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  3. The future: Poste 2020

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    The future: Poste 2020

    We want to be architects of a less complicated Italy.
    And more digital.
  4. 2015 Nine months results

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    2015 Nine months results

    Revenue and operating profit growth.
    Net profit of €622 million.
  5. 2015 Half year results

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    2015 Half year results

    Revenue and operating profit growth.
    Net profit of €435 million.
  6. 2014 Report

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    2014 Report

    Growth in revenues.
    Operating profit at €212 million.
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27 OTTOBRE 2015
POSTE ITALIANE È ENTRATA IN BORSA.

www.posteitaliane.it | www.poste.it

© Poste Italiane 2015 - Partita IVA: 01114601006

27 OTTOBRE 2015,
POSTE ITALIANE È ENTRATA IN BORSA.

 

The future: Poste 2020

We want to be architects of a less complicated Italy.
And more digital.

2015 Nine months results

Revenue and operating profit growth.
Net profit of €622 million.

2015 Half year results

Revenue and operating profit growth.
Net profit of €435 million.

2014 Report

Growth in revenues.
Operating profit at €212 million.

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 28,512

    MLN €

    Total Revenue

  • 691

    MLN €

    Operating profit

  • 212

    MLN €

    Profit for the year

  • 437

    MLN €

    Capex

OPERATING RESULTS

During a year in which the economic environment remained challenging, the overall results of the Poste Italiane Group and its Parent Company reflect positive performances from financial and insurance services, offset by a further decline in traditional postal services, which recorded a progressive reduction in revenue, weighing heavily on the results for the year.

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF PROFIT AND LOSS

  Increase/(decrease)  Year ended 31 December 
(€m) % Amount 2013 2014
Revenue from sales and services (4.9) (472) 9,622 9,150
Insurance premium revenue 17.2 2,272 13,200 15,472
Other income from financial and insurance activities 15.0 491 3,281 3,772
Other operating income (28.5) (47) 165 118
Total revenue 8.5 2,244 26,268 28,512
Cost of goods and services (3.1) (86) 2,734 2,648
Net change in technical provisions for insurance business and other claims expenses  17.1 2,617 15,266 17,883
Other expenses from financial and insurance activities 2.7 2 74 76
Personnel expenses 3.7 221 6,008 6,229
Depreciation, amortisation and impairments 13.9 82 589 671
Capitalised costs and expenses (47.4) 27 (57) (30)
Other operating costs 35.4 90 254 344
Total ope rating costs 11.9 2,953 24,868 27, 821
OPERATING PROFIT/(LOSS) (50.6) (709) 1,400 691
Finance income (12.4) (28) 226 198
Finance costs 94.9 93 98 191
Profit/(loss) on investments accounted for using the equity method n/s (1) - (1)
PROFIT/(LOSS) BEFORE TAX (54.4) (831) 1,528 697
Income tax expense (35.0) (261) 746 485
Income tax for previous years following change in legislation n/s 223 (223) -
PROFIT FOR THE YEAR (78.9) (793) 1,005 212

n/a: not applicable
n/s: not significant

 

In particular, the Group’s operating profit amounts to €691 million (€1,400 million for 2013), whilst the Parent Company reports a figure of €381million (€917 million for the previous year), reflecting, as already noted, the decline in revenue from Postal and Business services, which is down from the €4,452 million of 2013 to €4,074 million in 2014.

 

 

Group – Total revenue by operating segment (data in million euro)

Group – Total revenue by operating segment

Group’s total revenue of €28,512 million (€26,268 million in 2013) benefitted from the positive contribution from Poste Vita’s premium revenue.

 

  • Postal and Business services: total revenue is down 8.5% (a reduction of €378 million) and continues to suffer from the crisis in traditional forms of communication, reflecting the growing popularity of digital technologies, and the general reduction in demand for products and services, exacerbated by tough price competition.
  • Financial services: total revenue, amounting to €5,358 million, is in line with the previous year (down 0.6% on 2013), having benefitted from the positive performance of other income from financial activities.
  • Insurance services: the Insurance services provided by the Poste Vita Group have contributed €18,840 million to total revenue, marking growth of 16.5% on the €16,166 million of the previous year.
  • Other services: total revenue amounts to €240 million (€260 million in the previous year) and regards the revenue generated by the mobile telecommunications services provided by PosteMobile SpA and Consorzio per I servizi di telefonia Mobile ScpA.

