Direct Energie : Q3-2015 Turnover
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Press release
Paris, 17 November 2015
Q3-2015 turnover
Sharp sales growth (up 25.3%)
Steady commercial expansion (acquisition of 186,000 customer sites)
Confirmation of 2015 objectives
AMF visa granted for a share's transfer on compartment B of Euronext Paris on
19 November 2015
? m 2015 2014 Change
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Q3 turnover 180.6 (1) 144.1 (2) +25.3%
9-month turnover 686.3 566.7 +21.1%
(1) o.w. ?182.5 m from Retail, ?0.3 m from Production and ?(2.2) m
Intragroup
(2) o.w. ?144.4 m from Retail, ?0.2 m from Production and ?(0.5) m
Intragroup
Strong quarterly turnover growth
Turnover of the Direct Energie group came to ?180.6 m in Q3-2015, up 25.3% from
Q3-2014. This commercial momentum reflects the sales figures reported since the
beginning of the year with turnover for the first nine months up 21.1% from
2014.
On the first three quarters of the year, Direct Energie has acquired 415,000
customer sites, including 186,000 in the third quarter alone. As of 30 September
2015, the portfolio reached 1,497,000 customer sites.
Confirmation of all annual objectives
In terms of customer acquisitions, the Group is on track to reach the recently
revised 2015 target of more than 540,000 new customer sites. Financial forecasts
at temperatures in line with the seasonal averages, being an annual turnover
growth of more than 20% and Current Operating Income growth of more than 35%,
are also confirmed thanks to the current 9-month current performances already
booked since the beginning of the year and expanding market shares on the
residential market.
Additionally, the Group declares it won significant tenders on the business and
local authority sectors ahead of the termination of regulated tariffs by the end
of 2015. The positive impact on turnover and gross earnings will fully
materialise in the coming quarters starting 1 January 2016 onwards.
Acquisition of 3CB at the earliest by end of 2015
Following the signature of a sale and purchase agreement on 1 October 2015 with
the Swiss group Alpiq to acquire the entire capital of its French subsidiary
3CB, Direct Energie announces that the closing process is going ahead as
planned, and should be finalized at the earliest by the end of the year.
Agreed on attractive terms, the acquisition of this Combined Cycle Gas Turbine
located in the Allier region (with an installed capacity of 408 MW) will enable
Direct Energie to deploy upstream in accordance with the announced vertical
integration strategy, and optimise the supply conditions of its customer
portfolio.
Transfer on compartment B of Euronext Paris
Direct Energie announces that it has received AMF visa n° 15-586 dated November
the 16(th) on the Prospectus issued for admission of the Direct Energie shares
on the regulated Euronext market in Paris, compartment B (AMF: Autorité des
marchés financiers, the French financial authority).
The Direct Energie shares will be delisted from Alternext on 18 November 2015
after trading hours.
The stock will be trading on the regulated Euronext market in Paris as from 19
November 2015.
Share codes
Designation: DIRECT ENERGIE
ISIN code: FR0004191674
Mnemonic code: DIREN
Listing market: Euronext Paris, Compartment B
The purposes of listing the shares on a regulated market are mainly to attract a
larger international investor base, potentially call on the capital market for a
better funding of future growth, promote the liquidity of the Direct Energie
share and strengthen the Group's reputation.
Availability of the Prospectus
Copies of the Prospectus are available, free of charge, at Direct Energie's
offices, 2 bis rue Louis Armand 75015 Paris, and both on the Group's website
(www.direct-energie.com) and AMF's website (www.amf-france.org)
Risk factors
Direct Energie brings to the public's attention the risk factors described in
Chapter 4 ("Risk Factors") of the last part, and in Chapter 2 ("Risk Factors in
relation with a share listing on the B compartment of Euronext in Paris") of the
second part of the Prospectus approved by the AMF under visa n° 15-586 dated
November the 16th.
About Direct Energie
Direct Energie is France's third-largest electricity and gas provider, serving
more than 1.5 million customers sites (residential and businesses) in France and
Belgium (under the Poweo brand name). Direct Energie has also developed offers
for companies and local authorities, with more than 100,000 delivery points. As
an integrated energy group, Direct Energie produces and supplies electricity and
gas, and offers energy services to customers.
In 2014, the Group generated turnover in excess of ?810 million and delivered
8.4TWh of energy.
Direct Energie's success has been underpinned for more than the past decade by
its technical expertise, excellent customer relationships and capacity for
innovation.
Direct Energie is listed on the Alternext compartment of Euronext Paris Stock
Exchange (ALDIR / FR0004191674).
For more information, visit our website www.direct-energie.com
Press contact:
Image Sept
Grégoire Lucas - glucas(at)image7.fr - Tel + 33 (0)1
53 70 74 94
Marie Artzner - martzner(at)image7.fr - Tel + 33 (0)1 53 70 74 31 or + 33 (0)6
75 74 31 73
CM CIC Securities
Stéphanie Stahr - stephanie.stahr(at)cmcics.com - Tel + 33 (0)1 53 48 80 57
Direct Energie
Ivan Roussin - ivan.roussin(at)direct-energie.com - Tel +33 (0)6 19 30 05 03
Mathieu Behar - mathieu.behar(at)direct-energie.com - Tel +33 (0)6 12 48 85 85
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