Positivi i risultati della divisione trasporto passeggeri e
merci di Sea Containers
Nel secondo trimestre il settore del noleggio container ha
registrato un rilevante calo dell'utile operativo
Il secondo trimestre di quest'anno della Sea Containers si è
chiuso con un utile netto di 16 milioni di dollari su un ricavo
di 410 milioni di dollari, contro rispettivamente 6,2 milioni
e 326 milioni nel corrispondente periodo del 2001. Nel primo semestre
del 2002 il risultato netto è stato di 10 milioni di dollari
su un ricavo di 682 milioni di dollari, contro rispettivamente
7,1 milioni e 618 milioni nella prima metà dello scorso
anno.
Nel secondo trimestre di quest'anno la principale divisione del
gruppo, che opera nel settore del trasporto di passeggeri e merci,
ha totalizzato un utile operativo di 35,3 milioni di dollari,
con un incremento del 59% rispetto al secondo trimestre del 2001.
Sono stati registrati incrementi di traffico nei servizi traghetto
nel canale della Manica. Sea Containers ha inoltre precisato che
i servizi traghetto nella città di New York hanno raggiunto
la profittabilità, così come la joint venture con
la Snav che opera in Adriatico.
L'utile operativo del settore del noleggio container è
ammontato a 3,8 milioni di dollari, contro 8,6 milioni di dollari
nel secondo trimestre dello scorso anno.
Nel corso del secondo trimestre Sea Containers ha incrementato
la sua partecipazione nella società di navigazione Silja
Oyj Abp (inforMARE del
2 luglio
e 7 agosto 2002).
Sea Containers Ltd. and subsidiaries
Summary of operating results (unaudited)
| | Three months ended June 30,
|
| | 2002 | 2001
|
| Revenue: | | |
| Passenger transport operations | $296,091,000
| $212,559,000* |
| Leisure operations | 79,094,000
| 76,697,000 |
| Container operations | 27,512,000
| 33,622,000 |
| Other | 7,504,000**
| 3,564,000 |
| | |
| Total revenue | $410,201,000
| $326,442,000 |
| | |
| Earnings/(losses) before finance costs: |
| |
| Passenger transport operations: | | |
| Silja*** | $ 18,103,000
| $ 10,043,000 |
| Rail | 15,787,000 | 9,449,000
|
| Other operations | 1,388,000
| 2,723,000* |
| 35,278,000 | 22,215,000
|
| | |
| Leisure operations | 17,901,000
| 20,753,000 |
| | |
| Container operations: | |
|
| GE SeaCo | 4,636,000 | 4,316,000
|
| Other | (867,000) |
4,298,000 |
| 3,769,000 | 8,614,000
|
| | |
Other, including property, publishing
and plantations
| 2,608,000** | 515,000
|
| | |
| 59,556,000 | 52,097,000
|
| Corporate costs | (3,743,000)
| (3,234,000) |
| Net finance costs**** | (31,095,000)
| (35,681,000) |
| | |
Earnings before minority interests
and income taxes
| 24,718,000 | 13,182,000 |
| | |
| Minority interests | (6,959,000)
| (5,334,000) |
| | |
| Earnings before income taxes | 17,759,000
| 7,848,000 |
| | |
| Provision for income taxes | 1,490,000
| 1,425,000 |
| Net earnings | 16,269,000 |
6,423,000 |
| | |
| Preferred share dividends | (272,000)
| (272,000) |
| | |
Net earnings on class A and class B
common shares
| $ 15,997,000 | $ 6,151,000
|
| | |
Net earnings per class A and class B
common share:
| | |
| Basic and diluted | $ 0.79
| $ 0.33 |
Weighted average number of class A and B
common shares:
| | |
| Basic | 20,192,917 |
18,529,195 |
| Diluted | 20,699,731
| 19,008,033 |
| | |
* Includes gain of $5,000,000 on sale of port assets.
** Includes gain of $2,225,000 on the sale by SCL of shares
in its subsidiary
Orient-Express Hotels Ltd.
*** Includes 50% of Silja for 2001 and April 2002 but 100%
from May 1, 2002 when a
majority shareholding was acquired and the company was consolidated.
**** Includes SCL's share of interest charged in the GE
SeaCo operations of
$1,127,000 (2001 - $1,745,000). SCL's share of Silja's interest
prior to
consolidation of $967,000 (2001 - $2,855,000) is also included.
|
Sea Containers Ltd. and subsidiaries
Summary of operating results (unaudited)
| | Six months ended June 30,
|
| | 2002 | 2001
|
| Revenue: | | |
| Passenger transport operations | $472,213,000
| $408,717,000* |
| Leisure operations | 132,764,000
| 134,608,000 |
| Container operations | 60,835,000
| 68,567,000 |
| Other | 16,066,000**
| 5,758,000 |
| | |
| Total revenue | $681,878,000
| $617,650,000 |
| | |
| Earnings/(losses) before finance costs: |
| |
| Passenger transport operations: | | |
| Silja *** | $ 20,080,000
| $ 9,928,000 |
| Rail | 24,890,000 | 18,709,000
|
| Other operations | (3,615,000)
| 9,881,000* |
| 41,355,000 | 38,518,000
|
| | |
| Leisure operations | 23,236,000
| 31,430,000 |
| | |
| Container operations: | |
|
| GE SeaCo | 8,852,000 | 8,556,000
|
| Other | 3,113,000 |
10,916,000 |
| 11,965,000 | 19,472,000
|
| | |
Other, including property, publishing
and plantations
| 6,830,000** | (126,000)
|
| | |
| 83,386,000 | 89,294,000
|
| Corporate costs | (7,248,000)
| (6,605,000) |
| Net finance costs**** | (61,731,000)
| (71,079,000) |
| | |
Earnings before minority interests
and income taxes
| 14,407,000 | 11,610,000 |
| | |
| Minority interests | (7,131,000)
| (7,144,000) |
| | |
| Earnings before income taxes | 7,276,000
| 4,466,000 |
| | |
| Benefit from income taxes | (3,283,000)
| (3,135,000) |
| Net earnings | 10,559,000 |
7,601,000 |
| | |
| Preferred share dividends | (544,000)
| (544,000) |
| | |
Net earnings on class A and class B
common shares
| $ 10,015,000 | $ 7,057,000
|
| | |
Net earnings per class A and class B
common share:
| | |
| Basic and diluted | $ 0.52
| $ 0.38 |
Weighted average number of class A and B
common shares:
| | |
| Basic | 19,367,727 |
18,528,819 |
| Diluted | 19,871,642
| 19,009,218 |
| | |
* Includes gains of $20,167,000 on sale of port assets.
** Includes gain of $6,318,000 on the sale by SCL of shares
in its subsidiary
Orient-Express Hotels Ltd.
*** Includes 50% of Silja for 2001 and the four months
to April 2002 but 100% from
May 1, 2002 when a majority share holding was acquired and the
company was
consolidated.
**** Includes SCL's share of interest charged in the GE
SeaCo operations of
$2,185,000 (2001 - $3,726,000). SCL's share of Silja's interest
prior to
consolidation of $3,202,000 (2001 - $6,033,000) is also included.
(Source: Sea Containers)
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