Earnings Release • Mar 15, 2016
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Full Year 2015 Results Presentation
Strong year while preparing the new growth era in Financial Services: Banco CTT
15 March 2016
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2016 Outlook
Appendix
RECEIVED AN UPFRONT PAYMENT OF €15 MILLION
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ITS OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY
NEW COMPANY AGREEMENT and revised HEALTHCARE PLAN, enabling a sustainable level of benefits ANNUAL GENERAL SHAREHOLDERS MEETING approved the payment of a gross dividend per share of €0.465 UPDATED PRICES corresponding to an estimated AVERAGE 2015 PRICE INCREASE OF ~4.0% AGREEMENT SIGNED WITH THE GOVERNMENT to install up to 300 CITIZEN'S BUREAU AREAS in two years THE GOVERNMENT UPDATED (REDUCED) THE INTEREST RATES offered on public savings and treasury certificates Beginning of the development of CORE BANKING SYSTEM FOR BANCO CTT (Misys & Deloitte) HUMAN RESOURCES OPTIMISATION initiated at the subsidiary TOURLINE EXPRESS in order to INCREASE CAPITAL MARKETS DAY, where CTT presented an UPDATE ON ITS STRATEGY, FOCUSED ON BANCO CTT'S STRATEGY AND AMBITION START OF THE ACTIVITY OF BANCO CTT with the launch of a head office branch (soft opening) for CTT employees to prepare systems and operations COMMERCIAL REGISTRATION OF BANCO CTT and appointment of governing bodies BANK OF PORTUGAL formalised the final authorisation for the SET-UP OF BANCO CTT 2015 As per the terms of the MOU SIGNED WITH ALTICE, CTT Conclusion of the process of INTEGRATION of the Mail and Express & Parcels DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS
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| OUTLOOK | 2015 RESULTS |
|---|---|
| Growth in revenues, supported also by MoU with Altice Addressed mail volumes decline in the -3% / -4% range, • better than the -5% initial target (1H15 upgrade) Double-digit volumes growth in Express & Parcels • (Portugal), driven by e-commerce growth |
Recurring revenues grow by 1.3%, supported by strong performance of the Mail business unit and also by MoU with Altice Addressed mail volumes decline 3.2% (lower bound of the range guidance) Single-digit overall volumes growth in Express & Parcels despite the strong double-digit growth in e-commerce volumes |
| Decline in like-for-like recurring costs (excluding Banco CTT project) |
Like-for-like recurring costs (excluding Banco CTT project) decline by 0.8% |
| High single-digit growth in like-for-like recurring EBITDA (excluding Banco CTT project) |
Like-for-like recurring EBITDA (excluding Banco CTT project) grows by 10.3 |
| Total spending (capex and opex) in Banco CTT project of up to €30m |
Banco CTT project spending of €23.2m (lower than target, partially related to soft opening strategy). Cash position of CTT not affected |
Policy of stable growth of dividend
Minimum dividend of €0.47 per share (€70.5m for 150m shares outstanding) for the financial year 2015
The Board will propose a dividend of €0.47 per share (€70.5m),
a 6.8% growth on a recurring basis
€ million, except when indicated otherwise
| Including Banco CTT project | Excluding Banco CTT project (like-for-like) 4 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Financial indicators: | 2014 | 2015 | Δ% | 2015 | Δ% |
| Recurring revenues 1 | 717.8 | 727.2 | +1.3% | 727.2 | +1.3% |
| Recurring operating costs 2 | 582.7 | 583.2 | +0.1% | 578.2 | -0.8% |
| Recurring EBITDA 1,2 | 135.1 | 144.0 | +6.6% | 149.0 | +10.3% |
| Recurring net profit 3 | 72.5 | 81.6 | +12.5% | 85.2 | +17.5% |
| Reported net profit | 77.2 | 72.1 | -6.6% | 5 80.9 |
+4.8% |
| Metric | Addressed mail (m items) | Unaddressed mail (m items) | Parcels (m items) | Savings flows (€bn) / # of ops. (m) 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 volumes | 814.7 | 473.4 | 28.5 | 5.3 / 536.3 |
| 2015 vs. 2014 | -3.2% | -6.7% | +3.2% | -20.5% / -7.5% |
1 Excluding non-recurring revenues of €1.0m in 2014.
2 Excluding amortisation, depreciation, provisions, impairment losses and non-recurring costs affecting EBITDA of -€59.5m in 2014 and €9.4m in 2015, €6.4m of the latter related to Banco CTT project set-up costs.
3 Considers the nominal tax rate of CTT.
4 Excluding Banco CTT business unit costs and Banco CTT project costs booked in the Financial Services business unit.
5 Considers the corporate tax rate of Banco CTT and the effective tax rate of the year at CTT.
6 Amount of savings & insurance placements and redemptions / Number of savings & insurance placements and redemptions operations.
1 Excluding amortisation, depreciation, provisions, impairment losses and non-recurring costs affecting EBITDA of -€59.5m in 2014 and €9.4m in 2015, €6.4m of the latter related to Banco CTT project set-up costs. 2 Excluding Banco CTT project recurring op. costs: €5.0m in 2015 (€4.7m booked in the Banco CTT business unit and €0.4m in the FS business unit), of which €2.3m staff costs and €2.8m ES&S costs and other costs. 3 Booked in the Banco CTT business unit (€4.7m) and in the Financial Services business unit (€0.4m).
