Earnings Release • May 17, 2018
Earnings Release
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At constant scope and exchange rates, Group revenue for the first quarter of 2018 increased by 6% to €5,333 million. This change mainly reflects the:
It also includes the growth in the communications business (+3%) and the increase in electricity storage and solutions (+12%).
On a reported basis, revenue rose by 107%, taking into account a consolidation scope effect of €2,673 million, corresponding to the full consolidation of Vivendi and the disposal of Havas, which is now consolidated within the Vivendi Group. Currency fluctuations had a negative impact of €234 million on the Group's first quarter 2018 revenues.
| (in millions of euros) | irst quarter F |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 2017 (1) | 201 | Reported | growth | |
| Organic | growth | ||||
| Transport and logistics | 1,457 | 1,321 | 1,387 | 5% | 10% |
| Oil logistics | 670 | 580 | 584 | 15% | 15% |
| Communications (Vivendi, Media, Telecoms) | 3,122 | 3,043 | 531 | 488% | 3% |
| of which Vivendi(2) | 3,108 | 3 031 | 0 | n.a. | 3% |
| of which Havas (2) | 0 | 0 | 518 | n.a. | n.a. |
| Electricity Storage and Solutions | 79 | 70 | 73 | 8% | 12% |
| Others (Agricultural Assets, Holdings Companies) | 7 | 6 | 6 | 11% | 11% |
| Total | 5,333 | 5,020 | 2,581 | 107% | 6% |
(1) at constant scope and exchange rates
(2) Havas'first quarter of 2018 revenues are included in the Vivendi revenues for the first quarter.
At constant scope and exchange rates, compared with the first quarter of 2017, the main business segments have developed as follows:
1 Bolloré constant scope and exchange rate method
Electricity storage and solutions revenue of industrial operations (electricity storage, plastic film, dedicated terminals and systems) increased by 12% compared with the first quarter of 2017, thanks to the strong growth of the specialized terminal division (kiosks and airlocks for stations and airports) and the slight increase in the plastic film business. It also benefited from the growth of Bluebus, with the sale of ten buses including six 12 meter long models, as well as Bluecar sales, boosted by sales of E-Méhari. At the same time, the car-sharing business continued its steady increase with, at present, a fleet of 5,000 electric vehicles and 1,700 stations equipped with 8,300 charging terminals. The number of annual subscribers to the Bolloré Group's car-sharing services in France (Paris, Lyon, Bordeaux), the United States (Indianapolis), Italy (Turin) and now Singapore rose by 19% to 172,000 subscribers at the end of March 2018. The Bolloré Group's car-sharing operations currently represent around six million rentals per year.
In January 2018, the Group acquired a majority interest in Global Solutions A/S, a transport and logistics operator in Denmark.
Increasing the shareholding in Vivendi: in February 2018, the Bolloré Group, which held 34.7 million call options on Vivendi shares, exercised 21.4 million options, representing 1.7% of Vivendi's capital, at an average price of €16.57 set in October 2016, i.e., an amount of €354 million. At the end of the first quarter of 2018, the Bolloré Group still held 13.3 million call options, giving rights to as many Vivendi shares, exercisable at any time until June 25, 2019 at an average exercise price of €21.10 . Since March 2018, Compagnie de Cornouaille has acquired approximately 4% additional shares for €1.2 billion, bringing Bolloré Group's shareholding in Vivendi to almost 24% of the share capital2) .
2 Including the borrowing of securities representing 2.7% of the share capital.
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