EANS-News: Flughafen Wien AG: Q1-3/2019: Passenger Volume (+16.6%), Revenue (+7.8%) and Net profit (+14.4%)* ? Weakening of growth as expected

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Quarterly Report

Vienna Airport - Vienna Airport in Q1-3/2019: Passenger Volume (+16.6%), Revenue
(+7.8%) and Net profit (+14.4%)* - Weakening of growth as expected

# REVENUE increase to EUR 642.9 million (+7.8%), EBITDA rise to EUR 313.1
million (+10.2%), EBIT improvement to EUR 215.0m (+12.9%)
# NET PROFIT FOR THE PERIOD* at EUR 152.1 million (+14.4%)
# Air cargo down 4.6% in the period January to October 2019
# Passenger growth slows down: +9.9% in the Flughafen Wien Group and +10.2% at
Vienna Airport in October 2019
"Revenue and net profit of the Flughafen Wien Group have improved, but growth is
slowing down as expected. The new Office Park 4 will be put into operation in
May 2020. The airport is on a growth path, but this is taking place in a
responsible manner. Since 2011, CO2 emissions have been reduced by about 70% per
traffic unit, and energy consumption has been cut by 40%. Vienna Airport will
have seven photovoltaic facilities covering an area of 16,000 m² in operation by
the end of 2020, and will operate soon in a CO2 neutral manner in spite of
growth in flight traffic and at the flight hub", explains Günther Ofner, Member
of the Management Board of Flughafen Wien AG.

"Passenger and cargo development is weakening, but aviation remains a growth
sector in the long-term. Within the context of the dynamic competition
prevailing at Vienna Airport, the Lufthansa Group with Austrian Airlines and
Eurowings as well as Lauda, Wizz Air, Level and many other airlines have
increased passenger volumes and flight movements. We expect about 31 million
travellers in the entire year 2019. The new winter flight schedule offers
numerous new destinations. The economy and tourism sector will profit from
numerous new flight connections and frequency", states Julian Jäger, Member of
the Management Board of Flughafen Wien AG.

Traffic development in Q1-3/2019: +16.6 rise in passenger volume in the
Flughafen Wien Group**

The Flughafen Wien Group including the foreign strategic investments in Malta
Airport and Kosice Airport handled a total of 30.1 million passengers in the
period January to September 2019, comprising a year-on-year rise of 16.6% from
the prior-year level. The number of passengers at Vienna Airport climbed 19.5%
to 23,956,086 travellers in the months of January to September 2019. The number
of local passengers was up 23.9% in the three quarters of 2019, whereas transfer
passenger traffic rose by 5.9%. The number of flight movements in the period
January-September 2019 was up 13.2% from the previous year to 201,979 take-off
and landings. The average seat occupancy (seat load factor) rose from 76.7% to
77.5% in Q1-3/2019. Cargo volume (air cargo and trucking) fell by 4.8% in the
same period to 207,820 tonnes. Passenger traffic at Malta Airport increased by
6.5% to 5,636,326 passengers in Q1-3/2019. Passenger volume at Kosice Airport
rose by 5.5% in the same period to 471,140 travellers.

Q1-3/2019: Rise in revenue to EUR 642.9 million (+7.8%) and net profit* to EUR
152.1 million (+14.4%)

Revenue generated by the Flughafen Wien Group in Q1-3/2019 improved by 7.8% to
EUR 642.9 million, and EBITDA improved by 10.2% to EUR 313.1 million. EBIT in
Q1-3/2019 increased by 12.9% to EUR 215.0 million, and the net profit for the
period before non-controlling interests climbed 14.4% in Q1-3/2019 to EUR 152.1
million. Net profit for the period after minorities rose by 14.7% to EUR 138.7
Mio. and net debt could be reduced to EUR 126.3 million (January 1, 2019:EUR
198.2 million)***. The free cash flow equalled EUR 143.7 million (Q1-3/2018: EUR
117.5 million).

