Quarterly Report • Nov 5, 2012
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| ƒ | Highlights van het derde kwartaal | 3 |
|---|---|---|
| ƒ | Toelichting CEO | 3 |
| ƒ | Overzicht bedrijfsactiviteiten in het derde kwartaal | 4 |
| ƒ | Overzicht bedrijfsactiviteiten tot en met het derde kwartaal | 5 |
| ƒ | Belang in TNT Express N.V. | 5 |
| ƒ | Pensioenen | 6 |
| ƒ | Geconsolideerd eigen vermogen | 6 |
| ƒ | Samenvatting vooruitzichten 2012 | 6 |
| ƒ | Kerncijfers per segment | 7 |
|---|---|---|
| ƒ | Mail in Nederland | 7 |
| ƒ | Parcels | 8 |
| ƒ | International | 8 |
| ƒ | PostNL Other | 9 |
| ƒ | General information and description of our business | 10 |
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| ƒ | Basis of preparation | 10 |
| ƒ | Shareholding in TNT Express | 10 |
| ƒ | Segment information | 11 |
| ƒ | Consolidated statement of financial position | 12 |
| ƒ | Consolidated income statement | 13 |
| ƒ | Consolidated statement of comprehensive income | 13 |
| ƒ | Consolidated statement of cash flows | 14 |
| ƒ | Consolidated statement of changes in equity | 15 |
| ƒ | Notes to the consolidated interim financial statements | 16 |
| ƒ | Working days | 22 |
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| ƒ | Press releases since the second quarter 2012 results | 22 |
| ƒ | Financial calendar | 22 |
| ƒ | Contact information | 23 |
| ƒ | Audio webcast and conference call | 23 |
| ƒ | Additional information | 23 |
| ƒ | Warning about forward-looking statements | 23 |
| Kerncijfers 3e kwartaal & 9 mnd | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| in € miljoenen, tenzij anders aangegeven | 3e kw. 2012 | 3e kw. 2011 | % verandering | 9 mnd 2012 | 9 mnd 2011 | % verandering |
| Omzet | 1.022 | 991 | 3,1% | 3.129 | 3.127 | 0,1% |
| Bedrijfsresultaat | (128) | 66 | -293,9% | 72 | 284 | -74,6% |
| Operationele marge | -12,5% | 6,7% | 2,3% | 9,1% | ||
| Onderliggende omzet | 1.003 | 991 | 1,2% | 3.086 | 3.127 | -1,3% |
| Onderliggend bedrijfsresultaat | 60 | 70 | -14,3% | 280 | 279 | 0,4% |
| Onderliggende operationele marge | 6,0% | 7,1% | 9,1% | 8,9% | ||
| Onderliggend cash bedrijfsresultaat | 4 | 21 | -81,0% | 63 | 121 | -47,9% |
| Onderliggende cash operationele marge | 0,4% | 2,1% | 2,0% | 3,9% | ||
| Waardeaanpassing deelnemingen | - | (337) | 570 | (734) | ||
| Winst uit voortgezette activiteiten | (161) | (313) | 523 | (584) | ||
| Winst uit niet-voortgezette bedrijfsactiviteiten | - | - | - | 2.159 | ||
| Winst over de periode | (161) | (313) | 48,6% | 523 | 1.575 | -66,8% |
| Winst over de periode (exclusief TNT Express) | 19 | 27 | -29,6% | 135 | 150 | -10,0% |
| Nettokasstroom uit operationele activiteiten | (62) | (75) | (117) | (6) |
Herna Verhagen, CEO van PostNL, licht toe: "In het derde kwartaal daalde het onderliggende cash bedrijfsresultaat van €21 miljoen naar €4 miljoen, voornamelijk door de daling van de geadresseerde postvolumes.
Parcels had een goede volumeontwikkeling. De integratie van Trans-o-flex verloopt volgens plan. Het programma voor de nieuwe logistieke infrastructuur ligt op koers en volledig op snelheid, zes nieuwe depots zijn inmiddels operationeel.
Ondanks de concurrentie en de uitdagende economische omstandigheden, liet International over de hele linie een volumegroei zien. Over het geheel genomen verbeterden de resultaten ten opzichte van vorig jaar.
Na de moeilijke start van het jaar stonden de prestaties van Mail in Nederland ook dit kwartaal onder druk. Het derde kwartaal werd gekenmerkt door de daling van de volumes geadresseerde post met 10,1%, met name vanwege substitutie. Na het tijdelijk stilleggen van de uitrol van de nieuwe infrastructuur van Mail in Nederland in april zijn verbeteringen doorgevoerd waardoor de kwaliteit bijna terug is op niveau. Een van de belangrijkste pilots, die vandaag start, is een test waarbij drie locaties worden samengevoegd. Doel van de test is kostenverminderingen te onderzoeken met een lager risico, doordat bedrijfsprocessen minder worden verstoord. Na evaluatie van de alternatieven zullen we een besluit nemen over de verdere uitrol van de reorganisatie. Uiterlijk bij de presentatie van de resultaten over het vierde kwartaal zullen we een update geven. We blijven erop vertrouwen dat we onze besparingsdoelstellingen voor de langere termijn zullen halen. We verwachten dat het parlement voor het eind van het jaar positief beslist over het voorgestelde schrappen van de verplichte postbezorging op maandag.
Kijkend naar de rest van het jaar, verwachten we dat in 2012 de daling van de volumes geadresseerde post 8% tot 10% zal zijn. We herbevestigen onze verwachting voor het onderliggende cash bedrijfsresultaat over 2012, hoewel het in de onderste helft van de bandbreedte zal liggen. De verwachting blijft gevoelig voor verdere ontwikkelingen in de uitrol van onze Masterplannen en de verkoop van onroerend goed."
NB: onderliggende cijfers zijn tegen huidige wisselkoersen en exclusief eenmalige posten als beschreven op blz. 4
| Brug 3e kwartaal 2012 in € miljoenen |
Gerapporteerd 3e kw. 2012 |
Eenmalige posten |
Wissel koersen |
Onderliggend 3e kw. 2012 |
Onderliggend 3e kw. 2011 |
Eenmalige posten |
Gerapporteerd 3e kw. 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mail in NL | 513 | - | - | 513 | 0 545 |
0 | 545 |
| Parcels | 183 | - | - | 183 | 0 143 |
0 | 143 |
| International | 408 | - | (19) | 389 | 0 362 |
0 | 362 |
| PostNL Other | 60 | - | - | 60 | 0 62 |
0 | 62 |
| Intercompany | (142) | - | - | (142) | 0 (121) |
0 | (121) |
| Omzet | 1.022 | 0 | (19) | 1.003 | 0 991 |
0 | 991 |
| Mail in NL | 0 | (1) | - | (1) | 0 17 |
0 | 17 |
| Parcels | 19 | - | - | 19 | 0 16 |
0 | 16 |
| International | 7 | - | - | 7 | 0 4 |
2 | 2 |
| PostNL Other | (154) | 189 | - | 35 | 0 33 |
2 | 31 |
| Bedrijfsresultaat | (128) | 188 | 0 | 60 | 0 70 |
4 | 66 |
| Wijzigingen in pensioenverplichtingen | (51) | (34) | |||||
| Wijzigingen in voorzieningen* | (5) | (15) | |||||
| Onderliggend cash bedrijfsresultaat | 4 | 21 | |||||
| Als percentage van de onderliggende omzet | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0,4% | 2,1% |
* Exclusief eenmalige posten
De gerapporteerde omzet is ten opzichte van vorig jaar met 3,1% gestegen tot €1.022 miljoen. Het gerapporteerde bedrijfsresultaat is afgenomen tot €(128) miljoen.
Het valuta-effect van €19 miljoen werd veroorzaakt door de waardestijging van de GBP ten opzichte van de EUR, wat een positief effect op de gerapporteerde omzet had. De onderliggende omzet in het derde kwartaal van 2012 bedroeg €1.003 miljoen, een toename met 1,2% ten opzichte van het voorgaande jaar. De dalende omzet van Mail in Nederland werd meer dan gecompenseerd door groei in Parcels en International.
Het onderliggende bedrijfsresultaat daalde van €70 miljoen tot €60 miljoen, wat overeenkomt met een onderliggende operationele marge van 6,0% (3e kwartaal 2011: 7,1%). Deze daling wordt veroorzaakt door dalende postvolumes, deels gecompenseerd door positieve prijs/mix-veranderingen bij Mail in Nederland (€12 miljoen), hogere autonome kosten (€13 miljoen) en overige posten (€16 miljoen). Lagere kosten voor de implementatie van de Masterplannen (€6 miljoen), lagere pensioenlasten (€16 miljoen), Masterplanbesparingen (€3 miljoen) en hogere bijdragen van Parcels en International (€6 miljoen) waren niet voldoende om de daling volledig te compenseren.
