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Bouygues SA

Earnings Release Aug 28, 2013

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Paris, 28 August 2013

Bouygues press release

First-half 2013

  • Good commercial performance in construction businesses
  • Adaptation plans producing the expected results
  • Improvement in the Group's profitability in the second quarter

Key figures

(€ million) Q1
2013
Change
vs. 2012
Q2
2013
Change
vs. 2012
H1
2013
Change
vs. 2012
Sales 6,698 -4% 8,509 = 15,207 -2%
Current operating
profit/(loss)
(76) -€158m 432 +€38m 356 -€120m
Net profit/(loss) attributable
to the Group
(42) -€77m 230 -€13m 188 -€90m
Net debt (end of period) 5,007 -€317m 5,758 -€457m 5,758 -€457m

The Bouygues group's construction businesses posted a good commercial performance in the first half of 2013, while TF1 and Bouygues Telecom showed resilience in a highly competitive environment. Adaptation plans are producing the expected results and the Group's profitability improved in the second quarter.

The Bouygues group reported consolidated sales of €15.2 billion in the first half of 2013, down 2% year-onyear. Current operating profit amounted to €356 million, down €120 million on the first half of 2012, and net profit to €188 million, down €90 million on the first half of 2012. These figures are still impacted by the decline in profitability in the first quarter of 2013 and are not indicative of the Group's expected full-year performance.

Good commercial performance in the construction businesses

In a still-challenging economic environment, especially in Europe, order books continued to run at a high level, standing at €27.3 billion. This figure is down €1.3 billion, or 5%, on end-June 2012 but up €2 billion, or 8%, on end-June 2011 and does not yet include a number of recent major contracts, notably the Tuen Mun-Chek Lap Kok tunnel in Hong Kong, worth €1.15 billion.

This resilience of order books is the result of a strong and selective presence on international markets and recognised know-how in complex projects.

At Bouygues Construction, order intake amounted to €5.1 billion in the first half of 2013, compared with €6.9 billion in the first half of 2012, a figure which included €2.1 billion from major contracts worth more than €600 million1 each. The order book at end-June 2013 stood at €16.9 billion, giving good visibility for future activity.

At Bouygues Immobilier, first-half residential property reservations rose 3% year-on-year to €752 million in a market expected to shrink in 2013. In a sluggish market, commercial property reservations amounted to €203 million in the first half of the year. The order book at end-June 2013 stood at €2.8 billion, representing 14 months of sales.

At Colas, the order book at end-June 2013 stood at €7.6 billion and does not yet include the project for Morocco's first high-speed rail line, worth €124 million. The order book remains at a high level and gives good visibility for the second half of the year.

1 Paris law courts complex (€823 million), Nîmes-Montpellier railway bypass (€683 million), Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao bridge (€607 million)

TF1 and Bouygues Telecom showed resilience in a highly competitive environment

TF1's four freeview channels achieved an audience share of 29.0%1 in the first six months of 2013, a year-onyear improvement of 0.6 points. The TF1 TV channel took 22.9% of the audience, 0.2 points better than in the first half of 2012. In an expanded freeview TV market which now numbers 25 channels, TF1 was the only major broadcaster to improve its audience share.

At Bouygues Telecom, B&YOU continued to grow, gaining 523,000 new customers in the first half of 2013 to give a base of 1,601,000 customers at end-June 2013. The plan subscriber base increased by 374,000 new customers, bringing the total base to 9,802,000. The total mobile customer base stabilised at 11,286,000 at end-June 2013.

On the fixed broadband market, Bouygues Telecom gained 55,000 new customers in the first half of 2013 to give a total of 1.9 million customers2 .

1Target audience: individuals aged four years and over. Source: Médiamétrie

2Includes fixed broadband and very-high-speed subscriptions

Adaptation plans are producing the expected results

The Bouygues group is continuing to implement adaptation plans in its various business areas. These efforts are bearing fruit, enabling the Group to improve its profitability in the second quarter of 2013.

TF1 has achieved €31 million of recurrent savings since 30 June 2012, out of a planned €85 million by the end of 2014 under phase II of its optimisation plan.

At Bouygues Telecom, the far-reaching transformation under way since early 2012 has been stepped up in 2013. The company has embarked on an overhaul of its business model in order to cope with market upheaval. With a change in the way plans are marketed and a reduction in operating costs, overall costs in the mobile business in the first half of 2013 were €282 million lower than in the first half of 2011. Total savings of €339 million have been made on mobile costs since the end of 2011. The transformation plan target of €400 million will therefore be exceeded. Bouygues Telecom is also repositioning its products and services in order to differentiate the company from its competitors and revitalise growth. The launch of 4G on 1 October offers the company a very good opportunity to retake the leadership in terms of innovation on the mobile market.

