18.11.2015
Sixt Leasing AG DE000A0DPRE6
DGAP-News: Sixt Leasing AG: Sixt Leasing significantly increases profitability during first nine months of 2015
DGAP-News: Sixt Leasing AG / Key word(s): 9-month figures
Sixt Leasing AG: Sixt Leasing significantly increases profitability
during first nine months of 2015
18.11.2015 / 07:31
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Sixt Leasing significantly increases profitability during first nine months
of 2015
- Operating return on sales climbs to 6.7%; in Q3 up to 7.4%
- Earnings before taxes (EBT) for first nine months up by 39% to EUR 21.7
million
- 19% upturn in Group revenue strongly affected by higher proceeds from
the sale of used vehicles
- First external financing agreements concluded
- Dr. Rudolf Rizzolli, CEO: "Business performance fully in line with our
expectations"
- Revenue forecast for full year 2015 confirmed and earnings forecast
outlined in more detail
Pullach, 18 November 2015 - In the third quarter of 2015, Sixt Leasing AG,
one of the largest non-bank, vendor-neutral leasing companies in Germany,
maintained the strong growth of the first six months of 2015 and increased
return on sales still further. Consolidated earnings before taxes (EBT),
the key figure for measuring the Company's business success, climbed by
39.2% over the first nine months to EUR 21.7 million. Year-on-year, the
operating return on sales rose by 1.8 percentage points to 6.7%. The
Managing Board of the mobility service provider, whose shares have been
listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange since 7 May 2015, confirms its
previous revenue expectations for fiscal year 2015 and outlines its
earnings forecast in more detail.
Dr. Rudolf Rizzolli, CEO of Sixt Leasing AG: "After nine months, Sixt
Leasing is absolutely in line with its plan. We continue to focus on
qualitative growth and on increasing our profitability. A particularly
gratifying development is the ongoing expansion in the number of contracts
generated from our Online Retail business segment, which underlines the
appeal of our services to private and commercial customers."
Sixt Leasing Group key figures after nine months 2015
- Compared with the same period last year, Group's revenue for the first
nine months of 2015 was up by 18.7% to EUR 498.5 million (9M 2014: EUR
419.9 million). The strong growth is due to higher proceeds from the
sale of used leasing vehicles as well as increased revenue from finance
leasing.
- Operating revenue (without the proceeds from sales) increased 2.0% to
EUR 324.5 million (9M 2014: EUR 318.1 million).
- Sales proceeds climbed 70.9% to EUR 174.0 million after EUR 101.8
million for the same period last year. This strong increase is due
above all to the expansion of the contract portfolio over the last few
years. At the end of the leasing contract's term this leads to
correspondingly more vehicle returns that come in with a certain time
lag. Moreover, since 2014 the Fleet Management segment has offered as
additional service to market customer vehicles that were under
management after the end of their contract terms.
- For the period January to September the Sixt Leasing Group generated
consolidated earnings before taxes (EBT) of EUR 21.7 million, an
increase of 39.2% (9M 2014: EUR 15.6 million). Key factors
contributing towards this increase in earnings were the revenue growth
in finance leasing, improved margins of new business transactions and
lower financing costs.
- The operating return on sales, measured as the ratio of EBT to
operating revenue, improved by 1.8 percentage points from 4.9% to 6.7%.
- For the first three quarters the Group recorded a 38.0% gain in
earnings after taxes, up to EUR 15.9 million (9M 2014: EUR 11.6
million).
Sixt Leasing Group key figures Q3 2015
- Group revenue for Q3 2015 climbed by 14.4% to EUR 169.5 million (Q3
2014: EUR 148.2 million).
- Operating revenue (without proceeds from sales) slightly increased to
EUR 108.6 million (Q3 2014: EUR 108.2 million; +0.4%).
- Sixt Leasing's EBT in Q3 rose by 33.1% to EUR 8.0 million (Q3 2014: EUR
6.0 million).
Development of the contract portfolio
As at 30 September 2015 the Group's total number of contracts inside and
outside Germany (excluding franchisees) amounted to 91,700 (30 September
2014: approx. 97,600 contracts; -6.1%). As already communicated in the H1
report, this drop is mainly the result of discontinued business relations
with a Fleet Management customer who could not meet the Company's
profitability expectations.
Operating business segment performance
The Sixt Leasing Group divides its operating business into the two segments
(business units) Leasing (with the business fields Fleet Leasing and Online
Retail) and Fleet Management (with the subsidiary Sixt Mobility Consulting
GmbH).
