Quarterly Report • Oct 31, 2023
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PRESS RELEASE PARIS 31/10/2023
The Board of Directors, chaired by Martin Bouygues, met on 30 October 2023 to close off the financial statements for the first nine months of 2023.
The following income statement includes the financial information published for the first nine months of 2022 and Equans proforma financial information (unaudited) for the same period.
| (€ million) | 9M 2023 |
9M 2022 published |
Change | 9M 2022 d proforma |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 40,888 | 29,677 | a +38% |
39,739 |
| Current operating profit/(loss) from activities | 1,623 | 1,240 | +383 | 1,386 |
| Margin from activities | 4.0% | 4.2% | -0.2 pts | 3.5% |
| Current operating profit/(loss) ᵇ | 1,546 | 1,207 | +339 | 1,314 |
| Operating profit/(loss) ᶜ | 1,400 | 1,101 | +299 | 1,209 |
| Financial result | (316) | (170) | -146 | (283) |
| Net profit/(loss) attributable to the Group | 665 | 537 | +128 | 532 |
(a) Up 2% like-for-like and at constant exchange rates.
(b) Includes PPA amortisation of €77m in 9-month 2023 and of €33m in 9-month 2022 as published.
(c) Includes net non-current charges of €146m in 9-month 2023 and of €106m in 9-month 2022 as published.
(d) Unaudited 9-month 2022 proforma figures.
1 Unaudited 9-month 2022 proforma figures.

| (€ million) | End-Sept 2023 |
End-Dec a 2022 |
End-Sept 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net surplus cash (+)/net debt (-) | (10,238) | (7,455) | (3,656) |
(a) Net debt adjusted following the update to the final purchase price allocation on the Equans acquisition of 4 October 2022.
The outlook below is based on information known to date.
In an unstable environment marked by inflation, rising interest rates and currency volatility, Bouygues confirms that it is aiming for 2023 sales close to those of 2022, as well as an increase in its current operating profit from activities (COPA).
This outlook is based on 2022 proforma financial information that assumes the Equans acquisition was completed on 1 January 2022, namely sales of €54.4 billion and current operating profit from activities of €2,164 million.
1 Includes non-current charges of €60m at Bouygues Construction, of €7m at Colas, of €47m at Equans, of €24m at TF1, of €7m at Bouygues Telecom and of €1m at Bouygues SA.
2 Net debt/shareholders' equity.

In an unstable environment marked by inflation, rising interest rates and currency volatility, the Colas group has strong fundamentals and will continue to benefit from the positive impacts of the transformation plans that it has undertaken.
Colas confirms its target of increasing current operating profit from activities (COPA) and current operating profit in 2023 compared with 2022.
In 2023, Equans is aiming for:
As it continues to grow its customer base, particularly in the fixed segment, and maintains its investments to boost its mobile network capacity, Bouygues Telecom confirms its 2023 guidance as follows:
The TF1 group confirms its outlook.
TF1 group will cement its leadership position and maintain a broadly stable current operating margin of activities in 2023. The TF1 group will continue to generate cash flow in order to aim for a growing or stable dividend policy over the coming years.
As a reminder, Bouygues Energies & Services has been consolidated within Equans since the start of 2023. For easier comparison, the nine-month 2022 data for the construction businesses presented below have been restated for Bouygues Energies & Services, as it contributed to Bouygues Construction's figures.
At end-September 2023, the backlog in the construction businesses(Bouygues Construction excluding Bouygues Energies & Services, Bouygues Immobilier and Colas) rose 8% year-on-year to €29.8 billion (up 10% at constant exchange rates and excluding principal disposals and acquisitions).
1 Free cash flow before cost of net debt, interest expense on lease obligations and income taxes paid.

