Earnings Release • May 29, 2024
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Paris, 29 May 2024
1Adjusted EBITDA = current operating profit stemming from operational reporting (consolidated operating income before other non-current operating income and expense, excluding the impact of IFRS 11 and IFRS 16 accounting rules) adjusted for provisions and depreciation and amortisation of fixed operating assets. Adjusted EBITDA therefore includes the benefit of rental savings generated by the Villages Nature project following the agreements signed in December 2022 (€10.9 million for 2023, €14.5 million for 2024, €12.4 million for 2025 and €4.0 million for 2026).
2 Recognition in the first half of the 2023/2024 financial year of additional German government aid of €10.9 million for the Covid-19 pandemic.
3 Forecast announced in a press release on 1 December 2023.
4 Revolving Credit Facility
5 Data according to operational reporting. These targets are based on data, assumptions and estimates considered reasonable by the Group at the date they were established. These data, assumptions and estimates are likely to change or be modified as a result of uncertainties linked to the health, economic or financial environment. The occurrence of one or more of the risks described in chapter 2 "Risk factors" of the Universal Registration Document could have an impact on the Group's businesses, financial position, results or outlook, and therefore call into question its ability to deliver its targets and forecasts. The Group therefore makes no commitment and provides no guarantee as to the achievement of the targets presented.
6 Operating cash flows after capex and before non-recurring items and flows related to financing activities.

"Thanks to its unique positioning as a leader in local tourism and underpinned by the strength of its four brands, the Pierre & Vacances-Center Parcs Group is consolidating its earnings growth with higher performances for the fifth consecutive half-year period. With our EBITDA forecast revised upwards to €170 million for the full year 2024, we are exceeding the targets set out in our ReInvention plan a year ahead of schedule, and our goal is to achieve record operating profitability of 10% on revenue of €2 billion by 2026.
The successful implementation of our new financing structure, less than two years after the completion of our restructuring operations, also testifies to the confidence of our banking partners in our business model and strategic directions.
On the strength of these achievements and the commitment of our teams, we have all the cards in hand to go beyond our initial objectives and offer our guests a reinvented tourism that is more sustainable, 100% experiential, modern and value-creating".
Less than two years after the completion of the Group's Restructuring Transactions on 16 September 2022, and buoyed by the strong operating performances recorded since then, on 29 May 2024, the Group obtained approvals from its lenders to refinance its corporate debt:
The RCF will be secured by a pledge on 100% of CP Europe NV shares and shares of the main subsidiaries of CP Holding and CP Europe NV, as well as by a pledge on the receivables of PV SA in respect of the intra-group loans that will be granted to its subsidiaries using the RCF.
During the first half of 2023/2024, the Group finalised its application for government aid from the German authorities, leading it to record a subsidy in respect of the Covid-19 pandemic for an amount net of ancillary costs of €10.9 million.
On 28 December 2023, the Group completed the disposal of its loss-making businesses operated by lease for 29 Seniorales residences to the ACAPACE Group, which owns the Jardins d'Arcadie (residences for the elderly) and Sandaya (open-air hotels). ACAPACE has taken over this scope with effect from 1 January 2024.
To reflect the operational reality of the Group's businesses and the readability of their performance, the Group's financial communication, in line with operational reporting as monitored by management, continues to include the results of joint ventures on a proportional basis and does not include the application of IFRS 16.
The Group's results are also presented according to the following operational sectors defined in compliance with the IFRS 8 standard7, i.e.:
The Group's operational reporting is presented in Note 3 - Information by operational segment in the Appendix to the consolidated half-year financial statements. A reconciliation table with the primary financial statements is presented hereafter.
| H1 2024 | H1 2023 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| €m | Operational reporting | Operational reporting | Change |
| Center Parcs | 494.9 | 494.9 | +0.0% |
| of which: Revenue from tourism businesses | 479.0 | 436.7 | +9.7% |
| o/w accommodation revenue | 372.2 | 340.5 | +9.3% |
| Pierre & Vacances | 158.8 | 148.1* | +7.2% |
| of which: Revenue from tourism businesses | 158.8 | 148.1 | +7.2% |
| o/w accommodation revenue | 130.5 | 119.9 | +8.8% |
| Adagio | 105.8 | 99.2 | +6.6% |
| of which: Revenue from tourism businesses | 105.8 | 99.2 | +6.6% |
| o/w accommodation revenue | 94.7 | 89.6 | +5.7% |
| maeva.com | 23.9 | 20.7 | +15.3% |
| of which: Revenue from tourism businesses | 23.9 | 20.7 | +15.3% |
| Major Projects & Senioriales | 38.2 | 44.9 | -14.9% |
| Corporate | 0.6 | 1.0 | -38.8% |
| Total | 822.2 | 808.8 | +1.7% |
| Revenue from tourism businesses | 767.5 | 704.7 | +8.9% |
| Accommodation revenue | 597.4 | 550.1 | +8.6% |
| Supplementary income | 170.2 | 154.7 | +10.0% |
| Other revenue | 54.7 | 104.1 | -47.4% |
*Restated for the externalisation of the maeva.com operating segment
7 See page 186 of the Universal Registration Document, filed with the AMF on 21 December 2023 and available on the www.groupepvcp.com
8 The Group has externalised the maeva.com operating segment in order to improve the readability of the performance of this business line and has consequently restated the historical comparative information presented in this press release.


