Faster Organic Growth - Total Revenue up 12.3% in the Second Quarter and 9.8% in the First Half

By Edenred, PRNE
Sunday, July 17, 2011

PARIS, July 18, 2011 -


  • Sustained growth in issue volume, up 10.9% in the second
    quarter and 10.0% in the first half

    • Strong momentum in Latin America
    • Improvement in Europe, reflecting first signs of stabilization
      in Central Europe

  • Solid increase in operating revenue, up 11.7% in the second
    quarter and 9.2% in the first half,
    led by favorable business
    trends and a gradual stabilization in client fee rates in certain
    countries

  • Sharp rise in financial revenue, up 19.0% in the second
    quarter and 16.0% in the first half,
    lifted by:

    • Higher interest rates and an increased float[1] in
      Latin America  
    • Gradual improvement in Europe thanks to a slight upturn in
      interest rates


                       First half First half  % change
                                                             % change
    (in EUR millions)    2010       2011    (reported) (like-for-like)[2]
    Issue volume        6,615      7,264      +9.8%         +10.0%
    Operating revenue     422        456      +8.1%          +9.2%
    Financial revenue      39         44     +14.8%         +16.0%
    Total revenue         461        501      +8.6%          +9.8%

FIRST-HALF ISSUE VOLUME UP 10.0% LIKE-FOR-LIKE

Issue volumeamounted to €7,264 million in the first half
of 2011, up 10.0% like-for-like and 9.8% as reported. The
currency effect was a negative 0.9% while changes in scope of
consolidation had a 0.7% positive effect.

Growth in issue volume by region was as follows:


    Like-for-like
    issue volume
    growth             1st quarter 2011 2nd quarter 2011 1st half 2011
    France                  +2.9%            +1.7%           +2.3%
    Rest of Europe          -2.0%            +1.3%           -0.3%
    Europe                  -0.3%            +1.4%           +0.6%
    Latin America          +20.5%           +21.5%          +21.0%
    Rest of the world      +23.1%           +17.1%          +19.8%
    TOTAL                   +9.0%           +10.9%          +10.0%

Organic issue volume growth accelerated to 10.9% in the second
quarter from 9.0% in the first, led by:

  • 3.7% growth in Europe in the second quarter (excluding
    the €39 million impact of the lost Consip contract in Italy) versus
    2.2% in the first, primarily reflecting the first signs of
    stabilization in Central Europe.

  • Sharply higher issue volume in Latin America during the
    quarter (up 21.5% like-for-like), lifted by growth in
    salaried employment, enhanced penetration rates and increased face
    values.

FIRST-HALF OPERATING REVENUE UP 9.2% LIKE-FOR-LIKE

First-half 2011 operating revenue totaled €456 million,
representing an increase of 9.2% like-for-like. On a
reported basis, the increase came to 8.1% after taking into
account:

  • The 0.7% negative impact of changes in scope of
    consolidation.

  • The 0.4% negative currency effect, reflecting:

  • The 1.3% positive effect of the Brazilian real’s
    appreciation over the period.
  • The 1.9% negative effect of applying the new official
    exchange rate for the Venezuelan bolivar (VEF 5.3/USD vs. VEF 4.3
    in first-half 2010).

The pace of growth accelerated sharply in the second quarter,
with operating revenue rising 11.7% like-for-like versus
6.6% in the first quarter.


       Like-for-like
     operating revenue
          growth        1st quarter 2011  2nd quarter 2011  1st half 2011
          France             -1.1%            +0.6%           -0.3%
      Rest of Europe         -1.1%            +7.5%           +3.0%
       Latin America        +17.4%           +19.5%          +18.5%
     Rest of the world      +10.0%            +9.7%           +9.8%
           TOTAL             +6.6%           +11.7%           +9.2%
  • France: first-half operating revenue of €70 million

In France, operating revenue dipped 0.3% like-for-like in
the first half, reflecting a 1.1% decrease in the first quarter and
a 0.6% increase in the second. The Ticket
Restaurant
®business trended up, with activity
rising 4.2% like-for-like in the second quarter versus 2.9% in the
first. However, BtoC gift vouchers continued to be affected
by competition from a single-brand card launched by the main
distributor of Kadéos cards, FNAC. As a result, the activity fell
36.0% like-for-like in the second quarter compared wit the same
period of 2010.

  • Rest of Europe: first-half operating revenue of €159
    million

In the Rest of Europe region,operating revenue climbed
3.0% like-for-like in the first half, reflecting the net effect of
a 1.1% decline in the first quarter and a 7.5% upswing in the
second. This important rise in the second quarter comes from:

  • The rise of operating revenue generated by issue volume
    up 2.8% like-for-like in the second quarter after contracting 1.7%
    in the first, a turnaround that was mainly attributable to the
    first signs of stabilization in Central Europe.
  • The positive impact of operating revenue without issue
    volume
    coming from punctual contracts in Motivation solutions
    in Germany in the second quarter.

In Belgium, operating revenue increased 3.8%
like-for-like in the second quarter, led by the robust performance
of the meal vouchers business.

In the United Kingdom, demand for Childcare Vouchers
remained strong, helping to drive 8.1% like-for- like growth in
operating revenue in the second quarter.

In Italy, second quarter operating revenue grew 5.3%
like-for-like, lifted by strong demand in the meal voucher
market.