The Group's profitability improved in the second quarter

Current operating
profit/(loss)
(€ million)
Q1
2013
Change
vs. 2012
Q2
2013
Change
vs. 2012
H1
2013
Change
vs. 2012
Construction businesses1 (79) -€7m 289 +€5m 210 -€2m
TF1 (16) -€72m 87 +€9m 71 -€63m
Bouygues Telecom 28 -€79m 63 +€22m 91 -€57m
Group total (76) -€158m 432 +€38m 356 -€120m

1Bouygues Construction, Bouygues Immobilier and Colas

The construction businesses posted a robust financial performance in the first half of 2013, reporting consolidated sales of €11.7 billion, up 2% on the first half of 2012, and a current operating profit of €210 million, virtually the same as a year earlier.

Bouygues Construction reported operating profit of €202 million in the first half of 2013, up €39 million on the first half of 2012, reflecting good execution of ongoing projects. Operating profit at Bouygues Immobilier was stable at €84 million. In the first half of 2013, the decline in the operating margin was limited to 0.5 points at 7.3% thanks to the adaptation measures taken in 2012. Colas reported an operating loss of €76 million in the first half of 2013, €42 million more than in the first half of 2012, mainly due to very unfavourable weather conditions in the first half, especially in mainland France and North America.

TF1 reported sales of €1.2 billion in the first half of 2013, down 7%, and operating profit of €71 million, €63 million down on the first half of 2012. Current operating profit rose by €9 million in the second quarter of 2013 despite a €30-million drop in sales, giving an operating margin of 13.5% against 11.6% in the second quarter of 2012, a year-on-year improvement of 1.9 points.

Bouygues Telecom reported total sales of €2,287 million in the first half of 2013, down 15% on the first half of 2012, and sales from network of €2,113 million, down 11%. The greater-than-expected fall in sales was due to a moderate commercial performance and the growing share of SIM-only sales. Thanks to the effectiveness of the savings plan and a reduction in marketing costs, EBITDA amounted to €257 million in the second quarter of 2013 and fell by only €6 million in relation to 2012. It reached €469 million in the first half of 2013, down €90 million on the previous year.

Financial position

Group free cash flow1 in the first half of 2013 amounted to €152 million, down €258 million on the first half of 2012. The decline reflects the lower results and the postponement of Alstom's general meeting, which approves the dividend, from 26 June in 2012 to 2 July in 2013. The Group's net capital expenditure² in the first half of 2013 amounted to €596 million, equivalent to the level in 2012.

Net debt amounted to €5.8 billion at end-June 2013, down €457 million in relation to end-June 2012. This is due to tight control of net debt despite the fall in first-half results and asset disposals3 at end-2012 of €426 million. Net gearing improved by six points to 60%. The Group has a high level of liquidity (€6.9 billion) after the redemption of a €709-million bond issue in May 2013.

1 Before the change in working capital requirement. Excluding the impact of 4G frequencies

² Excluding the impact of 4G frequencies

Outlook

Bouygues Telecom has revised its sales target for 2013 downwards from the previously announced €4.85 billion to €4.6 billion in order to take account of strong growth in SIM-only sales and a moderate commercial performance in the first half of 2013.

Order books in the construction businesses secure their sales targets for 2013.

Depending on final sales figure of the construction businesses, the Group's consolidated sales could range between €33.2 billion, down 1% on 2012, and €33.4 billion, stable in relation to 2012.

The Group's business areas are continuing to implement their adaptation plans. Thanks to the effectiveness of its transformation plan, Bouygues Telecom is able to confirm its objective for 2013 of stabilising EBITDA at €900 million and improving its "EBITDA minus Capex" item.

In keeping with the second quarter of 2013, profitability should improve in the second half of 2013, meaning that 2012 should mark the low point in the Bouygues group's profitability.

3 Disposal of 20% stake in Eurosport and the theme channels at TF1 as well as divestment of tower business and 3 data centres at Bouygues Telecom

Financial calendar

13 November 2013: nine-month 2013 sales and earnings, 5.45pm (CET)

You will find the full financial statements and notes to the financial statements on www.bouygues.com. The financial statements have been subject to a limited review by the statutory auditors and the corresponding report has been issued.

The Half-year Review is available on www.bouygues.com.

The first-half results presentation to financial analysts will be webcast live on 28 August 2013 at 11am on www.bouygues.com.

Press contact: +33 (0)1 44 20 12 01 – [email protected]

Investors and analysts contact: +33 (0)1 44 20 10 79 – [email protected]

www.bouygues.com

Condensed consolidated income statement

Condensed
consolidated
income
statement
First half %
(€ million) 2012 2013 change
Sales 15,505 15,207 -2%
Current operating profit 476 356 -25%
Other operating income and expenses 0 0 nm
Operating profit 476 356 -25%
Cost of net debt (142) (157) +11%
Other financial income and expenses 8 (7) nm
Income tax expense (130) (102) -22%
Share of profits and losses from associates 131 134 +2%
Net profit 343 224 -35%
Net profit/(loss) attributable to non-controlling
interests1
(65) (36) nm
Net profit attributable to the Group 278 188 -32%

1Formerly "Minority interests"

