| Q4 | LUXEMBOURG, 2 FEBRUARY 2012 - METRO INTERNATIONAL S.A. ("METRO" OR "THE GROUP") (MTROA, MTROB), TODAY ANNOUNCED ITS FINANCIAL RESULTS FOR THE FOURTH QUARTER AND TWELVE MONTHS ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2011. INFORMATION WAS SUBMITTED FOR PUBLICATION ON 2 FEBRUARY 2012 AT 8:00 CET. |
"ANOTHER GOOD YEAR"
FINANCIAL SUMMARY
| €'000 | Q4 2011 | Q4 2010 | FY 2011 | FY 2010 |
| Net revenue | 58,038 | 55,529 | 196,879 | 175,145 |
| EBIT | 14,642 | 7,516 | 19,375 | 11,712 |
| Net profit/(loss) | 11,398 | 5,670 | 4,709 | 2,880 |
Q4 HIGHLIGHTS
- EBIT of €14.6 million (€7.5 million) includes a one-off gain of €7.0 million (€0.3 million) related to a revaluation of the investment in Metro English Canada. Adjusted for these one-off items, EBIT would have been €7.6 million (€7.2 million)
- Net revenue increased by 5 percent to €58.0 million (€55.5 million)
- Increase in stake in St Petersburg, Russia from 58.5 percent to 95 percent
FULL YEAR HIGHLIGHTS
- EBIT of €19.4 million (€11.7 million) includes a net one-off gain of €4.2 million (€3.1 million). Adjusted for these items, EBIT would have been €15.2 million (€8.6 million)
- Net revenue increased by 12 percent to €196.9 million (€175.1 million)
- Strong sales growth in Chile, Mexico and Russia
- Sale of operations in English Canada and France
- Three new operations launched in Latin America
CONFERENCE CALL
Metro International will host a conference call today at 10.00 A.M. CET which will be broadcast live on the internet and as a conference call. Participants can take part in the call either through the audiocast or the conference call.
To follow the internet audiocast:
A live audiocast of the presentation will be available on www.metro.lu (http://www.metro.lu/), on 2 February 2012 at 10.00 A.M. CET.
| To participate in the conference call, please dial in on the following numbers: | |
| Sweden | Tel: +46 8 505 598 53 |
| UK / International | Tel: +44 20 304 324 36 |
| US free phone number | Tel: +1 866 458 40 87 |
Conference call participants can access the presentation slides on http://www.metro.lu/node/79 (http://www.metro.lu/node/79) .
A re-play will be available on Metro's website www.metro.lu (http://www.metro.lu/) approximately one hour after the event.
DATE OF NEXT REPORT
Metro's financial results for Q1 ended 31 March 2012 will be published on 18 April 2012.
For further information please visit www.metro.lu (http://www.metro.lu/) or contact:
| Per Mikael Jensen | President and CEO | Tel: +46 8 120 570 00 |
| Anders Kronborg | CFO | Tel: +44 79 1254 0800 |
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Fourth Quarter Presentation 2011 (http://hugin.info/132142/R/1581938/494172.pdf)
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Source: Metro International via Thomson Reuters ONE