Leasing segment:
For the period January to September 2015 the Leasing segment generated
revenue from leasing operations (finance leasing and services) of EUR 299.6
million. Year-on-year this translates into a rise of 3.7% (9M 2014: EUR
289.0 million). The key driver was the increase in revenue in finance
leasing (+10.9%), due to the ongoing growth in the number of contracts
concluded by the Online Retail business field. Including the sales of
vehicles, the segment's revenue climbed 16.7% to EUR 445.6 million (9M
2014: EUR 381.9 million).
The segment's EBT for the first nine months rose substantially by 30.9% to
EUR 19.8 million after EUR 15.1 million over the same period last year. The
intensified activities in the Online Retail business field to improve
margins of new business transactions contributed to this development in
particular. As numerous customers prefer vehicles that are instantly
available from dealers, the offer for such vehicles was continuously
expanded. Moreover, a growing number of private and commercial customers
are making use of additional services that are offered on top. About every
third contract now includes at least one service component. In addition,
measures to retain customers were also intensified through the introduction
of a bonus for existing customers.
At the end of September 2015 the portfolio of contracts amounted to approx.
68,800, a gain of 4.1% compared to the figure recorded at the same date the
year before (66,100 contracts). The Online Retail business field with its
innovative online platform www.sixt-neuwagen.de continued to record healthy
growth. It increased its number of contracts year-on-year by 36.1% to
around 19,900 (30 September 2014: approx. 14,600 contracts).
In the third quarter Sixt Leasing proved its innovative power once again.
First, in July 2015 the online retail portal www.sixt-neuwagen.de launched
its cooperation with the specialist financing provider akf bank. It enables
customers to find a straightforward follow-up financing solution when their
leasing vehicle comes to the end of its term. The second innovation refers
to the development of a driver's logbook app. It allows company car users
to record their journeys simply via smartphone, to have them documented for
the tax authority.
Fleet Management segment:
During the first three quarters the segment registered a revenue increase
of 39.2%. Given the higher proceeds from the sale of vehicles, revenue
climbed to EUR 53.0 million (9M 2014: EUR 38.1 million). The revenue from
services was EUR 24.9 million and thus lower than the figure recorded in
the same period last year (EUR 29.1 million; -14.4%). This development was
due to the termination of the contract with one key account in the second
quarter 2015.
In the period under review, the segment's EBT increased substantially to
EUR 2.0 million (9M 2014: EUR 0.5 million), because of an improved
profitability of the contract portfolio, among others.
As of 30 September 2015 the Fleet Management's contract portfolio included
around 22,900 contracts, a decline of 27.4% compared with the number
recorded on 30 September 2014 (approx. 31,500 contracts). After an intense
tender and negotiation phase a key account confirmed the fleet management
of about 10,000 vehicles. Following a successful implementation, the
contract portfolio of the Fleet Management business unit is, therefore,
supposed to rise significantly and overcompensate the temporary downturn in
the number of contracts. In addition, Managed Mobility AG, the Swiss-based
joint venture for fleet management that is consolidated at-equity, manages
another 5,900 contracts.
The ongoing internationalisation is another important corner stone for the
growth of the Fleet Management business unit. In the period under review,
the Dutch subsidiary was realigned to focus on fleet management and
preparations went underway to establish a French subsidiary. With the in
the third quarter newly developed Global Reporting Tool, which is due to be
launched in the fourth quarter of 2015, international fleets can be managed
even more efficiently. The new tool provides comprehensive transparency on
all relevant vehicles, which a company operates.
First external financing agreements concluded
In the third quarter 2015 Sixt Leasing AG concluded its first long-term
financing agreements with its banking partners. These will enable Sixt
Leasing AG to gradually replace the Group financing secured by Sixt SE and
to finance its planned growth, whilst simultaneously lowering its average
interest rate payments.
Outlook for the full-year 2015
Following the positive business performance of the first nine months and
the ongoing good environment for lease financing in Europe, the Managing
Board continues to expect a slight increase in operating revenue compared
to 2014. Total consolidated revenue are expected to be substantially higher
than last year given stronger proceeds from the sale of vehicles.
