Communiqué Financier le
Resilient operating results in an unfavourable context
"Despite a continuing context of falling prices and a general slowdown in activity, the diversification of our businesses and the accelerated implementation of our strategy have enabled us to record satisfactory operating results. The decrease in net income is mainly due to exceptional restructuring charges, which will bear fruit in the future. Similarly, we continued to invest heavily in and strengthen our leadership in the digitization of the patient journey, quality enhancements and safety. After these years of price cuts, we expect that the hospital plan to be announced by the government will implement a multi-year approach, focusing on quality and additional resources."
The Board of Directors, meeting on 24 August, approved the consolidated financial statements for the year ended June 2018. The audit procedures have been completed and the audit report is being issued.
The financial statements and reports will be made available to the public upon publication of the Company's activity report at the end of October 2018.
In € millions |
from 1 July 2017 |
Change |
from 1 July 2016 |
Turnover |
2,241.5 |
+0.3% |
2,234.4 |
Gross Operating Profit (EBITDA) |
255.6 |
-3.9% |
265.9 |
Current operating profit |
125.7 |
-5.1% |
132.5 |
As a % of turnover |
5.6% |
-0.3 points |
5.9% |
Operating profit |
65.8 |
-52.5% |
138.6 |
Net income - Group share |
7.3 |
-87.2% |
57.0 |
Net earnings per share (in €) |
0.10 |
-86.7% |
0.75 |
In € millions - |
from 1 July 2017 |
from 1 July 2016 |
Change |
Île-de-France |
931.6 |
927.8 |
0.4% |
Auvergne Rhône Alpes |
362.9 |
328.0 |
10.6% |
Nord – Pas de Calais - Picardie |
358.7 |
358.9 |
-0.1% |
Provence Alpes Côte d’Azur |
163.6 |
165.0 |
-0.8% |
Bourgogne Franche Comté |
103.5 |
106.5 |
-2.8% |
Other regions |
316.7 |
311.0 |
1.8% |
Other activities |
4.5 |
37.2 |
-87.9% |
Published turnover |
2,241.5 |
2,234.4 |
0.3% |
Of which: - Organic |
2,215.4 |
2,201.0 |
0.7% |
Of which organic within France |
2,191.2 |
2,177.5 |
0.6% |
Of which organic within Italy |
24.2 |
23.5 |
3.0% |
- Changes in scope of consolidation |
26.1 |
33.4 |
-21.9% |
The Group’s consolidated turnover for the financial year ending in June 2018 was EUR 2,241.5 million, compared with EUR 2,234.4 million for the period 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017. This increase in turnover is the result of the strategy of consolidating the clusters' medical projects, in particular with the acquisition in July 2017 of Hôpital Privé de l'Est Lyonnais, and the sale of non-strategic assets such as the Herbert clinic within the Pays de Savoie cluster.
On a like-for-like basis, turnover increased by 0.7% despite 2 working days less.
At the end of June 2018, total activity (excluding emergencies) increased by 0.9% in terms of hospital admission volume. The breakdown by business segment is as follows:
With regard to the public service tasks managed by the group, the number of emergencies increased strongly, up 6.6% over the past year with more than 575,000 cases registered by the emergency services of our facilities.
EBITDA for the year was EUR 255.6 million, down 3.9% on a reported basis. At constant scope and accounting methods, EBITDA declined 2.1% over the period. EBITDA margin as a percentage of sales was 11.4%, slightly reduced from the previous year (11.9%).
The published operating profit for the period 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018 reached EUR 125.7 million (or 5.6% of sales), down 5.1% from EUR 132.5 million recorded for the period 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017.
The amount of other non-recurring income and expenses represents net expense of 59.9 million for the year ended, mainly composed of costs related to restructuring - notably the relocation of the group's headquarters and the project to consolidate the accounting and personnel management activities of all the group's establishments on a single site in the Paris region for EUR 58 million, and the result of the management of the group's real estate and financial assets for an expense of EUR 1.9 million. From 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017, the amount of other non-current income and expenses represented a net income of EUR 6.1 million.
At 30 June 2018, the net cost of borrowing amounted to EUR 39.1 million, compared with EUR 39.8 million the previous year. This consisted primarily of interest on senior debt.
In total, Ramsay Générale de Santé recorded a net profit group share of EUR 7.3 million at end June 2018, compared with EUR 57 million for the period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017.
Net financial debt at June 30, 2018 decreased by -3.8% to EUR 927.1 million compared with EUR 964 million at 30 June 2017.
At 30 June 2018, this debt included, in particular, EUR 1,195.6 million in non-current borrowings and financial debt, EUR 63.7 million in current financial debt while cash and cash equivalents amounted to 308 million.
The detail of total exposure to interest rate risk of the financial debt (excluding interest rate hedging instruments) is as follows:
After hedging our interest rate risk through swaps, our position with regard to interest rate risk exposure is completely reversed, with:
Update on the public offer to the shareholders of Capio AB (publ.) (“Capio”)
An offer document will be approved and registered by the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority, and made public by RGdS, prior to the commencement of the acceptance period of the Offer. It is reminded that the Offer, is not being made to, and acceptances will not be approved from, persons whose participation in the Offer requires that an additional offer document is prepared or registration effected or that any other measures are taken in addition to those required under Swedish law (including Nasdaq Stockholm’s Takeover Rules), except where there is an applicable exemption.
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