Bouygues Construction's order intake in the first nine months of 2023 was €8.1 billion, driven by the award of major contracts, including in the third quarter the extension of the metro line MTRC 1601 and construction of the Anderson Road Quarry multi-use complex, both in Hong Kong (for a total of around €400 million), the Les Acacias residential district and the Lucerne administrative site in Switzerland (for a total of around €260 million), and phases 2B2 and 2B3 of the Istrian motorway in Croatia (for around €110 million). The normal course of business also remained steady. Bouygues Construction's backlog (excluding Bouygues Energies & Services) stood at €15.1 billion, up 12% (up 13% at constant exchange rates and excluding principal disposals and acquisitions), providing good visibility on future activity. This growth was driven by both Building and Civil Works. Within the Building activity, the international backlog rose sharply (up 28%) following the award of several significant contracts in the past year, while the backlog in France was down by around 5%. The Civil Works backlog was up 12%.
Bouygues Immobilier still has to contend with a challenging market environment, mainly related to the sharply higher interest rates. As such, residential property reservations were down 23% year-on-year, with the steep decline in unit sales only slightly mitigated by block sales. Commercial property sales came to a standstill as investors delayed their decisions. In this context, Bouygues Immobilier is postponing the launch of a certain number of projects. Its backlog was down 22% versus end-September 2022.
Colas benefited from order intake of €11.3 billion, an 8% increase relative to the first nine months of 2022. Major contracts were booked during this period, including in the third quarter, a contract to extend the North-South Commuter Railway (NSCR) in Manilla, worth around €660 million. The backlog at Colas was €13.4 billion, up 8% year-on-year (up 11% at constant exchange rates and excluding principal disposals and acquisitions), driven by Rail (up 34%). The Roads backlog decreased marginally by 1%.
The construction businesses reported sales of €20 billion in the first nine months of 2023, up 2% year-on-year, driven by Colas and Bouygues Construction. Like-for-like and at constant exchange rates, sales increased 3%. Bouygues Construction's sales rose 6%, lifted mainly by a strong performance from International Building. Bouygues Immobilier's sales declined 19%1 versus the first nine months of 2022, reflecting difficult market conditions (including the share of co-promotions, sales would have decreased 18%). Sales at Colas were up 2%, driven both by Rail (up 7%) and by Roads (up 2%) notably in EMEA, and rising 5% like-for-like and at constant exchange rates.
The current operating profit from activities (COPA) in the construction businesses was €499 million at end-September 2023, up €65 million year-on-year, and the COPA margin in the construction businesses increased 0.3 points over the period to 2.5%.
In the first nine months of 2023, Bouygues Construction's COPA was €190 million, close to the €198 million reported for the same period last year. The margin from activities was 2.6%, notably related to the non-linear progress of worksites. Against a backdrop of a sharp decline in sales, Bouygues Immobilier's COPA2 amounted to €1 million, a lower level than in the first nine months of 2022 (including the share of co-promotions, this figure would have been €21 million). At Colas, COPA was €308 million, an increase of €89 million versus the first nine months of 2022. The margin from activities over the first nine months of 2023 was 2.6%, an improvement of 0.7 points year-on-year. Colas' third-quarter 2023 margin from activities was up 1.2 points year-on year; the level of this improvement not being indicative of the expected full-year trend, as the third quarter benefited from the sale of some land in the United States.
1 Excluding the share of co-promotions.
2 Excluding the share of co-promotions.

