euro adhoc: TUI AG / Earnings Forecast / TUI AG: TUI releases key figures for the 2nd quarter 2006 and changes forecast for the shipping division in 2006
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09.08.2006
Hanover, 9 August 2006 Key figures for the 2nd quarter 2006 The TUI Group has increased turnover by the continuing operations to 5.3 billion euros (previous year 4.3 billion euros) in the second quarter 2006. Earnings by the continuing operations (EBITA) dropped to 89 million euros (previous year 204 million euros). Whilst the tourism division improved earnings to 152 million euros (previous year 116 million euros), earnings at the shipping division were significantly lower than expected at -41 million euros (previous year 91 million euros). This development was due to the expected one-off costs for the integration of CP Ships into Hapag-Lloyd as well as lower freight rates and oil price-induced higher costs which could not be offset by an increase in transport volumes.
Change of forecast for the shipping division in 2006 As the aspired increase of freight rates in the second quarter and in July 2006 could not fully be realised, the aggravated cost situation will also negatively impact earnings in the second half of the year, in particular due to higher bunker costs and the cost of land-based transport. Therefore, TUI now expects the shipping division to undercut significantly the high earnings levels of the previous year. From today's perspective, given the current external framework the shipping division is still expected to generate positive earnings despite high one-off integration costs.
In tourism it is still expected that earnings for the financial year 2006 will be higher year-on-year. This also applies even excluding the effect of the positive gain from the disposal of the business travel activities.
Overall, earnings (EBITA) for the continuing operations (tourism, shipping and central operations) in 2006 are expected to decline year-on-year.
TUI will publish detailed information on the earnings report for the first half-year 2006 on 10 August 2006. The report will be available at www.tui-group.com from 08:00 a.m. CEST onwards.
Address: TUI AG Karl-Wiechert-Allee 4 30625 Hanover Germany
List of stock exchanges: Berlin/Bremen, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Hannover, München, Stuttgart
ISIN codes: DE000TUAG000 DE0003659884 DE0002913894 XS0191794782 XS0191795672 XS0195307367 DE000TUAG059 XS0237431837 XS0237433700 XS0237435317 XS0237436711
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