Aéroports de Paris SA: 2018 first quarter consolidated revenue up by 37.3%, driven by growth in traffic and international activities

Financial release
3 May 2018
Aéroports de Paris SA
2018 first quarter consolidated revenue up by 37.3%,
driven by growth in traffic and international activities
Financial information as of 31 March 2018^[1],[2]
Consolidated revenue, including the full consolidation of TAV Airports^[3] up by 37.3%, at €965 million
Consolidated revenue, excluding the full consolidation of TAV Airports up by 2.8%, at €723 million

• Groupe ADP passengers traffic^[4]: +13.6%, at 53.7 million passengers (vs. 47.2 million passengers during the 1^st quarter of 2017)
• Paris Aéroport traffic^[5]: +3.7%, at 22.8 million passengers (vs. 22.0 million passengers during the 1^st quarter of 2017), thanks to the dynamism of low cost airlines (+10.1%) and international traffic (+6.3%)
• Aviation (+2.8%): growth in revenue from airport fees (+4.5%, at €240 million) due to the increase in tariffs since 1^st April 2017 (+0.97%)^[6] and the good growth in traffic
• Retail and services (+3.4%): good dynamic of retail activities (+3.3%, at €105 million), driven by the revenue from bars and restaurants (+18.1%). Sales/pax^[7] is down on the 1^st quarter of 2018 (-1.4%, at €18.6), due to the negative impact of strong Euro and the refurbishment works in terminal 2E
• Real Estate (+2.7%): growth in external revenue (+4.1%, at €65 million) linked to the positive effect resulting from the full acquisition of the "Dôme" building in Paris-Charles de Gaulle
• International and airports developments (+€240 million): effect of the full consolidation of TAV Airports for €243 million on the 1^st quarter of 2018
• Other activities (-34.4%): decrease linked to the change in Hub Safe consolidation method, now accounted for as share of results from non-operation associates

Reminder of 2018 assumptions and forecasts, unchanged since the publication of 2017 full year results

• Traffic growth assumption for Paris Aéroport between 2.5% and 3.5% in 2018 compared to 2017
• Traffic growth assumption for TAV Airports between 10% and 12% in 2018 compared to 2017
• 2018 consolidated EBITDA^[8]: increase of between 10% and 15% in 2018 compared to 2017, with the full-year effect of the full consolidation of TAV Airports and excluding the effects of any change in scope that occurred or may occur in 2018
  • 2018 consolidated EBITDA excluding the full consolidation of TAV Airports: increase of between 2.5% and 3.5% in 2018 compared to 2017
  • Reminder of the TAV Airports EBITDA^[9]'s guidance: increase of between 5% and 7% in 2018 compared to 2017
• Maintained pay-out of 60% of NRAG 2018

2018 first quarter consolidated revenue

Augustin de Romanet, Chairman and CEO of Aéroports de Paris SA - Groupe ADP, stated:

"2018 first quarter revenue, including the full consolidation of TAV Airports, increased by 37.3%, to €965 million, driven by the international and European traffic dynamic, with a favourable impact on airport fees. Those will benefit from 1 April 2018 from the increase in tariffs by 2.125%. Retail activities growth keeps on being driven by the dynamism of bars and restaurants. Sales in airside shops per passenger is down, negatively impacted by strong Euro and important works in terminal 2E. Abroad, TAV Airports posted good results for 2018 first quarter with a strong growth in traffic. Then, Groupe ADP, through its subsidiary ADP International, finalized a few days ago, the transaction for the ownership of 51% of the capital and the control of Airport International Group, concessionary of Queen Alia International Airport in Amman, Jordan. Regarding this 1^st quarter revenue, our forecasts are confirmed."

Aviation

Over the 1^st quarter of 2018, Aviation segment revenue is up by 2.8%, at €426 million.

Revenue for airport fees (passenger fees, landing fees and aircraft parking fees) was up by 4.5%, at €240 million, benefiting from the growth in passenger traffic (+3.7%) and the increase in tariffs as of 1 April 2017 (+0.97%). It should be noted that, as of 1 April 2017, tariffs (excluding PRM^[10] fees) have increased by 1.51%, except the CREWS fee that decreased significantly. Overall, excluding PRM fees, the increase was equal to +0.97% on average.