First-quarter consolidated
income statement
First quarter %
(€ million) 2012 2013 change
Sales 6,985 6,698 -4%
Operating profit/(loss) 82 (76) nm
Net profit/(loss) attributable to the Group 35 (42) nm
Second-quarter consolidated
income statement
Second quarter
(€ million) 2012 2013 %
change
Sales 8,520 8,509 =
Operating profit 394 432 +10%
Net profit attributable to the Group 243 230 -5%
Order books at the At end-June
construction businesses
(€ million)
2011 2012 2013
Bouygues Construction 15,538 17,650 16,877
Bouygues Immobilier
Colas
2,537
7,228
3,060
7,856
2,815
7,570
TOTAL 25,303 28,566 27,262
Sales
by
business area
(€ million)
First half Change
like-for-like
2012 2013 %
change
and at
constant
exchange
rates
Bouygues Construction 5,028 5,232 +4% +3%
Bouygues Immobilier 1,066 1,143 +7% +7%
Colas 5,594 5,560 -1% -1%
TF1 1,301 1,208 -7% -7%
Bouygues Telecom 2,676 2,287 -15% -14%
Holding company and other 68 62 nm nm
Intra-Group elimination (228) (285) nm nm
Total 15,505 15,207 -2% -2%
o/w France 10,730 10,493 -2% -2%
o/w international 4,775 4,714 -1% -3%
Contribution of business areas to First half %
EBITDA
(€ million)
2012 2013 change
Bouygues Construction 268 239 -11%
Bouygues Immobilier 69 88 +28%
Colas 131 74 -44%
TF1 174 92 -47%
Bouygues Telecom 559 469 -16%
Holding company and other (21) (17) nm
TOTAL 1,180 945 -20%
Contribution of business areas to First half %
current
operating profit
(€ million)
2012 2013 change
Bouygues Construction 163 202 +24%
Bouygues Immobilier 83 84 +1%
Colas (34) (76) nm
TF1 134 71 -47%
Bouygues Telecom 148 91 -39%
Holding company and other (18) (16) nm
TOTAL 476 356 -25%
Contribution of business areas to First half %
net
profit attributable to the Group
(€ million)
2012 2013 change
Bouygues Construction 107 131 +22%
Bouygues Immobilier 51 45 -12%
Colas (18) (31) nm
TF1 41 18 -56%
Bouygues Telecom 83 49 -41%
Alstom 114 117 +3%
Holding company and other (100) (141) nm
TOTAL 278 188 -32%
Net
cash by business
area
At end-June Change
(€ million) 2012 2013 €m
Bouygues Construction 2,531 2,845 +€314m
Bouygues Immobilier
Colas
305
(1,074)
239
(1,142)
-€66m
-€68m
TF1 (91) 166 +€257m
Bouygues Telecom (1,462) (774) +€688m
Holding company and other (6,424) (7,092) -€668m
TOTAL (6,215) (5,758) +€457m
Contribution of business areas to
free cash flow1
First half Change
Before change in working capital
requirement (€ million)
2012 2013 €m
Bouygues Construction 123 181 +€58m
Bouygues Immobilier 48 53 +€5m
Colas 53 8 -€45m
TF1 107 60 -€47m
Bouygues Telecom 90(2) (22)3 -€112m
Holding company and other (11)2 (128)3 -€117m
TOTAL 410(2) 152(3) -€258m

1Free cash flow = cash flow - cost of net debt - income tax expense - net capital expenditure

Contribution of business areas to
net capital expenditure
First half Change
(€ million) 2012 2013 €m
Bouygues Construction 80 55 -€25m
Bouygues Immobilier 6 4 -€2m
Colas 125 112 -€13m
TF1 13 17 +€4m
Bouygues Telecom 366(2) 407(3) +€41m
Holding company and other (2)
2
(3)
1
-€1m
TOTAL EXCL. 4G FREQUENCIES 592(2) 596(3) +€4m
4G FREQUENCIES 704 21 -€683m
TOTAL 1,296 617 -€679m

2 Excluding acquisition cost and capitalised interest related to 4G frequencies for €704 million at Group level (for €687 million at Bouygues Telecom level and €17 million at holding company level)

3 Excluding capitalised interest related to 4G frequencies for €21 million at Group level (for €8 million at Bouygues Telecom level and €13 million at holding company level)

Sales target by
business area
Actual %
(€ million) 2012 Reported in
February
Reported in
May
Reported in
August
change
Bouygues Construction 10,640 10,700 10,750 10,750 +1%
Bouygues Immobilier 2,396 2,500 2,500 2,500 +4%
Colas 13,036 13,200 13,200 13,200 +1%
TF1 2,621 2,540 2,500 2,500 -5%
Bouygues Telecom 5,226 4,850 4,850 4,600 -12%
Holding company and other 123 120 120 120 nm
Intra-Group elimination (495) (460) (470) (470) nm
TOTAL 33,547 33,450 33,450 33,200 -1%

The Group's consolidated sales could range between €33.2 billion (-1% vs. 2012) and €33.4 billion (flat vs. 2012) depending on the final sales figure of the construction businesses.

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