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
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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 |
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Total revenue | $410,201,000
| $326,442,000 |
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Earnings/(losses) before finance costs: |
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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
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Leisure operations | 17,901,000 | 20,753,000 |
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Container operations: | |
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GE SeaCo | 4,636,000 | 4,316,000 |
Other | (867,000) |
4,298,000 |
| 3,769,000 | 8,614,000
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Other, including property, publishing and plantations | 2,608,000** | 515,000
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| 59,556,000 | 52,097,000 |
Corporate costs | (3,743,000) | (3,234,000) |
Net finance costs**** | (31,095,000) | (35,681,000) |
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Earnings before minority interests and income taxes | 24,718,000 | 13,182,000 |
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Minority interests | (6,959,000) | (5,334,000) |
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Earnings before income taxes | 17,759,000 | 7,848,000 |
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Provision for income taxes | 1,490,000
| 1,425,000 |
Net earnings | 16,269,000 |
6,423,000 |
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Preferred share dividends | (272,000) | (272,000) |
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Net earnings on class A and class B common shares | $ 15,997,000 | $ 6,151,000
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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 |
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* 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.
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Sea Containers Ltd. and subsidiaries
Summary of operating results (unaudited)
| Six months ended June 30, |
| 2002 | 2001
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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 |
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Total revenue | $681,878,000
| $617,650,000 |
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Earnings/(losses) before finance costs: |
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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
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Leisure operations | 23,236,000 | 31,430,000 |
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Container operations: | |
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GE SeaCo | 8,852,000 | 8,556,000 |
Other | 3,113,000 |
10,916,000 |
| 11,965,000 | 19,472,000
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Other, including property, publishing and plantations | 6,830,000** | (126,000) |
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| 83,386,000 | 89,294,000 |
Corporate costs | (7,248,000) | (6,605,000) |
Net finance costs**** | (61,731,000) | (71,079,000) |
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Earnings before minority interests and income taxes | 14,407,000 | 11,610,000 |
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Minority interests | (7,131,000) | (7,144,000) |
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Earnings before income taxes | 7,276,000 | 4,466,000 |
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Benefit from income taxes | (3,283,000) | (3,135,000) |
Net earnings | 10,559,000 |
7,601,000 |
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Preferred share dividends | (544,000) | (544,000) |
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Net earnings on class A and class B common shares | $ 10,015,000 | $ 7,057,000
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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 |
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* 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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