 

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Financial position and cash flow

The Poste Italiane Group’s net invested capital amounts to €3,677 million (€3,859 million at 31 December 2013), 100% financed by equity.

 

NET INVESTED CAPITAL

In addition to movements in non-current assets and working capital, the reduction in net invested capital at 31 December 2014 reflects:

  • a reduction of €513 million in the net balance of deferred tax assets/(liabilities), primarily due to the increase in the fair value reserve for BancoPosta’s investments in securities, which generated an increase in deferred tax liabilities;
  • an increase of €168 million in provisions for risks and charges, primarily due to the effect of the expected liabilities for restructuring costs.

 

at 31 December (€m) 2013 2014 Increase/ (decrease)
Non-current assets 3,145 2,893 (252)
Working capital 3,052 3,941 889
Provisions for risks and charges (1,166) (1,334) (168)
Employee termination benefits and pension plans (1,340) (1,478) (138)
Deferred tax assets/(liabilities) 168 (345) (513)
Net invested capital 3,859 3,677 (182)

NET FUNDS

Net funds at 31 December 2014 amount to €4,741 million (net funds of €3,257 million at the end of 2013), reflecting:

  • the results of the fair value measurement of investments in available-for-sale financial assets (approximately €2,650 million);
  • cash subject to restrictions, as shown in the following table, as attributable to technical provisions for the insurance business or subject to investment restrictions (BancoPosta RFC);
  • net financial assets held by Poste Vita and Banca del Mezzogiorno-MedioCredito Centrale, which are subject to supervisory capital requirements (approximately €1,900 million).
at 31 December (€m) 2013 2014
Financial liabilities 51,770 55,358
Technical provisions for insurance business 68,005 87,219
Financial assets (118,467) (142,687)
Technical provisions for claims attributable to reinsurers (40) (54)
Net financial liabilities/(assets) 1,268 (164)
Cash and deposits attributable to BancoPosta (3,080) (2,873)
Cash and cash equivalents (1,445) (1,704)
of which:    
Adjusted cash and cash equivalents (559) (778)
Cash subject to investment restrictions (262) (511)
Cash attributable to technical provisions for insurance business (624) (415)
Net debt/(funds) (3,257) (4,741)

 

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Areas of business

FINANCIAL
SERVICES
INSURANCE
SERVICES
POSTAL AND BUSINESS SERVICES
OTHER
SERVICES

FINANCIAL SERVICES

The Financial services segment includes current accounts, payment services, financial products and third-party loan products. These operations were transferred from Poste Italiane SpA to BancoPosta.

  • BANCOPOSTA RFC
    During 2014, BancoPosta RFC's commercial offering was focused on cross-selling and attracting new current account deposits. In the private current account segment, the Conto BancoPosta Più offering has been expanded through the introduction of new promotions: customers purchasing a Postaprotezione SiCura and/or a Postaprotezione Infortuni insurance policy or purchasing PosteMobile products have had their annual current account fee cut to zero.
    The Conto BancoPosta In Proprio offering for SMEs was restyled. Customers who retain a minimum balance on their account each month and purchase or use a certain number of products (collection and payment or loans and insurance) receive a reduction in their account charges.
    A number of initiatives have also been taken to attract new deposits and consolidate the market positioning of online current accounts.
    • Revenue generated by BancoPosta RFC’s financial services is down from the €5,326 million of 2013 to €5,228 million in 2014 (a decline of 1.8%).

