Aéroports de Paris SA - A first quarter of 2021 marked by
28 Apr 2021
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FINANCIAL RELEASE AS OF 31 MARCH 2021128 April 2021
Aéroports de Paris SAA first quarter of 2021 marked by the continuation of the Covid-19 pandemic
Groupe ADP consolidated revenue
Groupe ADP revenue by segment for the first quarter of 2021 compared to the first quarter of 2020
Augustin de Romanet, Chairman and CEO, stated:"Over the first 3 months of 2021, group traffic is down by 60.2% compared to the first quarter of 2020, with a total of 24.9 million passengers and traffic at Paris Aéroport is down by 75.1%, with 4.7 million passengers. The crisis linked to the Covid-19 pandemic continues to affect the aviation sector and weight on the resumption of the traffic. All the group's activities have been heavily impacted over the 1st quarter of 2021 and the consolidated revenue has decreased by 48.0% over the first 3 months of 2021, at €474 million. Nevertheless, the strong increase in the Sales/Pax, of almost 31% compared to the first quarter of 2020, at €26.1, confirms the strength of the travel retail business model of the Parisian platforms. The group is continuing its efforts to stabilize its financial position by carefully managing its expenses and demonstrating agility and flexibility in the management of its infrastructure. In addition, Groupe ADP maintains a solid cash position, ensuring a satisfying level of liquidity. The group confirms its traffic assumptions and forecasts and anticipates a return to 2019 traffic levels in Paris between 2024 and 2027. In this context, the objective of a net financial debt6/EBITDA7 ratio of 6x to 7x by the end of 2022 is maintained."
Update on the situation related to the Covid-19 pandemic
Since the sudden interruption of air transport during the months of April to June 2020, the traffic recovery is dependent on the evolution and spread of the pandemic. Air traffic is impacted by the unpredictability of the measures decided by most countries (containment, quarantine, border closures, etc.) to fight the spread of new Covid-19 variants.
Over the first three months of 2021, Groupe ADP8 passenger traffic1 was down by -60.2% compared to the same period in 2020, at 24.9 million passengers, or 33.2% of the group traffic level in Q1 2019. As a reminder, Groupe ADP's traffic assumption in 2021 is between 45% and 55% of 20199 group's traffic.
During the first quarter of 2021, Paris Aéroport's traffic is down by -75.1% compared to the 1st quarter of 2020, with 4.7 million passengers handled, i.e. 19.7% of Paris Aéroport's traffic level over the first quarter of 2019. In this respect, the traffic assumption for Paris Airport in 2021 is between 35% and 45% of Paris Airport traffic in 2019. Aircraft movements at Paris Aéroport are down by -60.0% over the 1st quarter of 2021 compared to the same period in 2020. At Paris-Charles de Gaulle and Paris-Orly, the hubs are adapting their infrastructure by closing or opening terminals according to the evolution of commercial passenger traffic.
Regarding Groupe ADP's international platforms, most airports are open to commercial flights. However, following the resumption of the pandemic in March 2021, a number of countries have tightened travel restrictions (see page 8 for details).
Aéroports de Paris has signed10 with the representative trade unions a collective mutually agreed termination agreement. This agreement, which has been approved by the DIRECCTE11 on 17 December 2020, sets to 1,150 the maximum number of voluntary departures, of which 700 will not be replaced. The first departures from the company started at the end of March 2021.
It will have, for Aéroports de Paris, a structural cost-cutting effect of around €35 million in 2021 and of €60 million in 2022 (full-year effect).
The partial activity at Aéroports de Paris as a result of the drop in activity and the closure of the infrastructure has been extended until 31 May 2021.
In addition, information and consultation with the Social and Economic Committee of Aéroports de Paris SA has been initiated in order to adapt the employment contracts and standards applicable to Aéroports de Paris' employees.
Due to the decrease in traffic linked to the Covid-19 pandemic as well as its unfavorable economic consequences, discussions have been initiated with the involved counterparties (concessionary authorities, banks) in order to guarantee the financial and operational sustainability of some of these assets, notably by requesting extensions to the duration of the concessions.
