Earnings Release • May 26, 2011
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Paris, 26 May 2011 – EUROPACORP, producer and distributor of feature films and one of Europe's leading independent film studios, today announces its unaudited consolidated annual revenue for the 2010/11 financial year, which ended on 31 March 2011.
| Revenue | Q4 | Q4 | 12 months |
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| (€ million) | 2010/11 | 2009/10 | 2010/11 | 2009/10 | (%) | |
| International Sales | 6.6 | 57.0 | 34.9 | 80.0 | -56.4% | |
| % of Revenue | 9.8% | 65.4% | 19.5% | 44.1% | ||
| Cinemas, France | 6.1 | 6.4 | 36.7 | 22.7 | 61.6% | |
| % of Revenue | 9.0% | 7.3% | 20.5% | 12.5% | ||
| Video, France | 13.3 | 8.7 | 24.7 | 26.2 | -5.9% | |
| % of Revenue | 19.7% | 10.0% | 13.8% | 14.5% | ||
| Television, France | 26.5 | 8.4 | 43.1 | 27.6 | 56.3% | |
| % of Revenue | 39.5% | 9.6% | 24.1% | 15.2% | ||
| Subsidies | 2.9 | 2.1 | 11.7 | 7.5 | 55.7% | |
| % of Revenue | 4.4% | 2.4% | 6.5% | 4.1% | ||
| TV Series* | 6.9 | 15.7 | - | |||
| % of Revenue | 10.3% | - | 8.8% | - | ||
| Other Activities | 4.9 | 4.5 | 11.9 | 17.3 | -31.1% | |
| % of Revenue | 7.2% | 5.2% | 6.7% | 9.5% | ||
| EuropaCorp Group | 67.2 | 87.2 | 178.7 | 181.3 | -1.5% |
Q4 revenue of FY 2010/11 was impacted by the low level of international sales and primarily relied on the highly sustained performance of the Television, France operations and the significant growth in Video sales.
The healthy sales posted by the Television, France segment (€26.5m for the quarter) are linked to the numerous openings of broadcast windows for new releases (in particular Arthur 2, 22 Bullets, From Paris With Love and Paris Express) and the sale of catalogue films (such as Arthur, Taxi 2, Taxi 3 et Taxi 4, Transporter).
For its part, the Video, France segment benefited from three major releases during the last quarter of the financial year (Little White Lies, Arthur 3 and The Big Picture) and thus posted record revenue of €13.3m on the same period.
During the quarter, the TV Series segment generated revenue of around €7m, primarily from the delivery of the XIII series to Canal Plus.
International Sales only reached €6.6m for the quarter and mainly correspond to the releases of Little White Lies, Arthur 3 and The Big Picture.
After a very strong third quarter, revenue for the Cinemas, France segment reached €6.1m for the fourth quarter of FY 2010/11, with, in particular, the release of Halal Five-O and continuing admissions related to A View of Love and Little White Lies, among others.
During the quarter, Other Activities revenue (€4.9m) primarily corresponds to income from coproduction.
| 2010/11 | 2009/10 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue (€ million) | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 |
| International Sales | 4.8 | 14.5 | 9.0 | 6.6 | 3.1 | 13.2 | 6.7 | 57.0 |
| Cinemas, France | 5.6 | 0.6 | 24.5 | 6.1 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 13.8 | 6.4 |
| Video, France | 2.8 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 13.3 | 6.2 | 5.1 | 6.1 | 8.7 |
| Television, France | 3.8 | 4.5 | 8.4 | 26.5 | 6.0 | 3.3 | 10.0 | 8.4 |
| TV Series* | 3.6 | 3.2 | 2.0 | 6.9 | - | - | - | - |
| Subsidies | 1.3 | 2.8 | 4.7 | 2.9 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 3.1 | 2.1 |
| Other Activities | 1.2 | 4.3 | 1.6 | 4.9 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 7.4 | 4.5 |
| EuropaCorp Group | 23.0 | 34.1 | 54.3 | 67.2 | 20.4 | 26.7 | 47.0 | 87.2 |
Annual revenue for the 2010/11 financial year is €178.7m and is characterised by the strong growth of Television, France sales (+56.3%) and of the Cinemas, France segment (+61.6%). As expected, this annual revenue is however slightly down compared to FY 2009/10 (€181.3m) given the lower performance of the International Sales segment. This segment suffered mainly from the poor performance of Arthur 2 and Arthur 3.
The Group emphasises that the underperformance of the International Sales segment, in particular, will heavily penalise the results for FY 2010/11. These losses are also a result of the application of a stricter prudential policy in terms of amortization and depreciation of intangible assets, as well as of the nonrecurring costs linked to the implementation of the new organisation.
Business performance for FY 2011/2012 should benefit from a rich, balanced line-up.
As part of the Group's plan of strategic actions announced on 4 May, EuropaCorp is continuing its policy of securing the distribution of its films. In particular, on 16 May 2011, EuropaCorp signed an exclusive output deal with Scanbox Entertainment AS for the distribution of most of its films in the next three years on the Scandinavian market.
Moreover, the Group confirms that the following films are in production: Taken 2 directed by Olivier Megaton, with Liam Neeson, Blind Man with Lambert Wilson and Jacques Gamblin, directed by Xavier Palud, and Love Lasts 3 Years directed and adapted by Frédéric Beigbeder from his eponymous novel.
29 June 2010 (after market closure): Consolidated annual results for FY 2010/11
EuropaCorp ranks amongst the top European film studios. Founded in 1999, EuropaCorp's different activities include production, theater distribution, home entertainment, VOD, sales of TV rights for France as well as sales of international rights, partnerships and licenses, original soundtrack production and publishing. The Group has also been producing TV drama since 2010. EuropaCorp's integrated financial model generates revenues from a wide range of sources. With films from a wide range of genres and a strong presence in the international market, the Group has produced some of the latest French worldwide record-breaking successes. EuropaCorp's catalogue includes 500 films and the company employs 120 permanent staff members. More information on www.europacorp-corporate.com
EuropaCorp Image Sept Séverine Madinier - Investor relations Claire Doligez - Roxane Planas
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EuropaCorp is listed on Euronext Paris - Compartment C by NYSE Euronext ISIN: FR0010490920 - Mnemonic: ECP
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