Equans' figures include Bouygues Energies & Services with effect from January 2023. The percentage changes shown below are a comparison with the proforma data for the first nine months of 2022, which includes Equans and Bouygues Energies & Services before eliminations with Bouygues Construction. Equans' proforma results for the first nine months of 2022, which are unaudited, are provided for comparative purposes. In line with the announcements made at the Capital Markets Day in February 2023, Equans continued its
selective approach to contracts, prioritising margins over volume growth in a supportive environment for its activities. Against this backdrop, the year-to-date order intake was robust at €13.4 billion and included mediumsized contracts awarded in the third quarter, notably in Belgium, such as the renovation of a hospital complex in Brussels, and in Sweden, with the construction of a solar farm at Hultsfred Airport. The backlog at Equans, which includes Bouygues Energies & Services, of €26.0 billion at end-September 2023 remained stable versus end-December 2022 and offered good visibility on future activity.
Sales for the first nine months of 2023 stood at €13.7 billion, reflecting positive market trends, which allowed it to pursue its selective approach strategy, and factor in the contribution of asset-based activities, which are in the process of being divested. This can be compared with a proforma figure of €12.9 billion (unaudited) for the first nine months of 2022 and represents an increase of 6%. Current operating profit from activities (COPA) in the first nine months of 2023 was €377 million, an increase of €139 million versus nine-month 2022 proforma COPA. It reflects the continued roll-out of the Perform plan to all of Equans' operating units. The margin from activities was therefore 2.7%, in line with the 2023 target of between 2.5% and 3%.
Equans announced that it had signed an agreement on 15 September to sell its district heating and cooling network activities in the UK. This sale is part of its strategic plan, disclosed on 23 February 2023, which includes the sale of its asset-based activities. Early October, Equans also signed an agreement for the sale of its aquifer thermal energy storage concessions in the Netherlands. Completion of these asset disposals is expected in the fourth quarter of 2023, subject to relevant approvals. These disposals will have no impact on Equans' sales and current operating profit from activities (COPA) trajectory as presented at the Capital Markets Day.
The TF1 group reported sales of €1.5 billion in the first nine months of 2023, decreasing 11% year-on-year (and down 8% like-for-like and at constant exchange rates):
Current operating profit from activities (COPA) was €204 million in the first nine months of 2023, down €39 million year-on-year.
The margin from activities in the first nine months was 13.2%, down year-on-year (-0.8 points). In the third quarter, it benefited notably from the solid performance by the Media segment, where the margin from activities was up 1.1 points relative to third-quarter 2022, thus underlining TF1's ability to monetise major sporting events. The Media margin from activities for the first nine months of 2023 was almost stable year-onyear. It was also indicative of TF1's very tight control over programme costs, which amounted to €629 million

(down €11 million year-on-year, or 2% lower). At Newen Studios, the margin from activities in the third quarter was 10.3%, up 0.3 points relative to the same period in 2022 but lower for the first nine months.
Bouygues Telecom continued expanding in both mobile and fixed segments during the first nine months of 2023. At end-September 2023, mobile plan customers excluding MtoM totalled 15.4 million, thanks to the gain of 217,000 new customers since the start of the year, of which 108,000 in the third quarter. In fixed, FTTH customers were 3.4 million at end-September 2023, thanks to 425,000 new adds in the first nine months, of which 154,000 in the third quarter. The proportion of fixed customers subscribing to a FTTH plan continued to increase, reaching 71% versus 61% one year earlier. The total fixed customer base was 4.8 million, which was 167,000 more than at end-December 2022, of which 81,000 in the third quarter. Fibre performance is explained in particular by the FTTH roll-out. Bouygues Telecom now has over 33 million FTTH premises marketed and is on course to reach the target of 35 million FTTH premises by end-2026.
Sales billed to customers reflected this commercial momentum and reached €4.4 billion, up 6% versus the first nine months of 2022, lifted by the strength of the mobile and fixed customer bases and the increase in ABPU1 (year-on-year, mobile ABPU rose €0.1 to €19.8 per customer per month, while fixed ABPU increased €1.9 to €30.9 per customer per month).
Sales from services rose 4% year-on-year, still impacted by the decrease in sales from incoming traffic. Other sales remained broadly stable year-on-year. In total, Bouygues Telecom's sales increased 3% versus end-September 2022.
EBITDA after Leases rose €143 million year-on-year to €1,451 million, driven by sales growth and tight control on costs. The EBITDA after Leases margin continued increasing, up to 32.6% (up 2 points versus end-September 2022).
Current operating profit from activities (COPA) was €585 million, up €63 million year-on-year.
Gross capital expenditure excluding frequencies was €1,107 million at end-September 2023, in line with the target set for the full year.
On 20 September 2023, Bouygues filed with the AMF (Autorité des Marchés Financiers) a draft public tender offer followed by a squeeze-out for the Colas shares not yet held by Bouygues at a price of €175 per share, which is to be followed immediately by the delisting of Colas.
The draft offer is intended to simplify the ownership structure of Colas. As of the date the offer was filed, Bouygues held 96.8% of the share capital of Colas.
The draft offer is under review by the AMF.
Subject to obtaining approval from the AMF (notice of compliance), the offer period and definitive withdrawal from listing are expected to take place before the end of 2023.
1 Q3 2023 ABPU
In the first nine months of the year, Bouygues:
At end-September 2023, the average maturity of the Group's bonds was 8.7 years, and the average coupon was 3.10% (average effective rate of 2.16%). The debt maturity schedule is well spread over time.
On 2 October 2023, Bouygues issued a combined nominal debt of €450m, representing total proceeds of €390m (including an issue discount of €60m, representative of the difference between current rates and those of coupons), by tapping two existing bond issues:
1 Net debt adjusted following the update to the final purchase price allocation on the Equans acquisition of 4 October 2022.
2 €308m plus statutory interest in relation to the legal dispute regarding smartphone plus mobile plan bundled offers.
3 See Bouygues Telecom's press release of 16 May 2023.
4 Net debt/shareholders' equity.
5 The remaining part of the syndicated loan was reimbursed in October 2023.