     

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  • BANCA DEL MEZZOGIORNO - MEDIOCREDITO CENTRALE SPA
    During 2014 Banca del Mezzogiorno-MedioCredito Centrale (MCC) continued to provide support for creditworthy companies operating in southern Italy, through its lending activities and by promoting and facilitating access to government subsidies.
    • In 2014 the bank reported net income from banking activities of €100.6 million (€64.2 million in 2013) and net interest income of €43.7 million (€21.1 million in 2013).
    • Total loans and advances amount to €1.3 billion at the end of 2014, compared with the €771 million registered at the end of 2013.
    • Net fees are also up (€41.1 million in 2014, compared with the €35.4 million in the previous year), primarily generated by management of the Fondo Centrale di Garanzia per le PMI (central guarantee fund for SMEs).
    • Net profit for 2014 amounts to €37.6 million (€11.6 million in 2013).

     

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  • BANCOPOSTA FONDI SPA SGR
    BancoPosta Fondi SpA SGR continued to carry out activities regarding Collective Investment Undertakings – UCIs and the Individual Investment Portfolio service in 2014.
    • Total assets under management in relation to the company's lines of business (individual and collective investment services) amount to €62.2 billion at 31 December 2014 (up €16.3 billion or 36% on the end of 2013).
    • The company reports a profit of €14 million for the year (€11 million in 2013).

     

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INSURANCE SERVICES

POSTE VITA INSURANCE GROUP
In continuation of strategic objectives pursued in previous years, in 2014 the Poste Vita Insurance Group primarily focused its efforts on:

  • consolidating and strengthening the Poste Vita Parent Company's position in the life insurance and pensions market, with a particular focus on the supplementary pension segment and new emerging needs (primarily welfare and longevity);
  • growing the non-life insurance business, with a view to positioning the subsidiary, Poste Assicura, as a leading player in this market.

Thanks partly to a constant focus on products, stepping up support to the distribution network and growing customer loyalty, the company’s efforts concentrated almost exclusively on the offer of Branch I investment and savings products (traditional separately managed accounts) with inflows of around €14.7 billion (€13 billion in 2013), while a marginal contribution was made by the sale of Branch III products (€17 million in 2014, compared with €79 million in 2013).
Total premium revenue amounts to €15.4 billion (€13.2 billion of insurance premiums in 2013).

 

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POSTAL AND BUSINESS SERVICES

  • MAIL AND PHILATELY
    The initiatives implemented in 2014 were aimed at strengthening customer relations and enhancing the business model, adding to logistics and technology platforms and introducing innovative solutions to better respond to market demand.
    • the results for mail and philately services in 2014 reveal reductions in both volumes and revenue of 10.4% (431 million fewer items handled) and 11.4% (a decrease in revenue of €351 million), respectively, compared with 2013.
    • market revenue of €2,713 million is down 10.3%, representing a reduction of €312 million compared with 2013.

     

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  • EXPRESS DELIVERY AND PARCELS
    One of the segments the Company is focusing on is e-commerce, which is substantially influencing the Express Delivery and Parcels sector.
    In 2014 the Group focused on activities aimed at further expanding the range of options on offer to customers, leveraging the widespread nature of the postal network so as to ensure that e-commerce products are increasingly flexible and complete, and to strengthen the ancillary services of key importance to the principal operators in the sector.
    • Poste Italiane SpA’s express delivery volumes were up 46.2% and revenue was up 15.1% on 2013 on the back of B2C and e-commerce expansion
    • SDA Express Courier SpA records growth in volumes and revenues, 12.8% and 6.1%, respectively, compared with 2013 (deliveries up 6.9 million, and revenue up €22.8 million)
    • Universal Parcels Service revenue of €38.4 million (€34.8 million in 2013) reflects the positive performances of Domestic Parcels (up 14.5% in volume terms and 12% in terms of revenue) and International Outbound Parcels (up 2.7% in volume terms and 10.5% in terms of revenue compared with 2013)

     

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  • DIGITAL AND MULTI-CHANNEL SERVICES
    The development and supply of the Hybrid Communication offering continued during 2014. This enable registered letters, telegrams, priority mail and e-commerce services to be provided online. In this regard, Poste Italiane’s e-commerce offering was expanded during the year, with the supply of web marketing services for the online promotion of merchants.

