Earnings Release • Feb 2, 2010
Earnings Release
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2 February 2010
(* like-for-like and at constant exchange rates)
| in million euros | th quarter 4 2009 |
th quarter 4 2008 |
Change vs. 2008 |
12 month aggregate 2009 |
12 month aggregate 2008 |
Change vs. 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Musical Medias and Events | 60.6 | 64.8 | -6.5% | 197.9 | 234.7 | -15.7% |
| Television | 15.1 | 8.6 | +75.6% | 43.9 | 25.0 | +75.6% |
| International Business | 9.1 | 9.1 | 0.0% | 33.0 | 36.4 | -9.3% |
| Shows and Other Productions | 6.9 | 0.4 | +1625.0% | 26.8 | 3.3 | +712.1% |
| Broadcasting | 7.6 | 6.3 | +20.6% | 28.4 | 24.7 | +15.0% |
| Revenues excluding barters and mobile telephony |
99.3 | 89.2 | +11.3% | 330.0 | 324.1 | +1.8% |
| Mobile Telephony (1) | - | - | - | - | 7.2 | n/a |
| Revenues excluding barters | 99.3 | 89.2 | +11.3% | 330.0 | 331.3 | -0.4% |
| Consolidated barters | 2.0 | 3.1 | -35.5% | 7.5 | 7.4 | +1.4% |
| Revenues including barters | 101.3 | 92.3 | +9.8% | 337.5 | 338.7 | -0.4% |
(1) In 2008, as a result of the Crédit-Mutuel CIC Group increasing its stake in NRJ Mobile for the second time to 40%, this activity's revenues were consolidated at 50% from January to April. As the Crédit Mutuel – CIC Group has held 90% of the capital of NRJ Mobile since the beginning of May 2008, this company is no longer consolidated from 1st May 2008.
NRJ Group's consolidated revenues (excluding barters) in the 4th quarter 2009 came to €99.3 million, compared to €89.2 million in the 4th quarter 2008, namely an increase of 11.3% (11.2% at constant exchange rates).
Over the whole of 2009, consolidated revenues (excluding barters) came to €330.0 million against €324.1 million in 2008 on a like-for-like basis – i.e. excluding NRJ Mobile – up by 1.8% (the exchange-rate effect is negligible). In 2009, the growth in revenue from developing activities (Television and Broadcasting divisions) and from Shows and Other Productions therefore more than compensated for the decline in revenue from historical activities (the Musical Medias and Events) and International Business divisions) affected by the economic recession.
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In 2009, in a media market that was historically difficult because of the economic crisis, revenue from the Musical Medias and Events division reached €197.9 million compared to €234.7 million in 2008, representing a drop of 15.7%. Within the Musical Medias and Events division, revenue from the Radio business in France was down by 15.2%, mainly due to the reduction in the value of advertising investments from the following main advertiser sectors: Transport, Retail, Telecommunications and Services.
The business nevertheless saw a clear recovery in the 4th quarter, during which the drop in revenue was limited to 6.5%, 5.8% of which was for the Radio business in France.
In 2009, according to Médiamétrie, the aggregate audience and the share of total audience for the Group's four radio stations measured over the September-December period increased compared to the January-June period*. NRJ GROUP has therefore strengthened its commercial leadership on the key target consisting of those aged 25-49 years old. The Group's four radio stations are listened to each day by 11.8 million listeners**. (Source Médiamétrie 126,000 radio Monday to Friday – 05:00 to 24:00 – target 13 years old and over - *aggregate audience September-December 09 vs January-June 09 - **aggregate audience in November-December 2009 –).
Lastly, in 2009, NRJ GROUP continued the development of its range of radio stations, in addition to its webradio stations on the Internet and the mobile Internet to date, more than 1,100,000 of the Group's applications on iPhone / iPod Touch have been downloaded, including nearly 1,000,000 in France.
In Television, on the growing Digital Terrestrial Television market, revenue reached €43.9 million in 2009 against €25.0 million in 2008, up by 75.6%, against a background of satisfactory growth in the audience for the Group's channels: indeed, in 2009:
Revenue from the International Business division reached €33.0 million in 2009, compared to €36.4 million in 2008, down by 9.3%. As in France, the business suffered from the economic recession in 2009, with, however, a recovery in revenue that was stable over the 4th quarter. Over the whole year, the drop in activity was greater in the German-speaking zone (Germany and Austria) then in the French-speaking zone (Belgium and Switzerland), while revenue remained stable in the Nordic zone (Finland and Norway). Internationally, 2009 also saw the signature of a license agreement for the use of the NRJ brand in Canada, as well as increased audiences in Germany, Belgium, Finland, Switzerland and Austria.
The revenue of the Shows and Other Productions division reached €26.8 million in 2009, against €3.3 million in 2008, namely an increase of 712.1%. This very strong increase mainly resulted from the success of the musical "Cleopatra", whose contribution to consolidated revenue reached €25.0 million in 2009, compared to €0.5 million in 2008. After a grand tour in the provinces from May to December 2009, the musical returned to Paris, where its two last performances took place on 31 January.
Lastly, the Broadcasting division had a new year of growth in 2009. The contribution to consolidated revenue reached €28.4 million in 2009 against €24.7 million in 2008, representing an increase of 15.0%, particularly due to the development of its business on the DTT secondary broadcasting network
Also, bearing in mind the difficult economic context for media and the drop in activity in the Musical Medias and Events division, throughout the 2nd half-year, the Group continued its efforts to reduce the costs for this division and for its central functions.
At this stage, the economic environment remains weak and visibility is still low. The Group is therefore approaching 2010 with caution. Advertising revenues for January 2010 were slightly up compared to January 2009, with a drop in activity in Radio and a clear increase in activity in television.
Since 1 January 2009, the Group has applied IFRS 8 "Operating Segments". In accordance with this standard, the segment information is based on the internal reports used by the Chairman-Chief Executive Officer and the Deputy Directors in line with the new organisation rolled out at the end of June 2008 following the change of the Group's administration and management structure. Within this context, the Media, Musicals and Events division groups together Radio activities as well as Internet and Events activities in France, while the International Business division includes all income and expenses linked to international activities (excluding broadcasting).
The Group will publish its results for 2009 on 25 March 2010 (press release published after close of trading on the Paris Stock Exchange – presentation meeting on 26 March 2010)
Analyst and Investor information NRJ GROUP – Financial Communications, 22 rue Boileau, 75016 Paris, France Frédéric PATUREAU / Tel: + 33 1 40 71 78 05 / e-mail: [email protected] NRJ GROUP – ISIN FR000121691 / Reuters: SONO.PA / Bloomberg: NRG FP www.nrjgroup.fr
NRJ GROUP - French limited company (société anonyme) with capital of 830,860.30 euros – SIREN trade register no. 332 036 128 Paris Registered office: 22 rue Boileau, 75016 Paris, France
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