Following these two tap issues, the average maturity of the Group's bonds is 8.5 years, and the average coupon is 3.01% (average effective rate of 2.26%).
The long-term credit ratings assigned to the Group by Moody's and Standard &Poor's are: A3, stable outlook, and A-, negative outlook, respectively.
27 February 2024: Full-year 2023 results (7.30am CET)

The financial statements have been subject to a limited review by the statutory auditors and the corresponding report has been issued.
You can find the full financial statements and notes to the financial statements on www.bouygues.com/results.
The results presentation conference call for analysts will start at 9am (CET) on 31 October 2023. Details on how to connect are available on www.bouygues.com.
The results presentation will be available before the conference call starts on www.bouygues.com/results.
Bouygues is a diversified services group operating in over 80 countries with 200,000 employees all working to make life better every day. Its business activities in construction (Bouygues Construction, Bouygues Immobilier, Colas); energies & services (Equans); media (TF1) and telecoms (Bouygues Telecom) are able to drive growth since they all satisfy constantly changing and essential needs.
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In order to facilitate analysis, Bouygues Construction's backlog at end-September 2022 only includes the Building & Civil Works backlog.
| End-Sept | End-Sept | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| (€ million) | 2023 | 2022 | Change |
| Bouygues Construction | 15,147 | 13,560 | a +12% |
| Bouygues Immobilier | 1,226 | 1,578 | b -22% |
| Colas | 13,403 | 12,407 | c +8% |
| Total | 29,776 | 27,545 | d +8% |
(a) Up 13% at constant exchange rates and excluding principal disposals and acquisitions.
(b) Down 22% at constant exchange rates and excluding principal disposals and acquisitions.
(c) Up 11% at constant exchange rates and excluding principal disposals and acquisitions.
(d) Up 10% at constant exchange rates and excluding principal disposals and acquisitions.
Bouygues Construction's order intake in 9M 2022 only includes the Building & Civil Works order intake.
| (€ million) | 9M 2023 | 9M 2022 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 2,722 | 2,372 | +15% |
| International | 5,418 | 3,057 | +77% |
| Total | 8,140 | 5,429 | +50% |
| (€ million) | 9M 2023 | 9M 2022 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Residential property | 878 | 1,145 | -23% |
| Commercial property | 30 | 173 | -83% |
| Total | 908 | 1,318 | -31% |
| End-Sept | End-Sept | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| (€ million) | 2023 | 2022 | Change |
| Mainland France | 3,303 | 3,231 | +2% |
| International and French overseas territories | 10,100 | 9,176 | +10% |
| Total | 13,403 | 12,407 | +8% |