Revenue and earnings development in the segments

Revenue in the Airport Segment rose by 8.6% in Q1-3/2019 in a year-on-year
comparison to EUR 310.1 million. Segment EBIT improved to EUR 94.1 million (Q1-
3/2018: EUR 87.2 million). The Handling and Security Services Segment generated
a 1.1% revenue increase to EUR 122.2 million. The segment's EBIT amounted to EUR
5.3 million (Q1-3/2018: EUR7.7 million). This segment also includes the security
services of VIAS, the handling services provided by Vienna Aircraft Handling
(VAH) and Vienna Passenger Handling Services (VPHS) and services provided by
GetService Dienstleistungsgesellschaft m.b.H. The Retail & Properties Segment
reported a 12.8% rise in revenue in the first nine months of 2019 to EUR 120.6
million. Segment EBIT rose to EUR 66.2 million (Q1-3/2018: EUR 53.8 million).
Revenue of the Malta Segment climbed 9.2% to EUR 77.3 million and segment EBIT
equalled EUR 41.7 million (Q1-3/2018: 36.6 million). Revenue of the Other
Segments totalled EUR 12.8 million in Q1-3/2019 (Q1-3/2018: EUR 12.3 million),
whereas segment EBIT equalled EUR 7.7 million (Q1-3/2018: EUR 5.1 million).

Investments

Total investments in the first nine months of 2019 amounted to EUR 123.2
million, with the largest investments (also taking account of advance payments)
relating to Office Park 4 with EUR 15.0 million. This was followed by
investments of EUR 9.8 million for construction of Hangars 8 and 9 and EUR 28.9
million for terminal development projects. A total of EUR 12.8 million was
invested at Malta Airport in the first three quarters of 2019.

Traffic development in October 2019:
Flughafen Wien Group handled 3.6 million passengers (+9.9%)

The number of passengers handled by the Flughafen Wien Group (Vienna Airport,
Malta Airport and Kosice Airport) in the month of October 2019 rose by 9.9%
compared to the prior-year month to 3.6 million travellers. Passenger volume on
a cumulative basis for the period January to October 2019 was up 15.8% to 33.7
million travellers. Vienna Airport also showed strong passenger growth,
reporting an 18.4% rise in the number of passengers it handled in the period
January to October 2019 to a total of 26,804,143 travellers.

Vienna Airport: passenger volume up 10.2% in October 2019

The number of passengers handled by Vienna Airport in the month of October 2019
rose by 10.2% compared to the prior-year month to 2,848,057 travellers. The
number of local passengers increased considerably by 9.9%, and transfer
passenger volume was up by 11.4%. The number of flight movements in October 2019
also showed an increase of 3.8% year-on-year. Cargo volume at Vienna Airport
dropped by 2.8% from the comparable level of October 2018.

The total number of passengers at Vienna Airport flying to destinations in
Western Europe climbed by 6.2% in October 2019, and passenger traffic to Eastern
Europe showed an increase of 16.6%. In October 2019, the number of passengers
travelling to the Far East increased by 10.6% from the prior-year month, and
passenger volume to Middle Eastern destinations was up by 18.3%. Passenger
traffic to North America also developed positively, rising by 27.4% year-on-
year, and the number of passengers travelling to Africa increased by 17.1% from
the prior-year period.

Malta Airport reported a strong rise of 8.8% in the number of passengers it
handled in October 2019. Passenger volume at Kosice Airport was up by 5.9%.

*) Profit for the period before non-controlling interests
**) Traffic data adjusted
***) Net debt adjusted due to IFRS 16 lease liabilities; comparable figure for
the beginning of the year adjusted accordingly

Traffic Development October 2019

Vienna Airport (VIE)

10/2019 Change in % 01-10/2019 Change
in %
Passengers 2,848,057 +10.2 26,804,143 +18.4
arr+dep+transit
Local
passengers 2,107,842 +9.9 20,452,639 +22.3
arr+dep
Transfer
passengers 733,498 +11.4 6,209,652 +6.5
arr+dep
Flight
movements 23,557 +3.8 225,536 +12.2
arr+dep
Cargo arr+dep 26,646 -2.8 234,467 -4.6
(in tonnes)
MTOW (in 964,699 +7.3 9,187,724 +15.2
tonnes)