Ancillary fees were up by 3.4%, at €61 million mainly thanks to the increase in revenues from the PMR fee (+8.6%, at €13 million).

Revenue from airport safety and security services was up slightly by 0.6%, at €116 million.

Other income, which mostly consists in re-invoicing the French Air Navigation Services Division, leasing associated with the use of terminals and other works services made for third parties, decreased by 15.8%, at €9 million.

Retail and services

Over the 1^st quarter of 2018, revenue from Retail and services, was up by 3.4%, at €230 million.

Revenue from retail activities (rents received from airside and landside shops, bars and restaurants, banking and foreign exchange activities, and car rental companies, as well as revenue from advertising) was up by 3.3%, at €105 million.

• Among this item, the rents from airside shops stood at €70 million, up by 1.8%, positive traffic mix being offset by the negative impact of strong Euro and important works in terminal 2E, hall K and L leading to shops closing during the work. The sales per passenger^[11] on the 1^st quarter of 2018 is down consequently by 1.4%;
• Rents from landside shops increased by 15.8%, at €4 million;
• Bars and restaurants posted a growth of 18.1%, at €10 million, thanks to rise in power of EPIGO and the full year impact of the opening in 2017 of new shops.

Media Aéroports de Paris saw a decrease of 2.3% of its revenue, at €11 million.

Revenue from car parks stood at €40 million, down by 2.9%.

Revenue from industrial services (the supply of electricity and water) was also down by 2.4%, at €26 million.

Rental revenue (leasing of space within terminals) increased by 2.5%, at €37 million.

Other revenue saw an increase of €5 million, at €13 million.

Real Estate

Over the 1^st quarter of 2018, Real estate revenue was up by 2.7%, at €74 million.

External revenue^[12] increased by 4.1%, to €65 million, thanks to the positive effect of the full acquisition of the "Dôme" building, in Paris-Charles de Gaulle.

Internal revenue decreased by 6.1%, to €10 million, due to the revision of internal rents since the second half of 2017.

International and airports developments

Please note that the new norm IFRS 15 must be implemented for all financial period starting from 1 April 2018. This norm modifies the principles for revenue recognition (other than those relative to lease contracts) and has, in particular, a repercussion on the methodology for accounting the revenue recognized using the percentage of completion method. Its implementation led to €4 million on ADP International revenue for 2017 1^st quarter revenue. The data presented here takes into account this restatement.

Over the 1^st quarter of 2018, revenue from International and airport developments stood at €256 million due to the full consolidation of TAV Airports^[13] since 7 July 2017.

Excluding the full consolidation of TAV Airports, 2018 first quarter revenue for the segment would have been down by 15.5%.

ADP Ingénierie's revenue decreased by 7.9%, at €10 million. At the end of March 2018, ADP Ingénierie's backlog amounted to €57 million.

ADP International saw its revenue decrease strongly by 33.7%, to €3 million, due to the negative base effect of the end of a mission of assistance for commissioning Zagred Airport's new terminal that occurred during the 1^st quarter of 2017.

TAV Airports' revenue stood at €243 million.

Other activities

Over the 1^st quarter of 2018, other activities segment revenue decreased by 34.4%, to €37 million due to the change in Hub Safe consolidation method since 29 September 2017. The entity's results are now integrated as share in associates from non-operating activities, following the sale by Groupe ADP of 80% of its stake in the entity.

Hub One saw its revenue decrease by 1.4%, to €36 million, due to renegociation of intragroup contracts, without impact on the consolidated revenue.

Change in passenger traffic over the 1^st quarter of 2018

• Group stake-weighted traffic:

•  Paris Aéroport traffic

Over the 1^st quarter of 2018, Paris Aéroport traffic welcomed 22.8 million passengers, an increase of 3.7% compared with the 1^st quarter 2017. 15.6 million passengers travelled through Paris-Charles de Gaulle (+4.6%) and 7.2 million passengers through Paris-Orly (+1.8%).