     

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OTHER SERVICES

POSTEMOBILE
In 2014 PosteMobile continued to focus its efforts on maintaining and strengthening its “value” proposition, developing initiatives designed to acquire higher value customers, thereby consolidating the quality of acquisitions and increasing the customer base. As a result, the number of lines reached 3.3 million at the end of December 2014 (2.8 million lines at the end of 2013).

  • revenues from sales and services, amounting to €321.5 million in 2014, marks a slight increase on the €321.1 million recorded in 2013.
  • Despite a reduction in the cost of goods and services, which amount to €233.9 million (€247.0 million in 2013), operating profit reflects higher depreciation and amortisation, primarily due to the Full MVNO platform (up €12.6 million in 2014), and provisions (up €3.5 million). As a result, operating profit is €13.7 million (€25.4 million in 2013).
  • The company reports a profit for the year of €7.8 million (€15.8 million for 2013).

 

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CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND REPORT

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POSTE 2020: CUSTOMERS, GROWTH AND INNOVATION

Become an engine of inclusive and sustainable growth to ensure an effective migration towards a digital economy.

Through a portfolio of high-quality, transparent, reliable and user-friendly services aimed at improving citizens' quality of life and companies' competitiveness.

Enabling mass adoption of digital processes, such as e-commerce and e-payments.

OUR ASSETS AND GROWTH POTENTIAL

SIGNIFICANT VALUE CREATION POTENTIAL THROUGH TRANSFORMATION AND GROWTH

SIGNIFICANT VALUE CREATION POTENTIAL THROUGH TRANSFORMATION AND GROWTH

 

AN INTEGRATED SERVICE INFRASTRUCTURE WITH DISTINCTIVE COMPETITIVE ASSETS

AN INTEGRATED SERVICE INFRASTRUCTURE WITH DISTINCTIVE COMPETITIVE ASSETS

 

(1) Only in Post Offices
2014 data

A MULTICHANNEL, INTEGRATED PLATFORM WITH UNPARALLED CUSTOMER REACH

A MULTICHANNEL, INTEGRATED PLATFORM WITH UNPARALLED CUSTOMER REACH

 

(1) Poste Italiane data as of December 2014
(2) Including 6,640 specialized consultants, 1,732 salesmen dedicated to small and medium enterprises, 1,095 visiting sales consultants and promoters, c.500 salesmen dedicated to large enterprises and Public Administrations, 436 specialized consultants in Poste Mobile corners, 48 specialized consultants for Poste Assicura
(3) Customers included in CRM database through tax code

LEADING POSITION ACROSS PRODUCT SEGMENTS

LEADING POSITION ACROSS PRODUCT SEGMENTS

 

(1) #1 by Company, #3 by Group
(2) Active cards
(3) Payment collection includes direct debit, bill payments, payment slips, tax payments (F24) and payments by advice (MAV)
(4) New Italians: Regularly resident immigrants; refers to retail finance
(5) Young market: Italian population under 35 years old; refers to retail finance
(6) Based on revenues; do not include USO, printing and document management
Note: Market shares and data as of 2014, unless otherwise stated
Source: ANIA, Bank of Italy, Poste Italiane internal estimates

POSTE ITALIANE: AN INTEGRATED GROUP FOCUSED ON THREE BUSINESSES

PAYMENTS AND TRANSACTIONS

  • LEVERAGING ON THE LOYALTY OF THE RETAIL CUSTOMER BASE
    to adapt products and services offered to the needs of individual customer segments.
  • CROSS SELLING INITIATIVES
    A significant percentage (approximately 60%) of the Group’s customers have used only one service from Poste Italiane. As a consequence there is an opportunity to implement transparent cross-selling processes that allow for additional products to be offered to customers in order to meet a more varied range of needs.
  • DEVELOPMENT OF PRODUCTS AND SERVICES
    • drawing on the Company's strong partnership with CDP, the launch of new postal savings products;
    • support in the distribution of asset management products;
    • the re-launch of retail loan products and services offered and supplied through third party partners by updating the product range;
    • the expansion of transaction banking services offered, including electronic payments, collections and payments.
  • REORGANIZATION OF THE RETAIL SERVICE MODEL
  • DIGITAL REPOSITIONING OF BANCOPOSTA
    in the context of the Group's multi-channel strategy.

