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Tallink posts smaller loss in Q1

BC, Tallinn, 14.05.2015.Print version
Estonian biggest passenger shipping company AS Tallink Group reported to the Tallinn Stock Exchange that its unaudited net loss for the first quarter of the 2015 financial year was EUR 13.3 million or EUR 0.02 per share compared to the net loss of EUR 23.4 million or EUR 0.03 per share in the same period last year, informs LETA.

In the first quarter (1 January- 31 March) of the 2015 financial year AS Tallink Grupp and its subsidiaries carried nearly 1.8 million passengers which is 5.9% less compared to the same period last year.

 

The group’s unaudited revenue for the first quarter of 2015 increased by EUR 1.9 million or 1.0% year on year to the total of EUR 190.2 million, EBITDA increased by EUR 15.0 million or 335.0% to the total of EUR 19.5 million, compared to the same period last year. The group made various changes to the operations during the past year and these affected the first quarter with decreased passenger volumes but increased revenue and profitability. The reduction of operating costs from the measures taken has the highest effect to the first quarter profitability, which is also the low season.

 

In the first quarter, the Estonia-Finland route showed positive developments with revenue increasing by 2.7% driven by a 21.3% growth in cargo units. The increase to the cargo volume was partly from Sea Wind switching from the Finland-Sweden routes to the Estonia-Finland route. The Estonia-Sweden route, where capacity is lower than last year, experienced a 9.9% decrease in passengers and a 10.4% decrease in cargo volumes. The Latvia-Sweden route showed a decline with passenger’s numbers decreasing by 41.2%, cargo units transported decreased by 59.6%, passenger vehicles transported decreased by 33.0% and the sales decreased by 39.4%. The decline in passenger and cargo volumes on the Latvia-Sweden route is due to Isabelle operating as the only vessel on the route since the beginning of August 2014. Throughout the first quarter price pressure from competitors remained visible on all routes. The passenger volumes have been affected by the drop of Russian passengers since the second quarter last year and has continued to this date.

 

In the first quarter altogether 6 vessels were chartered out. Due to the increased number of chartered vessels the revenue from charters increased by EUR 7.3 million or 85.9% to the total of EUR 15.7 million. Two of the vessels Silja Festival and Regina Baltic are to be sold in the second quarter of the 2015 financial year.

 

The upgrades of the public areas and improvements to restaurant and shop concept throughout the fleet combined with the operational changes have resulted in a 3.5% increase in on-board revenue per passenger. Due to the changes in operations the segment result improved on all segments and was EUR 14.9 million higher than in the same period last year.

 

In the first quarter of the 2015 financial year the group’s gross profit amounted to EUR 26.1 million and EBITDA to EUR 19.5 million being respectively EUR 14.3 million and EUR 15.0 million more compared to the same period last year. The increase in the group’s results is mainly attributed to the decreased costs related to operations.






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