Following a 5.9% rise in revenue in the first quarter of 2023/2024, the Group stepped up the pace of growth in the second quarter, with an 11.8% increase in revenue, bringing total tourism revenue for the first half to €767.5 million (up 8.9%).
| RevPar | Average letting rates (by night, for accommodation) |
Number of nights sold | Occupancy rate | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| € (excl. | Chg. % | € (excl. | Chg. % | Units | Chg. % | Chg. Pts | Chg. N-1 | |
| tax) | N-1 | tax) | N-1 | N-1 | N-1 | |||
| Center Parcs | 117.8 | +6.4% | 165.5 | +7.5% | 2,248 981 | +1.6% | 71.2% | -0.8 pt |
| Pierre & Vacances | 80.1 | +11.4% | 134.9 | -0.3% | 966,911 | +9.1% | 67.4% | +6.2 pts |
| Adagio | 72.6 | +3.0% | 103.3 | +6.5% | 917,263 | -0.8% | 70.8% | -2.6 pts |
| H1 2023/24 | 98.0 | +7.2% | 144.5 | +5.7% | 4,133 155 | +2.7% | 70.1% | +0.8 pt |
Growth in revenue was driven by the rise in average letting rates (+5.7%) and the number of nights sold (+2.7%). The occupancy rate was up by 0.8 points to 70.1% over the period (vs. 69.3% in H1 2022/2023). RevPar9 was up 7.2% compared with H1 2022/2023.
Growth was driven by the Domains in the BNG10 region and was boosted by a rise in average selling prices (+7.5%) thanks to the premiumisation strategy and park renovation works, and by a rise in the number of nights sold (+1.6%).
Business at the French Domains was penalised by the partial unavailability of cottages at Domaine des Hauts de Bruyères and Domaine des Bois Francs, which were being renovated during the first half.
The occupancy rate was down by 0.8 points to 71.2% over the period.
RevPar was up 6.4%.
Revenue at the brand was higher in both France and Spain.
All destinations combined, the P&V brand recorded growth in the occupancy rate of 6.2 points to 67.4%.
Average selling prices were stable over H1 (-0.3%), due to a less favourable mix effect (strong growth in revenue from seaside destinations (+15.1%), with lower average prices than mountain sites).
RevPar was up 11.4%.
9 RevPar =accommodation revenue divided by the number of nights offered
10 Belgium, Netherlands, Germany
11 Decrease in inventory due to non-renewal of leases
Aparthotel revenue rose by 5.7% in the first half, driven by a 6.5% increase in average selling prices. The occupancy rate fell by 2.6 points to 70.8% (significant base effect with an occupancy rate up 8 points in the first half of 2022/2023 following the rebound in post-Covid activity).
RevPar was up 3.0%.
H1 supplementary income totalled €170.2 million, up 10.0% relative to H1 of the previous year, driven by higher onsite sales (+13.0%) reflecting our strategy to round out the offer and growth in the maeva.com management and distribution business (+15.3% over the half-year period).
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H1 2023/2024 revenue from other businesses totalled €54.7 million compared with €104.1 million in H1 2022/2023 (decline with no significant impact on EBITDA), primarily made up of:
NB: The seasonal nature of the Group's business in the first half of the year and the linear accounting of expenses lead to a structural operating loss during the period.
| H1 2024 | H1 2023 | |
|---|---|---|
| Operational | Operational | |
| € millions | reporting | reporting |
| Revenue | 822.2 | 808.8 |
| Adjusted EBITDA | -21.4 | -46.8 |
| H1 2024 adjusted EBITDA excluding non-recurring items13 | -32.3 | |
| Center Parcs | 1.1 | -4.6 |
| Pierre & Vacances | -5.0 | -14.7 |
| maeva | -2.8 | -2.6 |
| Adagio | 2.6 | 0.5 |
| Major Projects & Senioriales | -12.2 | -22.6 |
| Corporate | -5.2 | -2.8 |
| Current operating profit (loss) | -53.4 | -70.4 |
| Financial income and expense | -4.2 | -14.0 |
| Other operating income and expense | -14.9 | -8.7 |
| Share of profit (loss) of equity-accounted investments | - | -0.1 |
| Taxes | -9.9 | -0.1 |
| Net Profit (loss) | -82.4 | -93.1 |
12 Revenue from onsite activities (catering, animation, stores, services etc.), co-ownership and multi-owner fees and management mandates, marketing margins and revenue generated by the maeva.com business line.
