2017 Nine months

HIGHLIGHTS

26,253

MLN €

Total revenue

1,176

MLN €

Operating profit

724

MLN €

Profit for the period

283

MLN €

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GROUP RESULTS

Operating profit for the first nine months of 2017 amounts to €1,176 million, slightly down on the figure for the same period of the previous year (€1,196 million in the first nine months of 2016).

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF PROFIT AND LOSS AS OF 30 SEPTEMBER 2017

 for the nine months ended 30 September
 20172016Increase/(decrease)
Postal and Business Services  2,660 2,728 (68) -2.5%
Financial Services 3,981 4,107 (126) -3.1%
Insurance Services and Asset Management  19,458 18,725 733 3.9%
Other Services 154 169 (15) -8.9%
Total revenue 26,253 25,729 524 2.0%
Cost of goods and services 1,765 1,809 (44) -2.4%
Net change in technical provisions for insurance business and other claims expenses 17,916 17,449 467 2.7%
Other expenses from financial and insurance activities 468 360 108 30.0%
Personnel expenses 4,241 4,333 (92) -2.1%
Capitalised costs and expenses (18) (15) (3) 20.0%
Other operating costs 292 158 134 84.8%
Total costs  24,664 24,094 570 2.4%
EBITDA 1,589 1,635 (46) -2.8%
Depreciation, amortisation and impairments 413 439 (26) -5.9%
Operating profit/(loss) 1,176 1,196 (20) -1.7%
Finance  income/(costs) (81) 14 (95) n/s
Profit/(loss) on investments accounted for using the equity method 12 7 5 71.4%
Profit/(Loss) before tax 1,107 1,217 (110) -9.0%
Income tax expense 383 410 (27) -6.6%
Profit for the period 724 807 (83) -10.3%

n.s.: non significativo

 

 

Total revenue by operating segment for the nine months ended 30 September
(€M)

GROUP - REVENUE BY OPERATING SEGMENT

Total revenue of €26.3 billion is up 2% on the first nine months of 2016, primarily due to the previously mentioned positive performance of insurance services and asset management.

 

  • Postal and Business Services: contributed total revenue of €2,660 million, registering a reduction of 2.5% compared with the first nine months of 2016, due to a decline in traditional letter post, which is down 10.3% from 2,590 million items in the first nine months of 2016 to 2,324 million. Express Delivery and Parcel services continued to perform well, with volumes up 19.1% from 68 million items handled (corresponding to revenue of €461 million) in the first nine months of 2016 to 81 million items handled (corresponding to revenue of €502 million).
  • Financial Services: total revenue from Financial Services is down 3.1% from €4,107 million in the first nine months of 2016 to €3,981 million. As mentioned above, the figure for the comparative period benefitted from non-recurring income of €121 million, following the sale of the investment in Visa Europe Ltd.. After adjusting for this item, revenue for the two periods is in line..
  • Insurance Servicescontributed €19.5 billion to total revenue (€18.7 billion in the same period of the previous year), with premium revenue amounting to €16.4 billion (premium revenue of €15.4 billion in the same period of 2016). This represents a good performance for the period, given the decline in the Life market compared with the positive performance of 2016 (market data for new business to August 2017 shows a contraction of approximately 8% at national level).
  • Other Services: total revenue, provided by PosteMobile, amounts to €154 million (€169 million in the same period of 2016). This marks a reduction due to a decline in mobile service revenue, reflecting tough competition in the market.

 

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