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Ströer Out-of-Home Media AG: Ströer continues growth projects
21.08.2012 / 07:00
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PRESS RELEASE
Ströer continues growth projects
- Launch of marketing activities for OC Mall
- Roll-out of additional advertising media in Turkey
- Despite moderate results in first half of 2012, Ströer in line with
expectations
- Consolidated revenue down 5.3% to EUR 267.4m
- Organic revenue growth rate at -4.9%
- Operational EBITDA declines from EUR 59.8m to EUR 40.8m
- Group profit for the period improves
Cologne, 21 August 2012 Ströer Out-of-Home Media AG continued to be faced
with volatile markets in the first half of 2012. Nevertheless, the group
further advanced its investment core areas. The group was unable to match
the high revenue of the prior-year period. In the first half of the year,
consolidated organic revenue fell by 4.9% (prior year: up 7.3%). Overall,
there was a 5.3% decrease in consolidated revenue to EUR 267.4m (prior
year: EUR 282.3m). One special item of the first half 2012 was the European
soccer championship, which detracted budgets from the out-of-home
advertising market. The revenue development and the costs associated with
the growth investments are reflected in the operational EBITDA, which fell
to EUR 40.8m (prior year: EUR 59.8m). As a result, the operational EBITDA
margin decreased as expected to 15.3% (prior year: 21.2%).
Overall, post-tax profit clearly rose from EUR -1.2m in the prior half year
to EUR -0.2m due to the more positive financial result. This was largely
driven by the reduction in interest expenses on the back of the adjusted
key borrowing terms agreed in the past year and the considerable recovery
in the most important foreign currencies for Ströer in 2012. The profit for
the period adjusted for exceptional items decreased from EUR 16.5m to EUR
2.9m.
'We are currently in a transitional phase and are implementing one of the
largest infrastructure projects in the history of out-of-home advertising
in Germany. We are certain that we will profit from the structural change
in the media markets, because of our outstanding market position, our
ongoing investments in growth projects and our portfolio of quality
products,' said Udo Müller, CEO of Ströer.
The operating cash flow in the second quarter was clearly positive again.
The decrease in the first half 2012 to EUR 8.1m compared with EUR 23.7m for
the first half of 2011 essentially reflects the decline in gross profit.
Nevertheless, reduced interest and tax payments had a positive impact.
Overall this led to a reduced year-on-year free cash flow of EUR -12.1m
(prior year: EUR 1.7m). Net debt, however, was down EUR 18m on the first
quarter of this year and the leverage ratio currently remains constant at
2.8. In August, almost two years before maturity, Ströer restructured its
long-term group financing. The interest rate advantages of the refinancing
arrangement will lead to further improvements in the financial results and
cash flows in 2013.
Operating segments
Ströer Germany
The Ströer Germany segment was unable to match the very good prior-year
results in the first six months of 2012. Although revenue in the second
quarter was significantly above the first quarter of this year, it was down
year on year. The segment saw its revenue decrease by 4.5% to EUR 198.5m in
the first six months of 2012 in comparison to the prior-year period, which
was shaped by particularly high growth (prior year: EUR 207.8m). Organic
revenue was down 4.9% (prior year: up 8.8%). As a result, operational
EBITDA decreased from EUR 54.6m to EUR 42.7m, which pushed the operational
EBITDA margin down from 26.3% to 21.5%.
Ströer has installed some 1,200 digital screens showing the
Out-of-Home-Channel in train stations and shopping malls in just less than
20 months and created one of the world's largest digital product offerings
with a national reach. Additionally, since 1 August, the new digital
network in 59 shopping malls is now marketed in the same mode as the
Out-of-Home-Channel in train stations.
Ströer Turkey
In the first six months of 2012, the Turkish out-of-home market, similar to
the German market, was shaped by economic uncertainty. This also impacted
revenue in the Ströer Turkey segment which was down 5.7% from EUR 44.9m to
EUR 42.4m in the first half of 2012. Organic revenue growth stood at -4.0%,
compared with 6.3% in the prior year. The cost of sales in the Ströer
Turkey segment increased in the first six months of 2012 compared with the
corresponding prior-year period. Main drivers have been assembly costs for
the advertising faces network in connection with the significantly expanded
billboard contract in Istanbul, yet not contributing any material revenues.
