Aéroports de Paris SA: First quarter of 2017 consolidated revenue up by 1.8%, at €700 million, driven by the dynamism of traffic and upward revision of 2017 traffic assumption

Financial release
26 April 2017
Aéroports de Paris SA
First quarter of 2017 consolidated revenue up by 1.8%, at €700 million,
driven by the dynamism of traffic
Upward revision of 2017 traffic assumption

Financial information as of 31 March 2017^[1]

Consolidated revenue up +1.8% over the first quarter of 2017, at €700 million

• Groupe ADP passenger traffic: +3.3%, at 33.4 million passengers^[2] (vs. 32.3 million passengers in 2016)
• Paris Aéroport passenger traffic^[3]: +5.0%, to 22.0 million passengers (vs. 20.9 million passengers in 2016), driven by the dynamism of low cost carriers (+17.9%) and the gradual recovery in international traffic (+4.8%)
• Aviation (+4.0%): growth in revenue from aviation fees (+3.3%, to € 229 million) and de-icing fees (+73.2%, to €14 million)
• Retail and services (+2.4%): slight growth in Q1 2017 sales/pax^[4] (+0.4%, at €18.9) and improvement in the performance of bars and restaurants (+24.9%, to €9 million), partly linked to favourable base effect on the 1^st quarter due to the setting up of the EPIGO joint-venture
• Real estate (-5.4%): decrease in internal rents (-26.4%, to €10 million), with no impact on the consolidated revenue
• International and airport developments (-45.5%): slowdown in the activity of ADP Ingénierie in the Middle East
  (-38.7%, to €11 million)
• Other activities (+7.8%): increase in Hub One revenue (+8.9%, to €37 million)

Revision of 2017 traffic growth assumption and confirmation of 2017 forecasts

• Paris Aéroport traffic: revision of traffic growth assumption of +3.0% more or less 0.5 points in 2017 compared with 2016, vs. +1.7% and +2.2% previously
• Confirmation of 2017 consolidated EBITDA forecast: EBITDA in upward trend compared with 2016, impacted favourably by planned-to-date profit linked to cargo hub buildings^[5]
• Confirmation of upholding of a 60% payout of NRAG^[6] for dividend in 2017, with a minimum dividend of €2.64/share

Groupe ADP revenue by segment for the 1^st quarter of 2017

Augustin de Romanet, Chairman and CEO of Aéroports de Paris - Groupe ADP, said:
"First quarter of 2017 revenue increased by 1.8%, to €700 million, driven by the dynamism of European traffic and the gradual recovery in international traffic since the end of 2016 that had a favourable impact of aviation fees. The latter will be driven by the 0.97% average increase in tariffs as of 1 April 2017, as provided for under the 2016-2020 Economic Regulation Agreement. The growth in retail activities has been driven by the dynamism of bars and restaurants, partly linked to favourable base effect on the 1^st quarter of 2017 due to the setting up of the EPIGO joint venture, alongside slight growth in sales per passenger in airside shops, despite the decrease in tobacco sales following the introduction of plain packets.
The recent trends in traffic and growth prospects for the remainder of the year lead Groupe ADP to revise its traffic assumption upwards +3,0%, more or less 0.5 points in 2017, compared with 2016, vs. between +1.7% and +2.2% previously. Based on this assumption, Groupe ADP also confirms its 2017 EBITDA forecast."

Aviation

Over the 1^st quarter of 2017, aviation segment revenue was up 4.0%, at €415 million.

Revenue from airport fees (passenger fees, landing fees and aircraft parking fees) was up 3.3%, at €229 million, thanks to the increase in passenger traffic (+5.0%). The breakdown of aviation fees is explained by the application of the 2016-2020 Economic Regulation Agreement new tariffs grid on 1^st April 2016, accompanied on the same date by a tariff freeze. For information, on 1 April 2017, airport and ancillary fees (excluding fees for disabled and reduced-mobility passengers) increased by 1.51%, excluding the CREWS fee, that decreased significantly. Overall (excluding fees for disabled and reduced-mobility passengers), the increase was +0.97% on average as of 1^st April 2017.

Ancillary fees were up 11.2%, at €59 million, mainly thanks to the strong growth in de-icing fee (+73.2%, to €14 million).

Revenue from airport safety and security services increased by 1.9%, to €116 million.

Other revenue mostly consists in re-invoicing the French Air Navigation Services Division and leasing associated with the use of terminals. It was up 2.1%, at €11 million.

Retail and services

Over the 1^st quarter of 2017, retail and services segment revenue increased by 2.4 %, to €223 million.

The revenue from retail (revenue received from shops, bars and restaurants, banking and foreign exchange activities, car rental companies and revenue from advertising) was up 5.9%, at €101 million.

• Inside this revenue, revenue from airside shops grew by 4.6%, to €68 million thanks to slight growth in Q1 2017 sales/PAX^[8], and this, despite the negative impact of the decrease in tobacco sales. Q1 2017 sales/PAX were up slightly (+0.4%), at €18.9:
  • Duty Free sales/PAX increased by 1.6%, to €34.2;
  • Duty Paid sales/PAX decreased by 2.3%, to €7.0.
• Rents from landside shops increased by 3.9%, to €4 million.
• Bars and restaurants continued to experience a strong growth of 24.9%, to €9 million, partly linked to favourable base effect on the 1^st quarter due to the setting up of the EPIGO joint venture.