De eenmalige posten van €188 miljoen in het derde kwartaal van 2012 bestonden uit €180 miljoen in PostNL Other door de koersdaling van het aandeel TNT Express in het derde kwartaal, €3 miljoen voor rebranding en €5 miljoen in PostNL Other voor kosten gerelateerd aan de reorganisatie.
Onderstaande grafiek verklaart de nettodaling van het onderliggende cash bedrijfsresultaat. De verandering in de pensioenverplichtingen is het resultaat van de lagere pensioenlasten (€16 miljoen) en de hogere kasuitstroom voor de pensioenen (€1 miljoen). De verandering in voorzieningen is voornamelijk de kasuitstroom voor (vrijwillige) vertrekregelingen.
De nettokasstroom uit operationele activiteiten bedroeg €(62) miljoen, €13 miljoen beter dan vorig jaar. Deze verandering is grotendeels te verklaren door lagere nettobelastingen, die slechts gedeeltelijk werden tenietgedaan door een lager cash bedrijfsresultaat.
Ultimo het derde kwartaal bedroeg de nettoschuld €1.216 miljoen, tegen €1.002 miljoen aan het eind van 2011.
| Brug 9 mnd 2012 in € miljoenen |
Gerapporteerd 9 mnd 2012 |
Eenmalige posten |
Wissel koersen |
Onderliggend 9 mnd 2012 |
Onderliggend 9 mnd 2011 |
Eenmalige posten |
Gerapporteerd 9 mnd 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mail in NL | 1.647 | - | - | 1.647 | 0 1.734 |
0 | 1.734 |
| Parcels | 522 | - | - | 522 | 0 442 |
0 | 442 |
| International | 1.194 | - | (43) | 1.151 | 0 1.085 |
0 | 1.085 |
| PostNL Other | 185 | - | - | 185 | 0 220 |
0 | 220 |
| Intercompany | (419) | - | - | (419) | 0 (354) |
0 | (354) |
| Omzet | 3.129 | 0 | (43) | 3.086 | 0 3.127 |
0 | 3.127 |
| Mail in NL | 58 | 12 | - | 70 | 0 133 |
0 | 133 |
| Parcels | 76 | - | - | 76 | 0 63 |
0 | 63 |
| International | 16 | 1 | - | 17 | 0 0 |
9 | (9) |
| PostNL Other | (78) | 195 | - | 117 | 0 83 |
(14) | 97 |
| Bedrijfsresultaat | 72 | 208 | 0 | 280 | 0 279 |
(5) | 284 |
| Wijzigingen in pensioenverplichtingen* | (153) | (105) | |||||
| Wijzigingen in voorzieningen* | (64) | (53) | |||||
| Onderliggend cash bedrijfsresultaat | 63 | 121 | |||||
| Als percentage van de onderliggende omzet | 2,0% | 3,9% |
De gerapporteerde omzet tot en met het derde kwartaal steeg met 0,1% tot €3.129 miljoen, terwijl het gerapporteerde bedrijfsresultaat daalde tot €72 miljoen. De onderliggende omzet daalde met 1,3% ten opzichte van het voorgaande jaar. De dalende omzet van Mail in Nederland werd niet volledig gecompenseerd door de groei in Parcels en International.
Het onderliggende cash bedrijfsresultaat halveerde bijna tot €63 miljoen, wat overeenkomt met een onderliggende cash operationele marge van 2,0% (tot en met derde kwartaal 2011: 3,9%). Deze daling werd veroorzaakt door een lager resultaat van Mail in Nederland en hogere uitgaven uit voorzieningen en aan pensioenen, die slechts gedeeltelijk werden goedgemaakt door de betere resultaten van Parcels en International.
* Exclusief eenmalige posten
Op 19 maart 2012 hebben United Parcel Service (UPS) en TNT Express bekendgemaakt overeenstemming te hebben bereikt over een aanbevolen openbaar bod van €9,50 per gewoon aandeel door UPS voor TNT Express. PostNL is een 'irrevocable undertaking' (onherroepelijke verbintenis) aangegaan met UPS om alle door de onderneming aangehouden aandelen TNT Express aan te bieden tegen het bod van UPS, onder voorbehoud van gebruikelijke verplichtingen en voorwaarden. Op 31 oktober is de inschrijvingsperiode verlengd tot een week na goedkeuring van de Europese Commissie en het Chinese ministerie van Handel, maar in geen geval later dan 28 februari 2013. UPS en TNT Express verwachten de transactie af te ronden in het begin van 2013. Sinds 19 september 2012 mag PostNL maximaal 54.320.242 aandelen TNT Express verkopen en/of overdragen. Op dit moment wordt een dergelijke verkoop en/of overdracht niet opportuun geacht.
Zoals op 22 maart 2012 is bekendgemaakt, zullen de verwachte opbrengsten uit de verkoop van het belang in TNT Express als volgt worden aangewend:
De boekwaarde van het belang bedroeg ultimo het derde kwartaal €1.318 miljoen, €180 miljoen minder dan aan het eind van het tweede kwartaal.
Aan het eind van het derde kwartaal was de dekkingsgraad van het belangrijkste pensioenfonds, zoals bekendgemaakt door het pensioenfonds, 102,2%, met inbegrip van de bijstortingen die als vorderingen op PostNL worden beschouwd. Dit is nog steeds onder het wettelijk vereiste minimum van circa 104%.
Ultimo het derde kwartaal bedroeg het aan PostNL toe te wijzen tekort van het belangrijkste pensioenfonds circa €109 miljoen, resulterend in een voorwaardelijke factuur voor verdere bijstorting in het belangrijkste pensioenfonds van circa €14 miljoen, te betalen in het eerste kwartaal van 2013 indien het vereiste minimumniveau van circa 104% niet wordt gehaald aan het einde van het vierde kwartaal 2012.
PostNL betwist de noodzaak van de bijstortingen; de gerelateerde facturen van €133 miljoen zijn niet betaald. Aangezien de pensioenfondsen een andere opvatting hebben, is een geschillencommissie ingesteld. Beide partijen hebben hun opvattingen schriftelijk kenbaar gemaakt en er hebben hoorzittingen met beide partijen plaatsgevonden. De uitspraak van de geschillencommissie is uitgesteld tot het vierde kwartaal van 2012.
De pensioenlasten bedroegen in het derde kwartaal van 2012 €16 miljoen (derde kwartaal 2011: €32 miljoen). De totale contante bijdragen bedroegen €67 miljoen (derde kwartaal 2011: €66 miljoen).
De pensioenregelingen en de eigen bijdrage voor cao-medewerkers zijn onderdeel van de lopende caoonderhandelingen.
Het totale aan de aandeelhouders van de moedermaatschappij toekomende vermogen is afgenomen van €1.079 miljoen per 30 juni 2012 tot €925 miljoen per 29 september 2012. Deze daling is voornamelijk toe te schrijven aan de herwaardering van het belang in TNT Express N.V.
Het effect van de herziene IAS19 (die op 1 januari 2013 van kracht zal worden) op de financiële positie en de winst-enverliesrekening in 2013 zal significant zijn. Per 29 september 2012 bedroegen de nettopensioenactiva €1.152 miljoen. Dit bedrag omvat netto actuariële verliezen van circa €2.100 miljoen. Wanneer deze netto actuariële verliezen per het derde kwartaal van 2012 onmiddellijk waren verantwoord, zou dit een negatief netto-effect van €1.580 miljoen hebben gehad op het eigen vermogen van PostNL. Deze bedragen zijn gebaseerd op de huidige parameters, die sterk afhankelijk zijn van de ontwikkeling van de rentestanden.
Op basis van onze resultaten over het derde kwartaal verwachten we dat de volumes geadresseerde post in 2012 tussen 8% en 10% zullen dalen. De onderliggende omzet van International zal naar verwachting 'mid single digit' groeien en de onderliggende cash operationele marge van Mail in Nederland zal naar verwachting tussen de 0% en 2% liggen. We verwachten dat de totale omzet in lijn met die van 2011 zal zijn.
