AI assistant
CTI LOGISTICS LIMITED — Capital/Financing Update 2016
Apr 27, 2016
64663_rns_2016-04-27_5c420973-30a6-44c6-bac2-cd344a2234c8.pdf
Capital/Financing Update
Open in viewerOpens in your device viewer

ABN 69 008 778 925
1 Drummond Place West Perth WA 6005 Postal Address PO Box 400 West Perth
Western Australia 6872
Telephone (08) 9422 1100 Facsimile (08) 9227 8000 Email [email protected] Web www.ctilogistics.com
28 April 2016
Company Announcements ASX
Via ASX Online
CTI LOGISTICS LIMITED - TRADING UPDATE
CTI Logistics Limited advises that, while the full year profit will exceed the previous year with the inclusion of the contribution from the sale of a property reported in the first half, the underlying profit from operations has continued to deteriorate through the third quarter, due to the continuing severe downturn in business activity in the Western Australian economy, and the resultant decline in volumes across the courier and general freight markets. The impact of the downturn in activity has been compounded by competitive pricing and margin pressures. Warehousing has also been adversely affected by a general weakening in demand, together with significant costs associated with the drawn out implementation of a new distribution model and warehouse management system for a large client. Revenue from the Western Australian client base is down 16.5% for the nine months, compared with the previous corresponding period.
Group EBITDA from operations for the first nine months is down 17.8% compared with the previous corresponding period.
The Company has commenced a program of cost-saving initiatives to adjust to the lower levels of activity. At the same time, three non-core properties are on the market, with possibly another two to follow and the Company is searching for opportunistic acquisitions which may arise in this economic environment.
David Mellor COMPANY SECRETARY