BOUYGUES: First-Half 2024 Results
FIRST-HALF 2024 RESULTS
Paris, 26 July 2024
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Group outlook for 2024 confirmed: sales and current
operating profit from activities (COPA) expected to be slightly up
on 2023
-
Construction businesses: backlog at a very high level,
providing visibility on future activity
-
Equans: year-on-year increase in COPA and in margin from
activities, reflecting the continued successful execution of the
strategic Perform plan
-
Bouygues Telecom: continued good momentum in Fixed and a
very competitive market in Mobile
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Bouygues Immobilier: adapting to a still challenging market
environment
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Very significant improvement in net debt at end-June 2024,
thanks to efforts made by the business segments
The Board of Directors, chaired by Martin
Bouygues, met on 25 July 2024 to close off the financial statements
for first-half 2024.
KEY FIGURES
As each year, the Group’s first-half results
are not indicative of full-year results, mainly due to the seasonal
nature of business at Colas, and to a lesser extent, at
Equans.
(€ million) |
H1 2024 |
|
H1 2023 |
|
Change |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sales |
26,516 |
|
26,136 |
|
+1% |
a |
Current operating profit/(loss) from
activities |
747 |
|
727 |
|
+20 |
|
Margin from activities |
2.8% |
|
2.8% |
|
= |
|
Current operating profit/(loss) ᵇ |
702 |
|
681 |
|
+21 |
|
Operating profit/(loss) ᶜ |
596 |
|
601 |
|
-5 |
|
Financial result |
(185) |
|
(201) |
|
+16 |
|
Net profit/(loss) attributable to the Group |
186 |
|
225 |
|
-39 |
|
(a) Up 2% like-for-like and at constant exchange
rates.
(b) Includes PPA amortisation of €45m in first-half 2024 and €46m
in first-half 2023.
(c) Includes net non-current charges of €106m in first-half 2024
and of €80m in first-half 2023.
(€ million) |
End-June 2024 |
|
End-Dec 2023 |
|
End-June 2023 |
a |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net surplus cash (+)/net debt (-) |
(8,734) |
|
(6,251) |
|
(10,588) |
|
(a) Net debt adjusted following the update to the
final purchase price allocation on the Equans acquisition of 4
October 2022.
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Sales in first-half 2024 were €26.5 billion,
up 1% versus first-half 2023, driven mainly by Equans and Bouygues
Construction. Like-for-like and at constant exchange rates, sales
increased 2% year-on-year.
-
Current operating profit from activities (COPA)
was €747 million, up €20 million year-on-year, driven
mainly by Equans, where COPA increased €57 million
year-on-year. COPA declined €36 million year-on-year at
Bouygues Immobilier, resulting in a current operating loss from
activities of €36 million, due to a sharp decline in its
business activity. The adaptation measures being put in place will
begin to produce results in late 2024.
- Net profit attributable to
the Group was €186 million, down €39 million
year-on-year. This includes:
- amortisation and impairment of
intangible assets recognised in acquisitions (PPA) of
€45 million, stable year-on-year;
- net non-current charges1
of €106 million, which do not reflect the operational
performance of the business segments. The two principal reasons
were the Management Incentive Plan at Equans, which was recognised
this year over the full six months whereas it was not implemented
until the second quarter in 2023, and the cost of adaptation
measures at Bouygues Immobilier, which were announced in April and
booked in first-half 2024. TF1, Bouygues Telecom and Bouygues
Construction all recognised lower amounts of non-current
charges;
- financial result of -€185 million,
compared with -€201 million in first-half 2023. This
improvement was mainly due to the combined effect of a higher level
of net cash and the return on net cash, given that debt is at fixed
rates;
- income tax expense of
€162 million, versus €155 million in first-half
2023;
- a share of net profits of joint
ventures amounting to €6 million, versus €46 million in
first-half 2023, related in particular to a lower contribution from
Tipco Asphalt, a Colas joint venture in Thailand (including a
slower start in operations at the beginning of 2024), and to
Bouygues Telecom joint ventures still in investment phase;
- consolidation of 100% of the net
loss of Colas, versus 96.8% in first-half 2023.
- Net debt was
€8.7 billion, improving by close to €1.9 billion compared to
end-June 2023, thanks to efforts made by the business segments,
with net gearing2 of 65% at end-June 2024 (versus 78% at
end-June 2023). Net debt was €6.3 billion at end-December
2023. The change of around €2.5 billion in first-half 2024 is
mainly due to usual seasonal effects in the beginning of the
year.
OUTLOOK FOR 2024 CONFIRMED
The outlook below is based on information
known to date.
Outlook for the Group
In 2024, Equans will continue to improve its
results in line with its strategic Perform plan. Bouygues
Immobilier will continue to face a challenging market environment,
with low visibility on the timetable for recovery.
In an uncertain economic and geopolitical environment, and after a
year of strong growth, Bouygues is targeting sales and current
operating profit from activities (COPA) for 2024 that are slightly
up on 2023.
Outlook for Equans
In 2024, Equans will continue to roll out its
strategic plan. It will remain focused on improving performance in
a supportive environment and will continue to prioritise margins
over volume growth. The 2024 sales figure will be close to that of
2023, because it will factor in both the effects of growth in
Equans’ markets and the scope effect related to the asset-based
activity disposals at end-2023, and the selective approach to
contracts strategy.