In order to facilitate analysis, Equans' backlog includes Bouygues Energies & Services' backlog, including at end-December 2022.
| End-Sept | End-Dec | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| (€ million) | 2023 | 2022 | Change |
| Total | 25,985 | 25,927 | = |
| End-Sept | End-Sept | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| (%) | 2023 | 2022 | Change |
| Total | 33.3% | 33.2% | +0.1 pts |
(a) Source Médiamétrie – Women under 50 who are purchasing decision-makers.
| End-Sept | End-Dec | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ('000) | 2023 | 2022 | Change |
| Mobile customer base excl. MtoM | 15,721 | 15,499 | +222 |
| Mobile plan base excl. MtoM | 15,439 | 15,222 | +217 |
| Total mobile customers | 23,233 | 22,455 | +778 |
| FTTH customers | 3,417 | 2,993 | +425 |
| Total fixed customers | 4,837 | 4,670 | +167 |

As announced, Bouygues Energies & Services is consolidated by Equans with effect from the start of 2023. For easier comparison, data for Bouygues Energies & Services, as it contributed to Bouygues Construction's figures, have been reclassified from Bouygues Construction to Equans in the nine-month 2022 published figures.
| 9M 2022 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| (€ million) | 9M 2023 | published | Change |
| Sales | 40,888 | 29,677 | a +38% |
| Current operating profit/(loss) from activities | 1,623 | 1,240 | +383 |
| Amortisation and impairment of intangible assets recognised | |||
| in acquisitions (PPA) b | (77) | (33) | -44 |
| Current operating profit/(loss) | 1,546 | 1,207 | +339 |
| Other operating income and expenses | c (146) |
d (106) |
-40 |
| Operating profit/(loss) | 1,400 | 1,101 | +299 |
| Cost of net debt | (231) | (123) | -108 |
| Interest expense on lease obligations | (59) | (42) | -17 |
| Other financial income and expenses | (26) | (5) | -21 |
| Income tax | (363) | (267) | -96 |
| Share of net profits of joint ventures and associates | 50 | (7) | +57 |
| Net profit from continuing operations | 771 | 657 | +114 |
| Net profit attributable to non-controlling interests | (106) | (120) | +14 |
| Net profit/(loss) attributable to the Group | 665 | 537 | +128 |
(a) Up 2% like-for-like and at constant exchange rates.
(b) Purchase Price Allocation.
(c) Includes non-current charges of €60m at Bouygues Construction, of €7m at Colas, of €47m at Equans, of €24m at TF1, of €7m at Bouygues Telecom and of €1m at Bouygues SA.
(d) Includes non-current charges of €32m at Bouygues Construction (Building & Civil Works), of €11m at Equans (Bouygues Energies & Services), of €15m at TF1 and of €55m at Bouygues SA; and non-current income of €7m at Bouygues Telecom.
| 9M 2022 | Forex | Scope | Lfl & constant | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (€ million) | 9M 2023 | published | Change | effect | effect | fx ᶜ |
| Construction businesses ᵃ | 19,996 | 19,673 | +2% | +1% | 0% | +3% |
| o/w Bouygues Construction | 7,210 | 6,833 | +6% | +1% | 0% | +7% |
| o/w Bouygues Immobilier | 1,109 | 1,366 | -19% | 0% | 0% | -19% |
| o/w Colas | 11,805 | 11,524 | +2% | +2% | 0% | +5% |
| Equans | 13,726 | 2,818 | nm | nm | nm | nm |
| TF1 | 1,548 | 1,740 | -11% | 0% | +3% | -8% |
| Bouygues Telecom | 5,700 | 5,531 | +3% | 0% | 0% | +3% |
| Bouygues SA and other | 176 | 148 | nm | - | - | nm |
| Intra-Group eliminations ᵇ | (386) | (283) | nm | - | - | nm |
| Group sales | 40,888 | 29,677 | +38% | +1% | -36% | +2% |
| o/w France | 19,987 | 16,757 | +19% | 0% | -21% | -2% |
| o/w international | 20,901 | 12,920 | +62% | +2% | -55% | +9% |
(a) Total of the sales contributions (after eliminations within the construction businesses).
(b) Including intra-Group eliminations of the construction businesses.
(c) Like-for-like and at constant exchange rates.