We herbevestigen onze vooruitzichten voor het onderliggende cash bedrijfsresultaat van €110 - 160 miljoen, hoewel we verwachten dat het resultaat in de onderste helft van de bandbreedte zal komen te liggen vanwege de vertraging die is opgetreden in de reorganisatie van de brievenpost, die gevolgen heeft voor de Masterplan-besparingen en implementatiekosten. Ook verwachten we als gevolg van deze vertraging en de in algemene zin zwakke vastgoedmarkt in Nederland lagere opbrengsten uit de verkoop van onroerend goed.
De vooruitzichten blijven gevoelig voor verdere ontwikkelingen in de uitrol van onze Masterplannen en de verkoop van onroerend goed.
| Onderliggende omzet | Onderliggend cash bedrijfsresultaat / marge | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| in € miljoenen, tenzij aangegeven | 2011 | 2012 | 2012 revised | 2011 | 2012 | 2012 revised | ||
| Mail in NL | 2,429 | - mid single digit | - mid single digit | 6.3% | 1 tot 3% | 0 tot 2% | ||
| Parcels | 608 | + low double digit | + low double digit | 15.1% | 13 tot 15% | 13 tot 15% | ||
| International | 1,467 | + high single digit | + mid single digit | 0.3% | 1 tot 2% | 1 tot 2% | ||
| Totaal | 4,297 | stable | stable | 220 | 110 tot 160 | 110 tot 160 | ||
| 5.1% | 2 tot 4% | 2 tot 4% |
| in € miljoenen, | Onderliggende omzet | Onderliggend bedrijfsresultaat | Onderliggend cash bedrijfsresultaat | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| tenzij aangegeven | 3e kw. 2012 | 3e kw. 2011 | % verandering | 3e kw. 2012 | 3e kw. 2011 | % verandering | 3e kw. 2012 | 3e kw. 2011 | % verandering | ||
| Mail in NL | 513 | 545 | -5,9% | (1) | 17 | -105,9% | (19) | 0 | #DEEL/0! | ||
| Parcels | 183 | 143 | 28,0% | 19 | 16 | 18,8% | 20 | 17 | 17,6% | ||
| International | 389 | 362 | 7,5% | 7 | 4 | 75,0% | 7 | 4 | 75,0% | ||
| PostNL Other | 60 | 62 | -3,2% | 35 | 33 | 6,1% | (4) | 0 | #DEEL/0! | ||
| Intercompany | (142) | (121) | -17,4% | - | - | 0,0% | - | - | 0,0% | ||
| PostNL | 1.003 | 991 | 1,2% | 60 | 70 | -14,3% | 4 | 21 | -81,0% | ||
| Noot: onderliggende cijfers zijn tegen constante wisselkoers en exclusief eenmalige posten |
| Onderliggende omzet | Onderliggend bedrijfsresultaat | Onderliggend cash bedrijfsresultaat | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| in € miljoenen, tenzij aangegeven |
9 mnd 2012 | 9 mnd 2011 | % verandering | 9 mnd 2012 | 9 mnd 2011 | % verandering | 9 mnd 2012 | 9 mnd 2011 | % verandering | |||||
| Mail in NL | 1.647 | 1.734 | -5,0% | 70 | 133 | -47,4% | (22) | 66 | -133,3% | |||||
| Parcels | 522 | 442 | 18,1% | 76 | 63 | 20,6% | 78 | 65 | 20,0% | |||||
| International | 1.151 | 1.085 | 6,1% | 17 | 0 | #DEEL/0! | 17 | 1 | 1600,0% | |||||
| PostNL Other | 185 | 220 | -15,9% | 117 | 83 | 41,0% | (10) | (11) | 9,1% | |||||
| Intercompany | (419) | (354) | -18,4% | - | - | 0,0% | - | - | 0,0% | |||||
| PostNL | 3.086 | 3.127 | -1,3% | 280 | 279 | 0,4% | 63 | 121 | -47,9% | |||||
| Noot: onderliggende cijfers zijn tegen constante wisselkoers en exclusief eenmalige posten |
De volumes geadresseerde post van Mail in Nederland daalden met 10,1%. De belangrijkste oorzaak van deze daling is nog steeds substitutie, deze trend lijkt negatiever te zijn dan we tot nu hebben ervaren. De onderliggende omzet daalde met 5,9%, met een positief prijseffect op geadresseerde post.
Het onderliggende bedrijfsresultaat van Mail in Nederland daalde met €18 miljoen tot €(1) miljoen. Deze daling is grotendeels (€12 miljoen) toe te schrijven aan de lagere volumes geadresseerde post, deels gecompenseerd door een positief prijs- en mixeffect. De autonome kostenstijgingen hadden een negatief effect (€13 miljoen) en overige kosten namen toe (€2 miljoen). Lagere implementatiekosten voor de Masterplannen (€6 miljoen) en lagere pensioenlasten (€3 miljoen) maakten dit deels goed.
Het onderliggende cash bedrijfsresultaat daalde met €19 miljoen tot €(19) miljoen als gevolg van een lager onderliggend bedrijfsresultaat (€18 miljoen), grotere mutaties in de pensioenverplichtingen (€8 miljoen) en een lagere kasuitstroom voor voorzieningen (€7 miljoen).
PostNL heeft tariefsverhogingen bekendgemaakt voor de consumentenpost en voor de post van kleine bedrijven, die met ingang van 1 januari 2013 van kracht worden. De aanpassing van de tarieven voor consumenten ligt binnen de grenzen van de tariefsontwikkeling en zijn beoordeeld door de OPTA.
Met twee kleine investeringen in Marvia en Scoupy hebben we ons productenaanbod vergroot. Marvia levert desktop publishing (DTP)-oplossingen voor de productie van direct marketing-materialen via internet en Scoupy biedt haar klanten mobiele kortingsbonnen aan, het digitale alternatief voor kortingsbonnen.
Na het besluit om de implementatie van de reorganisatie van de brievenpost tijdelijk stop te zetten, zijn noodzakelijke maatregelen genomen om zowel de kwaliteit als de communicatie met onze klanten over de reorganisatie te verbeteren. Deze initiatieven hebben in het derde kwartaal geleid tot een verbetering van de kwaliteit, die inmiddels bijna terug is op het normale niveau. Zoals in het tweede kwartaal al werd voorzien, waren de Masterplan-besparingen in het kwartaal lager dan verwacht.
Een van de belangrijkste pilots, die vandaag start, is een test waarbij drie locaties worden samengevoegd. Doel van de test is kostenverminderingen te onderzoeken met een substantieel lager risico, doordat bedrijfsprocessen minder worden verstoord. Na een zorgvuldige evaluatie van de resultaten en alternatieven zullen we een besluit nemen over de verdere uitrol van de reorganisatie. We zullen hierover uiterlijk bij de presentatie van de resultaten over het vierde kwartaal meer informatie verstrekken.
Op verzoek van het parlement is nader onderzoek verricht naar de gevolgen van afschaffing van de bezorgplicht op maandag voor de werkgelegenheid bij PostNL. Ook had het parlement verzocht om een nadere studie naar de ontwikkeling van de volumes op maandag. De resultaten van beide studies ondersteunen het besluit van de staatssecretaris om de verplichte postbezorging op maandag te schrappen. De wijziging van de Nederlandse Postwet zal binnenkort bij het parlement worden ingediend.
Het parlement heeft onlangs ingestemd met twee wijzigingen van de Nederlandse Postwet. De eerste wijziging voorziet in een rechtsgrondslag voor de algemene maatregel van bestuur inzake de arbeidsvoorwaarden van werknemers van postbedrijven in de Nederlandse Postwet. Deze algemene maatregel van bestuur omvat de verplichting dat tenminste 80% van de werknemers van postbedrijven vóór oktober 2013 een arbeidscontract moet hebben. De tweede wijziging van de Nederlandse Postwet die het parlement heeft goedgekeurd versterkt het toezicht van de OPTA op de universele dienstverlening. Deze wijziging omvat onder meer een uitbreiding van de bevoegdheden van de OPTA om boetes uit te delen.
Het definitieve wetsvoorstel betreffende aanzienlijke marktmacht zal naar verwachting op korte termijn aan het parlement worden toegezonden. De debatten over het wetsvoorstel zullen waarschijnlijk in november 2012 beginnen.