As a reminder, Equans is aiming for:
- Sales: from 2025 onwards, an
acceleration in organic sales growth to align with that of market
peers
- Margin:
- In 2025, a current operating margin
from activities (COPA margin) close to 4%
- In 2027, a current operating margin
from activities (COPA margin) of 5%
- Cash: a cash conversion rate
(COPA-to-cash flow3) before working capital requirements
(WCR) of between 80% and 100%
Outlook for the TF1 group
The TF1 group confirms its outlook for 2024:
- Keep growing in digital, building
on the promising launch of TF1+;
- Maintain a broadly stable current
operating margin from activities, close to that of 2023;
- Continue to generate solid cash
flow, enabling the TF1 group to aim for a growing dividend policy
over the next few years.
Outlook for Bouygues
Telecom
In 2024, Bouygues Telecom confirms it is aiming
for:
- An increase in sales billed to
customers;
- EBITDA after Leases of above
€2 billion;
- Gross capital expenditure at around
€1.5 billion (excluding frequencies).
DETAILED ANALYSIS BY SECTOR OF
ACTIVITY
CONSTRUCTION BUSINESSES
At end-June 2024, the backlog in the
construction businesses (Bouygues Construction,
Bouygues Immobilier and Colas) reached the very high level of
€31.0 billion, up 1% year-on-year (up 1% at constant exchange
rates and excluding principal disposals and acquisitions), and
provides visibility on future activity. The backlog for France
increased year-on-year, reflecting good momentum in activities in
that area at Bouygues Construction (up 13% year-on-year) and at
Colas (up 6% year-on-year).
In first-half 2024, Bouygues Construction’s order
intake was €5.5 billion, supported by good momentum in normal
course of business (contracts of less than €100 million),
representing 59% of total order intake in first-half 2024. Order
intake was also driven by major contract awards, such as, in the
second quarter, contracts to design and build Line 15 East-2 of the
Grand Paris Express (for around €570 million), and to expand
the Victor Dupouy hospital in Argenteuil (for around
€120 million). Bouygues Construction’s backlog stood at
€15.9 billion at end-June 2024, up 4% year-on-year (up 4% at
constant exchange rates and excluding principal disposals and
acquisitions). This growth was driven by Civil Works, where the
backlog increased by 10% year-on-year, while the Building backlog
slightly decreased year-on-year (down 1%).
Bouygues Immobilier still has to contend with a
challenging market environment. Residential property reservations
in volume terms were broadly stable year-on-year, with block sales
offsetting the decrease in unit sales, and rose 6% year-on-year in
value terms. Commercial property activity remains at a standstill.
Backlog was 25% lower than at end-June 2023.
In this context, Bouygues Immobilier announced in April the
implementation of an employment protection plan. The first phase,
prioritising voluntary redundancies and internal redeployment, is
going according to expectations.
Colas recorded an order intake of
€7.2 billion in first-half 2024. In Roads, the order intake
increased very slightly in France and was down internationally,
related notably to the non-renewal of major projects and a
repositioning of activities in certain countries. In Rail, the
order intake includes the Line 15 East-2 Grand Paris Express
contract signed in second-quarter 2024 (for around
€100 million). Overall, the Colas’ backlog was at
€14.1 billion, stable year-on-year (and stable at constant
exchange rates and excluding principal disposals and acquisitions).
The Roads backlog was down 9% year-on-year while the Rail backlog
was up 25% year-on-year.
The construction businesses reported sales of
€12.3 billion in first-half 2024, up 1% year-on-year, driven
by Bouygues Construction. Like-for-like and at constant exchange
rates, sales also increased 1%. Bouygues Construction’s sales rose
4% year-on-year, lifted mainly by a good performance from
International Building. Sales were stable for Civil Works and down
slightly for France Building. Bouygues Immobilier’s sales declined
17%4 versus first-half 2023, reflecting the challenging
market environment. Sales from Residential property were down 15%
year-on-year and sales from Commercial property were almost at
zero. Sales at Colas rose very slightly by 1% year-on-year, driven
by Rail (up 7%), while Roads increased 1%, with slight growth in
France, North America and EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa),
and were down in Asia-Pacific.
The COPA in the construction businesses was
€21 million in first-half 2024, down €14 million
year-on-year, and the COPA margin in the construction businesses
decreased 0.1 points over the period to -0.2%. As a reminder, the
first-half COPA and COPA margin of the construction businesses are
not indicative of the full-year performance, due to the seasonality
of Colas’ activities.
Bouygues Construction’s COPA was €134 million and its margin
from activities was 2.7%, improving by 0.2 points
year-on-year. At Bouygues Immobilier, the current operating loss
from activities was €36 million, versus €0 million in
first-half 2023, against a backdrop of a sharp decline in sales.
The adaptation measures announced in April will start to produce
results in late 2024, with a full impact expected in the second
half of 2025. As a result, non-current charges of €23 million were
booked in first-half 2024. Lastly, at Colas, the current operating
loss from activities was €119 million, improving by €8 million
versus first-half 2023.
EQUANS
Equans posted an order intake of
€10.2 billion in first-half 2024, up both in France and
internationally. In the first six months of the year, significant
orders were booked in France in the Navy, Nuclear, Transport and
Building sectors, and internationally, in relation to data centre
projects, solar farm construction and the smart factory sector.
Order intake also reflected good momentum in recurrent maintenance
contracts and in the normal course of business. The order intake
margin continued improving. Equans’ backlog was €26.5 billion,
stable versus end-June 2023 and reflecting the selective approach
to contracts strategy and the gradual exit from the new-build
business in the UK (building of new homes, notably social housing)
due to unfavourable market conditions.
Equans posted a 2% year-on-year increase in sales to
€9.4 billion in first-half 2024, despite the divestment of
activities in late 2023 and the gradual exit from the new-build
business in the UK. Sales were also driven by the major growth
posted by the speciality activities, particularly solar power, data
centres and hi-tech factories. COPA was €300 million, an
increase of €57 million versus first-half 2023. The margin
from activities was therefore 3.2%, up 0.5 points versus first-half
2023, reflecting the continued successful execution of the Perform
plan in all of Equans’ operating units.