13 Restated for the impact of additional income from German government aid for the Covid-19 pandemic, recorded in the first half of 2023/24 for an amount of €10.9 million.

The Group benefited from growth in its tourism businesses (+€63 million in revenue compared with the first half of the previous year), as well as its ongoing savings plan, with a target of €50 million in savings over the full-year 2024 (compared with €38 million in 2023), 95% of which has already been validated or committed to date.
Adjusted EBITDA of -€21.4 million for the first half of 2024 also included non-recurring income of €10.9 million corresponding to additional German government aid for the Covid-19 pandemic.
Adjusted for the impact of these non-recurring items, Group adjusted EBITDA in the first half of 2024 was up by €14.5 million (+31%) relative to H1 2023.
Net financial expenses amounted to €4.2 million in the first half of 2023/2024, down €9.8 million compared with the first half of 2022/2023 in view of income from financial investments, which more than offset the rise in interest rates on gross debt.
Other net operational expenses represented €14.9 million in H1 2023/2024, primarily including:
Tax expenses amounted to €9.9 million, stemming primarily from a tax expense due in Germany and the Netherlands.
The Group's net loss totalled €82.4 million, an 11.5% improvement relative to the net loss seen in H1 2023.
| 31 March 2024 | 30 Sept. 2023 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| € millions | Operational | Operational | Change |
| reporting | reporting | ||
| Goodwill | 142.5 | 140.1 | 2.4 |
| Net fixed assets | 484.2 | 504.7 | -20.5 |
| Lease assets | 95.7 | 70.2 | 25.5 |
| TOTAL USES | 722.3 | 714.9 | 7.4 |
| Share capital | 141.2 | 212.7 | -71.5 |
| Provisions for risks and charges | 50.3 | 71.0 | -20.7 |
| Net financial debt | 44.6 | -79.0 | 123.6 |
| Debt related to lease assets obligations | 115.5 | 116.8 | -1.3 |
| WCR and others | 370.7 | 393.4 | -22.7 |
| TOTAL RESOURCES | 722.3 | 714.9 | 7.4 |


| € millions | 31 March 2024 | 30 Sept. 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross financial liabilities | 389.9 | 389.8 | 0.1 |
| Cash | -345.3 | -468.8 | 123.5 |
| Net financial debt | 44.6 | -79.0 | 123.6 |
The seasonal nature of the tourism businesses causes structural cash burn during the first half of the year.
Gross financial debt on 31 March 2024 (€389.9 million) therefore corresponded mainly to:
The debt covenants reinstated as part of the Group's Restructuring and Refinancing operations require compliance with three financial ratios: the first compares the Group's net debt with consolidated adjusted EBITDA every six months, the second verifies a minimum cash position at the end of the half-year period and the last verifies a maximum annual CAPEX. As of 31 March 2024, these covenants were respected.
In a market context more in line with conditions prevailing before the Covid crisis (end to "revenge travel" phenomenon), with a rise in last-minute bookings in particular, the Group expects business to return to normal in the second half of the year. The portfolio of tourism reservations to date represents almost 70% of the budgeted revenue target for the second half of 2023/2024, an achievement rate comparable to the year-earlier period.
Underpinned by sales momentum in the first half of the year and the extent to which cost savings have been secured, the Group has raised its guidance for 2023/2024, to expect adjusted EBITDA of at least €160 million excluding the impact of non-recurring items (or €170 million on an unadjusted basis), vs. €145/150 million announced previously14, a year ahead of the business plan drawn up in March 2022.
14 Forecast announced in a press release on 1 December 2023.

On the strength of these first-half results, which follow the healthy performances recorded over the past two years, the Group has raised its five-year targets to expect:
These new targets, and the growth drivers behind them, will be discussed at the Group's Capital Markets Day on 30 May 2024.
The Group's financial communication is in line with operational reporting, which is more representative of the performances and economic reality of the contribution of each of the Group's businesses i.e.:
The Group's operational reporting as monitored by management, in accordance with IFRS 8, is presented in Note 3 - Information by operating segment to the consolidated financial statements as at 31 March 2024.
