Financial Year 2014: Third Quarter Results
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29th October 2014 Financial Year 2014: Third Quarter results THIRD QUARTER Significant impact of Air France pilot strike: estimated negative impact of 416 million euros on revenues and 330 million euros on operating result Revenues of 6.7 billion euros, stable (+0.2%) like-for-like 1 EBITDA 2 of 682 million euros, down 21 million euros like-for-like 1 Operating result of 247 million euros, down 18 million euros like-for-like 1 Tenth quarter of unit cost reduction: unit cost 2 down 1.2% like-for-like 1 Launch of new strategic plan, Perform 2020 FIRST NINE MONTHS OF 2014 Revenues of 18.7 billion euros, up 0.7% like-for-like 1 Operating result of 40 million euros, up 267 million euros like-for-like 1 Net result, group share of -514 million euros, improvement of 117 million euros 2 Adjusted net result, group share of -231 million euros, improvement of 83 million euros Net debt of 5.27 billion euros, down 76 million euros compared to 31 st December 2013 The Board of Directors of Air France-KLM, chaired by Alexandre de Juniac, met on 28th October 2014 to examine the accounts for the Third Quarter of the Financial Year 2014. Key data Third quarter 9 months to 30th september 2014 2013* Change 2014 2013* Change Revenues (€m) 6,695 7,175 -6.7% 18,700 19,397 -3.6% Change like-for-like 1 +0.2% +0.4% EBITDA 2 (€m) 682 1,079 -397 1,273 1,473 -200 EBITDA margin (%) 10.2 15.0 -4.8 pts 6.8 7.6 -0.8 pts EBITDA change like-for-like 1 -21 +222 Operating result (€m) 247 641 -394 40 193 -153 Operating margin (%) 3.7 8.9 -5.2 pts 0.2 1.0 -0.8 pts Operating result like-for-like 1 -18 +267 Net result, group share (€m) 100 148 -48 -514 -651 +137 Adjusted net result, group share 2 (€m) 111 372 -261 -231 -314 +83 Earnings per share (€) 0.34 0.50 -0.16 (1.74) (2.20) +0.46 Diluted earnings per share (€) 0.28 0.39 -0.11 (1.74) (2.20) +0.46 Adjusted earnings per share 2 (€) 0.37 1.26 -0.89 (0.78) (1.06) +0.28 Diluted adjusted earnings per share 2 (€) 0.30 0.92 -0.62 (0.78) (1.06) +0.28 Operating free cash flow 2 (€m) -158 -66 -92 -75 496 -571 Net debt 2 at end of period (€m) - - - 5,273 5,348 3 -75 * Restated for IFRIC 21, CityJet reclassified as discontinued operation 1 On a constant currency basis and excluding pilot strike impact 2 See definition in appendix 3 Net debt at 31 st December 2013 Media relations France : + 33 1 41 56 56 00 Netherlands: + 31 20 649 45 45 www.airfranceklm.com 1 Third Quarter 2014 activity was strongly affected by 14 days of strike by Air France pilots, which had an estimated negative impact of 330 million euros on the operating result. Total revenues were reduced by an estimated 416 million euros, partly offset by 86 million euros of net savings on costs. The strike led to the cancellation of an estimated 4,249 million ASKs (18% of September ASKs) and 213 million ATKs (16% of September ATKs) resulting in an equivalent cancellation of 4.75 billion EASKs (Equivalent Available Seat Kilometer). Total revenues amounted to 6,695 million euros versus 7,175 million euros in 2013, down 6.7%, but up +0.2% on a constant currency basis and adjusted for the Air France pilot strike (“like-for-like”). Currencies had a negative 78 million euro impact on revenues. Operating costs were 1.3% lower year-on-year and 0.7% lower on a constant currency basis. Ex-fuel, they increased by 0.7% and by 0.8% on a like-for-like basis. Unit cost per EASK 1 was reduced by 1.2%, on a constant currency, fuel price, pension expense and strike adjusted basis, against capacity measured in EASK up by 2.0%, corrected for the strike. The fuel bill amounted to 1,737 million euros, down 6.4%, but slightly up (+0.4%) on a constant currency and strike adjusted basis. Total employee costs including temporary staff were down 1.6% to 1,871 million euros, and by 1.7% on a constant currency basis. On a constant pension expense and adjusted for the strike, they declined by 9 million euros. EBITDA amounted to 682 million euros, a decrease of 397 million euros. On a like-for-like basis, EBITDA decreased by 21 million euros. The operating result stood at 247 million euros versus 641 million euros in 2013, a 394 million euro decrease. Like-for-like, the operating result decreased by 18 million euros. Currencies had a 47 million euro net negative impact on the Third Quarter operating result. The net result, group share