JCDecaux: Q1 2019 trading update

Q1 2019 trading updateFirst quarter 2019 adjusted revenue up +13.1% to €840.0mFirst quarter 2019 adjusted organic revenue up +5.4%Adjusted organic revenue growth in Q2 2019 expected to be above +4%Paris, May 14 th, 2019 - JCDecaux SA(Euronext Paris: DEC), the number one...

London, 14/05/2019 (informazione.news - comunicati stampa - editoria e media)

(Euronext Paris: DEC), the number one outdoor advertising company worldwide, announced today its revenue for the three months ended March 31 , 2019.

Following the adoption of IFRS 11 from January 1 , 2014, the operating data presented below is adjusted to include our share in companies under joint control. Please refer to the paragraph "Adjusted data" on page 2 of this release for the definition of adjusted data and reconciliation with IFRS.

Adjusted revenue for the first quarter 2019 increased by +13.1% to €840.0 million compared to €742.5 million in the first quarter of 2018.
Excluding the positive impact from foreign exchange variations and the positive impact from changes in perimeter, adjusted revenue increased by +5.4%.
Adjusted advertising revenue, excluding revenue related to sale, rental and maintenance of street furniture and advertising displays, increased by +5.5% on an organic basis in the first quarter of 2019.

Please note that the geographic comments below refer to organic revenue growth.

First quarter adjusted revenue increased by +25.4% to €368.0 million (+14.5% on an organic basis). Europe (including France and UK) posted double-digit growth. Asia-Pacific and North America delivered strong double-digit growth. The Rest of the World was up.

First quarter adjusted revenue increased by +2.1% to €344.3 million (+0.8% on an organic basis). Europe (including France and UK) was down with UK being impacted by the recent advertising ban for HFSS products (High Fat, Salt and Sugar products) in London on TfL assets. Asia-Pacific was up strongly with a double-digit growth, mainly driven by Australia. North America was virtually flat. The Rest of the World was up.
First quarter adjusted advertising revenue, excluding revenue related to sale, rental and maintenance of street furniture was down -0.7% on an organic basis compared to the first quarter of 2018.

First quarter adjusted revenue increased by +14.1% to €127.7 million (-4.6% on an organic basis). Europe (including France and UK), the Rest of the World and North America were down.

Commenting on the 2019 first quarter revenue, , said:

Under IFRS 11, applicable from January 1 , 2014, companies under joint control are accounted for using the equity method.
However, in order to reflect the business reality of the Group, operating data of the companies under joint control will continue to be proportionately integrated in the operating management reports used to monitor the activity, allocate resources and measure performance.
Consequently, pursuant to IFRS 8, Segment Reporting presented in the financial statements complies with the Group's internal information, and the Group's external financial communication therefore relies on this operating financial information. Financial information and comments are therefore based on "adjusted" data, consistent with historical data prior to 2014, which is reconciled with IFRS financial statements.
In Q1 2019, the impact of IFRS 11 on adjusted revenue was -€86.8 million (-€84.5 million in Q1 2018) leaving IFRS revenue at €753.2 million (€658.0 million in Q1 2018).

The Group's organic growth corresponds to the adjusted revenue growth excluding foreign exchange impact and perimeter effect. The reference fiscal year remains unchanged regarding the reported figures, and the organic growth is calculated by converting the revenue of the current fiscal year at the average exchange rates of the previous year and taking into account the perimeter variations , but including revenue variations from the gains of new contracts and the losses of contracts previously held in our portfolio.

This news release may contain some forward-looking statements. These statements are not undertakings as to the future performance of the Company. Although the Company considers that such statements are based on reasonable expectations and assumptions on the date of publication of this release, they are by their nature subject to risks and uncertainties which could cause actual performance to differ from those indicated or implied in such statements.
These risks and uncertainties include without limitation the risk factors that are described in the annual report registered in France with the French Autorité des Marchés Financiers.
Investors and holders of shares of the Company may obtain copy of such annual report by contacting the Autorité des Marchés Financiers on its website www.amf-france.org or directly on the Company website www.jcdecaux.com.
The Company does not have the obligation and undertakes no obligation to update or revise any of the forward-looking statements.

Agathe Albertini
+33 (0) 1 30 79 34 99 - agathe.albertini@jcdecaux.com

Arnaud Courtial
+33 (0) 1 30 79 79 93 - arnaud.courtial@jcdecaux.com