Consolidated earnings will be positively affected by the measures taken to
increase profitability in the contract portfolio. In addition, it is
expected that the Group's interest expenses can be lowered. This is to be
achieved on the one hand by reducing current financial liabilities as well
as through the initiated substitution of the Group financing provided by
Sixt SE with the proceeds from the IPO and on the other hand by the
utilisation of the negotiated new financing agreements with banking
partners.
Consequently, the Managing Board has specified its earnings forecast for
2015 and now expects the Group's EBT to rise from the EUR 25.6 million
recorded in 2014 to around EUR 30 million in 2015.
Contact:
Sixt Leasing AG
Corporate Communications
Frank Elsner
Tel.: +49 (0) 89 / 99 24 96 - 30
Fax: +49 (0) 89 / 99 24 96 - 32
E-mail: [email protected]
Note:
The Interim Report of Sixt Leasing AG as at 30 September 2015 can now be
downloaded from http://ir.sixt-leasing.com/interim-reports.
Sixt Leasing Group
(All figures in accordance with IFRS)1
Revenue performance
EUR million 9M 9M Chan- Q3 Q3 Chan- 2015 2014 ge % 2015 2014 ge % Leasing segment 445.6 381.9 +16.7 151.9 130.6 +16.3 Fleet Management segment 53.0 38.1 +39.2 17.5 17.6 -0.3 Consolidated revenue 498.5 419.9 +18.7 169.5 148.2 +14.4 thereof consolidated operating revenue (without vehicle sales) 324.5 318.1 +2.0 108.6 108.2 +0.4 thereof sales revenue 174.0 101.8 +70.9 60.8 40.0 +51.9Earnings performance EUR million 9M 9M Change % Q3 Q3 Change % 2015 2014 2015 2014 Fleet expenses and cost of lease assets 301.5 245.3 +22.9 101.6 88.8 +14.3 Personnel expenses 15.1 13.4 +12.7 4.6 4.4 +6.7 Depreciation and amortisation expenses 133.4 118.1 +12.9 45.3 39.3 +15.2 Net other operating income/expenses -11.2 -9.7 +15.6 -4.6 -3.6 +28.1 Net finance costs -15.6 -17.8 -12.4 -5.3 -6.0 -12.4 Earnings before taxes (EBT) 21.7 15.6 +39.2 8.0 6.0 +33.1 Operating return on sales (%)2 6.7 4.9 +1.8 7.4 5.6 +1.8 points points Income tax expense 5.8 4.1 +42.7 2.1 1.5 +37.7 Consolidated profit 15.9 11.6 +38.0 5.9 4.5 +31.5 Undiluted earnings per share (EUR)3 0.88 0.77 - 0.29 0.30 -Other key figures for the Group 30 Sep. 2015 31 Dec. 2014 Change % Total assets (EUR million) 1,090.1 1,080.9 +0.9 Lease assets (EUR million) 948.9 902.4 +5.2 Equity (EUR million) 171.7 4 12.3 >+100 Equity ratio (%) 15.8 4 1.1 +14.7 points 9M 2015 9M 2014 Change % Investments (EUR million)5 319 307 +3.91 Due to rounding it is possible that individual figures presented in this press release may not add up exactly to the totals shown and that the nine-month figures listed may not follow from adding up the individual quarterly figures. For the same reason, the percentage figures presented may not exactly reflect the absolute figures they relate to. 2 Ratio of EBT to operating revenue 3 Ratio of profit attributable to shareholders of Sixt Leasing AG and the pro rata temporis weighted average number of shares outstanding 4 Following the equity inflow from the IPO and the capital injection of EUR 30 million into the capital reserves made by Sixt SE 5 Value of vehicles added to the leasing fleet --------------------------------------------------------------------- 18.11.2015 Dissemination of a Corporate News, transmitted by DGAP - a service of EQS Group AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. The DGAP Distribution Services include Regulatory Announcements, Financial/Corporate News and Press Releases. Media archive at www.dgap-medientreff.de and www.dgap.de --------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Company: Sixt Leasing AG Zugspitzstraße 1 82049 Pullach Germany Phone: +49 (0)89 744 44 - 4518 Fax: +49 (0)89 744 44 - 8 4518 E-mail: [email protected] Internet: http://www.sixt-leasing.de ISIN: DE000A0DPRE6 WKN: A0DPRE Indices: SDAX Listed: Regulated Market in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Regulated Unofficial Market in Berlin, Dusseldorf, Munich, Stuttgart, Tradegate Exchange End of News DGAP News Service --------------------------------------------------------------------- 414087 18.11.2015
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