Aktsiaselts Infortar Unaudited Consolidated Interim Report for third quarter of 2024

Aktsiaselts Infortar (Infortar) will organize a webinar for introducing third quarter 2024 results today. Please join the webinar via the following links:

4. November at 12.00 (EET) Estonian webinar

4. November at 14.00 (EET) English webinar

Following the acquisition of a majority stake in Aktsiaselts Tallink Grupp (Tallink), Infortar’s total assets have reached €2.5 billion. For the first nine months of this year, the company’s consolidated revenue amounted to €926 million, net profit reached €187 million, and investments totaled €138 million.

“We’ve grown into Estonia’s largest investment company in the third quarter—our consolidated asset volume has increased by €1 billion within just nine months. Infortar’s structure and outlook have transformed significantly over a short period; we’re literally fuelled by growth,” remarked Ain Hanschmidt, Chairman of Infortar’s Management Board.

“Infortar actively seeks and invests in growth across various sectors and beyond borders. When we went public last year, we committed to invest €110 million from 2023 to 2025, yet we have already invested €138 million in the current year alone,” said Hanschmidt.

In the third quarter of 2024, Infortar increased its shareholding in Tallink to 68.5% through a public share offering. Alongside with other investors, Infortar envisions a strong and stable future for Tallink. The voluntary takeover offer attracted those who wished to exit the region for various reasons.

In the third quarter of 2024, Tallink transported a total of 1,715,496 passengers, with the company’s ships completing 1,840 departures. Compared to the same period last year, Tallink´s unaudited sales revenue decreased by 3.7%, totalling €231.9 million, with a net profit of €36.8 million.

AS Eesti Gaas, the largest private energy company in the Finnish and Baltic region, increased its sales volume of natural gas and electricity by 27% year-on-year, reaching 13.9 TWh and a market share of 25.7%. Operating under the Elenger brand in foreign markets, the company is focused on expanding its energy business in Poland and Germany and establishing access to the wholesale gas market in the Netherlands and Belgium.

The construction of Rimi’s logistics centre and the new Pärnu bridge are going according to the schedule. In July, the bridge arch was installed, introducing new engineering solutions to Estonia.

At the end of the third quarter, Infortar announced plans to acquire Tallinna Raamatutrükikoda, in addition to the printing houses Printon and Vaba Maa. This acquisition aims to enhance synergies and bolster the company’s extensive experience in the printing sector.

* For the period ending 30.09.2024, earnings per share (EPS) in euros have been calculated using a share count of 21,166,239, with company´s own shares deducted for comparability.

Revenue

During the first nine months of 2024, Infortar’s consolidated revenue increased by €178.7 million, reaching €925.6 million, compared to €746.9 million in the same period in 2023. This growth was significantly impacted by the line-by-line consolidation of Tallink results into Infortar’s financial statements.

EBITDA and Segment Reporting

The acquisition of a majority stake in Tallink does not significantly impact segment reporting; Infortar’s management continues to monitor business segments using existing principles.

Energy Segment: Nine-month EBITDA for 2024 was €79.5 million, down from €99.1 million in 2023.

Maritime transportation segment: nine-month EBITDA for 2024 was €149,5 million, compared to €177.7 million in 2023. Until 31.07.24, Infortar consolidated Tallink results by the equity method according to its ownership percentage, switching to line-by-line reporting as of 01.08.24.

Real Estate Segment: EBITDA for real estate in the first nine months of 2024 reached €12 million, up from €11 million in the same period of 2023.

Net Profit

Consolidated net profit for the first nine months of 2024 was €187.3 million, compared to €269.6 million for the same period in 2023. The previous year’s results included a one-time profit from the AS Gaso acquisition.

Financing

Loan and lease obligations totalled €961.4 million for the first nine months of 2024, up from €480.8 million in 2023 due to the consolidation of Tallink liabilities. The net debt-to-EBITDA ratio, considering Tallink’s full-year EBITDA for 2024, stands at 2.4.

^{* The non-cash revaluations of derivative instruments in comprehensive income do not affect the profitability or cash flow generating ability of AS Eesti Gaas or Infortar’s core business operations.}

Balance sheet, in thousands of EUR

^{* This represents the change in the accounting hedging position, which affects the comprehensive income result.}        

Aktsiaselts Infortar operates in seven countries, the company’s main fields of activity are maritime transport, energy and real estate. Aktsiaselts Infortar owns a 68.47% stake in Aktsiaselts Tallink Grupp, a 100% stake in AS Eesti Gaas and a versatile and modern real estate portfolio of approx. 116,000 m2. In addition to the three main areas of activity, Aktsiaselts Infortar also operates in construction and mineral resources, agriculture, printing, taxi business and other areas. A total of 105 companies belong to the Aktsiaselts Infortar group: 96 subsidiaries, 4 affiliated companies and 5 subsidiaries of affiliated companies. Excluding affiliates, Aktsiaselts Infortar employs 6,108 people.

Additional information:
Kadri Laanvee
Investor Relations Manager
Phone: +372 5156662
e-mail: [email protected]
www.infortar.ee/en/investor

Attachments

• Q3 ENG(report)
• Q3 ENG(presentation)