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ANNUAL REPORT 2011 Dublin Port Company, Port Centre, Alexandra Road, Dublin 1, Ireland Phone: +353 1 887 6000 Email: [email protected] Fax: +353 1 855 1241 www.dublinport.ie Table of Contents Financial Highlights .......................................................................... 2 Key Financial Performance Indicators............................................ 4 Board of Directors .............................................................................. 5 Chairperson's Statement ................................................................ 10 Chief Executive’s Review ................................................................ 14 Corporate Social Responsibility ................................................... 20 Environmental Matters .................................................................. 24 Directors’ Report .............................................................................. 28 Independent Auditors’ Report........................................................ 37 Accounting Policies ......................................................................... 39 Profit and Loss Account .................................................................. 43 Statement of Total Recognised Gains and Losses .......................44 Balance Sheet ................................................................................... 45 Cash Flow Statement .......................................................................46 Notes to the Financial Statements ................................................ 47 Port Statistics ...................................................................................86 1 ANNUAL REPORT & FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 2011 Financial Highlights Turnover €70.5m €70.6m €62.9m €67m €69.1m 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Profit After Tax Capital Expenditure 2011 2011 €4.4m €27.9m 2010 €7.8m 2010 2007 €20.5m €42m 2009 €22.3m 2009 €14.5m 2007 €129.7m 2008 €23.5m 2008 €26.6m Operating Profit €21.7m €27m €25.6m €27m € 27. 8m 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Shareholders' Funds Dividends 2007 2007 €4.2m 2011 €221m €268.2m 2008 €5.1m 2011 €16.5m 2008 €219m 2009 2010 €5.3m €245.3m 2009 2010 €238.3m €5.5m 3 ANNUAL REPORT & FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 2011 Key Financial Performance Indicators 2011 2010 €’000 €’000 Revenue 69,111 66,969 Operating Profit 27,830 27,031 Operating Margin (%) 40.3% 40.4% EBITDA 40,688 37,810 EBIT 36,706 26,531 Net Interest Charges 938 1,623 Interest cover - EBITDA basis (times) 43.4 23.3 - EBIT basis (times) 39.1 16.3 Net Debt 10,801 30,262 Net Debt as a percentage of total equity (%) 4.0% 12.3% Net Debt as a percentage of fixed assets (%) 3.9% 10.9% Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) (%) 9.6% 9.4% EBIT - earnings before finance costs and tax EBITDA - earnings before finance costs, tax, depreciation, amortisation, impairment of JV investment and exceptional items Interest cover - the ratio of EBITDA or EBIT to net interest charges ROCE - the ratio of operating profit to average capital employed 2011 2010 €’000 €’000 EBIT 36,706 26,531 Depreciation 8,876 7,876 Amortisation -568 -597 JV impairment 4,550 3,500 Exceptional Items -8,876 500 EBITDA 40,688 37,810 Board of Directors BOARD OF DIRECTORS Lucy McCaffrey (Chairperson) Eamonn O’Reilly (Chief Executive) Emer Finnan Brian W. Kerr Jerry Kiersey Pat Magner John Moore Charles Rochfort Other Information Secretary & Registered Office Solicitors Michael Sheary, Arthur Cox, Port Centre, Earlsfort Centre, Alexandra Road, Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin 1. Dublin 2. Registered Number 262367 Actuaries Mercer, Principal Bankers Charlotte House, Bank of Ireland, Charlemont Street, 2 Burlington Plaza, Dublin 2. Burlington Road, Dublin 4. Auditors PricewaterhouseCoopers, Chartered Accountants & Registered Auditors, One Spencer Dock, North Wall Quay, Dublin 1. 5 ANNUAL REPORT & FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 2011 Board of Directors – contd. Lucy McCaffrey Eamonn O’Reilly Emer Finnan Chairperson Chief Executive Director In a career spanning thirty years, Eamonn O’Reilly was appointed Emer Finnan was appointed to the Lucy McCaffrey has worked Chief Executive of Dublin Port Board of Dublin Port Company with public and private sector Company in August 2010 having in February 2011 by the Minister organisations in Ireland and leading previously held the position of Chief for Transport. Emer is a finance multinationals in Europe, the United Executive at Portroe Stevedores, the professional with over 20 years States and Africa as a business Dublin Port based cargo handling experience and is currently working consultant in the financial services, business, since 2005. Eamonn also as an independent consultant. manufacturing