Irish Continental Irish Continental Group Plc : Trading Statement
May 17 2017 - 1:00AM
UK Regulatory
TIDMICGC
TRADING UPDATE
Volumes (Year to date, 13 May 2017)
2017 2016 Change
Cars 103,200 103,900 -0.7%
RoRo Freight 100,300 102,000 -1.7%
Container Freight (teu) 119,500 114,400 +4.5%
Terminal Lifts 107,600 107,450 +0.1%
Irish Continental Group (ICG) issues this trading update which covers
carryings for the year to date to 13 May 2017 and financial information
for the first four months of 2017, i.e. 1 January to 30April with
comparisons against the corresponding period in 2016. All figures are
unaudited.
Consolidated Group revenue in the period was EUR95.1 million, an
increase of 4.0% compared with last year. Net debt at the end of April
was EUR24.5 million compared with EUR37.9 million at 31 December 2016.
It should be noted that ICG's business is significantly weighted towards
the second half of the year when a higher proportion of the Group's
operating profit is normally generated than in the first six months.
Ferries Division
Total revenues recorded in the period to 30 April amounted to EUR53.6
million (including intra-division charter income), a 3.9% increase on
the prior year.
For the year to 13 May, in this seasonally less significant period for
tourism, Irish Ferries carried 103,200 cars, a decrease of 0.7% on the
previous year, while freight carryings were 100,300 RoRo units, a
decrease of 1.7% compared with 2016.The decline this year reflects the
tougher comparisons due to the outperformance in the same period in 2016
and is primarily related to drydocking schedules.
The passenger ferry MV Kaitaki remained on charter, operating in New
Zealand, while the four container ships were fully deployed in the
period.
In 2016 the charterer of the HSC "Westpac Express", exercised their
option to extend the charter for a further period of up to 12 months to
October 2017. The charter is subject to usual US government procurement
regulations and the charterer has further options to extend the charter
up to mid-2021.
In relation to the construction of a new cruise ferry announced on 31
May 2016 Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft MBH & CO. ("FSG") have
informed us that the ship remains on schedule for delivery in June 2018.
Container and Terminal Division
Total revenues recorded in the period to 30 April amounted to EUR44.1
million, a 4.3% increase on the prior year.
For the year to 13 May container freight volumes shipped were up 4.5% on
the previous year at 119,500 teu (twenty foot equivalent units), while
units handled at our terminals in Dublin and Belfast increased 0.1% year
on year to 107,600 lifts.
Sale of Kaitaki (Ex Isle of Innisfree)
ICG announces that it has entered into a Memorandum of Agreement ("MOA")
for the sale of the passenger ferry Kaitaki to the New Zealand ferry
operator KiwiRail.
The agreed consideration of EUR45.0 million is payable in cash
comprising an initial 10% deposit with the balance payable on delivery
which under the MOA shall be completed by 8 June 2017.
The Kaitaki which was commissioned by and delivered to ICG in 1995
became surplus to ICG's operational requirements following delivery of
our cruise ferry Ulysses in 2001. Kaitaki has been on charter outside
the Group since 2002, most recently to the buyers KiwiRail who operate
the vessel in New Zealand. Delivery will take place in New Zealand.
In the last financial year ended 31 December 2016 the charter of the
vessel generated operating profits of EUR2.1 million and had a year-end
net book value of EUR16.1 million. The vessel will remain on charter up
to the date of delivery.
The proceeds will be used for general corporate purposes.
Dublin
17 May 2017
Enquiries
Eamonn Rothwell, CEO, +353 1 607 5628
David Ledwidge, CFO, +353 1 607 5628
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Source: Irish Continental Group plc via Globenewswire
http://www.icg.ie/
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