ASSET GATHERING AND INSURANCE

  • GROW ITS ASSET MANAGEMENT OFFERING
    through the reinforcement and diversification of life insurance and fund products and services, which will enable the Company to offer both guaranteed and non-guaranteed forms of investment, as well as taking advantage of expected growth in savings in Italy.
  • INCREASE SUPPORT TO THE BANCOPOSTA STRUCTURE
    and, through it, the Group’s network in strengthening pre- and post-sales consultants for savings and insurance products and in developing training programs for post office personnel.
  • DEVELOP ITS PORTFOLIO OF WELFARE, PRODUCTS AND SERVICES
    with the goal of integrating the public welfare model, by offering customized products and value-added services to customers, including through innovative electronic products with the possibility for customers to access products remotely through websites and mobile apps.
  • FACILITATE THE TRANSFORMATION IN ITS INVESTMENTS
    through the diversification of assets and the adaptation of processes and models to respond to new market conditions characterized by low interest rates, volatility in the financial markets and a more stringent regulatory framework.

MAIL AND PARCELS

  • SIMPLIFICATION OF THE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES OFFERED
    reduce the number of parcel services in order to align them to the a needs of different types of customers and to introduce a modular set of products and services in order to better meet customers' needs and to personalize services.
  • OFFERING EXCELLENCE AND EFFECTIVENESS IN ITS OPERATIONS
    through the integration of the networks and infrastructure of SDA and Poste Italiane. Poste plans to:
    • focus specifically on making the last mile of delivery more efficient by ensuring that the delivery services carried out by express couriers and postmen complement each other;
    • invest in the automation, centralization and specialization of mail sorting and sequencing activities in order to achieve a reduction in costs, greater control and a shorter timeframe for the entire sorting process;
    • automate its parcel sorting centers in order to support the growth in parcel volumes in the mail and parcel volumes and to improve the timing of deliveries and the quality of the services.
  • ADAPTING PROCESSES AND PRODUCTS AND SERVICES TO LEVERAGE ON THE NEW LEGAL FRAMEWORK AND THE REDESIGN OF THE UNIVERSAL POSTAL SERVICE
  • FOCUS ON QUALITY
    improve the quality of the services provided through process innovations and new tools, thereby increasing the trust of senders of large amounts of mail and improving the customer experience.
FRANCESCO CAIO

FRANCESCO CAIO
CEO and Managing Director

“The Plan we have created represents a formidable transformational challenge in both cultural and technological terms. However, with a great sense of belonging that identifies our colleagues not to mention the trust from our customers and the investments in innovation and learning and development programmes, we can make Poste Italiane one of the leading Italian companies and contribute to the renewal and modernisation of the Country”.

L’OFFERTA GLOBALE DI VENDITA

La struttura

La struttura
dell'offerta

L’offerta

L’offerta

I PROTAGONISTI DEL COLLOCAMENTO

I Coordinatori dell’offerta globale di vendita

  • Banca IMI S.p.A.
  • Citigroup Global Markets Ltd
  • BofA Merrill Lynch
  • Mediobanca – Banca di Credito Finanziario S.p.A.
  • UniCredit Corporate & Investment Banking

I Responsabili del Collocamento

  • Banca IMI S.p.A.
  • UniCredit Corporate & Investment Banking

Gli Advisor

  • Rothschild (per l’emittente)
  • Lazard (per l’azionista venditore)

I Joint Bookrunner del collocamento istituzionale

  • Banca IMI S.p.A. Unicredit Bank AG
  • Citigroup Global Markets Limited
  • Unicredit Corporate & Investment Banking
  • Goldman Sachs International
  • Morgan Stanley International plc
  • BofA Merrill Lynch
  • Mediobanca – Banca di Credito Finanziario S.p.A.
  • Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Limited
  • J.P.Morgan plc.
  • UBS Limited

Lo Sponsor

  • Mediobanca – Banca di Credito Finanziario S.p.A.

