bpost: second quarter 2019 resultsSecond quarter 2019 highlights 2Q19 in line with expectations, on track for 2019 outlook Group operating income at EUR 935.7m (+0.8%) Group reported EBIT at EUR 101.8m. Normalized EBIT at EUR 107.5m (margin of 11.5%)
Mail & Retail Total operating income at EUR 521.4m (-1.8%) driven by vigorous underlying mail volume decline partly compensated by elections and pricing. Reported EBIT at EUR 73.7m. Normalized EBIT at EUR 74.8m (14.4% margin) mainly impacted by mail volume decline and wage drift.
Parcels & Logistics Europe & Asia Total operating income at EUR 201.4m (+5.6%) driven by Parcel BeNe up 11.8% and terminal dues settlements in Cross-border. Parcel BeNe volume growth at +17.7% driven by e-commerce. Reported EBIT at EUR 22.3m. Normalized EBIT at EUR 23.6m (11.7% margin): solid EBIT margin improvement thanks to phasing of settlements on terminal dues and back-end loading of costs towards 2H.
Parcels & Logistics North America As anticipated, total operating income at EUR 239.0m (-4.7%) impacted by Radial customer churn and repricing. Good commercial development with Total Contract Value above full-year target. Reported EBIT at EUR -3.8m, normalized EBIT at EUR -0.5m (-0.2% margin) mainly impacted by client churn & repricing, in line with expectations.
The 2019 ambition is to achieve a stable Group total operating income including building sales, a Group normalized EBIT above EUR 300.0m, and to distribute at least 85% of 2019 BGAAP net profit bpost NV/SA as dividend.
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