TOUAX : Consolidated revenue on September 30, 2014: +12 %; Growth supported by the sale of equipment

PRESS RELEASE                                                                                                                   Paris, November 13, 2014 - 6:30 pm

 

TOUAXYOUR OPERATIONAL LEASING SOLUTION

 ANALYSIS OF REVENUE

Revenue by type

(Consolidated and non audited data, in thousands of euros) Q1 2014 Q2 2014 Q3 2014  TOTAL Q1 2013 Q2 2013 Q3 2013  TOTAL Leasing revenue (1) 48,772 52,034 52,587 153,392 51,407 53,042 51,657 156,106 Sales of equipment 23,984 42,565 46,089 112,638 8,251 47,555 25,353 81,158 Consolidated revenue72,75694,59998,676266,03059,658100,59777,010237,264

(1) Leasing revenue presented here includes ancillary services.

The consolidated revenue for the 3rd quarter of 2014 amounted to €98.7 million compared with €77 million for the 3rd quarter of 2013, that is an increase of 28.1%, which can be put down to the continuing strength of the shipping container syndication operations and an increase in the sales of modular buildings.

Over 9 months, the consolidated turnover on 30 September 2014 amounted to €266 million and increased by 12.1% compared with the first three quarters of 2013 (€237.3 million). On a constant currency basis and excluding changes in the consolidation perimeter, the accumulated consolidated revenue at September 30, 2014 rose by 14.1%.

In total, on 30 September 2014, leasing operations had dropped by 1.7% and sales operations had increased by 38.8%.

Contribution of the Group's four divisions

Revenue by division

(Consolidated and non audited data, in thousands of euros) Q1 2014 Q2 2014 Q3 2014  TOTAL Q1 2013 Q2 2013 Q3 2013  TOTAL Leasing revenue (1) 20,949 21,903 22,622 65,474 21,786 21,559 21,797 65,142 Sales of equipment 16,520 23,494 38,131 78,146 2,851 33,968 16,426 53,245 Shipping containers37,46945,39760,754143,62024,63755,52638,224118,387 Leasing revenue (1)  

15,707  

17,173 17,451 50,331 17,094 19,180 17,347 53,621 Sales of equipment 7,220 4,892 7,064 19,175 5,108 8,710 5,303 19,121 Modular buildings22,92722,06524,51469,50622,20227,89022,65072,742 Leasing revenue (1)  

3,879  

3,944 3,922 11,745 3,977 3,600 4,054 11,630 Sales of equipment 6 3,741 15 3,762 59 4,692 3,459 8,210 River barges3,8857,6853,93715,5074,0368,2927,51319,840 Leasing revenue (1)  

8,261 9,037 8,618 25,916 8,542 8,661 8,521 25,723 Sales of equipment  238 10,437 879 11,554 233 185 164 582 Freight railcars8,49919,4749,49737,4708,7758,8468,68526,305 Miscellaneous and unallocated (24)(23)(26)(73)843(62)(10)         Consolidated revenue72,75694,59998,676266,03059,658100,59777,010237,264

(1) Leasing revenue presented here includes ancillary services.

Shipping Containers: The revenue of the shipping containers division amounted to €143.6 million, representing a 21.3% increase on 30 September 2014 (+24.8% in constant dollars, due to an unfavorable exchange rate effect). Leasing revenue was stable at €65.5 million, up 3.3 % on a constant Dollar basis. The leasing rates continued to be under pressure due to the liquidity inflows and low interest rates. The utilization rates remained satisfactory at 91%. The Group has passed on a number of leasing opportunities this year given the low prices. However, TOUAX continued to invest in new containers and concluded some sale & lease back transactions which were syndicated to third-party investors. This explains the growth of sales revenue, particularly during the 3rd quarter. The managed fleet grew by more than 7% over the last 12 months.

Modular Buildings: The division's revenue amounted to €69.5 million (-4.4%). Overall leasing operations fell by 6.1% and are still being penalized by their European exposure, which affects both the utilization rate and the leasing rates. In contrast, equipment sales rose during the third quarter thanks to the sale of second-hand equipment.

River Barges: The division's revenue amounted to €15.5 million, in decline because of the drop in barge sales in 2014 compared with 2013. Leasing revenue increased slightly to €11.7 million (+1%), thanks to a high utilization rate of almost 97% at the end of September and the good level of business achieved on the Rhine. Sales revenue outside Europe accounted for nearly 37% of the division's revenue at the end of September 2014.

Freight Railcars: The division's revenue reached €37.4 million, up 42.4% compared to September 30, 2013, which can largely be put down to the sale of second-hand railcars in the United States. Leasing revenue remains stable at €25.9 million.

OUTLOOK

Shipping Containers: Forecasts for growth in container transport amounted to +6% in 2014 and +7% in 2015 according to Clarkson Research (October 2014). The demand for new containers is therefore expected to remain high in 2015, even if this depends on global economic growth, which has been reviewed downwards by the International Monetary Fund (+3.3% for 2014 and +3.8% for 2015). We do not foresee any rise in leasing rates in the short/medium term as long as the dollar interest rates remain low. The financing requirements of shipping companies should not weaken, which should have a positive effect on the sale & lease back operations.

Modular Buildings: The downturn in European activity will continue to affect the profitability of the business and the Group does not foresee any significant short-term improvement in its European performance. We are still eliminating our equipment overcapacity in Europe and developing our export contracts in Africa and South America, where the demand is still growing.

River Barges: The Group continues to develop its business in South America. European operations are at a good level, given the fleet adjustment to the level of demand.

Freight Railcars: The European market has been showing repeated signs of recovery over the last few months. However, the improvements are still low and the leasing business will make slow progress. The Group continues to develop its leasing offer abroad.

Regarding its operating profit, TOUAX will still remain impacted by the low activity of the modular buildings business, exposed to the difficulties of the construction sector in Western Europe. The three other leasing and sale businesses of transportation equipment (containers, railcars and barges), benefiting from better geographical diversification, achieved a positive operating profit on 30 September 2014, which is nevertheless insufficient to compensate for leasing and sale business of modular buildings.

For the full year, the Group is forecasting a consolidated net profit, which will still remain below breakeven.

The strategy of disposing non-leased or non-strategic assets, stabilizing owned investments and developing investments for the account of third parties, will generate an increase in revenue and operating cash flow (free cash) and a decrease in the Group's debt levels.

UPCOMING EVENTS

February 20, 2015 : 2014 revenuesMarch 31, 2015: 2014 annual resultsApril 1, 2015: Financial analyst presentation and conference call

TOUAX Group leases out tangible assets (shipping-containers, modular buildings, freight railcars and river barges) on a daily basis to more than 5 000 customers throughout the world, for its own account and on behalf of third party investors. With more than €1.6 billion under management, TOUAX is one of the European leaders in the operational leasing of this type of equipment.

TOUAX is listed in Paris on NYSE EURONEXT - Euronext Paris Compartment C (Code ISIN FR0000033003) and on the CAC® Small and CAC® Mid & Small indexes and in EnterNext PEA-PME.

For more information: www.touax.com

 Contacts:

 

TOUAX

Fabrice & Raphaël Walewski

Managing partners

touax@touax.com

Tel: +33 (0)1 46 96 18 00

 

ACTIFIN

Ghislaine GASPARETTO

ggasparetto@actifin.fr

Tel: +33 (0)1 55 88 11 11

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