain this certification continued and the Company has obtained the certification of familyresponsible entity awarded by the Fundación MásFamilia, in partnership with ACEGE and certified by APCER.
As for the preservation of the environment and biodiversity, planting activities related to the "A Tree for the Forest" project, which had been suspended or carried out with no participation of volunteers due to the pandemic restrictions, were resumed. This is a joint initiative of CTT and Quercus which has already had 8 annual editions and aims to reforest some areas of the country with native species, namely protected areas, Classified Areas and National Forests at high risk of fire or more affected by forest fires, having already allowed the plantation of more than 100,000 trees. A few weeks before the beginning of spring and with the collaboration of over 500 volunteers who joined this cause, around 6,000 trees of native species were planted, corresponding to the kits sold in the previous edition of the project. This action took place at Mata da Machada, in Barreiro.
The pilot project CTT Reusable ECO Packaging, launched in 2021, was distinguished with an honorable mention in the ceremony of the 3rd edition of the National Sustainability Award, promoted by Jornal de Negócios. This is the largest editorial initiative in Portugal and rewards organizations that stand out for their performance and good sustainability practices in the environmental, social and governance areas.
The first half of the year was indelibly marked by the war in Ukraine and CTT joined various other partners and once again used its nationwide retail network to collect donations, its transport logistics to concentrate and ship those donations to their final destination. The solidarity campaign "Help the people of Ukraine" was available to CTT customers between 2 and 8 March in all CTT post offices, from north to south of the country, including the Autonomous Regions of Madeira and Azores. Anyone could come to our post offices and leave a package with their donated goods. As a result, 40 tons of donated goods were sent to Ukraine, in 240 pallets of materials, which loaded eight trucks and one plane. The participation of several partners should be highlighted: TAP, Transportes Bernardo Marques, Transportes Pascoal, Transportes Figueiredo e Figueiredo and Galp, as well as almost 50 volunteers from CTT, who dedicated themselves to the heavy logistics work of preparing these shipments.
Within the context of increased macro-economic and persistent geopolitical risks, the 2022 guidance is confirmed as follows:
The risk outlook is maintained as follows: (1) macro risks are relevant and persistent, namely, geopolitical uncertainty, inflation, cost of energy and raw materials and de minimis; (2) the COVID-19 pandemic continues to represent a relevant risk factor; and (3) there are also severe risks in the functioning of logistics chains, namely originated in Asia.
The revenue and recurring EBIT guidance reflect continued growth and transformation, notwithstanding a challenging environment.
Within the scope of the authorization conferred at the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders held on 21 April 2022, on 27 July 2022, the Board of Directors of the Company resolved to increase the maximum pecuniary amount and number of shares that may be acquired under the share buyback program of the Company (the "Buy-back Program") as follows:
The other terms and conditions of the Buy-back Program approved by the Board of Directors and the 2022 Annual General Meeting and communicated on 16 March 2022 remain unchanged.
This press release is based on CTT – Correios de Portugal, S.A. interim condensed consolidated financial statements for the 1st half of 2022 with limited revision by an auditor registered with the Portuguese Securities Market Commission (CMVM).
Lisbon, 27 July 2022
The Board of Directors
This information to the market and the general public is made under the terms and for the purposes of article 29-Q of the Portuguese Securities Code. It is also available on CTT website at: https://www.ctt.pt/grupo-ctt/investidores/comunicados/index
CTT – Correios de Portugal, S.A.
Guy Pacheco Market Relations Representative of CTT
Nuno Vieira Director of Investor Relations of CTT
Contacts: Email: [email protected] Fax: + 351 210 471 996 Telephone: + 351 210 471 087
This document has been prepared by CTT – Correios de Portugal, S.A. (the "Company" or "CTT") exclusively for communication of the financial results of the first half of 2022 (1H22) and has a mere informative nature. This document does not constitute, nor must it be interpreted as, an offer to sell, issue, exchange or buy any financial instruments (namely any securities issued by CTT or by any of its subsidiaries or affiliates), nor any kind of solicitation, recommendation or advice to (di)invest by CTT, its subsidiaries or affiliates.
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Hence, neither this press release nor any part of it, nor its distribution, constitute the basis of, or may be invoked in any context as, a contract, or compromise or decision of investment, in any jurisdiction. Thus being, the Company does not assume liability for this document if it is used with a purpose other than the above.
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