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CAF Rapport Annuel 2018 RAPPORT ANNUEL/2018 LETTRE DU PRÉSIDENT 2 RAPPORT DE GESTION DU GROUPE CONSOLIDÉ 7 Modèle d’affaire Groupe CAF et perspectives 8 Evolution et résultat des affaires 10 Activité Commerciale 12 Activité industrielle - Segment ferroviaire 14 Activité R+D+i - Segment ferroviaire 16 Solaris 18 Investissements 20 Principaux risques et incertitudes 22 Liquidité et ressources de capital 24 Information boursière 26 Autre information 27 DÉCLARATION DE PERFORMANCE EXTRAFINANCIÈRE CONSOLIDÉE 28 Activité environnementale 30 Ressources humaines 34 Respect des droits de l’homme 42 Lutte contre la corruption et la subornation 44 Questions sociales 48 RAPPORTS DE L'AUDITEUR 57 COMPTES ANNUELS DU GROUPE CONSOLIDÉ 69 Bilans de Situation 70 Compte de Résultats 72 État des Produits et Charges Reconnus 73 État des Changements dans le Patrimoine Net 74 États des Flux Monétaires 75 Annexe aux Comptes 76 APPROBATION DU CONSEIL D'ADMINISTRATION 143 Décisions que le Conseil d'Administration soumet à l'approbation de l'Assemblée Générale 144 PROPOSITION D'APPLICATION DES RÉSULTATS 145 CONSEIL D'ADMINISTRATION 145 INFORMATION COMPLÉMENTAIRE 147 Bilans de Situation Consolidés 148 Comptes de Résultats Consolidés 150 RAPPORT ANNUEL 2018 Traduction d'un rapport de gestion rédigé à l'origine en espagnol. En cas de divergences, c'est la version espagnole qui prévaut. Cette publication, qui est aussi éditée en anglais, en espagnol et euskera, reprend la documentation légale correspondant à CAF et Sociétés dépendantes. Des renseignements complémentaires sur CAF et ses produits, ainsi que l'information établie légalement pour les actionnaires et les investisseurs peuvent être obtenus à l'adresse www.caf.net LETTRE DU PRÉSIDENT Cher actionnaire: Je vous prie, en premier lieu, d’agréer mes sincères salutations. Ce rapport annuel 2018 contient une description détaillée des principales actions, jalons et résultats correspondants à un exercice au milieu du cycle stratégique actuel 2020. Certains étant d’une importance remarquable puisqu’ils entraînent l’agrandissement de notre portefeuille d’activités, et un renfort du positionnement du Groupe, dans le domaine de la mobilité durable. Conformément à la réalisation des objectifs déclarés dans ce cycle stratégique –concrètement, la croissance rentable et durable de nos activités, avec le regard tourné vers le long terme et vers les valeurs qui nous distinguent comme Société–, il convient de mentionner la prise de participation chez Orbital Critical Systems, société spécialisée dans le développement et la vérification de systèmes critiques pour les secteurs aérospatiaux et ferroviaires, les deux ayant de grandes perspectives de croissance; et l’acquisition de Solaris Bus&Coach, l’un des leaders européens dans le cadre de l’autobus urbain, spécialement dans des alternatives efficaces et écologiquement durables. L’acquisition de Solaris, effectuée le 5 septembre 2018 dernier –date à laquelle elle s’incorpore aux ratios consolidés du Groupe–, constituera une ligne importante d’activité, dans un domaine qui, sans aucun doute, présente de nombreuses opportunités de croissance vu l’intérêt indéniable de la part des administrations publiques, et des propres citoyens, de diminuer les émissions polluantes du transport dans les environnements urbains. qui comprend la fourniture et la maintenance des unités de Nous continuerons à préparer et à renforcer l’ensemble de la tramway, la signalisation et d’autres systèmes supplémentaires Société pour des marchés qui sont de plus en plus mondiaux et pour une valeur de 300 millions d’euros. Également des métros compétitifs, et nous allons parier pour des opportunités que le d’Amsterdam, de Naples et de Medellín (ce dernier pour la secteur de transport ferroviaire va présenter à en juger d’après réhabilitation d’anciennes unités), ou des opérateurs régionaux les perspectives les plus récentes d’UNIFE, qui prévoient une NIR Northern Ireland Railways, Arriva, Trenitalia (réhabilitation), croissance annuelle soutenue de 2,6 % sur le marché accessible SRO Saudi Railways Organization (services de maintenance) ou de matériel et des services ferroviaires au niveau global jusqu’en des chemins de fer hollandais NS Nederlandse Spoorwegen, à 2023. Perspectives favorables extensibles, également, aux travers une extension de contrat pour la fourniture de 88 autres régions ayant un intérêt spécial pour CAF, comme le sont trains Civity en plus pour une valeur de 400 millions d’euros. l’Europe, l’Asie-Pacifique et l’Amérique du Nord et du Sud. De nouveaux noms se sont en plus ajoutés au cours de l’année, Fruit de tout ce qui précède et du profil compétitif du Groupe CAF, tel que par exemple les villes de Lund (Suède) et Oslo, cette nous avons clôturé l’année 2018 par un chiffre de passation de dernière avec le plus grand contrat de tramways d’Europe de marchés de 2.902 millions d’euros qui a contribué à un nouveau l’année dernière (87 unités confirmées pour une valeur de 220 niveau historique de 7.716 millions d’euros dans notre carnet de millions d’euros et options pour 60 