Média Aéroports de Paris^[9] saw an increase in revenue of 5.7%, to €12 million.

Revenue from car parks was almost stable, at €41 million (+0.4%).

Revenue from industrial services (electricity and water supply) was down 1.3%, at €37 million.

Rental revenue (leasing of space within terminals) was up 5.6%, at €36 million thanks to the opening of new lounges.

Other income (essentially internal) was down 20.9%, at €8 million.

Real estate

Over the 1^st quarter of 2017, real estate segment revenue decreased by 5.4%, to €72 million.

External revenue was down 0.7%, at €62 million^[11].

Internal revenue was down strongly, by 26.4%, at €10 million, due to a revision of all internal rents to market price in order to improve the Group financial management.

International and airport developments

Over the 1^st quarter of 2017, international and airport developments segment revenue decreased strongly by 45.5%, to €12 million.

ADP Ingénierie revenue decreased by 38.7%, to €11 million due to a slowdown in activities in the Middle East. At the end of March 2017, ADP Ingénierie contractual backlog stood at €51 million for the 2017-2019 period.

Aéroports de Paris Management revenue was down sharply by 73.9%, at €1 million, due to the correction of completion revenue. Excluding this correction, Aéroports de Paris Management would be down by €1 million euros.

Other activities

Over the 1^st quarter of 2017, other activities segment revenue was up 7.8%, at €56 million.

Hub One saw its revenue grow by 8.9%, at €37 million, driven by the increase in activity of the Mobility division.

Hub Safe revenue was up by 5.4%, at €19 million, thanks to the positive impact of traffic on the level of activity.

Change in passenger traffic in the first quarter of 2017

• Groupe ADP stake-weighted traffic^{[12] [13]}:

• Traffic at Paris Aéroport

Over the 1^st quarter of 2017, Paris Aéroport welcomed 22.0 million passengers, an increase of 5.0% compared with the 1^st quarter of 2016. 14.9 million passengers travelled through Paris-Charles de Gaulle (+4.3%) and 7.1 million through Paris-Orly (+6.6%).

Geographical breakdown is as follows: 

• International traffic (excluding Europe) was up (+4.8%), due to growth in all destinations: the Middle East (+8.8%), Asia-Pacific (+6.2%), Africa (+6.0%), North America (+3.0%), Latin America (+2.5%) and the French Overseas Territories (+1.1%);
• European traffic (excluding France) was up (+6.7%);
• Traffic within France was up (+1.6%);

The number of connecting passengers decreased by 3.9%. The connecting rate stood at 24.2%, down by 2.4 points compared with the first quarter of 2016.

The load factor was up 3.6 points, at 84.7%. Air traffic movements (159,652) were up by 0.5%.

Freight and postal activity decreased by 0.7%, with 541,268 tonnes transported.

Revision of 2017 traffic growth assumption

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Groupe ADP builds, develops and manages airports, including Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Paris-Orly and Paris-Le Bourget. In 2016, Paris Aéroport handled more than 97 million passengers and 2.2 million metric tonnes of freight and mail at Paris-Charles de Gaulle and Paris-Orly, and more than 42 million passengers in airports abroad through its subsidiary ADP Management. Boasting an exceptional geographic location and a major catchment area, the Group is pursuing its strategy of adapting and modernising its terminal facilities and upgrading quality of services; the group also intends to develop its retail and real estate businesses. In 2016, Group revenue stood at €2,947 million and net income at €435 million.
Registered office: 1, rue de France, 93290 Tremblay-en-France. Aéroports de Paris is a public limited company (Société Anonyme) with share capital of €296,881,806. Registered in the Bobigny Trade and Company Register under no. 552 016 628.
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Restatement of 2016 financial statements for comparison with 2017

To facilitate understanding of Group performance in 2017 compared with 2016, segmented restated quarterly accounts^[15] for 2016 (excluding full year results) have been drawn up.

• For the 1^st quarter of 2016:
  • Retail and services segment restated revenue is €218 million (vs. €214 million published), for a consolidated revenue of €687 million (vs. €683 million published) ;
• For the 1^st half of 2016:
  • Retail and services segment restated revenue is €455 million (vs. €446 million published), for a consolidated revenue of €1,425 million (vs. 1,416 million published) ;
  • Retail and services segment restated EBITDA is €253 million (vs. €249 million published), for a consolidated EBITDA of €527 million (vs. 523 million published) ;
  • Retail and services segment restated operating income from ordinary activities is €197 million (vs. €195 million published), for a consolidated operating income from ordinary activities of €272 million (vs. €270 million published) ;
• For the 9 first months of 2016
  • Retail and services segment restated revenue is €695 million (vs. €680 million published), for a consolidated revenue of €2,198 million (vs. €2,183 million published).

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