Malta Airport (MLA, fully consolidated)

10/2019 Change in % 01-10/2019 Change
in %
Passengers 703,405 +8.8 6,339,731 +6.7
arr+dep+transit
Local
passengers 697,615 +9.0 6,300,501 +6.8
arr+dep
Transfer
passengers 5,790 -11.7 39,060 -2.7
arr+dep
Flight
movements 4,906 +7.1 44,596 +5.9
arr+dep
Cargo arr+dep 1,610 +13.7 13,288 +0.2
(in tonnes)
MTOW (in 187,378 +7.5 1,695,774 +5.5
tonnes)

Kosice Airport (KSC, consolidated at equity)

10/2019 Change in % 01-10/2019 Change
in %
Passengers 35,783 +5.9 506,923 +5.5
arr+dep+transit
Local
passengers 35,783 +9.6 506,666 +7.9
arr+dep
Transfer
passengers 0 n.a. 0 n.a.
arr+dep
Flight
movements 425 -10.5 5,342 -3.0
arr+dep
Cargo arr+dep 2 -67.1 34 -34.9
(in tonnes)
MTOW (in 9,944 -2.4 138,568 +2.8
tonnes)

Vienna Airport and strategic investments (VIE, MLA, KSC)

10/2019 Change in % 01-10/2019 Change
in %
Passengers 3,587,245 +9.9 33,650,797 +15.8
arr+dep+transit
Local
passengers 2,841,240 +9.7 27,259,806 +18.1
arr+dep
Transfer
passengers 739,288 +11.1 6,248,712 +6.5
arr+dep
Flight
movements 28,888 +4.1 275,474 +10.8
arr+dep
Cargo arr+dep 28,259 -2.0 247,789 -4.3
(in tonnes)
MTOW (in 1,162,021 +7.2 11,022,066 +13.4
tonnes)

Note: Total number of passengers includes local, transfer and transit
passengers.
Traffic data adjusted

Income Statement

______________________________________________________________________________
|in_EUR_million____|__________Q1-3/2019|_________Q1-3/2018*|________Change_in_%|
|Revenue___________|______________642.9|______________596.3|_______________+7.8|
|Other operating | 10.5| 11.4| -8.0|
|income____________|___________________|___________________|___________________|
|Operating_income__|______________653.4|______________607.7|_______________+7.5|
|__________________|___________________|___________________|___________________|
|Expenses for | | | |
|consumables and | -29.7| -29.5| +0.9|
|services_used_____|___________________|___________________|___________________|
|Personnel_expenses|_____________-233.1|_____________-217.9|_______________+7.0|
|Other operating | -81.2| -78.9| +2.9|
|expenses__________|___________________|___________________|___________________|
|Impairment/ | | | |
|reversals of | 0.0| -0.1| n.a.|
|impairment on | | | |
|receivables_______|___________________|___________________|___________________|
|Pro data results | | | |
|of companies | 3.6| 2.8| +30.0|
|recorded_at_equity|___________________|___________________|___________________|
|Earnings before | | | |
|interest, taxes, | | | |
|depreciation and | 313.1| 284.1| +10.2|
|amortisation | | | |
|(EBITDA)__________|___________________|___________________|___________________|
|__________________|___________________|___________________|___________________|
|Depreciation and | -98.1| -93.8| +4.6|
|amortisation______|___________________|___________________|___________________|
|Earnings before | | | |
|interest and taxes| 215.0| 190.4| +12.9|
|(EBIT)____________|___________________|___________________|___________________|
|__________________|___________________|___________________|___________________|
|Income from | | | |
|investments, | | | |
|excluding | 0.7| 0.3| n.a.|
|companies recorded| | | |
|at_equity_________|___________________|___________________|___________________|
|Interest_income___|________________1.9|________________1.8|_______________+7.3|
|Interest_expense__|______________-12.9|______________-12.2|_______________+5.7|
|Other financial | 0.6| 0.5| +17.6|
|result____________|___________________|___________________|___________________|
|Financial_result__|_______________-9.6|_______________-9.5|_______________-1.1|
|__________________|___________________|___________________|___________________|
|Earnings before | 205.3| 180.8| +13.5|
|taxes_(EBT)_______|___________________|___________________|___________________|
|__________________|___________________|___________________|___________________|
|Income_taxes______|______________-53.2|______________-47.9|______________+11.2|
|Net profit for the| 152.1| 133.0| +14.4|
|period____________|___________________|___________________|___________________|
|__________________|___________________|___________________|___________________|
|Thereof | | | |
|attributable_to:__|___________________|___________________|___________________|
|Equity holders of | 138.7| 120.9| +14.7|
|the_parent________|___________________|___________________|___________________|
|Non-controlling | 13.4| 12.1| +10.8|
|interests_________|___________________|___________________|___________________|
|__________________|___________________|___________________|___________________|
|Earnings per share| | | |
|(in EUR, basic = | 1.65| 1.44| +14.7|
|diluted)__________|___________________|___________________|___________________|

