Irish Continental Group (ICG) the leading Irish-based maritime transport group, reports a solid financial performance for the half year ended 30 June 2016.
Highlights
- Revenue up 5.2% to €150.5 million (2015: €143.1 million)
- EBITDA up 19.6% to €30.5 million (2015: €25.5 million)
- Basic EPS up 32.1% to 10.3c (2015: 7.8c)
- RoRo freight volumes up 5.6% to 139,100 units (2015: 131,700 units)
- Cars carried up 5.5% in the period to 170,500 units (2015: 161,600 units)
- Container volumes shipped in the period up 7.4% to 152,700 teu (2015: 142,200 teu)
- Port lifts handled in the period up 39.6% to 144,800 lifts (2015: 103,700 lifts)
- MV Kaitaki to remain on charter to June 2020
- Net Debt down 57.3% to €18.9 million from €44.3 million at 31 December 2015
- IAS 19 accounting deficit on retirement benefit schemes has increased from €5.1 million at 31 December 2015 to €32.8 million at 30 June 2016
- Interim dividend 3.820 cent, up 5.0% (2015: 3.638 cent)
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