unités supplémentaires) et commandes. C’est-à-dire, 3,7 fois le chiffre de ventes conjoint du l’opérateur KeolisAmey, qui recevra 77 unités Civity DMU pour la Groupe dans les secteurs ferroviaires et d’autobus. Contrats franchise Wales&Borders, qui seront assemblées dans notre caractérisés par leur composant européen important, leur nouvelle usine de Newport (Galles), dont l’activité industrielle a exposition réduite aux devises, des options d’extension futures, démarré avec succès le mois de septembre dernier et depuis un haut degré de répétition chez les clients et des conditions de laquelle nous aspirons à satisfaire les besoins d’un marché paiement améliorées quant aux années précédentes. ferroviaire en essor, tel que l’est le marché ferroviaire britannique. En ce qui concerne le secteur ferroviaire, plusieurs ont été les Avec tout cela, en plus de la construction de nouveau matériel, la clients qui ont renouvelé leur confiance chez CAF. Tel est le cas charge contractée dans l’activité de services de maintenance et des tramways de Budapest, Fribourg, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Luxembourg de réhabilitation a augmenté de manière importante, l’impulsion (ce dernier doté d’une technologie pour le fonctionnement sans expérimentée par le carnet de commandes de Rodages et caténaire) et, très spécialement, de Transport for NSW (New composants (MiiRA) et du reste des activités, a été également South Wales) à travers le projet intégral de Parramatta, à Sydney, remarquable. 2 Nous devons également mentionner l’autobus qui, à travers Vectia clients (maintenance, opération, location et réhabilitation de trains et ses deux nouvelles lignes de bus électrique pour Irun et et de locomotives, en plus de services numériques); et le Pampelune (les deux déjà en marche), et principalement de développement d’autres domaines d’activité liés aux systèmes de Solaris, a apporté de manière significative au carnet de transport (signalisation, électrification, EPC, autobus, lignes de bus commandes du Groupe. électrique, etc.) et à travers toute la gamme possible d’activités (conception, construction, opération, maintenance, financement). La maintenance de ce portefeuille, la croissance à deux chiffres de la ligne de revenus et une augmentation du bénéfice constituaient, Pour ce faire, il est fondamental de donner une continuité à l’effort de fait, les principaux objectifs économiques de l’exercice. À cet investisseur des dernières années dans le développement de égard, 2018 a été clôturé par un chiffre de ventes de 2.048 millions nouvelles technologies, produits et solutions aux clients, c’est d’euros, 39 % supérieur à celui de l’année précédente, avec une pourquoi nous développons le plan d’innovation 2019 qui approfondit augmentation dans l’activité industrielle liée, principalement, avec dans des aspects tels que la signalisation et l’automatisation (CBTC l’avancement des divers projets en cours, parmi lesquels sont mis et ERTMS), la réduction de poids et de consommations en relief les trains électriques de banlieue de notre plateforme énergétiques et l’incorporation progressive de solutions d'énergie CIVITY pour NS (Hollande), les trains régionaux pour les alternatives (captage et rechargement, accumulation, hydrogène, franchises Northern et Transpennine et les wagons remorqués hybridation dans du matériel roulant et autobus), les environnement pour cette même franchise et pour Caledonian Sleepers (tous de validation virtuelle, et l’initiative Train numérique. Cette dernière, des projets britanniques), les projets intégraux du train liée à l’obtention et au traitement en ligne de données utiles pour interurbain México-Toluca et du tramway de Canberra, en plus l’opération, la diagnose et la maintenance prédictive, a été appliquée des unités de métro pour Alger, México D.F. et des tramways avec succès dans nos projets de matériel roulant les plus récents, d’Utrecht et l’apport de Solaris à partir de son intégration. ainsi que la mise à disposition déjà à nos clients, précédents et futurs, à travers la plateforme LeadMind, une base sur laquelle nous Quant à l’EBITDA, celui-ci a atteint les 201 millions d’euros, c’est- pouvons développer des applications nouvelles et précieuses dans à-dire, 12 % supérieur en termes interannuels et correspondant à le secteur ferroviaire, de l’autobus et du transport en général. Nous une marge de 9,8 % pour l’ensemble des activités. Le cash-flow devons également mettre en relief l’utilisation croissante de avant impôts a également augmenté jusqu’aux 101 millions technologies de l’Industrie 4.0: l’impression additive ou 3D, l’Internet d'euros, 31 % de plus, de même que le bénéfice avant impôts, qui des objets (machines et ouvriers connectés) ou la réalité atteignait les 81 millions d’euros (19 % d’augmentation), bien que augmentée, appliqués à nos processus de production et de le bénéfice net attribué se soit situé dans des chiffres semblables, formation à la recherche d’une meilleure efficacité en termes de concrètement 43 millions d’euros, affecté par l’impact de la coûts et de délais.
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