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 23,931

    MLN €

    Total revenue

  • 930

    MLN €

    Operating profit

  • 622

    MLN €

    Profit for the period

  • 229

    MLN €

    Capex

GROUP RESULTS

The Group’s reports a positive operating performance for the first nine months of 2015, with operating profit of €930 million up 27% on the same period of 2014 (€733 million in the first nine months of 2014) and profit for the period of €622 million (€333 million for the first nine months of 2014).

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF PROFIT AND LOSS AS OF 30 SEPTEMBER 2015

for the nine months ended
30 September
Increase/(decrease)
(€m) 2015 2014 Values %
Revenue from sales and services and insurance premium revenue 21,041 19,499 1,542 7.9%
Postal and Business Services 2,787 2,965 (178) -6.0%
Financial Services 3,532 3,616 (84) -2.3%
Insurance Services 14,543 12,740 1,803 14.2%
Other Services 179 178 1 0.6%
Other income from financial and insurance activities 2,828 2,985 (157) -5.3%
Financial Services 441 339 102 30.1%
Insurance Services 2,387 2,646 (259) -9.8%
Other operating income 52 76 (24) -31.6%
Postal and Business Services 49 69 (20) -29.0%
Financial Services 1 5 (4) -80.0%
Other Services 2 2 - n/s
Total revenue 23,921 22,560 1,361 6.0%
Cost of goods and services 1,864 1,930 (66) -3.4%
Net change in technical provisions for insurance business and other claims expenses 15,475 14,641 834 5.7%
Other expenses from financial and insurance activities 684 71 613 n/s
Personnel expenses 4,370 4,482 (112) -2.5%
Capitalised costs and expenses (21) (16) (5) 31.3%
Other operating costs 194 227 (33) -14.5%
Total costs 22,566 21,335 1,231 5.8%
EBITDA 1,355 1,225 130 10.6%
Depreciation, amortisation and impairments 425 492 (67) -13.6%
Operating profit/(loss) 930 733 197 26.9%
Finance income/(costs) (*) 41 15 26 n/s
Profit/(Loss) before tax 971 748 223 29.8%
Income tax expense 349 415 (66) -15.9%
Profit for the period 622 333 289 86.8%

n/s: not significant
(*) The figure for the first nine months of 2014 includes losses on investments accounted for using the equity method, amounting to €1 million.

 

 

GROUP - Revenue by operating segment
(data in millions of euro)

GROUP - Revenue by operating segment

In the first nine months of 2015, total revenues, including insurance premiums, grew to €23.9 billion, a 6% increase on the same period in 2014.

 

  • Commercial and postal services: total revenue from Postal and Business services is down €198 million compared with 2014, reflecting the growing popularity of digital media and communication, which has led to a progressive eduction in demand for traditional products and services.
  • Financial Services: total revenue from Financial services is up €14 million on the same period of the previous year, driven by the positive performance of other income from financial activities, which is up from the €339 million of 2014 to €441 million in the first nine months of 2015 (an increase of 30%). This category of revenue includes income from the sale of available-for-sale financial assets, in the form of euro area government securities, in which the postal current account deposits of BancoPosta RFC’s private customers are invested. In spite of an increase in average current account deposits, revenue and other income is down €84 million as a result of a reduction in the average interest earned on deposits invested in government securities and on interest-bearing deposits with the Ministry of the Economy and Finance.
  • Insurance Services: the Insurance services segment delivered excellent results during the period, with Group companies (represented by Poste Vita and its subsidiary, Poste Assicura) recording premium revenue of €14.5 billion (€12.7 billion in the same period of 2014). This primarily reflects the performances of traditional Class I investment and savings products, where the Group has built up a strong presence. Other income from financial and insurance activities is, however, down from the €2,646 million of 2014 to €2,387 million, reflecting fair value losses on the financial instruments held to cover obligations to policyholders.
  • Other Services: total revenue from other services amounts to €181 million. This is in line with the same period of 2014, despite improved operating results from Poste Mobile.

