Promising restart for Kinepolis Group after lengthy closures in first half-year
19 Agosto 2021 - 07:00AM
Promising restart for Kinepolis Group after lengthy closures in
first half-year
Promising restart for Kinepolis Group after lengthy closures
in first half-year
Regulatory release
19 August 2021, 7 a.m.
As a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, Kinepolis continued to be
confronted with lengthy closures in the first half of 2021. Only
the Spanish, Luxembourg and American cinemas were open during the
first few months of the year, albeit with significant restrictions
and a shortage of content. The French, Dutch and Belgian cinemas
subsequently reopened at the end of May and the beginning of June.
All Canadian Landmark cinemas were also allowed to reopen in
mid-July.
The restart has been promising in all countries, resulting in an
average visitor level of 50% in the open cinemas for the month of
June, compared to the same period in 2019, which was a pre-Covid
record year. In July, this rose to an average of 62% of the
visitors in 2019. The picture per country differs due to the
differences in vaccination coverage, the Covid figures and the
Covid measures imposed, confidence among the population and the
quality of the local film offer. The newly opened cinemas in
Haarlem and Leidschendam (NL), Metz (FR) and SE Edmonton (CA) got
off to a strong start.
The reopening was also supported by a richer film offering, with
blockbusters performing well in many countries, although not yet
reaching their pre-Covid potential. The extent of the impact of the
Covid measures on the one part, and of the different release
strategies from Hollywood studios on the other (the simultaneous or
early release on Premium VOD), remains unclear for the time
being.
The average revenue per visitor is significantly higher than in
2019 in almost all countries. In Luxembourg, the measures did not
yet allow the shops to reopen.
Free cash flow turned positive again in the second quarter,
thanks to the positive operating result in June, the partial
recovery of working capital and the ongoing cost control measures.
The net financial debt only increased by € 2.7 million in the
second quarter, and this was due to investments in new-builds (€
3.8 million).
Kinepolis remains financially solid, even after a year and a
half of pandemic, with a comfortable liquidity position of € 141.9
million at the end of June 2021, which has since risen to €
174.3 million at the end of July. Since the beginning of 2020, €
38,3 million has been invested in new-build projects.
Important achievements in H1 2021
- Promising restart of all cinemas after months of closure.
Visitor numbers are developing positively and vary country by
country (50 to 80% of visitors in 2019), due to the difference in
restrictive measures, local content and consumer confidence.
- Strong opening of the new complexes in Haarlem (NL),
Leidschendam (NL), Metz (FR) and SE Edmonton (CA).
- The execution and implementation of the Entrepreneurship plans
is on track to support the Group's performance in the post-Covid
era.
Key figures H1 20211 2
- Kinepolis welcomed 2.2 million visitors in the first half of
the year, or 26.9% of the visitors in the same period in 2020.
- Total revenue in all countries fell less sharply than
the visitor numbers.
- Thanks to the cost control measures taken, the impact on
EBITDA remained limited, resulting in a loss of € -7.1
million. Both EBITDA and EBITDAL were positive again in the month
of June.
- The net result amounted to € -45.8 million due to the
negative operating result, as well as depreciation and financial
costs, and was partly offset by the tax impact.
- Free cash flow averaged € -3.6 million per month in the
first semester, and was positive in the second quarter.
- The net financial debt (NFD), excluding lease
liabilities, increased from € 513.3 million to € 542.3 million
compared to 31 December 2020.
Eddy Duquenne, CEO of Kinepolis Group, regarding the first
half of the year:
“We are excited about the restart of our cinemas, which are
performing strongly despite the restrictive measures, with visitor
numbers developing positively week after week. In contrast to last
summer, we are being helped in this by a stronger international
film offer.
I hope that we can soon get past this Covid period, as a whole
series of strong films are planned for the autumn, and I am excited
about the plans we have developed with the teams during the
pandemic period. These plans, our strong liquidity position, four
newly opened complexes and, of course, our teams who have resumed
their activities with a great deal of enthusiasm, allow us to
continue to work on the future of Kinepolis with confidence.”
Half-yearly Financial Report 2021
attached.
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1 Figures from 1 January to 30 June 2021, in which a comparison
is made with the same period in the previous year.2 Press release
based on unaudited figures.
- EN HY Financial Report 2021
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