*) Application of IFRS 16 since 1 January 2019. Prior-year period was not
adjusted.
Balance Sheet Indicators

______________________________________________________________________________
|in_EUR_million____|_________30.09.2019|________31.12.2018*|_________Change_in%|
|ASSETS:___________|___________________|___________________|___________________|
|Non-current_assets|____________1,966.0|____________1,957.2|_______________+0.4|
|Current_assets____|______________318.6|______________200.9|______________+58.6|
|__________________|___________________|___________________|___________________|
|LIABILITIES:______|___________________|___________________|___________________|
|Equity____________|____________1,358.1|____________1,297.0|_______________+4.7|
|Non-current | 580.3| 549.3| +5.6|
|liabilities_______|___________________|___________________|___________________|
|Current | 346.3| 311.8| +11.1|
|liabilities_______|___________________|___________________|___________________|
|__________________|___________________|___________________|___________________|
|Total_assets______|____________2,284.7|____________2,158.1|_______________+5.9|
|__________________|___________________|___________________|___________________|
|Net_debt**________|______________126.3|______________198.2|______________-36.3|
|Gearing_(in%)**___|________________9.3|_______________15.3|_______________n.a.|

Cash Flow Statement

______________________________________________________________________________
|in_EUR_million____|__________Q1-3/2019|__________Q1-3/2018|________Change_in_%|
|Net cash flow from| | | |
|operating | 285.6| 226.2| +26.3|
|activities________|___________________|___________________|___________________|
|investing | -141.9| -108.7| +30.6|
|activities________|___________________|___________________|___________________|
|financing | -103.9| -140.3| -26.0|
|activities________|___________________|___________________|___________________|
|__________________|___________________|___________________|___________________|
|Free_cash_flow____|______________143.7|______________117.5|______________+22.3|
|__________________|___________________|___________________|___________________|
|CAPEX***__________|______________123.2|______________112.7|_______________+9.3|

*) Application of IFRS 16 since 1 January 2019: Prior-year period was not
adjusted.
**) Net debt and gearing adjusted due to IFRS 16 lease liabilities, comparable
figure as of 1.1.2019 adjusted accordingly
***) Excluding financial assets

The report by Flughafen Wien AG for the first nine months, from January 1 to
September 30, 2019 is available to the general public at the company's office at
1300 Flughafen and at Bank Austria, 1020 Wien, Rothschildplatz 1. It is also
available on the Internet at
http://www.viennaairport.com/en/company/investor_relations/
publications_and_reports/
quarterly_reports .

The Management Board
Vienna Airport, November 14, 2019

Further inquiry note:
Investor Relations:
Christian Schmidt (+43-1)7007-23126; christian.schmidt@viennaairport.com
Mario Santi (+43-1)7007-22407; m.santi@viennaairport.com

end of announcement euro adhoc
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