De volumes van Parcels namen weer toe (+4,5% op vergelijkbare basis). De omzet groeide sterk (+28,0%), voornamelijk als gevolg van de overname van Trans-o-flex en de verschuiving van aangetekende post van Mail in Nederland naar Parcels. Het onderliggende cash bedrijfsresultaat steeg met 17,6%. De operationele performance bleef sterk, hoewel de operationele kosten dit kwartaal hoger waren dan vorig jaar. Dit komt voornamelijk door de tijdelijk hogere sorteerkosten per pakket in de oude sorteercentra als gevolg van de verplaatsing van volumes naar de depots van de nieuwe logistieke infrastructuur.
Het programma voor de nieuwe logistieke infrastructuur ligt op volle snelheid en op koers voor voltooiing in 2015. Parcels opende nieuwe depots in Breda en Amersfoort. Tot nu toe zijn zes nieuwe depots van de nieuwe logistieke infrastructuur geopend. Momenteel gaat circa 30% van de volumes door het netwerk van de nieuwe logistieke infrastructuur. Dit levert kostenbesparingen op die in overeenstemming zijn met onze verwachtingen. In het derde kwartaal bedroegen de investeringen in de nieuwe logistieke infrastructuur €13 miljoen.
| Onderliggende omzet | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| in € miljoenen | 3e kw. 2012 | 3e kw. 2011 | % verandering | 9 mnd 2012 | 9 mnd 2011 | % verandering |
| Verenigd Koninkrijk | 179 | 158 | 13,3% | 507 | 452 | 12,2% |
| Duitsland | 123 | 121 | 1,7% | 377 | 374 | 0,8% |
| Italië | 49 | 46 | 6,5% | 150 | 146 | 2,7% |
| Spring en Overig | 38 | 37 | 2,7% | 117 | 113 | 3,5% |
| International | 389 | 362 | 7,5% | 1.151 | 1.085 | 6,1% |
De onderliggende omzet van International steeg met 7,5% tot €389 miljoen. Exclusief het effect van de verkoop van activiteiten bedroeg de stijging 8,6%. Het onderliggende cash bedrijfsresultaat verbeterde tot €7 miljoen, tegen €4 miljoen in het derde kwartaal van 2011, waarbij alle landen bijdroegen aan de stijging.
De onderliggende omzet in het Verenigd Koninkrijk steeg met 13,3% tot €179 miljoen. Deze stijging was het gevolg van een totale volumegroei met 7%, in combinatie met prijsverhogingen door Royal Mail. Packets & parcels liet een zeer sterke volumegroei zien.
De E2E-Pilot in Londen verloopt volgens plan, met op dit moment vijf bezorgingseenheden en meer dan 400 bezorgers. De volumes overschrijden inmiddels het niveau van 300,000 items per week.
In Duitsland bedroeg de omzet €123 miljoen. Kostenbesparingen werden gerealiseerd volgens plan. Duitsland ligt nog steeds op koers om in 2013 kostendekkend te worden, voornamelijk als gevolg van omzetgroei.
Deutsche Post kondigde selectieve tariefverhogingen aan voor 2013. Momenteel wordt dit voorstel onderzocht door de Bundesnetzagentur.
In Italië bedroeg de omzet €49 miljoen (een toename met 18% op vergelijkbare basis). De volumes en omzet van Formula Certa bleven sterk groeien, zowel die van direct mail als die van aangetekende post. De dekking van Formula Certa nam toe tot 67% van de huishoudens.
PostNL Other omvat de activiteiten van hoofdkantooronderdelen, inclusief het verschil tussen de vastgelegde werkgeversbijdragen aan de pensioenplannen conform IFRS en de feitelijke bijdragen in contanten die van de andere segmenten zijn ontvangen. Deze laatste vertegenwoordigen €41 miljoen van het bedrijfsresultaat (derde kwartaal 2011: €33 miljoen).
Het onderliggende bedrijfsresultaat nam toe tot €35 miljoen (derde kwartaal 2011: €33 miljoen), voornamelijk als gevolg van het pensioeneffect in het bedrijfsresultaat. Het onderliggende cash bedrijfsresultaat bedroeg €(4) miljoen (derde kwartaal 2011: €0 miljoen).
The interim financial statements have been prepared in accordance with IAS 34 'Interim financial reporting'.
PostNL N.V. ('PostNL' or the 'Company') is a public limited liability company with its registered seat and head office in 's-Gravenhage, the Netherlands.
PostNL provides businesses and consumers in the Benelux, Germany, the UK and Italy with an extensive range of services for their mail needs. PostNL's services involve collecting, sorting, transporting and delivering of letters and parcels for the Company's customers within specific timeframes. The Company also provides services in the area of data and document management, direct marketing and fulfilment.
Following the demerger in 2011, PostNL holds a share of 29.8% in TNT Express N.V. ('TNT Express'). Both PostNL N.V. and TNT Express N.V. are listed on NYSE Euronext in Amsterdam.
The information is reported on a year-to-date basis ending 29 September 2012. Where material to an understanding of the period starting 1 January 2012 and ending 29 September 2012, further information is disclosed. The interim financial statements were discussed and approved by the Board of Management. The interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated 2011 Annual Report of PostNL as published on 27 February 2012.
The significant accounting policies applied in these consolidated interim financial statements are consistent with those applied in PostNL's consolidated 2011 Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2011.
Last year, the IASB issued the revised IAS 19 'Employee Benefits'. The revised IAS 19 was endorsed by the European Union on 5 June 2012 and will be effective as from 1 January 2013. The impact of the revised IAS 19 on the 2013 financial position and income statement will be significant.
The main change in the revised IAS 19 is the requirement to recognise all actuarial gains and losses immediately. As at 29 September 2012, the net pension asset amounted to €1,152 million. This includes net actuarial losses for an amount of around €2,100 million. If these net actuarial losses as per Q3 2012 had been recognised immediately, this would have impacted equity of PostNL negatively by a net amount of around €1,580 million, based on the current parameters which are heavily dependent on interest rate movements.
The impact of IAS 19 revised on the consolidated income statement, resulting from the replacement of the expected return on plan assets by the lower discount rate and the cancellation of the amortisation of the unrecognised losses, would have affected the 2012 income statement by an estimated full year increase in pension expenses of around €35 million (based on the parameters at 1 January 2012).
The measure of profit and loss and assets and liabilities is based on the Group Accounting Policies, which are compliant with IFRS as endorsed by the European Union. The pricing of inter-company transactions is done at arm's length.
On 19 March 2012, United Parcel Service (UPS) and TNT Express announced their agreement on a recommended public offer of €9.50 per ordinary share to be made by UPS for TNT Express. PostNL has signed an irrevocable undertaking with UPS to tender all TNT Express shares held by it under the offer of UPS subject to customary undertakings and conditions.
Over Q1 2012, PostNL's share in net earnings and direct equity movements of TNT Express was included in the consolidated income statement using the equity method taking into account additional depreciation and amortisation ('purchase price adjustments'). The total impact of the purchase price adjustments amounted to €4 million. The share price of TNT Express increased from €5.77 as per 30 December 2011 to €9.26 as per 30 March 2012 resulting in a reversal of the impairment charge over 2011 of €570 million.
As a result of the UPS offer and PostNL's irrevocable undertaking, at the end of Q1 2012 the stake in TNT Express was transferred from investments in associates to assets held for sale. IFRS 5 'Assets held for sale' requires assets to be valued at the lower of their fair value less cost to sell and their carrying value. In Q2 2012 the share price of TNT Express decreased to €9.24 as per 29 June 2012 resulting in an adjustment of €4 million. In Q3 2012 the share price of TNT Express further declined to €8.13 as per 28 September 2012 resulting in an additional
adjustment of €180 million decreasing the value of the stake in TNT Express to its market value of €1,318 million as per 29 September 2012.
On 20 July 2012, the European Commission announced that the review of the proposed acquisition of TNT Express by UPS has moved to a Phase II review, as there are certain areas that require more time to analyse. On 31 October, the offer period has been extended until one week after clearances from the European Commission and the Chinese Ministry of Commerce, but under no circumstances later than 28 February 2013. UPS and TNT Express indicated that they expect the deal to complete in early 2013.
The content of this interim financial report has not been audited or reviewed by an external auditor.
PostNL operates its businesses through the reportable segments Mail in the Netherlands, Parcels, International and PostNL Other.
