16.03.2016
United Internet AG DE0005089031
DGAP-Adhoc: United Internet AG: FY 2015 figures set new records in customer contracts, sales and earnings
United Internet AG / Key word(s): Final Results
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- Increase in customer contracts of 1.19 million to 15.97 million
- Sales up 21.2% to EUR 3.716 billion
- EBITDA grows 39.8% to EUR 771.2 million and EBIT by 29.1% to EUR 555.7
million (both include EUR 14.0 million from sales proceeds)
- EPS improves by 23.3% to EUR 1.80, EPS before PPA by 28.9% to EUR 1.96
- Dividend increased to EUR 0.70 per share
- Guidance 2016: sales growth to approx. EUR 4 billion, EBITDA growth to
approx. EUR 850 million
Montabaur, March 16, 2016. United Internet AG is continuing its growth
trajectory. The company once again posted strong improvements in customer
contracts, sales, and key earnings ratios in 2015 and reached its targets.
At the same time, the company made further heavy investments in new
customer acquisition and the expansion of existing customer relationships.
In addition to this success in its operating business, United Internet
acquired an equity stake in Drillisch AG in fiscal year 2015 and
strengthened its international Applications business with the complete
takeover of home.pl, the market leader in Poland's webhosting market.
Development of the Group
United Internet continued to invest heavily in new customer relationships
in fiscal year 2015. This enabled it to raise the number of fee-based
contracts organically by 930,000 contracts, thus clearly surpassing its
upgraded forecast of approx. 880,000 contracts made in summer 2015. In
addition, there were 340,000 contracts from the acquisition of home.pl.
There was an opposing effect from the one-off streamlining of 80,000
low-margin Domain contracts. All in all, the number of fee-based customer
contracts increased by 1.19 million to 15.97 million.
Thanks to the further significant year-on-year rise in customer figures -
as well as the full-year consolidation of Versatel GmbH acquired on October
1, 2014 (prior year: consolidation in fourth quarter) - consolidated sales
set a new record figure of EUR 3.716 billion, corresponding to growth of
21.2% over the previous year.
Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA)
rose by 39.8%, from EUR 551.5 million to EUR 771.2 million. This figure
includes two special items from sales proceeds affecting EBITDA: one-off
income of EUR 5.6 million from the sale of shares in Goldbach Group AG and
an amount of EUR 8.4 million from selling part of the company's
shareholding in virtual minds AG.
Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) increased by 29.1%, from EUR
430.6 million to EUR 555.7 million, including the above mentioned sales
proceeds. Earnings per share (EPS) improved by 23.3%, from EUR 1.46 in the
previous year to EUR 1.80. Before amortization from purchase price
allocations (PPA), which mainly relate to the Versatel acquisition, EPS
rose by 28.9%, from EUR 1.52 to EUR 1.96.
Group development Jan. - Dec. Jan. - Dec. Change (in EUR million) 2014(1) 2015(2) Sales 3,065.0 3,715.9 + 21.2% EBITDA 551.5 771.2 + 39.8% EBIT 430.6 555.7 + 29.1% EPS (in EUR) 1.46 1.80 + 23.3% EPS before PPA (in EUR) 1.52 1.96 + 28.9%(1) 2014 without one-off income from Versatel acquisition and optimization of investment portfolio (2) Earnings figures include special items of EUR 14.0 million from sale of Goldbach shares and part of the company's shareholding in virtual minds Dividend At the Annual Shareholders' Meeting on May 19, 2016, the Management Board and Supervisory Board will propose a dividend of EUR 0.70 per share (prior year: EUR 0.60). Outlook 2016 United Internet AG will continue to pursue its policy of sustainable growth. Consolidated sales in the fiscal year 2016 are expected to grow to approx. EUR 4 billion (prior year: EUR 3.716 billion). EBITDA is expected to rise to approx. EUR 850 million (prior year: EUR 771.2 million including special items from sales proceeds of EUR 14.0 million). At the same time, the number of fee-based customer contracts is expected to grow by a further approx. 800,000 contracts. Contact Maika-Alexander Stangenberg Head of Corporate Communications & Public Affairs United Internet AG Elgendorfer Strasse 57 56410 Montabaur Germany Tel: 02602/96-1616 Fax: 02602/96-1013 E-mail: [email protected] Internet: www.united-internet.de 16.03.2016 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: United Internet AG Elgendorfer Straße 57 56410 Montabaur Germany Phone: +49 (0)2602 / 96 - 1100 Fax: +49 (0)2602 / 96 - 1013 E-mail: [email protected] Internet: www.united-internet.de ISIN: DE0005089031 WKN: 508903 Indices: TecDAX Listed: Regulated Market in Berlin, Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Regulated Unofficial Market in Dusseldorf, Hamburg, Hanover, Munich, Stuttgart; Terminbörse EUREX End of Announcement DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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