In particular, Groupe ADP, as a shareholder of Airport International Group (AIG), concessionary company of Amman airport in Jordan, may have to support this company in the form of a shareholder loan for an amount which is currently being evaluated, prior to a restructuring that is being discussed by the stakeholders.
Regarding TAV Airports, restructurings are underway (refinancing, capital increase…) in several concessions.
The financing contracts regarding the concessions operated notably by AIG, TAV Esenboga, TAV Macedonia, TAV Milas Bodrum, TAV Ege, TAV Tunisia and HAVAS, include early repayment clauses in the event of failure to comply with certain financial ratios. In the event of a persistent non-compliance, the lenders may impose conditions of default which may result in limited or no recourse regarding the shareholders. As a reminder, contracts with such covenants amount to 12.4% of the group's total debt at 31 December 2020. To date, either the early repayment clauses in the event of failure to comply with certain financial ratios have been respected by the airport management companies, or the lenders have agreed to refrain from exercising their rights, with the exception of AIG. In the case of AIG, a dialogue is maintained with the lenders and both parties are working to find a consensual solution. In the case of Tunisia, a restructuring arrangement and a financial closing have been signed between TAV Tunisia and its group of lenders in order to modify the financing conditions of the subsidiary. TAV Tunisia and its existing lender group have signed a restructuring agreement and reached financial closing to amend the existing financing terms of TAV Tunisia. TAV Airports recorded a net gain of around €100 million as a result of the restructuring, with a positive impact on the financial result.
Groupe ADP had a cash position of €3.3 billion as of 31 March 2021, of which €0.7 billion was held by TAV Airports.
Given its available cash, the group does not anticipate any short-term liquidity difficulties. This cash position enables it both to meet its current needs and its financial commitments notably including the repayment of a bond debt for ADP SA in July 2021 for €400 million and the payment for the concession of Almaty, and also to dispose of significant means to react and adapt in the current exceptional health and economic context.
Given the confidence of the investors in the strength of its financial model and its long-term credit rating12, Groupe ADP does not anticipate any particular medium or long-term financing difficulties.
To date, the traffic assumption for Groupe ADP in 2021 stands between 45% and 55% of the 2019 group traffic13 and the traffic assumption for Paris Aéroport between 35% and 45% of the 2019 Paris Aéroport traffic14.
Under these conditions, the EBITDA / group revenue ratio is expected to stand between 18% and 23% in 2021.
The annual investments in Paris for the 2021-2022 period are estimated between €500 and €600 million per year.
Regarding the financial debt, Groupe ADP confirms the guidance15 of a net financial debt/EBITDA ratio between 6x and 7x by the end of 2022.
Moreover, the group confirms that Paris Aéroport traffic may return to the level reached in 2019 between 2024 and 2027.
First quarter of 2021 consolidated revenue – Analysis by segment
Aviation – Parisian Platforms
Over the first quarter of 2021, aviation segment revenue, which includes only Parisian activities, was down by -52.5% at €179 million. It did not vary in the same proportion as the passenger traffic over the same period (-75.1%), notably due to rigidity of revenue from airport safety and security.
Revenue from airport fees (passenger fees, landing fees and aircraft parking fees) was down by -65.2%, at €73 million, due to the effect of the decline in passenger traffic compared to the first quarter of 2020.
Revenue from ancillary fees was down at €20 million due to the decline in passenger traffic.
Revenue from airport safety and security services was down by -€30 million over the first quarter of 2021 at €78 million, due the decline in passenger traffic.
Other income mostly consisted in re-invoicing the French Air Navigation Services Division and leasing associated with the use of terminals and other works services made for third parties. They stood at €8 million over the first quarter of 2021.
Retail and services – Parisian platforms
Over the first quarter of 2021, revenue from Retail and services, which includes only Parisian activities, is down by -54.5%, at €135 million.
Revenue from retail activities16 consists in rents received from airside and landside shops, bars and restaurants, banking and foreign exchange activities, and car rental companies, as well as revenue from advertising.
Over the first quarter of 2021, retail activities revenue stood at €55 million.
As a reminder, this figure takes into account the full consolidation of Société de Distribution Aéroportuaire which revenue stood at €41 million euros, and of Relay@ADP which revenue stood at €3 million.