The following table presents the segment information relating to the income statement and total assets of the reportable segments for the first nine months of 2012 and 2011.
| YTD Q3 2012 ended at 29 September 2012 | PostNL | Inter | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| in € millions | Mail in NL | Parcels | International | Other | company | Total |
| Net sales | 1,544 | 409 | 1,166 | 0 | 3,119 | |
| Inter-company sales | 101 | 109 | 27 | 182 | (419) | 0 |
| Other operating revenues | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | |
| Total operating revenues | 1,647 | 522 | 1,194 | 185 | (419) | 3,129 |
| Other income | 11 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 30 | |
| Depreciation/impairment property, plant and | ||||||
| equipment | (30) | (5) | (6) | (15) | 0 | (56) |
| Amortisation/impairment intangibles | (10) | (3) | (3) | (3) | 0 | (19) |
| Decreases value assets held for sale | (184) | (184) | ||||
| Total operating income | 58 | 76 | 16 | (78) | 72 | |
| Total assets at 29 September 2012 | 681 | 188 | 491 | 3,150 | 4,510 | |
| YTD Q3 2011 ended at 1 October 2011 | PostNL | Inter | ||||
| in € millions | Mail in NL | Parcels | International | Other | company | Total |
| Net sales | 1,630 | 381 | 1,055 | 47 | 3,113 | |
| Inter-company sales | 102 | 57 | 29 | 170 | (354) | 4 |
| Other operating revenues | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | |
| Total operating revenues | 1,734 | 442 | 1,085 | 220 | (354) | 3,127 |
| Other income | 16 | 0 | (2) | 39 | 53 | |
| Depreciation/impairment property, plant and | ||||||
| equipment | (45) | (4) | (5) | (16) | 0 | (70) |
| Amortisation/impairment intangibles | (10) | (2) | (3) | (2) | (17) | |
| Total operating income | 133 | 63 | (9) | 97 | 284 | |
| Total assets at 31 December 2011 | 735 | 129 | 436 | 2,818 | 4,118 |
As at 29 September 2012 the total assets within PostNL Other included the stake in TNT Express for an amount of €1,318 million (31 December 2011: €936 million), pension assets and cash. Total operating income of 'PostNL Other' does not include the results from investments in associates or the results from discontinued operations as these are presented below operating income.
| Consolidated statement of financial position | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| in € millions | note | 29 September 2012 | 31 December 2011 |
| Assets | |||
| Non-current assets | |||
| Intangible assets | |||
| Goodwill | 112 | 121 | |
| Other intangible assets | 57 | 55 | |
| Total | (1) | 169 | 176 |
| Property, plant and equipment | |||
| Land and buildings | 254 | 238 | |
| Plant and equipment | 117 | 112 | |
| Other | 38 | 32 | |
| Construction in progress | 107 | 69 | |
| Total | (2) | 516 | 451 |
| Financial fixed assets | |||
| Investments in associates | (3) | 5 | 940 |
| Other loans receivable | 4 | 2 | |
| Deferred tax assets | 22 | 20 | |
| Other financial fixed assets | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 32 | 963 | |
| Pension assets | (4) | 1,358 | 1,217 |
| Total non-current assets | 2,075 | 2,807 | |
| Current assets | |||
| Inventory | 9 | 9 | |
| Trade accounts receivable | 429 | 417 | |
| Accounts receivable | 44 | 41 | |
| Income tax receivable | 4 | 3 | |
| Prepayments and accrued income | 166 | 121 | |
| Cash and cash equivalents | (6) | 398 | 668 |
| Total current assets | 1,050 | 1,259 | |
| Assets classified as held for sale | (3) | 1,385 | 52 |
| Total assets | 4,510 | 4,118 | |
| Liabilities and equity | |||
| Equity | |||
| Equity attributable to the equity holders of the parent | 925 | 400 | |
| Non-controlling interests | 13 | 14 | |
| Total | (5) | 938 | 414 |
| Non-current liabilities | |||
| Deferred tax liabilities | 423 | 341 | |
| Provisions for pension liabilities | (4) | 206 | 219 |
| Other provisions | (7) | 181 | 201 |
| Long term debt | (6) | 1,602 | 1,607 |
| Total | 2,412 | 2,368 | |
| Current liabilities | |||
| Trade accounts payable | 239 | 219 | |
| Other provisions | (7) | 81 | 132 |
| Other current liabilities | 231 | 291 | |
| Income tax payable | 38 | 94 | |
| Accrued current liabilities | 561 | 600 | |
| Total | 1,150 | 1,336 | |
| Liabilities related to assets classified as held for sale | (3) | 10 | |
| Total liabilities and equity | 4,510 | 4,118 |
| Consolidated income statement | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| in € millions | note | Q3 2012 | Q3 2011 | YTD Q3 2012 | YTD Q3 2011 |
| Net sales | 1,018 | 988 | 3,119 | 3,117 | |
| Other operating revenues | 4 | 3 | 10 | 10 | |
| Total revenues | 1,022 | 991 | 3,129 | 3,127 | |
| Other income | 4 | 7 | 30 | 53 | |
| Cost of materials | (44) | (44) | (134) | (141) | |
| Work contracted out and other external expenses | (543) | (461) | (1,566) | (1,410) | |
| Salaries, pensions and social security contributions | (322) | (330) | (987) | (1,065) | |
| Depreciation, amortisation and impairments | (206) | (38) | (259) | (87) | |
| Other operating expenses | (39) | (59) | (141) | (193) | |
| Total operating expenses | (1,154) | (932) | (3,087) | (2,896) | |
| Operating income | (128) | 66 | 72 | 284 | |
| Interest and similar income | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 | |
| Interest and similar expenses | (28) | (28) | (84) | (91) | |
| Net financial expenses | (26) | (26) | (78) | (79) | |
| Results from investments in associates | (3) | - | (3) | 1 | - |
| Reversal of/(Impairment) of investments in associates | (3) | - | (337) | 570 | (734) |
| Profit/(loss) before income taxes | (154) | (300) | 565 | (529) | |
| Income taxes | (8) | (7) | (13) | (42) | (55) |
| Profit/(loss) from continuing operations | (161) | (313) | 523 | (584) | |
| Profit from discontinued operations | - | - | - | 2,159 | |
| Profit for the period | (161) | (313) | 523 | 1,575 | |
| Attributable to: | |||||
| Non-controlling interests | - | - | 0 | -1 | |
| Equity holders of the parent | (161) | (313) | 523 | 1,576 | |
| Earnings per ordinary share (in € cents) 1 | (43.5) | (84.7) | 128.1 | 414.4 | |
| Earnings from continuing operations per ordinary share (in € cents) 1 | (43.5) | (81.9) | 128.1 | (153.8) | |
| Earnings from discontinued operations per ordinary share (in € cents) 1 | 0.0 | (2.8) | 0.0 | 568.2 | |
| 1 For 2012 based on an average of 408,251,300 of outstanding ordinary shares (2011: 380,340,941). | |||||
| Consolidated statement of comprehensive income | |||||
| in € millions | Q3 2012 | Q3 2011 | YTD Q3 2012 | YTD Q3 2011 | |
| Profit for the period | (161) | (313) | 523 | 1,575 | |
| Gains/(losses) on cashflow hedges, net of tax | 6 | (1) | 7 | 12 | |
| Currency translation adjustment, net of tax Impact share changes other comprehensive income associates |
1 0 |
0 6 |
2 (5) |
(1) 6 |
|
| Continued operations | 7 | 5 | 4 | 17 | |
| Gains/(losses) on cashflow hedges, net of tax | - | - | - | 22 | |
| Currency translation adjustment, net of tax | 0 | 0 | 49 | ||
| Discontinued operations | 0 | 0 | 0 | 71 | |
| Total other comprehensive income for the period | 7 | 5 | 4 | 88 | |
| Total comprehensive income for the period Attributable to: |
(154) | (308) | 527 | 1,663 | |
| Non-controlling interests | - | - | 0 | (1) |
The profit for the period related to TNT Express is reported as a result from
discontinued operations during the first five months of 2011 (refer to 'Profit from discontinued operations') investments in associates from June 2011 until Q1 2012 (refer to 'Results from / Impairment of investments in associates')
Equity holders of the parent (154) (308) 527 1,664
assets classified as held for sale from Q2 2012 (with a dividend received of €1 million in 'Other income' and an adjustment held for sale of €184 million in 'Depreciation, amortisation and impairments').