TF1
In first-half 2024, the TF1 group strengthened
its audience ratings. For WPDM<505, its audience
share increased by 1.0 point versus first-half 2023 to 34.6%. In
the 25-49 age group, this increased by 1.3 points to 31.5%.
TF1 group reported sales of €1.1 billion in first-half 2024,
representing a 6% increase year-on-year (up 6% like-for-like and at
constant exchange rates):
- Media sales rose by 9%, with
advertising revenues up 7% year-on-year, driven by a better
performance in the linear advertising market and, in digital, by
the performance of TF1+, where advertising revenues increased by
40% year-on-year, confirming the platform’s appeal to
advertisers.
- Sales at Newen Studios totalled
€120 million, down 10% versus first-half 2023, in line with
expectations that business will be concentrated in the fourth
quarter.
COPA was €129 million in first-half 2024,
down €24 million versus first-half 2023 due to the
€55 million year-on-year increase in programming costs, mainly
due to the Euro soccer tournament, against a backdrop of a recovery
in the advertising market this year. Current operating profit from
activities (COPA) also includes exceptional expenditure related to
the launch of TF1+. The margin from activities was 11.7%, a
decrease of 3 points year-on-year, as anticipated at this
stage of the year, and not representative of the evolution expected
for the full year.
BOUYGUES TELECOM
At end-June 2024, Mobile plan customers
excluding MtoM totalled 15.6 million, thanks to 76,000 new
adds since the start of the year (of which 59,000 in the second
quarter), compared with new adds of 109,000 in first-half 2023, in
a more modest growth market. Mobile ABPU was stable year-on-year
and has been so since fourth-quarter 2023, at €19.7 per
customer per month, with the rising cost of living causing some
customers to migrate to cheaper plans. If the competitive market
continues, Mobile ABPU could fall by the end of 2024.
In Fixed, FTTH customers were 3.8 million
at end-June 2024 as a result of 249,000 new adds since the start of
the year, of which 115,000 in the second quarter, in a growing
market. The share of Fixed customers subscribing to a FTTH plan
continued to increase, reaching 77% versus 69% one year earlier.
The Fixed customer base was 5.0 million (70,000 new adds since
end-December 2023). Year-on-year, Fixed ABPU increased by €2.5 to
€33 per customer per month, thanks to the continued roll-out of
fibre6 and the good quality of its network and Fixed
devices7.
Sales billed to customers reached
€3.1 billion, up 5% versus first-half 2023. Sales from
services rose 4% year-on-year. In total, Bouygues Telecom’s sales
decreased 1% versus first-half 2023, impacted by the decline in
Other sales (down 16% year-on-year), which mainly consist of
Handset, Accessories and Built-to-suit sales.
EBITDA after Leases came to €959 million in first-half 2024,
improving by 3% year-on-year. Bouygues Telecom continues efforts to
control costs in a more competitive environment, and amid higher
operating expenses related to strong Fixed customer acquisition.
EBITDA after Leases margin8 was 31.3%, a slight decrease
of 0.2 points versus first-half 2023.
COPA was €356 million, down €10 million year-on-year,
reflecting the increase in depreciation and amortisation in line
with the gross capex target. Operating profit was €331 million
and included non-current charges of €13 million.
Gross capital expenditure excluding frequencies amounted to
€778 million at end-June 2024, in line with the annual
forecast.
FINANCIAL SITUATION
- At €13.6 billion, the Group
maintained a very high level of liquidity, which comprised
€2.4 billion in cash and equivalents, supplemented by
€11.1 billion in undrawn medium- and long-term credit
facilities.
- Net debt at end-June 2024 was
€8.7 billion, versus €6.3 billion at end-December 2023
and €10.6 billion at end-June 2023. The change versus 31
December 2023 (-€2.5 billion) mainly reflected seasonal effects in
the early part of the year, due primarily to:
- payment of dividends for -€811
million; and
- net cash used in operating
activities, which amounted to -€1.5 billion.
- In first-half 2024, the change in
working capital requirements (WCR) related to operating activities
and other was a negative €1.7 billion, impacted by usual
seasonal effects. At end-June 2023, this change was
-€2.2 billion, therefore indicating an improvement of over
€400 million year-on-year.
- Net gearing9 was 65%, an
improvement of 13 points versus end-June 2023 (78%). Net
gearing at end-December 2023 was 44%.
The change in net debt since end-June 2023,
amounting to nearly €1.9 billion, is mainly due to an
improvement in operations.
At end-June 2024, the average maturity of the
Group’s bonds was 7.8 years, and the average coupon was 3.01%
(average effective rate of 2.25%). The debt maturity schedule is
well spread over time, and the next bond redemption will be in
October 2026.
The long-term credit ratings assigned to the
Group by Moody’s and Standard & Poor’s are: A3, stable outlook,
and A-, negative outlook, respectively.
SUSTAINABLE AND RESPONSIBLE
INITIATIVES
In first-half 2024, the Group and all its
business segments continued to work towards a more sustainable and
responsible society.
For example, the Bouygues group teamed up with Solar Impulse
Foundation to address the climate emergency. This four-year
partnership aims to identify, evaluate and scale up cost-effective
solutions for the ecological and energy transitions. Collaboration
is planned in three areas: developing joint innovation and
sustainable development initiatives; ramping-up the adoption and
scale-up of clean, cost-effective solutions and technologies; and
supporting projects that contribute to the decarbonisation strategy
of Bouygues and its subsidiaries. Solar Impulse, which aims to
certify solutions that contribute to at least five of the 17 UN
Sustainable Development Goals, has certified 1,572 to date. Three
solutions, in the areas of energy storage, green hydrogen power
supply and building use optimisation, developed by Equans, its
subsidiary Bouygues Energy & Services and by Bouygues
Immobilier have already been certified.