The reconciliation table with the primary financial statements are therefore set out below.
| H1 2024 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (€ millions) | Operational reporting |
IFRS 11 | adjustments Impact of IFRS 16 | H1 2024 IFRS |
| Revenue | 822.2 | -32.5 | -11.2 | 778.6 |
| External purchases and services | -594.5 | +21.7 | +208.5 | -364.3 |
| of which cost of sales of property assets | -29.8 | - | +11.2 | -18.7 |
| of which owner rents | -221.2 | +3.6 | +197.6 | -20.0 |
| Staff costs | -238.7 | +8.0 | -0.3 | -231.0 |
| Other operating income and expense | 8.5 | -0.8 | +1.1 | +8.8 |
| Depreciation, amortisation and impairment | -50.9 | +1.2 | -118.5 | -168.3 |
| CURRENT OPERATING PROFIT (LOSS) | -53.4 | -2.4 | +79.6 | 23.7 |
| ADJUSTED EBITDA | -21.4 | -3.0 | 198.0 | 173.6 |
| Other operating income and expense | -14.9 | +0.5 | -0.4 | -14.8 |
| Financial income and expense | -4.2 | -0.1 | -96.1 | -100.5 |
| Equity associates | - | +0.1 | +0.2 | +0.3 |
| Income tax | -9.9 | +1.0 | +1.4 | -7.4 |
| PROFIT (LOSS) | -82.4 | -0.8 | -15.4 | -98.7 |
| H1 2023 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operational | IFRS 11 | H1 2023 | ||
| (€ millions) | reporting | adjustments Impact of IFRS 16 | IFRS | |
| Revenue | 808.8 | -41.4 | -25.6 | 741.8 |
| External purchases and services | -609.8 | +28.4 | +227.1 | -354.3 |
| of which cost of sales of property assets | -57.7 | +25.6 | 32.1 | |
| of which owner rents | -217.0 | +2.6 | +197.9 | 16.4 |
| Staff costs | -212.8 | +7.5 | - | -205.3 |
| Other operating income and expense | -10.0 | - | -1.0 | -11.1 |
| Depreciation, amortisation and impairment | -46.5 | +1.0 | -102.2 | -147.7 |
| CURRENT OPERATING PROFIT (LOSS) | -70.4 | -4.5 | +98.3 | 23.4 |
| ADJUSTED EBITDA | -46.8 | -5.0 | +200.5 | 148.7 |
| Other operating income and expense | -8.7 | - | - | -8.7 |
| Financial income and expense | -14.0 | +0.8 | -107.8 | -121.0 |
| Equity associates | -0.1 | -1.2 | +0.1 | -1.2 |
| Income tax | -0.1 | +1.2 | +1.9 | 3.0 |
| PROFIT (LOSS) | -93.1 | -3.7 | -7.6 | -104.4 |
Group revenue under IFRS accounting totalled €778. 6 million, up 5% compared with the year-earlier period. Revenue was up across all brands with a rise in average letting rates and higher occupancy rates.
The Group net loss amounted to €98.7 million euros, an improvement of €5.7 million compared to the first half of the previous financial year, including, in addition to EBITDA of €173.6 million, net depreciation and provisions of €168.3 million and financial expenses of €100.5 million.
| H1 2024 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Operational | H1 2024 | ||
| (€ millions) | reporting | Impact of IFRS 16 | IFRS |
| Goodwill | 142.5 | - | 142.5 |
| Net fixed assets | 484.2 | -3.9 | 480.3 |
| Lease/right of use assets | 95.7 | +2,426.3 | 2,522.0 |
| USES | 722.3 | +2,422.4 | 3,144.7 |
| Share capital | 141.2 | -654.5 | -513.3 |
| Provisions for risks and charges | 50.3 | -0.1 | 50.2 |
| Net financial debt | 44.6 | - | 44.6 |
| Debt related to lease assets/liabilities | 115.5 | + 3,148.8 | 3,264.3 |
| WCR and others | 370.7 | -71.8 | 298.9 |
| RESOURCES | 722.3 | +2,422.4 | 3,144.7 |
| 30 September 2023 Operational |
30 September 2023 |
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|---|---|---|---|
| (€ millions) | reporting | Impact of IFRS 16 | IFRS |
| Goodwill | 140.1 | - | 140.1 |
| Net fixed assets | 504.7 | -29.9 | 474.8 |
| Lease/right of use assets | 70.2 | +2,492.2 | 2,562.4 |
| USES | 714.9 | +2,462.3 | 3,177.2 |
| Share capital | 212.7 | -638.5 | -425.8 |
| Provisions for risks and charges | 71.0 | -24.3 | 46.7 |
| Net financial debt | -79.0 | - | -79.0 |
| Debt related to lease assets/liabilities | 116.8 | + 3,176.9 | 3,293.7 |
| WCR and others | 393.4 | -51.8 | 341.6 |
| RESOURCES | 714.9 | +2,462.3 | 3,177.2 |

The Group's balance sheet under IFRS reflected the following:
For further information:
Investor Relations and Strategic Operations Press Relations Emeline Lauté Valérie Lauthier +33 (0) 1 58 21 54 76 +33 (0) 1 58 21 54 61 [email protected] [email protected]
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