Savings in overhead costs and margin increasing effects from portfolio
optimization hence were over compensated. On the whole, the Ströer Turkey
segment lost ground in the first six months of 2012 compared with
prior-year period and saw its operational EBITDA fall to EUR 1.8m (prior
year: EUR 8.1m) and the operational EBITDA margin drop to 4.4% (prior year:
18.0%). Altogether over 1,500 additional billboards have been installed in
Turkey as part of the growth project and the installation of 500 glazed,
illuminated Premium Billboards has begun.
Other segment
The 'Other' segment includes the Polish out-of-home activities and the
western European giant poster business of the blowUP division. Performance
within the segment varied in the first six months of 2012.
In the Ströer Poland sub-segment, the fall in revenue was more than
compensated for by savings in running costs for advertising faces and
overheads, which slightly improved operational EBITDA and the operational
EBITA margin. The revenue in the blowUP sub-segment was down on the very
strong first six months of 2011. This can be attributed to the high-margin
international campaigns conducted in the first half of the prior year,
which could not be matched in terms of volume in the first six months of
2012, as the giant poster business generally reacts early to economic
fluctuations. Overall, revenue in the 'Other' segment dropped 10.3% to EUR
26.7m (prior year: EUR 29.8m) while organic growth deteriorated to -7.1%
(prior year: -3.3%). Operational EBITDA decreased from EUR 2.2m to EUR
0.4m. This pushed the operational EBITDA margin down from 7.5% to 1.7%.
Forecast
Currently, we are not forecasting any macroeconomic or media market
improvement in the third quarter of this year. Out-of-home advertising
markets will continue to be affected by the uncertainty on the financial
markets and temporary shifts in advertising budgets due to the Olympics. As
a result, we expect the Group organic revenue growth rate in the third
quarter to be similar to that in the second quarter of this year.
The Group's financial figures at a glance
In EUR m H1 2012 H1 2011 Change[1] Excluding exchange rate effects and effects from the (de-)consolidation
Revenue 267.4 282.3 -5.3%
Ströer Germany 198.5 207.8 -4.5%
Ströer Turkey 42.4 44.9 -5.7%
Other 26.7 29.8 -10.3%
Billboard 140.6 152.1 -7,6%
Street furniture 70.0 72.8 -3,8%
Transport 40.5 40.9 -1,0%
Other 16.3 16.5 -1,0%
Organic growth[1] -4.9% 7.3%
Gross profit[2] 78.5 100.6 -22.0%
Operational EBITDA[3] 40.8 59.8 -31.8%
Operational EBITDA[3] margin 15.3% 21.2%
Adjusted EBIT[4] 21.6 42.6 -49,4%
Adjusted EBIT[4] margin 8.1% 15.1%
Adjusted profit or loss for the period[5] 2.9 16.5 -82,3%
Adjusted earnings per share[6] (EUR) 0.09 0.41 -78,1%
Profit or loss for the period[7] -0.2 -1.2 -81,6%
Earnings per share[8] (EUR) 0.01 -0.01 n.d.
Investments[9] 20.5 22.5 -8,8%
Free cash flow[10] -12.1 1.7 n.d.
30 Jun 2012 31 Dec 2011 Change
Total equity and liabilities 990.5 982.6 0,8%
Equity 278.2 273.5 1,7%
Equity ratio 28.1% 27.8%
Net debt[11] 314.0 304.3 3,2%
Employees[12] 1,757 1,730 1,5%
and discontinuation of operations
[2] Revenue less cost of sales
[3] Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization adjusted
for exceptional items
[4]Earnings before interest and taxes adjusted for exceptional items,
amortization of acquired advertising concessions and impairment losses on
intangible assets
[5] Adjusted EBIT before non-controlling interests net of the financial
result adjusted for exceptional items and the normalized tax expense
[6] Adjusted profit or loss for the period net of non-controlling interests
divided by the number of shares outstanding after the IPO (42,098,238)
[7] Profit or loss for the period before non-controlling interests
[8] Actual profit or loss for the period net of non-controlling interests
divided by the number of shares outstanding after the IPO (42,098,238)
[9] Including cash paid for investments in property, plant and equipment
and in intangible assets but excluding cash paid for investments in
non-current financial assets and cash paid for the acquisition of
consolidated entities
[10] Cash flows from operating activities less cash flows from investing
activities
[11] Financial liabilities less derivative financial instruments and cash
[12] Headcount (full and part-time employees)
Financial figures of the segments
Ströer Germany
In EUR m Change ChangeStröer Turkey
H1 2012 H1 2011 in EUR m in %
Revenue 198.5 207.8 -9.3 -4.5%
Billboard 83.9 91.0 -7.1 -7.8%
Street furniture 59.2 61.5 -2.4 -3.8%
Transport 40.0 40.1 -0.1 -0.2%
Other 15.4 15.2 0.2 1.6%
Organic growth -4.9% 8.8% n.d.