Colas held its fourth Environment Day, focusing
this year on the circular economy. This awareness-raising event, on
the theme of reuse and recycling, was held at all Colas sites
around the world to support the roll-out of actions in the
field.
Colas aims to assist local authorities in their green transition by
developing solutions that encourage the recycling and reuse of
materials. In 2023, it recycled 11.2 million tonnes of
materials at its centres, while its hot and cold asphalt mixes
included an average 19% recycled asphalt aggregate. This was
achieved with:
- Easycold, a lower-temperature
asphalt mix that includes up to 100% recycled aggregates.
- Vegeroad, an asphalt mix using a
binder based on raw materials of plant origin, capable of including
up to 70% recycled aggregates.
- Recycol, an in-place recycling
process for degraded or end-of-life road surfaces that employs a
cold recycling technique that reuses 100% of the existing road
surface. Recycol addresses the need to renovate road resurfaces
while at the same time saving on natural resources.
Bouygues Construction launched Scale One, an
initiative designed to ramp-up change in the construction industry
to meet decarbonisation targets and support its digital transition.
Scale One will be a third-place innovation centre facilitating the
development of viable, long-lasting solutions by testing industry
innovations in real-world conditions without having to use ongoing
projects for this purpose. The centre will open in 2025. This
initiative is a partnership between Bouygues Construction,
Ile-de-France regional authority and the French government.
Lastly, Equans launched Carbon Shift, a new
approach to support customers with their low-carbon transition.
Carbon Shift pools Equans’ decarbonisation expertise, bringing
together specialists who can support commercial and industrial
customers of all sizes with their low-carbon transition. Carbon
Shift provides these customers with an integrated offering,
independent of all energy producers, by focusing on its core
decarbonisation expertise:
- Process optimisation, energy
efficiency and automatic control systems.
- The installation of heat pumps, the
management of electric vehicle fleets, access to photovoltaic
energy, geothermal energy and upstream carbon capture
solutions.
- Storage of electrical or thermal
power to cover periods of peak demand.
Carbon Shift simplifies the decarbonisation
process for Equans’ customers by offering a single point of entry
and the possibility of supporting global customers in several
countries. A dedicated team of 500 experts in Belgium, the
Netherlands, Canada, France and the UK, supports customers through
consulting, detailed design, installation and maintenance
management, and even financing and performance commitment
phases.
FINANCIAL CALENDAR
5 November 2024: Nine-month 2024 results (7.30am
CET)
The financial statements have been subject to a limited
review by the statutory auditors and the corresponding report
has been issued.
You can find the full financial statements and notes to the
financial statements on www.bouygues.com/results.
The results presentation conference call for analysts will
start at 9.00am (CET) on 26 July 2024.
Details on how to connect are available on
www.bouygues.com.
The results presentation will be available before the
conference call starts on www.bouygues.com/results.
ABOUT BOUYGUES
Bouygues is a diversified services group operating in over 80
countries with 201,500 employees all working to make life better
every day. Its business activities in construction
(Bouygues Construction, Bouygues Immobilier, Colas);
energies & services (Equans);
media (TF1) and telecoms
(Bouygues Telecom) are able to drive growth since they all satisfy
constantly changing and essential needs.
INVESTORS AND ANALYSTS
CONTACT:
investors@bouygues.com • Tel.: +33 (0)1 44 20 11 01
PRESS CONTACT:
presse@bouygues.com • Tel.: +33 (0)1 44 20 12 01
BOUYGUES SA • 32 avenue Hoche •
75378 Paris Cedex 08 • bouygues.com
FIRST-HALF 2024 BUSINESS
ACTIVITY
BACKLOG IN THE CONSTRUCTION
BUSINESSES
(€ million) |
End-June 2024 |
End-June 2023 |
Change |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bouygues Construction |
15,949 |
15,398 |
+4% |
a |
Bouygues Immobilier |
1,010 |
1,353 |
-25% |
b |
Colas |
14,081 |
14,071 |
0% |
c |
Total |
31,040 |
30,822 |
+1% |
d |
(a) Up 4% at constant exchange rates and
excluding principal disposals and acquisitions.
(b) Down 25% at constant exchange rates and
excluding principal disposals and acquisitions.
(c) 0% at constant exchange rates and excluding
principal disposals and acquisitions.
(d) Up 1% at constant exchange rates and
excluding principal disposals and acquisitions.
BOUYGUES CONSTRUCTION ORDER
INTAKE
(€ million) |
H1 2024 |
H1 2023 |
Change |
|
|
|
|
|
|
France |
2,293 |
2,066 |
+11% |
|
International |
3,248 |
3,890 |
-16% |
|
Total |
5,541 |
5,956 |
-7% |
|
BOUYGUES IMMOBILIER
RESERVATIONS
(€ million) |
H1 2024 |
H1 2023 |
Change |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Residential property |
679 |
641 |
+6% |
|
Commercial property |
3 |
22 |
-86% |
|
Total |
682 |
663 |
+3% |
|
COLAS BACKLOG
(€ million) |
End-June 2024 |
End-June 2023 |
Change |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mainland France |
3,799 |
3,573 |
+6% |
|
International and French overseas territories |
10,282 |
10,498 |
-2% |
|
Total |
14,081 |
14,071 |
0% |
|
EQUANS BACKLOG
(€ million) |
End-June 2024 |
End-June 2023 |
Change |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
26,493 |
26,397 |
0% |
|
TF1 AUDIENCE
SHARE a
(%) |
End-June 2024 |
End-June 2023 |
Change |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
34.6% |
33.6% |
+1.0 pt |
|
(a) Source Médiamétrie – Women under 50 who are
purchasing decision-makers.
