Edenred results first half 2019

Results for the first half of 2019

23 de July, 2019

Continued double-digit growth in all business lines and a sharp increase in profits

Double-digit growth in first-half profits, as reported and like-for-like:

– Total revenue up 14.6% like-for-like and up 16.8% as reported to 777€ million

– EBITDA up 14.6% like-for-like and up 23.0% as reported to 310€ million

Net profit, Group share up 17.9% to 146€ million

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Like-for-like, Edenred’s first-half performance exceeds target increases:

– Operating Revenue: 14.4% increase( annualtarget : over 7%)

– Operating EBIT: 14.9% increase( annualtarget: above 9%)

– Funds from Operations (FFO): 22.8% increase( annualtarget : above 10%)

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Confident about the outlook for the second half of the year, Edenred expects a record EBIT of between 520 million euros and 550 million euros for the whole of 2019, compared to 461 million euros in 2018.

Read the Press Release (in portuguese)