Operational EBITDA 42.7 54.6 -11.9 -21.7%
Operational EBITDA -4.7 percentage
margin 21.5% 26.3% points
in EUR m Change ChangeOther
H1 2012 H1 2011 in EUR m in %
Revenue 42.4 44.9 -2.5 -5.7%
Billboard 31.6 33.3 -1.8 -5.3%
Street furniture 10.6 11.0 -0.4 -3.3%
Transport 0.1 0.6 -0.6 -85.9%
Organic growth -4.0% 6.3% n.d.
Operational EBITDA 1.8 8.1 -6.2 -77.1%
Operational EBITDA -13.6 percentage
margin 4.4% 18.0% points
in EUR m Change ChangeAnnotation: All numbers are rounded off to one position behind the decimal
H1 2012 H1 2011 in EUR m in %
Revenue 26.7 29.8 -3.1 -10.3%
Billboard 25.1 27.8 -2.7 -9.6%
Street furniture 0.2 0.3 -0.0 -15.0%
Transport 0.4 0.2 0.2>100%
Other 0.9 1.5 -0.6 -38.6%
Organic growth -7.1% -3.3% n.d.
Operational EBITDA 0.4 2.2 -1.8 -80.2%
Operational EBITDA -5.9 percentage
margin 1.7% 7.5% points
point.
About Ströer
Ströer Out-of-Home Media AG, Cologne, together with its subsidiaries,
specializes in all forms of out-of-home advertising media, from traditional
posters and advertising at bus and tram stop shelters and on vehicles,
through to sophisticated digital out-of-home advertising media. The Group
commercializes more than 280,000 advertising faces and, with consolidated
revenue of EUR 577.1m for fiscal year 2011, is one of the leading
out-of-home advertising companies in Germany, Turkey and Poland. In terms
of revenue, Ströer is one of Europe's largest providers of out-of-home
advertising.
The acquisition of ECE flatmedia GmbH has enabled the Ströer Group to
expand its digital out-of-home media portfolio to include shopping malls.
The advertising media portfolio of the Cologne-based SDAX-listed company
thus comprises digital moving-picture networks in Germany's largest train
stations, in underground and suburban railway stations and now also in the
country's largest shopping malls.
In addition, Ströer boasts a broad offering of out-of-home advertising
products that set new standards in terms of the quality, innovation and
design of advertising media and street furniture. Ströer's street furniture
has won 27 international awards. The Ströer Group has approximately 1,700
employees at over 70 locations.
For more information on the Company, please visit www.stroeer.de.
Press contact
Claudia Fasse
Ströer Out-of-Home Media AG
Director Group Communication
Ströer Allee 1 D-50999 Cologne
Telephone: 02236 / 96 45-246
Fax: 02236 / 96 45-6246
Email: cfasse(at)stroeer.de
IR Contact:
Stefan Hütwohl
Ströer Out-of-Home Media AG
Director Group Finance and Investor Relations
Ströer Allee 1 | D-50999 Cologne, Germany
Phone: +49 (0)2236 / 96 45-338
Fax: +49 (0)2236 / 96 45-6338
E-Mail: ir(at)stroeer.de
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Company: Ströer Out-of-Home Media AG
Ströer Allee 1
50999 Köln
Germany
Phone: +49 (0)2236.96 45 0
Fax: +49 (0)2236.96 45 299
E-mail: info(at)stroeer.com
Internet: www.stroeer.de
ISIN: DE0007493991
WKN: 749399
Indices: SDAX
Listed: Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard);
Freiverkehr in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, München,
Stuttgart
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