Earnings Release • Mar 7, 2018
Earnings Release
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KEY HIGHLIGHTS: Growth in revenues despite pressure on profitability as a result of higher than expected decline in mail volumes and increase in operating costs, the latter mostly related to the growth businesses Slight growth in recurring revenues Supported by positive evolution of the parcels and banking businesses and the acquisition of Transporta +0.4% Addressed mail volumes decline higher than the guidance range [-4% to -5%] Softer decline in 4Q (-4.5%), after worse than expected path in 2Q (-7.6%) and 3Q (-7.2%) -5.6% Turnaround of Tourline underway EBITDA breakeven in 4Q17 4Q17 EBITDA breakeven Recurring operating costs under pressure Mainly due to an increase in costs related to growth businesses +5.6% Banco CTT revenues contribution within guidance High single-digit million revenues, driven by Net interest income (NII) and commissions growth. Operating costs below €35m €7.6m
Recurring EBITDA in line with the revised guidance €89.9m
KEY HIGHLIGHTS: Addressed mail volumes decline normalised in 4Q17, back within the
guidance range [ -4% to -5%], while parcels volumes growth accelerated throughout the year
Parcels volumes (Quarter change YoY)
placement of credit products is growing rapidly (from a small base)
Banco CTT indicators – credit product placements 1 , deposits & current accounts (€ million; thousand accounts)
1Including credit placed by Banco CTT on its own Balance Sheet and the total gross outstanding balance of credit placed by Banco CTT branches (outside Banco CTT's Balance Sheet), in partnership with BNP Paribas Personal Finance (Cetelem).
KEY HIGHLIGHTS: The Operational Transformation Plan is on target do date; launched in
already resulted in an increase in non-recurring op. costs in 4Q17, impacting reported earnings
€ million, except when otherwise indicated
| Reported | Recurring 1 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Financial indicators | 2016 | 2017 | Δ% | 2016 | 2017 | Δ% |
| Revenues | 696.8 | 714.3 | +2.5% | 695.1 | 697.9 | +0.4% |
| Operating costs | 594.8 | 633.1 | +6.5% | 575.6 | 608.0 | +5.6% |
| EBITDA | 102.1 | 81.1 | -20.5% | 119.5 | 89.9 | -24.8% |
| Net profit | 62.2 | 27.3 | -56.1% | 63.9 2 | 40.0 2 | -37.5% |
| Addressed mail (million items) |
Unaddressed mail (million items) |
Parcels (million items) |
Savings & insurance flows (€ billion) |
Banco CTT current accounts (thousand) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 volumes | 736.6 | 492.1 | 33.3 | 5.7 | 226.0 |
| vs. 2016 | -5.6% | -1.1% | +23.5% | +22.2% | +204.9% |
9 1 Excluding non-recurring revenues of €1.8m and €16.3m in 2016 and 2017, respectively, and non-recurring costs affecting EBITDA of €19.2m and €25.1m and affecting EBIT of -€13.6m and €4.3m in 2016 and 2017, respectively. 2 Considers a theoretical nominal tax rate.
KEY FINANCIALS: Slight growth in recurring revenues driven by good performance in
Express & Parcels and Banco CTT, and by the Transporta acquisition
1Including income related to CTT Central Structure and Intragroup Eliminations amounting to -€31.0m in 2016 and -€33.6m in 2017. 2 Excluding non-recurring revenues and Altice revenues.