Sales/Pax17 of airside shops strongly increased at €26.1 over the first quarter of 2021: it was thus up by 31% compared to the same period in 2020. At the terminal 2EK at Paris-Charles de Gaulle airport, Sales/Pax for the first three months of the year amounted to 59.3 euros: confirming the effectiveness of Groupe ADP's retail model.
The revenue from car parks was down by -58.3% compared to the first quarter of 2020, at €15 million.
Revenue from industrial services (supply of electricity and water) was down by -22.1%, at €27 million.
Rental revenues (leasing of spaces within terminals) were down by -16.3%, at €30 million.
Other revenues (primarily constituted of internal services) increased by 14.6%, at €8 million.
Real estate – Parisian platforms
Over the first quarter of 2021, real estate revenue, which includes only Parisian activities, was up by 0.2%, at €83 million.
External revenue18 is up by 1.5%, at €71 million.
International and airports developments
Over the first quarter of 2021, revenue from International and airport developments stands at €88 million, down by -51.8% compared to 2020, mainly due to:
Over the first quarter of 2021, the revenue of ADP Ingénierie is down by -€7 million and stands at €7 million. An information and consultation process of ADP Ingénierie's Social and Economic Committee (CSE) is underway as part of a job protection plan (PSE) in the context of a plan to close the company by mutual agreement.
Other activities
Over the first 3 months of 2021, revenue from the Other activities segment is up by 17.0%, at €41 million.
Hub One sees its revenue increasing by 8.9%, at €37 million as a result of good business activity in the mobility sector.
Main highlights since the publication of the 2020 full-year results, on 18 February 2020
Change in passenger traffic over the first quarter of 2021
(1) Direct or indirect(2) Total traffic is calculated using the following method: traffic at the airports that are fully integrated is recognized at 100%, while the traffic from the other airports is accounted for pro rata to Groupe ADP’s percentage holding. Traffic of all TAV Airports' airports is taken into account at 100% in accordance with TAV Airports' financial communication practices (3) Groupe ADP has accounted the results of the GMR Airports group using the equity method at 24.99% between March and June 2020 and at 49% from July 2020 (on the stake acquisition in GMR Airports, see the press releases of 20 and 26 February, and 7 July 2020). As a reminder, GMR holds 64% of New Delhi airport, 63% of Hyderabad airport and 40% of Cebu airport
(4) Turkey (Milas-Bodrum & Gazipaşa), Croatia (Zagreb), Saudi Arabia (Medinah), Tunisia (Monastir & Enfidha), Georgia (Tbilisi & Batumi), and Macedonia (Skopje & Ohrid
Over the first quarter of 2021, Paris Aéroport passenger traffic has seen the decrease of -75.1%, with a total of 4.7 million passengers.
Geographical breakdown of traffic in Paris is as follow:
The number of connecting passengers decreased by -70.6%. The connecting rate stood at 30.8%, up by 5.5 points compared to the first quarter of 2020. The aircraft load factor is down by -21.8 points, at 57.2%. The number of air traffic movements (54,750) is down by 60.0%.
Abandonment of the proceeding to annul the notice issued by the Transports Regulation Authority (ART) on 27 February 2020
Aéroports de Paris has filed to the Council of State, on 3 April 2020, an appeal towards the cancellation of the opinion published by the ART on 27 February 2020.
The abandonment of the procedure for the elaboration of the Economic Regulation Agreement (ERA) for the period 2021-2025, at the initiative of Aéroports de Paris, deprives of object the scoping opinion on the Weighted Average Cost of Capital issued by the ART. Consequently, Aéroports de Paris has decided to withdraw the said appeal and the litigation procedure is terminated.
Forecasts and reminder of guidances
Forecasts 2021-2022
(1) Includes GMR Airports' traffic, does not include Istanbul Atatürk's traffic in 2019 (2) The EBITDA / group revenue ratio forecast for 2021 is based on the following exchange rate assumptions: EUR/TRY = 9.84, EUR/USD = 1.19, EUR/JOD = 0.84
2022 Guidance
Medium term traffic assumption
The achievement of these targets is based on the assumptions presented above and on the good run of TAV Airports' strategy.