| 9M 2022 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| (€ million) | 9M 2023 | published | Change |
| Group current operating profit/(loss) from activities | 1,623 | 1,240 | +383 |
| Amortisation and impairment of intangible assets recognised in | |||
| acquisitions (PPA) | (77) | (33) | -44 |
| Interest expense on lease obligations | (59) | (42) | -17 |
| Net charges for depreciation, amortisation and impairment | |||
| losses on property, plant and equipment and intangible assets | 1,668 | 1,594 | +74 |
| Charges to provisions and other impairment losses, | |||
| net of reversals due to utilisation | 1 | (113) | +114 |
| Reversals of unutilised provisions and impairment losses and | |||
| other | (177) | (222) | +45 |
| Group EBITDA after Leases | 2,979 | 2,424 | +555 |
(a) See glossary for definitions.
| 9M 2022 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| (€ million) | 9M 2023 | published | Change |
| Construction businesses | 727 | 594 | +133 |
| o/w Bouygues Construction | 210 | 171 | +39 |
| o/w Bouygues Immobilier | (8) | 20 | -28 |
| o/w Colas | 525 | 403 | +122 |
| Equans | 442 | 42 | +400 |
| TF1 | 375 | 522 | -147 |
| Bouygues Telecom | 1,451 | 1,308 | +143 |
| Bouygues SA and other | (16) | (42) | +26 |
| Group EBITDA after Leases | 2,979 | 2,424 | +555 |
(a) See glossary for definitions.
| 9M 2022 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| (€ million) | 9M 2023 | published | Change |
| Construction businesses | 499 | 434 | +65 |
| o/w Bouygues Construction | 190 | 198 | -8 |
| o/w Bouygues Immobilier | 1 | 17 | -16 |
| o/w Colas | 308 | 219 | +89 |
| Equans | 377 | 89 | +288 |
| TF1 | 204 | 243 | -39 |
| Bouygues Telecom | 585 | 522 | +63 |
| Bouygues SA and other | (42) | (48) | +6 |
| Group current operating profit/(loss) from activities | 1,623 | 1,240 | +383 |
(a) See glossary for definitions.
| PPA | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| (€ million) | COPA | amortisation ᵃ | COP |
| Construction businesses | 499 | -6 | 493 |
| o/w Bouygues Construction | 190 | 0 | 190 |
| o/w Bouygues Immobilier | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| o/w Colas | 308 | -6 | 302 |
| Equans | 377 | 0 | 377 |
| TF1 | 204 | -3 | 201 |
| Bouygues Telecom | 585 | -22 | 563 |
| Bouygues SA and other | (42) | -46 | (88) |
| Total | 1,623 | -77 | 1,546 |
(a) Amortisation and impairment of intangible assets recognised in acquisitions.
| PPA | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| (€ million) | COPA | amortisation ᵃ | COP |
| Construction businesses | 434 | -6 | 428 |
| o/w Bouygues Construction | 198 | 0 | 198 |
| o/w Bouygues Immobilier | 17 | 0 | 17 |
| o/w Colas | 219 | -6 | 213 |
| Equans | 89 | 0 | 89 |
| TF1 | 243 | -4 | 239 |
| Bouygues Telecom | 522 | -22 | 500 |
| Bouygues SA and other | (48) | -1 | (49) |
| Total | 1,240 | -33 | 1,207 |
(a) Amortisation and impairment of intangible assets recognised in acquisitions.
| 9M 2022 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| (€ million) | 9M 2023 | published | Change |
| Construction businesses | 493 | 428 | +65 |
| o/w Bouygues Construction | 190 | 198 | -8 |
| o/w Bouygues Immobilier | 1 | 17 | -16 |
| o/w Colas | 302 | 213 | +89 |
| Equans | 377 | 89 | +288 |
| TF1 | 201 | 239 | -38 |
| Bouygues Telecom | 563 | 500 | +63 |
| Bouygues SA and other | (88) | (49) | -39 |
| Group current operating profit/(loss) | 1,546 | 1,207 | +339 |