In 2012, YTD profit for the period excluding the results from TNT Express was €135 million (Q3 2012: €19 million). In 2011, YTD profit for the period excluding the results from TNT Express was €150 million (Q3 2011: €27 million).
| Consolidated statement of cash flows | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| in € millions and over the period | note | Q3 2012 | Q3 2011 | YTD Q3 2012 | YTD Q3 2011 |
| Cash flows from continuing operations | - | - | |||
| Profit/(loss) before income taxes | (154) | (300) | 565 | (529) | |
| Adjustments for: | |||||
| Depreciation, amortisation and impairments | 206 | 38 | 259 | 87 | |
| Share based payments | - | - | - | 9 | |
| (Profit)/loss on assets held for sale | (1) | (5) | (12) | (16) | |
| (Profit)/loss on sale of Group companies/joint ventures | - | (2) | (1) | (34) | |
| Badwill on acquisition of Group companies Interest and similar income |
(4) (2) |
- (2) |
(17) (6) |
- (12) |
|
| Interest and similar expenses | 28 | 28 | 84 | 91 | |
| Impairments and results of investments in associates | - | 340 | (571) | 734 | |
| Total investment income | 21 | 359 | (523) | 763 | |
| Pension liabilities | (51) | (34) | (153) | (110) | |
| Other provisions | (25) | (15) | (75) | (53) | |
| Total changes in provisions Inventory |
(76) - |
(49) - |
(228) - |
(163) (2) |
|
| Trade accounts receivable | (8) | (1) | (2) | 30 | |
| Other accounts receivable | (8) | (7) | (2) | (6) | |
| Other current assets | 3 | (3) | (44) | (60) | |
| Trade accounts payable | (1) | (21) | 6 | 37 | |
| Other current liabilities excluding short term financing and taxes | (18) | 19 | (65) | (33) | |
| Total changes in working capital | (32) | (13) | (107) | (34) | |
| Cash generated from operations | (35) | 35 | (34) | 133 | |
| Interest paid | (44) | (46) | (63) | (64) | |
| Income taxes received/(paid) | (8) | 17 | (64) | (20) | (75) |
| Net cash from operating activities | (9) | (62) | (75) | (117) | (6) |
| Interest received | 4 | 3 | 12 | 5 | |
| Dividends received | - | 7 | 1 | 7 | |
| Acquisition of subsidiairies and joint ventures (net of cash) | 2 | (2) | 15 | (2) | |
| Disposal of subsidiaires and joint ventures | - | 1 | - | 116 | |
| Capital expenditure on intangible assets | (6) | (6) | (20) | (15) | |
| Capital expenditure on property, plant and equipment | (34) | (23) | (127) | (50) | |
| Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment | 2 | 7 | 23 | 59 | |
| Other changes in (financial) fixed assets | (2) | - | (2) | - | |
| Changes in non-controlling interests | - | (1) | (1) | (1) | |
| Net cash from/(used in) investing activities Cash settlement share based transactions |
(9) | (34) - |
(14) - |
(99) (2) |
119 (6) |
| Proceeds from long term borrowings | 3 | - | 3 | 1 | |
| Proceeds from short term borrowings | 8 | 17 | 19 | 33 | |
| Repayments of short term borrowings | - | - | (74) | (3) | |
| Repayments of finance leases | - | (2) | (1) | (3) | |
| Dividends paid | - | (36) | - | (80) | |
| Financing related to discontinued business | - | - | - | 498 | |
| Net cash from/(used in) financing activities | 11 | (21) | (55) | 440 | |
| Change in cash from continuing operations | (85) | (110) | (271) | 553 | |
| Cash flows from discontinued operations | |||||
| Net cash from operating activities | - | - | (53) | ||
| Net cash used in investing activities Net cash used in financing activities |
- - |
- - |
(86) (446) |
||
| Change in cash from discontinued operations | - | - | - | (585) | |
| Total changes in cash | (85) | (110) | (271) | (32) |
| Consolidated statement of changes in equity | Attributable | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| in € millions | Issued share capital |
Additional paid in capital |
Translation reserve |
Hedge reserve |
Reserve associates |
Other reserves |
Retained earnings |
to equity holders of the parent |
Non controlling interests |
Total equity |
| Balance at 31 December 2010 | 180 | 869 | (41) | (43) | 0 | 1,167 | 292 | 2,424 | 19 | 2,443 |
| Total comprehensive income | 48 | 34 | 6 | 1,576 | 1,664 | (1) | 1,663 | |||
| Appropriation of net income | 248 | (248) | - | - | ||||||
| Demerger | (867) | (2,929) | (3,796) | (3,796) | ||||||
| Reduction nominal value | (152) | 152 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Second interim dividend 2010 | 2 | (2) | (44) | (44) | (44) | |||||
| Interim dividend current year | 1 | (1) | (36) | (36) | (36) | |||||
| Share based compensation | 13 | 13 | 13 | |||||||
| Legal reserves reclasssifications | 2 | (2) | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Other | (4) | (4) | (1) | (5) | ||||||
| Total direct changes in equity | (149) | (718) | 0 | 0 | 2 | (2,674) | (328) | (3,867) | (1) | (3,868) |
| Balance at 1 October 2011 | 31 | 151 | 7 | (9) | 2 | (1,501) | 1,540 | 221 | 17 | 238 |
| Balance at 31 December 2011 | 31 | 151 | 8 | (12) | 0 | (1,478) | 1,700 | 400 | 14 | 414 |
| Total comprehensive income | 2 | 7 | (5) | 523 | 527 | - | 527 | |||
| Appropriation of net income | 1,091 | (1,091) | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Final dividend previous year | 2 | (2) | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Interim dividend current year | 2 | (2) | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Other | (2) | (2) | (1) | (3) | ||||||
| Total direct changes in equity | (4) 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,089 | (1,091) | (2) | (1) | (3) | |
| Balance at 29 September 2012 | 35 | 147 | 10 | (5) | 0 | (394) | 1,132 | 925 | 13 | 938 |
| in € millions | 2012 | 2011 |
|---|---|---|
| Balance at 1 January | 176 | 166 |
| Additions | 21 | 17 |
| Disposals | 0 | (2) |
| Transfers to assets held for sale | (11) | 0 |
| Amortisation | (19) | (17) |
| Other | 2 | 0 |
| Balance at end of period | 169 | 164 |
At Q3 2012, the intangible assets of €169 million consist of goodwill for an amount of €112 million and other intangible assets for an amount of €57 million. Goodwill arises from acquisitions in the past in the segments Mail in the Netherlands (€57 million), International (€52 million) and Parcels (€3 million). Goodwill for an amount of €11 million relating to our customer contact services within Cendris is transferred to assets held for sale.
The additions to the intangible assets of €21 million (2011: €17 million) consist of €1 million goodwill arisen from the acquisition of Marvia B.V. and €20 million additions to software including prepayments for software. The 2011 additions consist of €2 million additions to goodwill arisen from the acquisition of Formula Certa Delivery S.r.l. and €15 million capital expenditures in software.
| in € millions | 2012 | 2011 |
|---|---|---|
| Balance at 1 January | 451 | 499 |
| Capital expenditures | 127 | 50 |
| Acquisitions | 3 | 0 |
| Disposals | (7) | (20) |
| Depreciation and impairments | (56) | (70) |
| Transfers to assets held for sale | (2) | (38) |
| Balance at end of period | 516 | 421 |
Capital expenditures of €127 million mainly concern investments of €39 million relating to the New Logistics Infrastructure and of €53 million relating to Master plan related projects.
In 2011, a write-down on real estate of €11 million was recorded. The disposals in 2011 mainly related to the sale of head office investments to TNT Express.
The initial value of PostNL's investment in TNT Express as per 1 June 2011 amounted to €1,583 million based on a share price of €9.77. During 2011, impairment charges were recorded of €636 million to reduce the value of the stake to the market value of €936 million based on a share price of €5.77 as per 31 December 2011.
The following table presents the changes of the carrying value of the TNT Express stake during 2012.
| in € millions | Q3 2012 2012 |
|---|---|
| Balance at 1 January | 936 |
| Share in net result | 5 |
| Purchase price adjustments * | (4) |
| Share in direct equity movements | (5) |
| Reversal impairments | 570 |
| Value adjustment assets held for sale | (184) |
| Balance at end of period | 1,318 |
| * The purchase price adjustments may include the reversal of fair value adjustments included in the net result of TNT Express and additional net depreciation and amortisation charges following the fair value adjustments identified at first recognition. |
The share in the net result and direct equity movements of TNT Express for 2012 are based on the Q1 2012 report of TNT Express, as published on 2 May 2012. The purchase price adjustments include the net amortisation charge of the identified intangibles for the first quarter of 2012.