BOUYGUES TELECOM CUSTOMER BASE
(‘000) |
End-June 2024 |
End-Dec 2023 |
Change |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mobile customer base excl. MtoM |
15,803 |
15,733 |
+70 |
|
Mobile plan base excl. MtoM |
15,586 |
15,510 |
+76 |
|
Total mobile customers |
23,863 |
23,451 |
+412 |
|
FTTH customers |
3,816 |
3,567 |
+249 |
|
Total fixed customers |
4,972 |
4,902 |
+70 |
|
FIRST-HALF 2024 FINANCIAL
PERFORMANCE
GROUP CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INCOME
STATEMENT
(€ million) |
H1 2024 |
|
H1 2023 |
|
Change |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sales |
26,516 |
|
26,136 |
|
+1% |
a |
Current operating profit/(loss) from
activities |
747 |
|
727 |
|
+20 |
|
Amortisation and impairment of intangible assets recognised in
acquisitions (PPA) ᵇ |
(45) |
|
(46) |
|
+1 |
|
Current operating profit/(loss) |
702 |
|
681 |
|
+21 |
|
Other operating income and expenses |
(106) |
c |
(80) |
d |
-26 |
|
Operating profit/(loss) |
596 |
|
601 |
|
-5 |
|
Cost of net debt |
(117) |
|
(149) |
|
+32 |
|
Interest expense on lease obligations |
(50) |
|
(37) |
|
-13 |
|
Other financial income and expenses |
(18) |
|
(15) |
|
-3 |
|
Income tax |
(162) |
|
(155) |
|
-7 |
|
Share of net profits/(losses) of joint ventures and associates |
6 |
|
46 |
|
-40 |
|
Net profit/(loss) from continuing operations |
255 |
|
291 |
|
-36 |
|
Net profit/(loss) attributable to non-controlling interests |
(69) |
|
(66) |
|
-3 |
|
Net profit/(loss) attributable to the Group |
186 |
|
225 |
|
-39 |
|
(a) Up 2% like-for-like and at constant exchange
rates.
(b) Purchase Price Allocation.
(c) Includes non-current charges of €3m at Bouygues Construction,
of €23m at Bouygues Immobilier, of €46m at Equans, of €13m at TF1,
of €13m at Bouygues Telecom and of €8m at Bouygues SA.
(d) Includes non-current charges of 46m at Bouygues Construction,
of €8m at Colas, of €19m at Equans and of €19m at TF1; and
non-current income of €11m at Bouygues Telecom and of €1m at
Bouygues SA.
GROUP SALES BY SECTOR OF
ACTIVITY
(€ million) |
H1 2024 |
H1 2023 |
Change |
Forex effect |
Scope effect |
Lfl &
constant fx ᶜ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Construction businesses ᵃ |
12,328 |
12,194 |
+1% |
0% |
0% |
+1% |
o/w Bouygues Construction |
4,945 |
4,746 |
+4% |
0% |
+1% |
+5% |
o/w Bouygues Immobilier |
614 |
743 |
-17% |
-1% |
0% |
-18% |
o/w Colas |
6,856 |
6,788 |
+1% |
0% |
0% |
+1% |
Equans |
9,351 |
9,138 |
+2% |
0% |
+1% |
+3% |
TF1 |
1,104 |
1,038 |
+6% |
0% |
-1% |
+6% |
Bouygues Telecom |
3,785 |
3,806 |
-1% |
0% |
0% |
-1% |
Bouygues SA and other |
107 |
118 |
nm |
- |
- |
nm |
Intra-Group eliminations ᵇ |
(246) |
(241) |
nm |
- |
- |
nm |
Group sales |
26,516 |
26,136 |
+1% |
0% |
0% |
+2% |
o/w France |
13,291 |
13,339 |
0% |
0% |
0% |
-1% |
o/w international |
13,225 |
12,797 |
+3% |
0% |
+1% |
+4% |
(a) Total of the sales contributions (after
eliminations within the construction businesses).
(b) Including intra-Group eliminations of the construction
businesses.
(c) Like-for-like and at constant exchange rates.
CALCULATION OF GROUP EBITDA AFTER
LEASES a
(€ million) |
H1 2024 |
|
H1 2023 |
|
Change |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Group current operating profit/(loss) from
activities |
747 |
|
727 |
|
+20 |
|
Amortisation and impairment of intangible assets recognised in
acquisitions (PPA) |
(45) |
|
(46) |
|
+1 |
|
Interest expense on lease obligations |
(50) |
|
(37) |
|
-13 |
|
Net charges for depreciation, amortisation and impairment losses on
property, plant and equipment and intangible assets |
1,089 |
|
1,075 |
|
+14 |
|
Charges to provisions and other impairment losses,
net of reversals due to utilisation |
(36) |
|
(20) |
|
-16 |
|
Reversals of unutilised provisions and impairment losses and
other |
(177) |
|
(127) |
|
-50 |
|
Group EBITDA after Leases |
1,528 |
|
1,572 |
|
-44 |
|
(a) See glossary for definitions.
