Aeroports de Paris EBITDA stable in 1H2012, maintains 2015 guidance of 3.2% traffic growth

France's Aeroports de Paris revenue up 4% - financial highlights for six months ended 30-Jun-2012:

• Revenue: EUR1267 million, +4.1% year-on-year;
  • Aviation: EUR761 million, +4.9%;
  • Retail and services: EUR439 million, +7.6%;
  • Real estate: EUR125 million, +5.5%;
  • Airport investments: EUR6 million, 16.1%;
• EBITDA: EUR464 million, stable;
  • Aviation: EUR143 million, -53.5%;
  • Retail and services: EUR246 million, +9.9%;
  • Real estate: EUR74 million, +14.6%;
• Net profit: EUR147 million, -18.1%;
• Passenger numbers: 42.8 million, +2.0%;
  • Asia Pacific: +6.5%;
  • Middle East: +5.9%;
  • French overseas and Latin America: +4.8%;
  • Africa: +2.6%;
  • North America: +1.8%;
• Cargo volume: 1.1 million tons, -6.1%;
• Aircraft movements: 355,650, -2.0%;
• Sales per passenger: EUR16.2, +10.6%;
• Forecast:
  • Traffic: +3.2% p/a between 2010 and 2015;
  • Return on regulated asset base: 4.5% to 5.0% in 2015;
  • Sales per passenger: EUR19.0 in 2015. [more - original PR]

Aeroports de Paris: "If H1 results are contrasted depending on activities, with a very good performance of retail, the growth drivers of the Group remain strong. In a still uncertain economic environment, we are confident for the future and we maintain our targets for 2012 and 2015," Pierre Graff, chairman and CEO. Source: Company statement, 31-Aug-2012.