On 19 March 2012, United Parcel Service (UPS) and TNT Express announced their agreement on a recommended public offer of €9.50 per ordinary share to be made by UPS for TNT Express. PostNL signed an irrevocable undertaking with UPS to tender all TNT Express shares held by it under the offer of UPS subject to customary undertakings and conditions.
As a result of the UPS offer, the share price of TNT Express increased to €9.26 as per 30 March 2012 resulting in a reversal of the impairment charge of €570 million. Following the UPS offer, the stake in TNT Express was transferred from investments in associates to assets held for sale.
In Q2 2012 the share price of TNT Express decreased to €9.24 as per 29 June 2012 resulting in an adjustment of €4 million (reported in the line 'Depreciation, amortisation and impairments'). In Q3 2012 the share price of TNT Express further declined to €8.13 as per 28 September 2012 resulting in an additional adjustment of €180 million decreasing the value of the stake in TNT Express to its market value of €1,318 million as per 29 September 2012. The fair (market) value has been determined by multiplying the closing share price at 28 September 2012 of €8.13 by the total number of issued ordinary shares held by PostNL of 162,130,035.
The following table presents summarised financial information of TNT Express, as reported by TNT Express in its Q3 2012 report, published on 29 October 2012.
| Condensed information TNT Express N.V. | ||
|---|---|---|
| Balances at end of period/Results and cashflows over the period | 29 September 2012 | 31 December 2011 |
| Non-current assets | 2,795 | 2,846 |
| Current assets | 1,861 | 1,855 |
| Equity | 2,890 | 2,812 |
| Non-current liabilities | 384 | 396 |
| Current liabilities | 1,382 | 1,493 |
| YTD Q3 2012 | YTD Q3 2011 | |
| Net sales | 5,341 | 5,303 |
| Operating income | 160 | (1) |
| Profit/(loss) attributable to the shareholders | 65 | (97) |
| Net cash from operating activities | 103 | 58 |
| Net cash used in investing activities | (18) | (114) |
| Net cash used in financing activities | (18) | (569) |
| Changes in cash and cash equivalents | 67 | (625) |
All other investments in associates amounted to €5 million (2011: €4 million). These associates relate mainly to minority shareholdings in Germany within the segment International.
The other assets classified as held for sale of €67 million (2011: €52 million) relate for €20 million to customer contact services within Cendris and for €47 million to buildings held for sale in the Netherlands.
The pension assets and pension liabilities of the various defined benefit pension schemes are presented separately on the balance sheet. The pension assets increased by €141 million and the pension liabilities decreased by €13 million, resulting in a net movement of €154 million. This movement is the net result of the recorded defined benefit pension expenses of €44 million (2011: €86 million) and contributions paid by PostNL to the pension funds and early retirement payments for a total amount of €197 million (2011: €196 million).
Included in the defined benefit pension expense of €86 million for 2011 is a contribution received from TNT Express of €5 million.
During the first nine months of 2012, the coverage ratio of PostNL's main pension fund increased to 102.2% (including the disputed top up invoices, refer to note 13) from 99.8% as per 31 December 2011.
Total consolidated equity attributable to equity holders of the parent increased to €925 million on 29 September 2012 from €400 million as at 31 December 2011. The increase of €525 million benefited from the net adjustment of the value of the stake in TNT Express for an amount of €386 million.
Total corporate shareholders' equity increased to €2,057 million on 29 September 2012 from €1,918 million as at 31 December 2011. The increase of €139 million was mainly due to the corporate profit for the period of €131 million. The distributable corporate equity amounted to €473 million on 29 September 2012. We refer to the 2011 Annual Report of PostNL as published on 27 February 2012 for detailed information on the main differences between consolidated and corporate equity resulting from the changed accounting framework in the corporate financial statements of PostNL.
| in millions | 29 Sep 2012 |
31 Dec 2011 |
1 Oct 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of issued and outstanding shares | 440.0 | 392.3 | 392.3 |
| of which held by the company | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Year-to-date average number of shares | 408.3 | 383.4 | 380.3 |
| Year-to-date average number of diluted shares | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Year-to-date average number of shares on a fully diluted basis | 408.3 | 383.4 | 380.3 |
| 29 Sep | 31 Dec | |
|---|---|---|
| in € millions | 2012 | 2011 |
| Short term debt | 15 | 63 |
| Long term debt | 1,602 | 1,607 |
| Total interest bearing debt | 1,617 | 1,670 |
| Long term interest bearing assets | (3) | |
| Cash and other interest bearing assets | (398) | (668) |
| Net debt | 1,216 | 1,002 |
The net debt position as at 29 September 2012 increased by €214 million compared to 31 December 2011 mainly due to net cash generated from operations of €(117) million and net cash used in investing activities of €(99) million.
| Reconciliation cash flows | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| in € millions | Q3 2012 | Q3 2011 | YTD Q3 2012 | YTD Q3 2011 |
| Cash at the beginning of the period | 483 | 727 | 668 | 65 |
| Exchange rate differences | - | 1 | 1 | - |
| Change in cash from continuing operations | (85) | (110) | (271) | 553 |
| Cash at the end of the period | 398 | 618 | 398 | 618 |
The provisions consist of long term and short term provisions for restructuring, claims and indemnities and other employee benefits. In 2012, the balance of the long term and short term provisions decreased by €71 million, from €333 million to €262 million.
| in € millions | 2012 | 2011 |
|---|---|---|
| Balance at 1 January | 333 | 389 |
| Additions | 16 | 3 |
| Withdrawals | (87) | (55) |
| Interest | 3 | 6 |
| Releases | (4) | (1) |
| Other | 1 | 0 |
| Balance at end of period | 262 | 342 |
The additions of €16 million in 2012 related mainly to the Master plan III restructuring programme for €6 million and a restructuring programme in Data & Document Management for €3 million. The additions to the Master Plan III provision resulted from the periodical reassessment of the projected cash outflows, which are largely driven by the expected cash outflows associated with the voluntary and redundancy measures.
The withdrawals of €87 million in 2012 related mainly to settlement agreements following the execution of Master plan initiatives including the joint venture 'Postkantoren' (€77 million in total) and the restructuring of the addressed activities of Netwerk VSP (€2 million).
| Effective Tax Rate | ||
|---|---|---|
| YTD Q3 2012 | YTD Q3 2011 | |
| Dutch statutory tax rate | 25.0% | 25.0% |
| Other statutory tax rates | 0.8% | 1.3% |
| Weighted average statutory tax rate | 25.8% | 26.3% |
| Non and partly deductible costs | 0.9% | 1.4% |
| Exempt income | -0.1% | -4.6% |
| Other | -2.9% | 3.7% |
| Effective tax rate - before impact stake TNT Express | 23.7% | 26.8% |
| Impact stake TNT Express | -16.3% | -37.2% |
| Effective tax rate | 7.4% | -10.4% |
The tax expense in PostNL's statement of income in the first nine months of 2012 amounted to €42 million (2011: €55 million), or 7.4% (2011: -10.4%) of the profit before tax of €565 million (2011: €(529) million).
The profit before tax in 2012, excluding the impact of the stake in TNT Express of €388 million (predominantly covering the net adjustment of the value of the stake in TNT Express), would have been €177 million with a corresponding effective tax rate in 2012 of 23.7% (2011: 26.8%). Results of the stake in TNT Express are non taxable and impacted the effective tax rate in 2012 by -16.3% (2011: -37.2%).
The effective tax rate before the impact of the stake in TNT Express in 2012 was 3.1% lower compared to 2011. This reduction was mainly caused by the positive balance of a higher tax exempt income in 2011 (book gain relating to the sale of Belgische Distributiedienst) and certain one-off items included in the line 'Other' (-2.9% in 2012 compared to 3.7% in 2011). In 2012, the line 'Other' mainly consists of a non taxable component relating to the acquisition of the Dutch and Belgian Trans-o-flex activities, irrecoverable losses for which no deferred tax assets could be recognised, and certain prior year adjustments.
The income tax paid in 2012 amounted to €20 million compared to €75 million in 2011. The decrease is mainly the result of a preliminary tax refund in 2012 of €18 million and a preliminary tax payment in 2011 of €43 million, both relating to Dutch corporate income tax regarding prior years.
Year to date the net cash from operating activities decreased by €111 million to €(117) million from €(6) million last year, mainly due to a decrease in cash generated from operations from €133 million in 2011 to €(34) million in 2012 partly offset by a decrease in taxes paid from €75 million in 2011 to €20 million in 2012. The decrease in cash generated from operations of €167 million was mainly due to higher cash out from working capital (€73 million), higher change in pensions and provisions (€65 million) and lower profits.