CONTRIBUTION TO GROUP EBITDA AFTER
LEASES a BY
SECTOR OF ACTIVITY
(€ million) |
H1 2024 |
|
H1 2023 |
|
Change |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Construction businesses |
(34) |
|
99 |
|
-133 |
|
o/w Bouygues Construction |
36 |
|
131 |
|
-95 |
|
o/w Bouygues Immobilier |
(28) |
|
(11) |
|
-17 |
|
o/w Colas |
(42) |
|
(21) |
|
-21 |
|
Equans |
349 |
|
286 |
|
+63 |
|
TF1 |
266 |
|
277 |
|
-11 |
|
Bouygues Telecom |
959 |
|
928 |
|
+31 |
|
Bouygues SA and other |
(12) |
|
(18) |
|
+6 |
|
Group EBITDA after Leases |
1,528 |
|
1,572 |
|
-44 |
|
(a) See glossary for definitions.
CONTRIBUTION TO GROUP CURRENT OPERATING
PROFIT FROM ACTIVITIES
(COPA) a BY
SECTOR OF ACTIVITY
(€ million) |
H1 2024 |
|
H1 2023 |
|
Change |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Construction businesses |
(21) |
|
(7) |
|
-14 |
|
o/w Bouygues Construction |
134 |
|
120 |
|
+14 |
|
o/w Bouygues Immobilier |
(36) |
|
0 |
|
-36 |
|
o/w Colas |
(119) |
|
(127) |
|
+8 |
|
Equans |
300 |
|
243 |
|
+57 |
|
TF1 |
129 |
|
152 |
|
-24 |
|
Bouygues Telecom |
356 |
|
366 |
|
-10 |
|
Bouygues SA and other |
(17) |
|
(27) |
|
+11 |
|
Group current operating profit/(loss) from
activities |
747 |
|
727 |
|
+20 |
|
(a) See glossary for definitions.
RECONCILIATION OF CURRENT OPERATING PROFIT
FROM ACTIVITIES (COPA) TO CURRENT OPERATING PROFIT (COP) FOR
FIRST-HALF 2024
(€ million) |
COPA |
|
PPA amortisation ᵃ |
|
COP |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Construction businesses |
(21) |
|
-4 |
|
(25) |
|
o/w Bouygues Construction |
134 |
|
0 |
|
134 |
|
o/w Bouygues Immobilier |
(36) |
|
0 |
|
(36) |
|
o/w Colas |
(119) |
|
-4 |
|
(123) |
|
Equans |
300 |
|
0 |
|
300 |
|
TF1 |
129 |
|
-1 |
|
128 |
|
Bouygues Telecom |
356 |
|
-12 |
|
344 |
|
Bouygues SA and other |
(17) |
|
-28 |
|
(45) |
|
Total |
747 |
|
-45 |
|
702 |
|
(a) Amortisation and impairment of intangible
assets recognised in acquisitions.
RECONCILIATION OF CURRENT OPERATING PROFIT
FROM ACTIVITIES (COPA) TO CURRENT OPERATING PROFIT (COP) FOR
FIRST-HALF 2023
(€ million) |
COPA |
|
PPA amortisation ᵃ |
|
COP |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Construction businesses |
(7) |
|
-4 |
|
(11) |
|
o/w Bouygues Construction |
120 |
|
0 |
|
120 |
|
o/w Bouygues Immobilier |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
o/w Colas |
(127) |
|
-4 |
|
(131) |
|
Equans |
243 |
|
0 |
|
243 |
|
TF1 |
152 |
|
-2 |
|
150 |
|
Bouygues Telecom |
366 |
|
-14 |
|
352 |
|
Bouygues SA and other |
(27) |
|
-26 |
|
(53) |
|
Total |
727 |
|
-46 |
|
681 |
|
(a) Amortisation and impairment of intangible
assets recognised in acquisitions.
CONTRIBUTION TO GROUP CURRENT OPERATING
PROFIT (COP) BY SECTOR OF ACTIVITY
(€ million) |
H1 2024 |
|
H1 2023 |
|
Change |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Construction businesses |
(25) |
|
(11) |
|
-14 |
|
o/w Bouygues Construction |
134 |
|
120 |
|
+14 |
|
o/w Bouygues Immobilier |
(36) |
|
0 |
|
-36 |
|
o/w Colas |
(123) |
|
(131) |
|
+8 |
|
Equans |
300 |
|
243 |
|
+57 |
|
TF1 |
128 |
|
150 |
|
-23 |
|
Bouygues Telecom |
344 |
|
352 |
|
-8 |
|
Bouygues SA and other |
(45) |
|
(53) |
|
+9 |
|
Group current operating profit/(loss) |
702 |
|
681 |
|
+21 |
|
CONTRIBUTION TO GROUP OPERATING PROFIT BY
SECTOR OF ACTIVITY
(€ million) |
H1 2024 |
|
H1 2023 |
|
Change |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Construction businesses |
(51) |
|
(65) |
|
+14 |
|
o/w Bouygues Construction |
131 |
|
74 |
|
+57 |
|
o/w Bouygues Immobilier |
(59) |
|
0 |
|
-59 |
|
o/w Colas |
(123) |
|
(139) |
|
+16 |
|
Equans |
254 |
|
224 |
|
+30 |
|
TF1 |
115 |
|
131 |
|
-16 |
|
Bouygues Telecom |
331 |
|
363 |
|
-32 |
|
Bouygues SA and other |
(53) |
|
(52) |
|
-1 |
|
Group operating profit/(loss) |
596 |
a |
601 |
b |
-5 |
|
(a) Includes non-current charges of €3m at Bouygues
Construction, of €23m at Bouygues Immobilier, of €46m at Equans, of
€13m at TF1, of €13m at Bouygues Telecom and of €8m at
Bouygues SA.