KEY FINANCIALS: The recurring operating costs increase resulted, in large part, from the Transporta
acquisition and the increase in costs of the parcels and banking businesses, related to growth in activity
KEY FINANCIALS: CTT continues to be very dependent on Mail EBITDA, as the
contribution to profitability of the growth levers (parcels & banking) is still building up
| Cash flow | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| € million; % change vs. prior year | Reported | Adjusted 1 | (Excl. FS float & Banco CTT deposits and fin. assets) | ||||
| 2016 | 2017 | ∆ % | 2016 | 2017 | ∆% | ||
| From operating activities |
268.2 | 291.1 | +8.5% | 23.7 | 44.3 | +86.6% | |
| Cash flow excl. FS & Banco CTT |
43.6 | 67.3 | +54.4% | ||||
| Banco CTT cash flow | -19.8 | -23.0 | -15.9% | ||||
| From investing activities | -185.6 | -240.4 | -29.5% | -20.8 | -5.8 | +72.1% | |
| Capex payments | -29.5 | -31.2 | -5.8% | -29.5 | -31.2 | -5.8% | |
| of which Banco CTT | -10.0 | -5.4 | +46.1% | Sale of former | |||
| Banco CTT financial assets | -164.8 | -234.6 | -42.4% | head office | |||
| Other | 8.7 | 25.4 | +192.8% | 8.7 | 25.4 | +192.8% | |
| Operating free cash flow | 82.6 | 50.6 | -38.7% | 2.9 | 38.5 | >> | |
| From financing activities |
-72.4 | -71.9 | +0.7% | -72.4 | -71.9 | +0.7% | |
| of which Dividends | -70.3 | -72.0 | -2.5% | -70.3 | -72.0 | -2.5% | |
| Other | 5.0 | 29.3 | >> | 0.0 | 0.1 | - | |
| Net change in cash |
15.2 | 8.0 | -47.1% | -69.5 | -33.3 | +52.1% |
1Cash flow from operating and investing activities excluding changes in Net Financial Services payables of -€1.1m (2016) and -€57.6m (2017), and the following items from the CF statement, all of them relating to Banco CTT financial activity: "Banking customer deposits and other loans", "Credit to bank clients", third parties' "Other operating assets and liabilities" regarding Banco CTT, "Financial assets available for sale", " Investments held to maturity", "Deposits at the Bank of Portugal" and "Other banking financial assets".
1 Including Financial Services receivables of €9m and €4m as at Dec-16 and Dec-17, respectively.
2 Including €48m of Banco CTT own cash.
fuel costs put strong pressure on Mail EBITDA
-5.4%
-5.6%
-7.6%
-5.6%
vs. 2016
+1.9%
-1.1%
BUSINESS UNITS: Strong parcels volumes growth in Portugal, helped also by the Transporta
acquisition, and especially in Spain, drove slight like-for-like earnings & margin improvement in E&P
1 Including revenues from intra-group transactions with companies of other business units and other operating income of Portugal, Spain and Mozambique.
2 Including Transporta revenues in 2017 (€8.8m in Cargo & Logistics and €0.1m in other).
3 Million items.
BUSINESS UNITS: Continued payments business weakness, as a result of volumes decline &
competitive price pressures, and lower insurance placements impacted FS revenues
| Metric | Savings & insurance placements (€bn) |
Payments (m ops) |
Money orders & transfers (m ops) |
Credit (€m; excl. Banco CTT) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.0 | 53.7 | 17.5 | 6.8 |
| vs. 2016 | +6.0% | -6.8% | -5.7% | -34.1% |
BUSINESS UNITS: Banco CTT results were within expectations, with customer acquisition remaining
strong, consumer credit and mortgage products gaining traction, and NII accelerating throughout the year
1 Partnership with BNP Paribas Personal Finance (Cetelem).
2 Amount outside Banco CTT's Balance Sheet, representing the total gross outstanding balance of credit placed by Banco CTT branches, in partnership with BNP Paribas Personal Finance (Cetelem).
