BOUYGUES: First-Half 2024 Results

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FIRST-HALF 2024 RESULTS

Paris, 26 July 2024

  • Group outlook for 2024 confirmed: sales and current operating profit from activities (COPA) expected to be slightly up on 2023

  • Construction businesses: backlog at a very high level, providing visibility on future activity

  • Equans: year-on-year increase in COPA and in margin from activities, reflecting the continued successful execution of the strategic Perform plan

  • Bouygues Telecom: continued good momentum in Fixed and a very competitive market in Mobile

  • Bouygues Immobilier: adapting to a still challenging market environment

  • Very significant improvement in net debt at end-June 2024, thanks to efforts made by the business segments

The Board of Directors, chaired by Martin Bouygues, met on 25 July 2024 to close off the financial statements for first-half 2024.

KEY FIGURES

As each year, the Group’s first-half results are not indicative of full-year results, mainly due to the seasonal nature of business at Colas, and to a lesser extent, at Equans.

(€ million)

H1 2024

 

H1 2023

 

Change

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sales

26,516

 

26,136

 

+1%

a

Current operating profit/(loss) from activities

747

 

727

 

+20

 

Margin from activities

2.8%

 

2.8%

 

 = 

 

Current operating profit/(loss) ?

702

 

681

 

+21

 

Operating profit/(loss) ?

596

 

601

 

-5

 

Financial result

(185)

 

(201)

 

+16

 

Net profit/(loss) attributable to the Group

186

 

225

 

-39

 

(a) Up 2% like-for-like and at constant exchange rates.
(b) Includes PPA amortisation of €45m in first-half 2024 and €46m in first-half 2023.
(c) Includes net non-current charges of €106m in first-half 2024 and of €80m in first-half 2023.

(€ million)

End-June 2024

 

End-Dec 2023

 

End-June 2023

a

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net surplus cash (+)/net debt (-)

(8,734)

 

(6,251)

 

(10,588)

 

(a) Net debt adjusted following the update to the final purchase price allocation on the Equans acquisition of 4 October 2022.

  • Sales in first-half 2024 were €26.5 billion, up 1% versus first-half 2023, driven mainly by Equans and Bouygues Construction. Like-for-like and at constant exchange rates, sales increased 2% year-on-year.

  • Current operating profit from activities (COPA) was €747 million, up €20 million year-on-year, driven mainly by Equans, where COPA increased €57 million year-on-year. COPA declined €36 million year-on-year at Bouygues Immobilier, resulting in a current operating loss from activities of €36 million, due to a sharp decline in its business activity. The adaptation measures being put in place will begin to produce results in late 2024.