stood at 100 million euros against 148 million euros a year ago. It includes the non current result of the Amadeus transaction (187 million euros), mainly offset by the change in value of the fuel hedging portfolio (-172 million euros). On an adjusted basis 4, the net result, group share stood at 111 million euros against 372 million euros in Q3 2013, a 261 million euro decrease. In the first Nine Months of 2014 , total revenues stood at 18,7 billion euros versus 19,4 billion euros in 2013, down 3.6%, but up +0.4% on a like-for-like basis. Currencies had a negative 365 million euro impact on revenues. Operating costs were reduced by 2.8% and by 1.4% on a constant currency basis. Ex-fuel, they decreased by 1.6%, and by 1.0% on a like-for-like basis. The fuel bill amounted to 4,926 million euros, down 6.1%, and down 0.8% on a constant currency and strike adjusted basis. Total employee costs including temporary staff were down 3.1% to 5,651 million euros, and by 3.0% on a constant currency basis. On a constant pension expense, scope and strike adjusted basis, they declined by 115 million euros as a result of the Transform 2015 actions. EBITDA declined by 200 million euros to 1,273 million euros, resulting in an EBITDA margin of 6.8%, a 0.8 point decrease on 2013. On a like-for-like basis, EBITDA improved by 224 million euros. The operating result stood at 40 million euros versus 193 million euros in 2013. On a like-for-like basis, the operating result improved by 267 million euros. Currencies had a 92 million euro net negative impact on the operating result in the first nine months of 2014. The net result, group share stood at -514 million euros against -651 million euros a year ago. It includes the non-current result of the Amadeus transaction (187 million euros), the change in value of the fuel hedging portfolio (-146 million euros), foreign exchange losses (including the adjustment in the value of the cash held by the Group in Venezuela), and the impairment charges related to the Cargo business. On an adjusted basis 4, the net result, group share stood at -231 million euros against -314 million in the first nine months of 2013, an 83 million euro improvement. Earnings and diluted earnings per share both stood at -1.74 euros (-2.20 euros in 2013), and at -0.78 euros on an adjusted basis (-1.06 euros in 2013). 4 See definition in appendix 2 Passenger business Change Passenger Q3 2014 Q3 2013* Change Like-for-like** Capacity (ASK m) 70,064 73,044 -4.1% +1.6% Traffic (RPK m) 61,482 63,508 -3.2% - Load factor 87.8% 86.9% +0.8 pts - Total passenger revenues (€m) 5,232 5,698 -8.2% -0.3% Scheduled passenger revenues (€m) 5,009 5,465 -8.3% -0.1% Unit revenue per ASK (€ cts) 7.15 7.48 -4.4% ~ -1.8% Unit revenue per RPK (€ cts) 8.15 8.61 -5.3% - Unit cost per ASK (€ cts) 6.85 6.68 +2.4% -1.2% Operating result (€m) 211 584 -373 -40 * Restated for IFRIC 21, CityJet reclassified as discontinued operation **Like-for-like: at constant currency, restated for change in revenue allocation (14 million euros transferred from “other passenger” to “scheduled passenger” revenues in Q3 2013) and excluding strike impact In the Third Quarter 2014, passenger revenues amounted to 5,232 million euros, down 8.2% and 0.3% like-for-like. The operating result of the passenger business stood at 211 million euros, versus 584 million euros in Q3 2013, a decrease of 40 million euros on a like-for-like basis (-373 million euros on a reported basis). The Group maintained its strict capacity discipline, increasing total passenger capacity by only 1.6% excluding strike impact. Unit revenue per Available Seat Kilometer (RASK) remained volatile, down by approximately -1.8% on a like-for-like basis after a +1.3% increase in the second quarter. On the long-haul network, unit revenue was affected by industry overcapacity on certain parts of the network, a disappointing performance on the Latin American network on the back of lower economic growth in several markets, and high comparables in the third quarter last year (long-haul RASK up 2.9% at Q3 2013 compared to Q3 2012, of which +5.6% on Latin America). As planned within the framework of Transform 2015, point-to-point (not linked to the Paris-CDG and Amsterdam hubs) short and medium-haul capacity was significantly reduced (down 14.2%, excluding strike impact), leading to a significant improvement in unit revenue (estimated at +7.6% like-for-like).