(b) Includes non-current charges of €46m at Bouygues Construction,
of €8m at Colas, of €19m at Equans and of €19m at TF1; and
non-current income of €11m at Bouygues Telecom and of €1m at
Bouygues SA.
CONTRIBUTION TO NET PROFIT ATTRIBUTABLE TO
THE GROUP BY SECTOR OF ACTIVITY
(€ million) |
H1 2024 |
|
H1 2023 |
|
Change |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Construction businesses |
(94) |
|
(53) |
|
-41 |
|
o/w Bouygues Construction |
109 |
|
79 |
|
+30 |
|
o/w Bouygues Immobilier |
(53) |
|
0 |
|
-53 |
|
o/w Colas |
(150) |
|
(132) |
|
-18 |
|
Equans |
194 |
|
148 |
|
+46 |
|
TF1 |
44 |
|
46 |
|
-2 |
|
Bouygues Telecom |
147 |
|
192 |
|
-45 |
|
Bouygues SA and other |
(105) |
|
(108) |
|
+3 |
|
Net profit/(loss) attributable to the Group |
186 |
|
225 |
|
-39 |
|
NET SURPLUS CASH (+)/NET DEBT (-) BY
BUSINESS SEGMENT
(€ million) |
End-June 2024 |
|
End-Dec 2023 |
|
Change |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bouygues Construction |
3,111 |
|
3,435 |
|
-324 |
|
Bouygues Immobilier |
(392) |
|
(150) |
|
-242 |
|
Colas |
(674) |
|
623 |
|
-1,297 |
|
Equans |
901 |
|
981 |
|
-80 |
|
TF1 |
446 |
|
505 |
|
-59 |
|
Bouygues Telecom |
(3,267) |
|
(2,625) |
|
-642 |
|
Bouygues SA and other |
(8,859) |
|
(9,020) |
|
+161 |
|
Net surplus cash (+)/net debt (-) |
(8,734) |
|
(6,251) |
|
-2,483 |
|
Current and non-current lease obligations |
(2,974) |
|
(3,017) |
|
+43 |
|
CONTRIBUTION TO GROUP NET CAPITAL
EXPENDITURE BY SECTOR OF ACTIVITY
(€ million) |
H1 2024 |
|
H1 2023 |
|
Change |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Construction businesses |
144 |
|
79 |
|
+65 |
|
o/w Bouygues Construction |
54 |
|
7 |
|
+47 |
|
o/w Bouygues Immobilier |
1 |
|
1 |
|
0 |
|
o/w Colas |
89 |
|
71 |
|
+18 |
|
Equans |
70 |
|
110 |
|
-40 |
|
TF1 |
141 |
|
112 |
|
+29 |
|
Bouygues Telecom |
774 |
|
855 |
|
-81 |
|
Bouygues SA and other |
2 |
|
(25) |
|
+27 |
|
Group net capital expenditure - excluding
frequencies |
1,131 |
|
1,131 |
|
0 |
|
Frequencies |
6 |
|
0 |
|
+6 |
|
Group net capital expenditure - including
frequencies |
1,137 |
|
1,131 |
|
+6 |
|
CONTRIBUTION TO GROUP FREE CASH FLOW BY
SECTOR OF ACTIVITY
(€ million) |
H1 2024 |
|
H1 2023 |
|
Change |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Construction businesses |
(155) |
|
(91) |
|
-64 |
|
o/w Bouygues Construction |
95 |
|
112 |
|
-17 |
|
o/w Bouygues Immobilier |
(57) |
|
(9) |
|
-48 |
|
o/w Colas |
(193) |
|
(194) |
|
+1 |
|
Equans |
252 |
|
158 |
|
+94 |
|
TF1 |
76 |
|
100 |
|
-24 |
|
Bouygues Telecom |
67 |
|
(37) |
|
+104 |
|
Bouygues SA and other |
(29) |
|
(119) |
|
+90 |
|
Group free cash flow ᵃ - excluding
frequencies |
211 |
|
11 |
|
+200 |
|
Frequencies |
(6) |
|
0 |
|
-6 |
|
Group free cash flow ᵃ - including
frequencies |
205 |
|
11 |
|
+194 |
|
(a) See glossary for definitions.
GLOSSARY
ABPU (Average Billing Per
User):
- In the mobile segment, it is equal
to the total of mobile sales billed to customers (BtoC and BtoB)
divided by the average number of customers over the period. It
excludes MtoM SIM cards and free SIM cards.
- In the fixed segment, it is equal
to the total of fixed sales billed to customers (excluding BtoB)
divided by the average number of customers over the period.
Available cash: the aggregate
of cash and cash equivalents and the positive fair value of hedging
instruments.
BtoB (business to business):
when one business makes a commercial transaction with another.
Backlog:
- Bouygues Construction,
Colas, Equans: the amount of work still to be done on
projects for which a firm order has been taken, i.e. the contract
has been signed and has taken effect (after notice to proceed has
been issued and suspensory clauses have been lifted).
- Bouygues
Immobilier: sales outstanding from notarised sales plus
total sales from signed reservations that have still to be
notarised.
Under IFRS 11, Bouygues Immobilier’s backlog
does not include sales from reservations taken via companies
accounted for by the equity method (co-promotion companies where
there is joint control).
Business segment: designates
each one of the Bouygues group’s six main subsidiaries, namely
Bouygues Construction, Bouygues Immobilier, Colas, Equans, TF1 and
Bouygues Telecom.
Change in sales like-for-like and at
constant exchange rates:
- At constant exchange rates: change
after translating foreign-currency sales for the current period at
the exchange rates for the comparative period.
- On a like-for-like basis: change in
sales for the periods compared, adjusted as follows:
- For acquisitions, by deducting from
the current period those sales of the acquired entity that have no
equivalent during the comparative period.