| 9M 2022 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| (€ million) | 9M 2023 | published | Change |
| Construction businesses | 426 | 396 | +30 |
| o/w Bouygues Construction | 130 | 166 | -36 |
| o/w Bouygues Immobilier | 1 | 17 | -16 |
| o/w Colas | 295 | 213 | +82 |
| Equans | 330 | 78 | +252 |
| TF1 | 177 | 224 | -47 |
| Bouygues Telecom | 556 | 507 | +49 |
| Bouygues SA and other | (89) | (104) | +15 |
| Group operating profit/(loss) | a 1,400 |
b 1,101 |
+299 |
(a) Includes non-current charges of €60m at Bouygues Construction, of €7m at Colas, of €47m at Equans, of €24m at TF1, of €7m at Bouygues Telecom and of €1m at Bouygues SA.
(b) Includes non-current charges of €32m at Bouygues Construction (Building & Civil Works), of €11m at Equans (Bouygues Energies & Services), of €15m at TF1 and of €55m at Bouygues SA; and non-current income of €7m at Bouygues Telecom.
| 9M 2022 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| (€ million) | 9M 2023 | published | Change |
| Construction businesses | 288 | 269 | +19 |
| o/w Bouygues Construction | 130 | 124 | +6 |
| o/w Bouygues Immobilier | (2) | 10 | -12 |
| o/w Colas | 160 | 135 | +25 |
| Equans | 213 | 63 | +150 |
| TF1 | 63 | 67 | -4 |
| Bouygues Telecom | 279 | 290 | -11 |
| Bouygues SA and other | (178) | (152) | -26 |
| Net profit/(loss) attributable to the Group | 665 | 537 | +128 |
| End-Sept | End-Dec | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| (€ million) | 2023 | 2022 | Change |
| Bouygues Construction | 2,769 | 3,612 | -843 |
| Bouygues Immobilier | (377) | (156) | -221 |
| Colas | (815) | (292) | -523 |
| Equans | (71) | 181 | -252 |
| TF1 | 364 | 326 | +38 |
| Bouygues Telecom | (3,045) | (2,303) | -742 |
| Bouygues SA and other | (9,063) | (8,823) | -240 |
| Net surplus cash (+)/net debt (-) | (10,238) | (7,455) | a -2,783 |
| Current and non-current lease obligations | (2,842) | (2,605) | -237 |
(a) Net debt adjusted following the update to the final purchase price allocation on the Equans acquisition of 4 October 2022.

| 9M 2022 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| (€ million) | 9M 2023 | published | Change |
| Construction businesses | 128 | 126 | +2 |
| o/w Bouygues Construction | 31 | 40 | -9 |
| o/w Bouygues Immobilier | 3 | 2 | +1 |
| o/w Colas | 94 | 84 | +10 |
| Equans | 146 | 11 | +135 |
| TF1 | 184 | 213 | -29 |
| Bouygues Telecom | 1,103 | 1,199 | -96 |
| Bouygues SA and other | 46 | 20 | +26 |
| Group net capital expenditure | 1,607 | 1,569 | +38 |
| 9M 2022 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| (€ million) | 9M 2023 | published | Change |
| Construction businesses | 402 | 382 | +20 |
| o/w Bouygues Construction | 185 | 200 | -15 |
| o/w Bouygues Immobilier | (9) | 13 | -22 |
| o/w Colas | 226 | 169 | +57 |
| Equans | 221 | 55 | +166 |
| TF1 | 112 | 218 | -106 |
| Bouygues Telecom | 153 | (19) | +172 |
| Bouygues SA and other | (223) | (130) | -93 |
| Group free cash flow ᵃ | 665 | 506 | +159 |
(a) See glossary for definitions.
| 9M 2022 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| (€ million) | 9M 2023 | proforma | Change |
| Sales | 40,888 | 39,739 | +3% |
| Current operating profit/(loss) from activities | 1,623 | 1,386 | +237 |
| Amortisation and impairment of intangible assets recognised in | |||
| acquisitions (PPA) ᵃ | (77) | (72) | -5 |
| Current operating profit/(loss) | 1,546 | 1,314 | +232 |
| Other operating income and expenses | (146) | (105) | -41 |
| Operating profit/(loss) | 1,400 | 1,209 | +191 |
| Cost of net debt | (231) | (234) | +3 |
| Interest expense on lease obligations | (59) | (45) | -14 |
| Other financial income and expenses | (26) | (4) | -22 |
| Income tax | (363) | (271) | -92 |
| Share of net profits of joint ventures and associates | 50 | (2) | +52 |
| Net profit from continuing operations | 771 | 653 | +118 |
| Net profit attributable to non-controlling interests | (106) | (121) | +15 |
| Net profit/(loss) attributable to the Group | 665 | 532 | +133 |
(a) Purchase Price Allocation.
| 9M 2022 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| (€ million) | 9M 2023 | proforma | Change |
| Sales | 13,726 | 12,919 | +6% |
| o/w France | 4,568 | n/a | n/a |
| o/w international | 9,158 | n/a | n/a |
| Current operating profit/(loss) from activities | 377 | 238 | +139 |
| Margin from activities | 2.7% | 1.8% | +0.9 pts |
| Current operating profit/(loss) | 377 | 238 | +139 |
| Operating profit/(loss) | 330 | 228 | +102 |
| Net profit/(loss) attributable to the Group | 213 | 149 | +64 |