Agenda
An analyst conference will be held today at 08:30 am (Paris time). This conference will be webcasted live on the links below and on the Groupe ADP website ():
Disclaimer
This presentation does not constitute an offer to purchase financial securities within the United States or in any other country.
Forward-looking disclosures (including, if so, forecasts and objectives) are included in this press release. These forward-looking disclosures are based on data, assumptions and estimates deemed reasonable at the diffusion date of the present document but could be unprecise and are, either way, subject to risks. There are uncertainties about the realization of predicted events and the achievements of forecasted results. Detailed information about these potential risks and uncertainties that might trigger differences between considered results and obtained results are available in the registration document filed with the French financial markets authority on 18 March 2021 under D.21-0149, retrievable online on the AMF website or Aéroports de Paris website .
Aéroports de Paris do not commit and shall not update forecasted information contained in the document to reflect facts and posterior circumstances to the presentation date.
Investor Relations: Audrey Arnoux, Head of Investor Relations +33 6 61 27 07 39 - invest@adp.fr Press contact: Lola Bourget, Head of Medias and Reputation Department +33 1 74 25 23 23
Groupe ADP develops and manages airports, including Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Paris-Orly and Paris-Le Bourget. In 2020, the group handled through its brand Paris Aéroport 33.1 million passengers and 1.8 million metric tons of freight and mail at Paris-Charles de Gaulle and Paris-Orly, and more than 96.3 million passengers in airports abroad. Boasting an exceptional geographic location and a major catchment area, the group is pursuing its strategy of adapting and modernizing its terminal facilities and upgrading quality of services; the group also intends to develop its retail and real estate businesses. In 2020, group revenue stood at €2,137 million and net result attributable to the Group at -€1,169 million.Registered office: 1, rue de France, 93 290 Tremblay-en-France. Aéroports de Paris is a public limited company (Société Anonyme) with share capital of €296,881,806. Registered in the Bobigny Trade and Company Register under no. 552 016 628.
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1 This document is voluntarily made by Aéroports de Paris. See article 10 of the AMF recommendation - Guide de l'information périodique des sociétés cotées (DOC-2016-05).2 Group traffic @100%. Group traffic @100% includes the traffic of Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL), Hyderabad International Airport Limited (GHIAL) and Mactan-Cebu International Airport as of 1st January, 2019. For more details on the stake acquisition in GMR Airports, see the press releases of 20 and 26 February, and 7 July 2020).3 Excluding the favorable scope effect of the integration of GMR Airports, which were not part of the Groupe in January and February 2020, the decrease in group traffic would be -70.6%.
4 Unless otherwise stated, percentages and variations mentioned throughout the press release are comparing data for the first 3 month of 2021 with equivalent data for the year 2020.5 Sales in airside shops divided by the number of departing passengers (Sales/PAX).6 Gross debt less fair value hedging assets, cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash.7 Revenues and other ordinary income reduced by operating consumables and expenses from ordinary activities excluding depreciation and amortization of tangible and intangible assets.
8 Group traffic @100%. Group traffic @100% includes the traffic of Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL), Hyderabad International Airport Limited (GHIAL) and Mactan-Cebu International Airport as of 1 March 2020. Excluding the integration of GMR Airports as of 1 March 2020, the decrease in group traffic would be -70.6% over the first quarter of 2021.9 The group's traffic assumption calculation includes GMR Airports' traffic from 2019 and does not include Istanbul Atatürk's traffic.10 See the press release of 9 December 2020: "Groupe ADP announces the unanimous signature by the representative trade unions of a collective mutually agreed termination agreement".11 Regional directorate for companies, competition, consumption, work and employment.12 A negative outlook by the Standard and Poor's agency since 25 March 2020.13 2019 reference traffic for the 2021 group traffic assumption at 346.5 million passengers (including GMR Airports' traffic).14 2019 Paris Aéroport traffic at 108 million passengers.
15 See the 2020 half year results financial release published on 27 July 2020.16 See chapter 7 of the 2020 Universal Registration Document, filled on 18 March 2021. 17 Sales in airside shops divided by the number of departing passengers (Sales/PAX).18 Generated with third parties (outside the group).
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