1 Excluding amortisation, depreciation, provisions and impairment losses. 9
2 Excluding amortisation, depreciation, provisions, impairment losses & non-recurring costs.
1Including €0.4m Banco CTT project recurring operating costs booked in the Financial Services business unit.
2 Excluding -€4.7m Banco CTT recurring EBITDA.
3 Excluding total non-recurring revenues of €1.0m in 2014 and non-recurring operating costs affecting EBITDA of -€59.5m in 2014 and €9.4m in 2015, €6.4m of the latter related to Banco CTT project set-up costs.
4 Excluding Banco CTT project recurring op. costs: €5.0m in 2015 (€4.7m booked in the Banco CTT business unit and €0.4m in the FS business unit), of which €2.3m staff costs and €2.8m ES&S costs and other costs. 5 Booked in the Banco CTT business unit (€4.7m) and in the Financial Services business unit (€0.4m).
Dividend not affected by Banco CTT launch, as committed
1Cash flow from operating activities excluding increase in Net Financial Services payables of €77.6m (2014) and decrease of €61.0m (2015). Cash at end of period excluding Net Financial Services payables of €385.7m (2014) and €324.7m (2015).
2 Capex payments presented in table. 2015 capex was €32.3m, 95% above that of 2014 (€16.6m).
3 Including -€0.7m change in consolidation perimeter in 2014.
€ million
High cash flow generation enables CTT to keep its strong cash position stable in a year of relevant investment in preparation of the launch of Banco CTT
1 Cash and cash equivalents excluding net Financial Services payables of €385.7m (Dec-14) and €324.7m (Dec-15). 2 Includes €5.3m of P&L tax benefits (VAT) to be recovered in 2016.
Balance Sheet – December 2015
€ million; % change vs. Dec-14
Business units performance
2016 Outlook
1 Banco CTT costs in 2015 are booked partly in the new Banco CTT business unit and partly in the Financial Service business unit.
1 Mail benefits from lower volumes decline and growth in advertising & other revenues
1Including +€2.8m of revenues that result from the network integration with CTT Expresso, +€1.8m from the MoU with Altice and +€3.6m from the improvements made in the VAT deduction methodology procedures in 2015. 2 Excluding amortisation, depreciation, provisions, impairment losses & non-recurring costs. Including variable remuneration as recurring operating cost in 2015.
3 Million items.
4 USO, excluding international inbound mail.
1 Including internal and other revenues, and internal transactions with Spain and Mozambique. Including +€1.8m from the MoU with Altice in 2015.
2 Excluding amortisation, depreciation, provisions, impairment losses & non-recurring costs. Including variable remuneration as recurring cost in 2015.
3 Million items.
4Change in methodology, comparison to 2014 not meaningful.
3 Financial Services benefits from growth in revenues and lower sales incentives
1 Includes +€1.8m from the MoU with Altice and +€1.8m from the improvements made in the VAT deduction methodology procedures in 2015.
2 Excluding amortisation, depreciation, provisions, impairment losses & non-recurring costs. Including variable remuneration as recurring cost in 2015.
3€0.4m Banco CTT project op. costs booked in the Financial Services business unit (the remaining €4.7m Banco CTT project recurring operating costs are booked in Banco CTT business unit).
4 Amount of savings & insurance products placements and redemptions (€ billion) – €4.3bn of placements and €1.0bn of redemptions in 2015 / # of savings & insurance products placements and redemptions ops. (million). 5 Million operations.
6 € million, new credit production, including consumer credit & credit cards.
Due to soft opening in 2015, the kick-off media campaign will occur in 2016
Opening on 18 March
Revenues & volumes
Business units performance
2016 Outlook
€ million
| 2014 | 2015 | ∆ (€m) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reported EBITDA | 195.6 | 134.6 | -61.1 | |
| Non-recurring items affecting EBITDA | -60.5 | 9.4 | 69.9 | |
| Revenues | -1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | |
| Staff costs | -62.4 | 0.0 | 62.4 | |
| ES&S & other op. costs | 2.9 | 9.4 | 6.5 | Banco CTT project set-up costs: €6.4m |
| Recurring EBITDA | 135.1 | 144.0 | 8.9 | Tourline debt write-off: €1.0m |
| Reported EBIT | 135.4 | 109.9 | -25.5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non-recurring costs affecting only EBIT | 36.6 | 0.4 | -36.2 |
| Provisions (net movement) | 11.6 | 0.0 | -11.6 |
| Labour contingencies | 4.9 | -0.5 | -5.4 |
| Onerous contracts | 6.7 | 0.5 | -6.2 |
| Impairment of investments |
-0.2 | -0.2 | 0.0 |
| Restructuring for network optimisation |
6.3 | 1.2 | -5.1 |
| Goodwill and investment impairment | 18.9 | -0.6 | -19.5 |
| Non-recurring items affecting EBITDA & EBIT | -23.9 | 9.8 | 33.7 |
| Recurring EBIT |
111.5 | 119.8 | 8.2 |
17 Mar. – London – roadshow with BPI 21 Mar. – Edinburgh – roadshow with Jefferies 31 Mar. – Madrid – roadshow with Haitong 6 Apr. – London – Barclays Select Series Leisure and Transp. Corp. Day 7 Apr. – Paris - 29th ESN European Conference with Caixa BI 11 Apr. – New York – roadshow with JP Morgan 12 Apr. – Boston – roadshow with Investec
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