• Geographical breakdown is as follows:
  • International traffic (excluding Europe) was up (+6.3%) due to growth in the following destinations: the Middle East (+9.7%), the French Overseas Territories (+9.7%), Africa (+8.1%), North America (+6.8%) and Pacific-Asia (+2.1%). Only Latin America is down (-1.4%);
  • European traffic (excluding France) was up by 3.4%;
  • Traffic within France was up by 4.1%.

The number of connecting passengers increased by 2.1%. The connecting rate stood at 23.9%, down by 0.3 points compared with the first quarter of 2017.

The load factor was up by 2.1 points, at 83.7%. Air traffic movements (158,628) were down by 0.6%.

Freight and postal activity decreased by 0.3%, with 540,095 tonnes transported.

Appointments within Groupe ADP

On 5 April 2018, Augustin de Romanet, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of Aéroports de Paris SA - Groupe ADP, announced the following appointments: 

• Mathieu Daubert is appointed Director of the Customer Division, member of the Executive Committee, starting 7 May 2018, to replace Laure Baume. He previously held the position of Head of Retail.
• Fernando Echegaray is appointed Chief International Officer, member of the Executive Committee, starting 1 May 2018, to replace Antonin Beurrier. He previously held the position of Chief Operations Officer at ADP International. 
• Antoine Crombez has been appointed Chief of Staff, attached to the Chairman and CEO since the 1 April 2018.

Laure Baume and Antonin Beurrier decided to leave the group for new professional projects.

Groupe ADP acquires the exclusive control of Airport International Group, concessionary of Queen Alia International Airport in Amman, Jordan

On 19 April 2018, Groupe ADP, through its 100%-subsidiary ADP International, announced the finalization of the transaction for the ownership of 51% of the capital, and the exclusive control of Airport International Group (« AIG »), concessionary of Queen Alia International Airport (QAIA) in Amman, Jordan. The new co-shareholders with which Groupe ADP invests are the infrastructures investment funds Meridiam and IDB Infrastructure Fund II. Edgo, already present, remains co-shareholder. Groupe ADP's investment stands at $265 million.

With this operation, Groupe ADP, already shareholder of AIG with a 9.5%-stake will fully consolidate the financial accounts of the concessionary firm.

Operator of QAIA since the beginning of the concession (25 years) in 2007, Groupe ADP has contributed to the performance and growth of the airport over the last ten years. Since 2007, traffic has been growing in average by 6.5% per year and a new terminal was built in 2013, then extended in autumn 2016, raising the airport capacity to 12 million passengers.

With the takeover of AIG, Groupe ADP will be able to spread its know-how, its expertise and its services offer. The objectives are to reinforce the air network departing from Amman, improve the quality of service offered to passengers and the performance of aviation and retail activities, and, at last, ensure a sustainable and socially responsible development during the remaining duration of the concession (until 2032).

A reference airport in the Middle East

Queen Alia International Airport handles 98% of Jordanian traffic. It is the base and hub of Royal Jordanian Airlines and the gateway for the main touristic spots of the country, especially Petra, the Dead Sea and Wadi Rum desert.

It welcomed 7.9 million passengers in 2017, an increase of 6.8% compared to 2016 and 1.8 million passengers between January and March 2018, an increase of 8.5% compared to the same period in 2018. For 2017 financial year, AIG's EBITDA reached €66.3 million.

This airport was ranked by the Airport Council International (ACI) second best airport of its category (more than 2 million passengers) in the Middle East, on the basis of the survey Airport Service Quality (ASQ/ACI) 2017, the most important worldwide reference programme regarding airport passengers satisfaction. Finally, it is the first airport in the Middle East to reach the level 3+ of the ACA Carbon accreditation, that is to say, the carbon neutrality.

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Groupe ADP develops and manages airports, including Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Paris-Orly and Paris-Le Bourget. In 2017, the group handled through its brand Paris Aéroport more than 101 million passengers and 2.3 million metric tonnes of freight and mail at Paris-Charles de Gaulle and Paris-Orly, and more than 127 million passengers in airports abroad through its subsidiary ADP International. Boasting an exceptional geographic location and a major catchment area, the Group is pursuing its strategy of adapting and modernizing its terminal facilities and upgrading quality of services; the group also intends to develop its retail and real estate businesses. In 2017, group revenue stood at €3,617 million and net income at €571 million.

Registered office: 1, rue de France, 93 290 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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