BtoB (business to business): when one business makes a commercial transaction with another.
Backlog (Bouygues Construction, Colas, Equans): the amount of work still to be done on projects for which a firm order has been taken, i.e. the contract has been signed and has taken effect (after notice to proceed has been issued and suspensory clauses have been lifted).
Backlog (Bouygues Immobilier): sales outstanding from notarised sales plus total sales from signed reservations that have still to be notarised.
Under IFRS 11, Bouygues Immobilier's backlog does not include sales from reservations taken via companies accounted for by the equity method (co-promotion companies where there is joint control).
Construction businesses: Bouygues Construction, Bouygues Immobilier and Colas.
Current operating profit/(loss) from activities: current operating profit from activities (COPA) equates to current operating profit before amortisation and impairment of intangible assets recognised in acquisitions (PPA).
EBITDA after Leases: current operating profit after taking account of the interest expense on lease obligations, before (i) net charges for depreciation, amortisation and impairment losses on property, plant and equipment and intangible assets, (ii) net charges to provisions and other impairment losses and (iii) effects of losses of control. Those effects relate to the impact of remeasuring retained interests.
EBITDA margin after Leases (Bouygues Telecom): EBITDA after Leases as a proportion of sales from services.
Energies & services: Equans.
Free cash flow: net cash flow (determined after (i) cost of net debt, (ii) interest expense on lease obligations and (iii) income taxes paid), minus net capital expenditure and repayments of lease obligations. It is calculated before changes in working capital requirements (WCR) related to operating activities and excluding frequencies.
FTTH (Fibre to the Home): optical fibre from the central office (where the operator's transmission equipment is installed) all the way to homes or business premises (Arcep definition).

FTTH premises secured: premises for which the horizontal is deployed, being deployed or ordered up to the concentration point.
FTTH premises marketed: the connectable sockets, i.e. the horizontal and vertical deployed and connected via the concentration point.
Change in sales like-for-like and at constant exchange rates:
MtoM: machine to machine communication. This refers to direct communication between machines or smart devices or between smart devices and people via an information system using mobile communications networks, generally without human intervention.
Net surplus cash/(net debt): the aggregate of cash and cash equivalents, overdrafts and short-term bank borrowings, non-current and current debt, and financial instruments. Net surplus cash/(net debt) does not include non-current and current lease obligations. A positive figure represents net surplus cash and a negative figure represents net debt. The main components of change in net debt are presented in Note 7 to the consolidated financial statements at 30 September 2023, available at bouygues.com.
Order intake (Bouygues Construction, Colas): a project is included under order intake when the contract has been signed and has taken effect (the notice to proceed has been issued and all suspensory clauses have been lifted) and the financing has been arranged. The amount recorded corresponds to the sales the project will generate.
Reservations by value (Bouygues Immobilier): the € amount of the value of properties reserved over a given period.
For co-promotion companies:

• Sales billed to customers, which include:
In Mobile:
In Fixed:
Other sales (Bouygues Telecom): difference between Bouygues Telecom's total sales and sales from services. It comprises:
Wholesale: wholesale market for telecoms operators.
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