PostNL. Q4 & FY 2012 results

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Beleggingsadvies 25/02/2013 07:33
Highlights
Underlying revenues up 1.7% to €1,190 million
Underlying cash operating income €67 million, €32 million below Q4 2011
Addressed volume decline 9.1%
CLA agreement with unions
Continued good performances Parcels and International
Fair value adjustment stake TNT Express €49 million
Top-up pension payments of €83 million paid following the verdict of the disputes committee
Net debt increased by €222 million versus year-end 2011 to €1,224 million
Reconfirmation 2015 underlying cash operating income outlook of €300-370 million.

Key figures Q4 & FY 2012
in € millions, except where noted Q4 2012 Q4 2011 % Change FY 2012 FY 2011 % Change
Revenues 1,201 1,170 2.6% 4,330 4,297 0.8%
Operating income 219 1 33 64.7% 291 417 -30.2%
Operating margin 18.2% 11.4% 6.7% 9.7%
Underlying revenues 1,190 1,170 1.7% 4,276 4,297 -0.5%
Underlying operating income 128 1 47 -12.9% 408 426 -4.2%
Underlying operating margin 10.8% 12.6% 9.5% 9.9%
Underlying cash operating income 67 9 9 -32.3% 1 30 2 20 -40.9%
Underlying cash operating margin 5.6% 8.5% 3.0% 5.1%
Reversal of/(impairment of) investments in associates - 9 8 5 70 ( 636)
Profit from continuing operations 155 1 61 6 78 ( 423)
Profit from discontinued operations - - - 2,159
Profit for the period 155 1 61 -3.7% 6 78 1,736 -60.9%
Profit for the period (excluding TNT Express) 106 8 8 20.5% 2 41 2 38 1.3%
Net cash from operating activities 61 1 28 (56) 1 22

CEO statement
Herna Verhagen, CEO of PostNL, states: "Our underlying cash operating income for 2012 was €130 million, in line with our outlook. This is a satisfactory result for a difficult year in a challenging competitive and economic environment.

The initiatives we took to restore our quality levels worked out well. In October our quality was back at standard. We started to prepare for a solid further roll out of the reorganisation. We have thoroughly and successfully tested a phased roll out to lower implementation risk and increase flexibility. The personnel migration towards a part-time organisation will be done in a more phased manner and we will better balance the mix between experienced and new employees. As a consequence, we will have fewer forced redundancies than the previously indicated 2,800. Since 2006 our Mobility programme has helped over 7,000 employees from work to work in their search to find new jobs outside PostNL. The delay in the reorganisation, combined with the expected volume decline of 8-10% to 2015 triggers the need for extra cost savings and a clear focus on our pricing policy.

In 2013 we will restart the roll out of the operational restructuring and implement additional measures that will result in an increase of our cost savings target from €330 to €400 million, of which €110 million was already achieved in 2011 and 2012, leaving a target of €290 million for the period 2013 to 2017. To balance the volume decline, we will increase prices. We will enhance the operational synergies between Mail in the Netherlands and Parcels, through a further integration of the shared backbone. Parcels will continue to focus on profitable growth, including branching out into new verticals and niches. In International, we have turned around our business from 2010 to 2012.

Changes to the pension arrangement, jointly proposed by PostNL and the unions, are currently under review by the pension funds. It is our aim to both reduce pension costs and the risk of further top-up payments. Our underlying cash operating income outlook for 2013 is €20 million to €60 million.

On 14 January 2013, we heard the disappointing news that UPS will not pursue its takeover of TNT Express. Looking at the future, we expect to monetise the stake over the medium term to create better value for shareholders, after we have seen stability return to TNT Express.

For 2015, I am confident that PostNL will be able to generate sustainable cash profitability. Our outlook for 2015 for underlying cash operating income remains €300 million to €370 million. The careful and gradual approach of the further roll out, based on simplification of processes and therefore less disruptive, means that we will be able to achieve the required operational savings. In addition, our overhead costs will be reduced through centralisation and efficiency programmes. Overall, our clear aim is to be an efficient and reliable parcel and mail company, strongly committed to profitable growth in parcels, and to maintain our strong focus on cash while restoring cash dividend in the medium term."

About PostNL
PostNL is the inventive partner in the world of sending and receiving. We have been so for 200 years already. We are primarily active in the fields of mail, parcels and e-commerce, but we also offer services in the areas of data and document management, direct marketing and fulfilment. Outside the Netherlands, we are active in Germany, the United Kingdom, Italy, Belgium and Luxemburg. PostNL employs a total of approximately 65,000 people. In 2012 our revenues reached almost € 4.3 billion.

Dividend proposal 2012 and dividend policy
PostNL will propose to the Annual General Meeting of shareholders (AGM), the distribution of a 2012 dividend of €0.181
per ordinary share, which has been fully paid in shares as an interim dividend. We will not pass through the €0.03
dividend per ordinary share of TNT Express over 2012. Accordingly, the final dividend will be nil.
Our adjusted dividend policy can be summarised as follows: PostNL will aim for a dividend pay out of around 75% of
underlying net cash income. PostNL anticipates paying interim and final dividends annually as an election dividend,
which means that the shareholders can decide whether they want to receive cash or shares. The conditions for paying
out dividend are: (1) positive consolidated equity and (2) certainty of a BBB+/Baa1 credit rating. Dividends received
from TNT Express will not be not passed through to PostNL shareholders until cash dividend is restored.

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