The net cash used in investing activities increased by €218 million mainly due to lower disposals of subsidiaries of €116 million, higher capital expenditures on PP&E of €77 million and lower proceeds from sale of PP&E of €36 million, partly offset by a higher cash in on acquisition of subsidiaries of €17 million mainly related to the acquisition of Trans-o-flex. The disposals of subsidiaries in 2011 related to the unaddressed international activities in Belgium, Italy and Eastern Europe. Higher capital expenditures are mainly due to Master plan related projects and the New Logistics Infrastructure. The higher proceeds from the sale of PP&E in 2011 related to the sale of head office investments and real estate in Belgium to TNT Express (€33 million).
The net cash used in financing activities decreased from a cash in of €440 million in 2011 to a cash out of €55 million in 2012 mainly related to the received settlement of TNT Express of €498 million in 2011.
| Headcount | 29 Sep 2012 |
31 Dec 2011 |
|---|---|---|
| Mail in NL | 51,761 | 55,622 |
| Parcels | 3,548 | 2,907 |
| International | 6,084 | 5,777 |
| PostNL Other | 1,262 | 1,202 |
| Total | 62,655 | 65,508 |
The number of employees working in PostNL at 29 September 2012 was 62,655, which is a decrease of 2,853 compared to 31 December 2011. This decrease is mainly the result of extra temporary employees that were hired in December 2011 within Mail in the Netherlands to handle Christmas mail and outflow relating to Master plan initiatives, partly offset by an increase in Parcels as a result of the acquisition of Trans-o-flex.
| Average FTE's | ||
|---|---|---|
| YTD Q3 2012 | YTD Q3 2011 | |
| Mail in NL | 23,907 | 25,039 |
| Parcels | 2,829 | 2,576 |
| International | 5,180 | 5,547 |
| PostNL Other | 1,186 | 1,162 |
| Total | 33,102 | 34,324 |
The average number of full time equivalents working in PostNL during the first nine months of 2012 was 33,102, a decrease of 1,222 compared to the same period last year following reductions within operations in the Netherlands and Germany, partly offset by an increase in Parcels as a result of the acquisition of Trans-o-flex.
In 2012 PostNL acquired 100% of the shares in the Dutch and Belgian activities of Trans-o-flex. Both entities operate in the business-to-business market for parcels and pallets with strong presence in the Pharmaceutical and Consumer Electronics verticals.
The badwill arising from these acquisitions amounts to €17 million which represents the excess of the fair value of the net identifiable assets and liabilities of the acquired businesses over the total purchase consideration. The gain has been recognised in Other income. For the short term we envisage operational losses and restructuring costs of the Dutch and Belgian activities. PostNL will adjust the provisional amounts which have been recognised as part of the Trans-of-flex acquisition if required by new facts and circumstances noted during the measurement period.
The total acquirees' net income attributable to shareholders accounted within PostNL, since acquisition date, amounts to €(3) million.
The following table represents the pro forma results of PostNL for YTD Q3 2012 as if these acquisitions had taken place on 1 January 2012. These pro forma results do not necessarily reflect the results that would have arisen had these acquisitions actually taken place on 1 January 2012. The pro forma results are not necessarily indicative of the future performance of PostNL.
| in € millions, except per share data | Pro forma results YTD Q3 2012 |
As reported YTD Q3 2012 |
|---|---|---|
| Total revenues | 3,149 | 3,129 |
| Profit for the period from continuing operations | 520 | 523 |
| Profit attributable to the equity holders of the parents | 520 | 523 |
| Earnings per ordinary share (in € cents) | 127.4 | 128.1 |
| Earnings per diluted ordinary share (in € cents) | 127.4 | 128.1 |
As at 29 September 2012, the year to date purchases of PostNL from joint ventures amounted to €17 million (2011: €34 million). During 2012 no sales were made by PostNL companies to its joint ventures.
The net amounts due to the joint venture entities amounted to €10 million (2011: €38 million). As at 29 September 2012, no material amounts were payable by PostNL to associated companies. In 2012, the value of the transactions with TNT Express was not material and related to business activities.
As at 29 September 2012, no events have occurred that triggered disclosure of a significant contingent asset or liability under IAS 34 following the relationship agreement and separation agreement with TNT Express.
The coverage ratio of the main pension fund of PostNL at the end of Q3 2012 was below the minimum requirement of around 104%. The coverage ratio includes the top up payments receivable from PostNL of €131 million. PostNL disputes the necessity of the top up payments; the related invoices of €131 million have not been paid.
At the end of Q3 2012, the deficit of the main pension fund allocated to PostNL was €109 million (€240 million excluding the disputed invoices), resulting in a conditional invoice for a further top up payment from the pension fund of around €14 million, payable in Q1 2013 if the minimum required level of around 104% is not reached on 31 December 2012.
The coverage ratio of the second smaller pension fund of PostNL at the end of Q3 2012 was above the minimum requirement of around 104%. This coverage ratio includes the top up payments receivable from PostNL of €2 million. PostNL disputes the necessity of these top up payments; the related invoices of €2 million have not been paid.
On 2 October 2012, PostNL announced a number of changes to postage stamp rates. From 1 January 2013 the basic rate for letters in the Netherlands will increase by four euro-cents to 54 euro-cents. The basic rate for letters in Europe will increase to 90 euro-cents, a five euro-cent rise. As already communicated at the end of 2011, the rate for the December stamp will increase to 40 euro-cents. The rates for the business market will increase by 5% on average.
On 31 October 2012, PostNL announced it will give an update on the reorganisation at the latest with the publication of the Q4 results. After the temporary stop of the roll-out of the new infrastructure in Mail in the Netherlands in April, improvement initiatives have been implemented resulting in an enhancement of quality levels, which are now almost back to standard. After careful review of all alternatives, a decision will be taken with respect to the further roll-out of the reorganisation.
| Working days | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 64 | 63 | 65 | 64 | 256 |
| 2006 | 65 | 62 | 65 | 63 | 255 |
| 2007 | 64 | 61 | 65 | 64 | 254 |
| 2008 | 62 | 62 | 65 | 66 | 255 |
| 2009 | 61 | 61 | 65 | 68 | 255 |
| 2010 | 65 | 60 | 65 | 65 | 255 |
| 2011 | 65 | 61 | 65 | 64 | 255 |
| 2012 | 65 | 61 | 65 | 64 | 255 |
| Date | Subject |
|---|---|
| 9 August 2012 | Announcement conversion rate interim dividend 2012 |
| 3 September 2012 | PostNL changes top structure |
| 7 September 2012 | PostNL acquires stake in Scoupy |
| 27 September 2012 | PostNL expands product portfolio with acquisition in the courier market |
| 2 October 2012 | New PostNL rates from 1 January 2013 |
| 24 October 2012 | Gérard Aben retires as of 1 March 2013 Roger Muys appointed Group HR Director as of 1 November 2012 |
| 31 October 2012 | PostNL will give update on reorganisation at the latest with Q4 results |
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 25 February 2013 | Publication of Q4 & FY 2012 results |
| 16 April 2013 | Annual General Meeting of Shareholders |
| 7 May 2013 | Publication of Q1 2013 results |
| 5 August 2013 | Publication of Q2 & HY 2013 results |
| 4 November 2013 | Publication of Q3 2013 results |
| Published by | PostNL N.V. Prinses Beatrixlaan 23 2595 AK The Hague The Netherlands T: +31 88 86 86 161 |
|---|---|
| Investor Relations | Cees Visser Director Investor Relations & Treasury T: +31 88 86 88 875 M: +31 6 51 31 36 45 E: [email protected] |
| Inge Steenvoorden Manager Investor Relations T: +31 88 86 88 875 M: +31 6 10 51 96 70 E: [email protected] |
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| Media Relations | Werner van Bastelaar Manager Media Relations and Public Relations T: +31 88 86 88260 M : +31 631 02 26 97 E : [email protected] |
| Marc Potma Press Officer T: +31 88 86 87461 M : +31 6 13 73 37 83 E : [email protected] |
On 5 November 2012, at 09.30 CET, PostNL will host a press conference call (in Dutch) to explain the Q3 2012 results. The press conference call can be followed live via an audio webcast on www.postnl.com.
On 5 November 2012, at 14.00 CET, the conference call for analysts and investors will start. The conference call can be followed live via an audio webcast on www.postnl.com.
Additional information available at www.postnl.com
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