and service sectors. held the role of group development Until December 2011, Emer held She founded Latitude, a consultancy manager of Portroe’s parent the role of Finance Director with specialising in supporting strategic company, Doyle Shipping Group, EBS Building Society (appointed organisational change in 1992 during that time. February 2010) and held strategic following a number of years roles in EBS between 2005 and with Boston based innovation Prior to joining the Doyle Shipping 2010, in addition to fulfilling the role consultancy Synectics Inc. and is Group, Eamonn was Project of Company Secretary during much currently the company’s principal. Manager for Securicor Ireland and of that period. Prior to joining EBS, has also worked as a management Emer worked as a Director with NCB Previously Lucy was a Director of consultant with KPMG. He served as Corporate Finance and advised on Dublin Port Company between 1997 Chief Executive of Marine Terminals a large number of transactions in and 2002 and served on the Board Limited between 1992 and 1996. the Irish market. Before that Emer of the Project Arts Centre for a five worked with ABN AMRO Bank N.V. year term (1988-1993). She was Eamonn is a chartered engineer and Citibank in corporate finance appointed Chairperson of Dublin having graduated from University in London. Emer trained as a Port Company by the Minister for College Dublin and holds an MBA Chartered Accountant with KPMG. Transport in December 2009 and from Trinity College Dublin. Eamonn is a Director of Eastlink Limited and is a member of Engineers Ireland. Emer is a graduate of University Renore Limited, a Joint Venture with College Dublin and a Fellow of the One51 plc which owns Greenore Eamonn is also a Director of the Institute of Chartered Accountants Port. Lucy is a graduate of University Joint Venture Company, Renore in Ireland. Emer served on the Board College Dublin and a fellow of the Limited, which owns the Greenore of the RTÉ Authority from 2005 to Institute of Management Consultants Port group of Companies. 2010 and is a Director of Children’s and Advisors. Fund for Health Limited, the charity associated with the Temple St. Children’s Hospital. Brian W. Kerr Jerry Kiersey Pat Magner Director Director Director Brian W. Kerr is a Chartered Ship Jerry Kiersey has over forty years’ Pat Magner joined the Board of Broker who founded the Dublin- experience in the marine and Dublin Port Company in July 2007 based shipping and transport logistics sectors in Ireland and is following his appointment by company, Brian Kerr Shipping in currently Manager Director of road the Minister for Transport, Noel 1987 which became part of the Hamilton Shipping Group in 1999. transport company Green Tiger Dempsey TD. Pat is a former Senator He is a former Managing Director Express Limited, a company he having been nominated by An of a George Bell Shipping Group founded in 1999. A former Chief Taoiseach Garrett FitzGerald TD to subsidiary from 1976 until 1987 having Executive of the Irish International the 15th and 17th sessions of Seanad previously worked for Clyde Shipping. Freight Association he has Eireann. He was also the nominee of also served a two year term as Taoiseach Albert Reynolds TD to the A former President and Board member of the European Community President of the Irish Road Haulage 20th session of the Senate between Shipowners’ Association he has Association in the 1980s. 1993 and 1997. A former member of been involved in the development the National Executive Committee of European shipping policy He was appointed to the Board of of the Labour Party, Pat has worked since Ireland joined the European Dublin Port Company in 2002 by as the party’s National Organiser for Community in 1973. He also served the Minister for Transport and also a number of years and is currently a as Director for the Irish Chamber of serves as a Director of Saint Ultan’s Public Affairs Consultant. Shipping which represents Irish ship Educational Trust and the Interim owners and operators and is currently Independent Prison Board. Jerry He has also served as a Council a committee member of the Irish Branch of the Institute of Chartered has served as a council member of Member of the Dublin Docklands Shipbrokers. the Dublin Chamber of Commerce Development Authority. and founding President of the West Brian is a Fellow of both the Institute Dublin Chamber. He was admitted as of Chartered Shipbrokers and the a Fellow to the Chartered Institute of Chartered Institute of Transport and Logistics and Transport in 2001 and Logistics and served as President of both organisations. is a member of the Maritime Institute of Ireland. Brian was first appointed as a Director of the Dublin Port and Docks Board in 1991 and served as Chairman on the Board from 1995 to 1997. Upon corporatisation in 1997 he was appointed to the newly constituted Dublin Port Company