- For divestments, by deducting from
the comparative period those sales of the divested entity that have
no equivalent during the current period.
Construction businesses:
Bouygues Construction, Bouygues Immobilier and Colas.
Current operating profit/(loss) from
activities (COPA): current operating profit from
activities equates to current operating profit before amortisation
and impairment of intangible assets recognised in acquisitions
(PPA).
EBITDA after Leases: current
operating profit after taking account of the interest expense on
lease obligations, before (i) net charges for depreciation,
amortisation and impairment losses on property, plant and equipment
and intangible assets, (ii) net charges to provisions and other
impairment losses and (iii) effects of losses of control. Those
effects relate to the impact of remeasuring retained interests.
EBITDA margin after Leases (Bouygues
Telecom): EBITDA after Leases as a proportion of sales
from services.
Energies & services:
Equans.
Free cash flow: net cash flow
(determined after (i) cost of net debt, (ii) interest expense on
lease obligations and (iii) income taxes paid), minus net capital
expenditure and repayments of lease obligations. It is calculated
before changes in working capital requirements (WCR) related to
operating activities and excluding frequencies.
FTTH (Fibre to the Home):
optical fibre from the central office (where the operator’s
transmission equipment is installed) all the way to homes or
business premises (Arcep definition).
FTTH premises secured: premises
for which the horizontal is deployed, being deployed or ordered up
to the concentration point.
FTTH premises marketed: the
connectable sockets, i.e. the horizontal and vertical deployed and
connected via the concentration point.
Group (or the Bouygues group):
designates Bouygues SA and all the entities that are controlled
directly or indirectly by Bouygues SA as defined in Article
L. 233-3 of the French Commercial Code.
Liquidity: the aggregate of
available cash, the fair value of hedging instruments and undrawn,
confirmed medium- and long-term credit facilities.
MtoM: machine to machine
communication. This refers to direct communication between machines
or smart devices or between smart devices and people via an
information system using mobile communications networks, generally
without human intervention.
Net surplus cash/(net debt):
the aggregate of cash and cash equivalents, overdrafts and
short-term bank borrowings, non-current and current debt, and the
fair value of financial instruments. Net surplus cash/(net debt)
does not include non-current and current lease obligations. A
positive figure represents net surplus cash and a negative figure
represents net debt. The main components of change in net debt are
presented in Note 7 to the consolidated financial statements
at 30 June 2024, available at bouygues.com.
Order intake (Bouygues Construction,
Colas, Equans): a project is included under order intake
when the contract has been signed and has taken effect (the notice
to proceed has been issued and all suspensory clauses have been
lifted) and the financing has been arranged. The amount recorded
corresponds to the sales the project will generate.
Reservations by value (Bouygues
Immobilier): the € amount of the value of properties
reserved over a given period.
- Residential properties: the sum of
the value of unit and block reservation contracts signed by
customers and approved by Bouygues Immobilier, minus registered
cancellations.
- Commercial properties: these are
registered as reservations on notarised sale.
For co-promotion companies:
- If Bouygues Immobilier has
exclusive control over the co-promotion company (full
consolidation), 100% of amounts are included in reservations.
- If joint control is exercised (the
company is accounted for by the equity method), commercial activity
is recorded according to the amount of the equity interest in the
co-promotion company.
Sales from services (Bouygues
Telecom) comprise:
- Sales billed to customers, which
include:
- In Mobile:
- For BtoC customers: sales from
outgoing call charges (voice, texts and data), connection fees, and
value-added services.
- For BtoB customers: sales from
outgoing call charges (voice, texts and data), connection fees, and
value-added services, plus sales from business services.
- Machine-To-Machine (MtoM)
sales.
- Visitor roaming sales.
- Sales generated with Mobile Virtual
Network Operators (MVNOs).
- In Fixed:
- For BtoC customers: sales from
outgoing call charges, fixed broadband services, TV services
(including Video on Demand and catch-up TV), and connection fees
and equipment hire.
- For BtoB customers: sales from
outgoing call charges, fixed broadband services, TV services
(including Video on Demand and catch-up TV), and connection fees
and equipment hire, plus sales from business services.
- Sales from bulk sales to other
fixed line operators.
- Sales from incoming
Voice and Texts.
- Spreading of handset subsidies over
the projected life of the customer account, required to comply with
IFRS 15.
- Capitalisation of connection fee
sales, which is then spread over the projected life of the customer
account.
Other sales (Bouygues Telecom):
difference between Bouygues Telecom’s total sales and sales from
services.
It comprises:
- Sales from handsets, accessories
and other.
- Roaming sales.
- Non-telecom services (construction
of sites or installation of FTTH lines).
- Co-financing of advertising.
Wholesale: wholesale market for
telecoms operators.
1 Includes non-current charges of €3m at
Bouygues Construction, of €23m at Bouygues Immobilier, of €46m at
Equans, of €13m at TF1, of €13m at
Bouygues Telecom and of €8m at Bouygues SA.
2 Net debt/shareholders’ equity.
3 Free cash flow before cost of net debt, interest expense on lease
obligations and income taxes paid.
4 Excluding the share of co-promotions.
5 Women under 50 who are purchasing-decision makers.
6 88% of France covered.
7 Bouygues Telecom was ranked no. 1 operator for WiFi performance
for the 5th time in a row and no. 1 for Fixed internet performance,
across all technologies, for the 2nd time in a row, according to
the nPerf 2023 WiFi surveys for internet connections and Fixed
internet connections in mainland France – January 2024.
8 Calculated on sales from services.
9 Net debt/shareholders’ equity.
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