Earnings Release • Apr 2, 2015
Earnings Release
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In March 2015 AS Tallink Grupp transported 643 700 passengers which is more than an 8% decrease compared to March 2014. The number of trucks and trailers decreased over 2% to 27 730 units and the number of passenger vehicles remained on the same level with 77 673 units transported.
In the first quarter of the 2015 financial year (January-March) AS Tallink Grupp transported 1 793 414 passengers which is nearly a 6% decrease compared to the previous year. The number of trucks and trailers decreased over 2% to 75 172 units transported and the number of passenger vehicles decreased by almost 2% to 211 429 units in same comparison.
AS Tallink Grupp's passenger, cargo unit and passenger car numbers for March 2015 and first quarter of the financial year were the following:
| I Quarter | I Quarter | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2015 | March 2014 | change | 2015 | 2014 | change | |
| Passengers | 643 700 | 701 180 | -8,2% | 1 793 414 | 1 905 555 | -5,9% |
| Finland-Sweden | 202 798 | 222 357 | -8,8% | 584 799 | 592 253 | -1,3% |
| Estonia-Finland | 336 453 | 342 493 | -1,8% | 918 296 | 935 248 | -1,8% |
| Estonia-Sweden | 72 560 | 76 214 | -4,8% | 195 569 | 216 985 | -9,9% |
| Latvia-Sweden | 31 889 | 60 116 | -47,0% | 94 750 | 161 069 | -41,2% |
| Cargo Units | 27 730 | 28 422 | -2,4% | 75 172 | 76 791 | -2,1% |
| Finland-Sweden | 6 449 | 8 816 | -26,8% | 17 032 | 23 022 | -26,0% |
| Estonia-Finland | 17 258 | 13 826 | 24,8% | 47 003 | 38 753 | 21,3% |
| Estonia-Sweden | 3 348 | 4 033 | -17,0% | 9 232 | 10 305 | -10,4% |
| Latvia-Sweden | 675 | 1 747 | -61,4% | 1 905 | 4 711 | -59,6% |
| Passenger Vehicles | 77 673 | 77 821 | -0,2% | 211 429 | 215 013 | -1,7% |
| Finland-Sweden | 7 297 | 7 400 | -1,4% | 20 293 | 20 888 | -2,8% |
| Estonia-Finland | 60 822 | 59 497 | 2,2% | 164 916 | 162 711 | 1,4% |
| Estonia-Sweden | 5 198 | 4 407 | 17,9% | 13 870 | 12 976 | 6,9% |
| Latvia-Sweden | 4 356 | 6 517 | -33,2% | 12 350 | 18 438 | -33,0% |
The following operational factors influenced the development in March 2015:
In December 2014 the cargo ferry Sea Wind stopped operating on the Turku-Stockholm route.
In August 2014 the cruise ferry Baltic Queen started operating on the Tallinn-Helsinki route, replacing the cruise ferry Silja Europa. The cargo ferry Sea Wind started operating on the Tallinn-Helsinki route in January 2015.
In August 2014 the cruise ferry Romantika started operating on the Tallinn-Stockholm route, replacing the cruise ferry Baltic Queen.
In August 2014 the cruise ferry Romantika stopped operating on the Riga-Stockholm route, the cruise ferry Isabelle continues operating on the route.
Harri Hanschmidt Head of the Finance Department
AS Tallink Grupp Sadama 5/7. 10111 Tallinn Tel +372 640 8981 E-mail [email protected]
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