 

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Operating results: Contribution by operating segment

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 15,950

    MLN €

    Total revenue

  • 638

    MLN €

    Operating profit

  • 435

    MLN €

    Profit for the period

  • 135

    MLN €

    Capex

GROUP RESULTS

Notwithstanding the expected reduction in postal sector revenues, the Group’s operating results during the first six months of 2015 were positive, with Operating profit reaching Euro 638 million, an increase of 26.1% with respect to the corresponding period in the prior year (Euro 506 million) and Profit for the period of Euro 435 million (Euro 222 million for the first six months of 2014).

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF PROFIT AND LOSS

  Increase/(decrease)
millions of Euro 2014 2015 Amount %
Revenue from sales and services 4,593 4,390 (203) (4.4)
Insurance premium revenue 8,249 9,474 1,225 14.9
Other income from financial and insurance activities 2,063 2,055 (8) (0.4)
Other operating income 53 31 (22) (41.5)
Total revenue 14,958 15, 950 992 6. 6
Cost of goods and services 1,278 1,233 (45) (3.5)
Net change in technical provisions for insurance business and other claims expenses 9,584 10,385 801 8.4
Other expenses from financial and insurance activities 54 311 257 n/s
Personnel expenses 3,031 2,983 (48) (1.6)
Depreciation, amortisation and impairments 342 289 (53) (15.5)
Capitalised costs and expenses (10) (12) (2) 20.0
Other operating costs 173 123 (50) (28.9)
Total costs 14,452 15, 312 860 6. 0
Operating profit/(loss) 506 638 132 26.1
Finance income 141 88 (53) (37.6)
Finance costs 129 61 (68) (52.7)
Profit/(loss) on investments accounted for using the equity method (1) - 1 n/s
Profit/(loss) before tax 517 665 148 28.6
Income tax expense 295 230 (65) (22.0)
Profit for the period 222 435 213 95.9

n/s: not significant

 

Revenues in the Financial Services segment increased with respect to the first six months of 2014 (Euro 2,680 million in the first six months of 2015 compared with Euro 2,665 million in the first six months of 2014) with contribution to Operating profit up 48.6% on the corresponding period (Euro 468 million for the first six months of 2015 compared with Euro 315 million for the same period in 2014). The results achieved by the Insurance Services segment were also positive.

 

 

GROUP - Revenue by operating segment
(data in millions of euro)

GROUP - Revenue by operating segment

Total revenue generated by the Poste Group during the first six months of 2015 amounts to Euro 15,950 million, an increase of 6.6% with respect to the corresponding period in 2014; in addition to the positive performance of the Insurance business, and the increased revenue of the Financial Services segment which increased as well as Other Services.

 

  • Postal and Business Services: total revenue generated by Postal and Business Services decreased by Euro 135 million with respect to the corresponding period in 2014, reflecting the effects of the digitalisation of media and communications that has led to a progressive reduction in demand for traditional products and services.
  • Financial Services: revenues increased from Euro 203 million during the first six months of 2014 to Euro 320 million during the first six months of 2015 (+57.6%). Total revenue earned by Financial Services increased by Euro 15 million with respect to the corresponding period in • 2014, due to the positive performance of Other income from financial activities.
  • Insurance Services: excellent results with Group insurance premium collection (generated by Poste Vita and its subsidiary, Poste Assicura) amounting to Euro 9.5 billion (Euro 8.2 billion in the corresponding period in 2014) earned mainly on traditional Class I and V investment and savings products, in which Group performance is particularly strong.
  • Other Services: total revenue from Other Services amounted to Euro 123 million, an increase of 10.8%, thanks to the positive contribution of PosteMobile which during the first six months of 2015 achieved positive results through development of its customer base and increase in voice traffic volumes.

 

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Operating results: Contribution by operating segment