2018 OUTLOOK: Goal of slight growth in revenues and stable recurring EBITDA levels; the
Operational Transformation Plan to have a significant impact on dividend policy in the short term
| REVENUES & VOLUMES |
Slight increase in revenues, supported by continued growth of the parcels and banking businesses |
|---|---|
| Decline in addressed mail volumes expected to be in the [-5% to -6%] range | |
| OPERATING COSTS |
Operational Transformation Plan initiatives with an estimated c.€20m impact on non-recurring operating costs in 2018 |
| & EBITDA |
FY18 recurring EBITDA around FY17 levels, contingent on mail volumes development and Financial Services evolution (the latter currently significantly under pressure) |
| €35m of Capex, part of which related to the Operational Transformation Plan. Balance Sheet optimisation measures (sale of non-core real estate assets) with positive contribution to earnings & cash flow |
|
| CAPEX & DIVIDEND |
The Board of Directors proposes a dividend of €0.38 per share for FY17, payable in May-18, subject to AGM approval |
| During the period of implementation of the Operational Transformation Plan (2018-2020), the Company will revert to its previous policy of shareholder remuneration as a percentage of the generated yearly net profit |
|
The outlook is based on the assumption that the new quality of service requirements (still to be finalised by the Regulator) will not result in significant extra cost burden for the Company in 2018
| € million | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2017 | ||
| Recurring EBITDA | 119.5 | 89.9 | |
| Non-recurring items affecting EBITDA | -17.4 | -8.8 | |
| Revenues | +1.8 | +16.3 | |
| Staff costs | -10.0 | -14.7 | |
| ES&S & other op. costs | -9.2 | -10.5 | |
| Reported EBITDA | 102.1 | 81.1 | |
| Recurring EBIT |
94.7 | 60.2 | |
| Non-recurring costs affecting only EBIT | +13.6 | -4.3 | |
| Provisions (reinforcements / reductions) |
+15.1 | -1.3 | |
| Impairments and D&A (losses / reductions) |
-1.5 | -3.0 | |
| Non-recurring items affecting EBITDA & EBIT | -3.8 | -13.1 | |
| Reported EBIT | 90.9 | 47.1 |
Completion of the sale of former head office in 4Q17
-€1.7m of provisions related to the optimisation of the Retail Network (Operational Transformation Plan)
-€1.1m of impairments related to Mailtec
| € million |
Reported Recurring 1 |
Banco CTT under equity method |
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2017 | 2016 | 2017 | 2016 | 2017 | |
| Revenues | 696.8 | 714.3 | 695.1 | 697.9 | 696.5 | 708.0 |
| Operating costs | 594.8 | 633.1 | 575.6 | 608.0 | 569.0 | 602.7 |
| EBITDA | 102.1 | 81.1 | 119.5 | 89.9 | 127.5 | 105.3 |
| EBITDA margin | 14.6% | 11.4% | 17.2% | 12.9% | 18.3% | 14.9% |
| Depreciations, amortisations, impairments & provisions |
-11.2 | -34.0 | -24.8 | -29.7 | -9.6 | -31.1 |
| EBIT | 90.9 | 47.1 | 94.7 | 60.2 | 117.9 | 74.2 |
| Financial income / (costs) | -5.9 | -5.0 | -5.9 | -5.0 | -5.9 | -5.0 |
| Associated companies - gains / (losses) |
0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -21.2 | -21.3 |
| Earnings before taxes (EBT) | 85.2 | 42.1 | 89.0 | 55.2 | 90.8 | 47.9 |
| Income tax for the period | -23.3 | -15.0 | -25.4 | -15.4 | -28.9 | -20.7 |
| Non-controlling interests | -0.3 | -0.1 | -0.3 | -0.1 | -0.3 | -0.1 |
| Net profit attributable to equity holders | 62.2 | 27.3 | 63.9 | 40.0 | 62.2 | 27.3 |
| € million |
CTT | Banco CTT under equity method |
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31-Dec-16 | 31-Dec-17 | 31-Dec-16 | 31-Dec-17 | |||
| Non-current assets |
452.6 | 678.5 | 393.2 | 408.3 | ||
| Current assets | 864.1 | 930.3 | 669.9 | 567.6 | ||
| Assets | 1,316.7 | 1,608.8 | 1,063.1 | 975.9 | ||
| Equity | 233.3 | 184.0 | 233.3 | 184.0 | ||
| Liabilities | 1,083.4 | 1,424.8 | 829.8 | 791.9 | ||
| Non-current liabilities | 269.5 | 282.7 | 269.5 | 282.7 | ||
| Current liabilities | 813.8 | 1,142.0 | 560.3 | 509.2 | ||
| Equity and Liabilities | 1,316.7 | 1,608.8 | 1,063.1 | 975.9 | ||
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