In Romania, the rate of decline in operating revenue
eased to 11.6% like-for-like in the second quarter from 39.6% in
the first, thanks to a gradual stabilization of issue volumes and
client fee rates.

  • Latin America: first-half operating revenue of €194
    million

In Latin America, operating revenue increased by 18.5%
like-for-like in the first half, reflecting gains of 17.4% in the
first quarter and of 19.5% in the second. This strong growth was
attributable to vibrant local economies and solid sales
performances.

In Brazil, operating revenue rose 20.6% like-for-like in
the second quarter. All products contributed to the increase,
especially meal and food vouchers (up 21.3%) and Ticket Car (up
18.4%).  

In Hispanic Latin America, operating revenue expanded
17.4% like-for-like in the second quarter. In this market too, all
products performed well and particularly operating revenue from
meal and food vouchers was sharply higher (up 18.0%).

FIRST-HALF FINANCIAL REVENUE UP 16.0% LIKE-FOR-LIKE

Financial revenue continued to grow in the second
quarter,
rising 19.0% on the back of 13.0% growth in the first
quarter, to end the first half up 16.0% compared with the same
period of 2010.

In Latin America, higher interest rates and the increased
float lifted financial revenue by 41.0% like-for-like in the second
quarter, versus 38.8% in the first.

In Europe, where interest rates have also started to
trend upwards, financial revenue gained 7.5% like-for-like in the
second quarter after rising 1.1% in the first.

CONCLUSION

Total revenue for first-half 2011 amounted to €501
million,
up by a strong 9.8% like-for-like, with a
faster increase in the second quarter by 12.3%, after rising
7.2% in the first.

This performance was attributable to favorable underlying
business trends
, with strong growth in Latin America, an
improvement in economic conditions in Central Europe and a gradual
stabilization in client fee rates in Italy, Romania and Turkey, as
well as to sharply higher financial revenue.  

UPCOMING EVENTS

First-half 2011 Results: August 25, 2011

Edenred, which inventedthe Ticket
Restaurant
® meal voucher and is the world
leader in prepaid corporate services, designs and delivers
solutions that make employees’ lives easier and improve the
efficiency of organizations.

By ensuring that allocated funds are
used specifically as intended, these solutions enable companies to
more effectively manage their:

  • Employee benefits (Ticket
    Restaurant
    ®, Ticket Alimentación, Ticket
    CESU, Childcare Vouchers, etc.)
  • Expense management process (Ticket Car, Ticket
    Cleanway, etc.)
  • Incentive and rewards programs (Ticket
    Compliments, Ticket Kadéos, etc.)

The Group also supports public institutions in managing
their
social programs.

Listed on the NYSE Euronext Paris
stock exchange, Edenred operates in 40 countries, with 6,000
employees, nearly 530,000 companies and public sector customers,
1.2 million affiliated merchants and 34.5 million
beneficiaries. In 2010, total issue volume amounted to
€13.9 billion, of which 55% was generated in emerging
markets.

Full details of Edenred’s 2010 results are available on the
Company’s website: href="www.edenred.com/">www.edenred.com.

Ticket Restaurant® and all other tradenames of
Edenred products and services are registered trademarks of Edenred
SA.

APPENDICES


                                   Issue Volume

                              Q1                 Q2                  H1
                          2010    2011       2010    2011       2010    2011
      In EUR millions

    France                 641    659         607    617       1,248   1,276
    Rest of Europe       1,135  1,148       1,183  1,232       2,318   2,380
    Latin America        1,301  1,628       1,536  1,742       2,837   3,370
    Rest of the world       97    119         115    120         212     239

    TOTAL ISSUE VOLUME   3,174  3,554       3,441  3,710       6,615   7,264

                             Q1                 Q2                  H1
                        Change  Change     Change  Change     Change  Change
                       reported  L/L*     reported  L/L*     reported  L/L*
           In %

    France                2.9%   2.9%        1.7%   1.7%        2.3%    2.3%
    Rest of Europe        1.1% -20.0%        4.1%   1.3%        2.7%   -0.3%
    Latin America        25.1%  20.5%       13.4%  21.5%       18.8%   21.0%
    Rest of the world    22.1%  23.1%        3.9%  17.1%       12.2%   19.8%

    TOTAL ISSUE VOLUME   11.9%   9.0%        7.8%  10.9%        9.8%   10.0%

*Like-for-like


                                Operating Revenue

                              Q1                 Q2                  H1
                         2010    2011        2010    2011       2010    2011
     In EUR millions

    France                 36      36          33     34          69      70
    Rest of Europe         79      81          73     78         152     159
    Latin America          78      94          91    100         169     194
    Rest of the world      15      17          17     16          32      33
    OPERATING REVENUE     208     227         214    229         422     456

                             Q1                 Q2                  H1
                       Change  Change      Change  Change     Change  Change
                       reported  L/L*      reported  L/L*     reported  L/L*
           In %

    France               1.7%   -1.1%        0.0%   0.6%        0.7%   -0.3%
    Rest of Europe       1.6%   -1.1%        7.9%   7.5%        4.6%    3.0%
    Latin America       19.8%   17.4%       10.4%  19.5%       14.7%   18.5%
    Rest of the world   15.2%   10.0%       -3.5%   9.7%        5.2%    9.8%

    OPERATING REVENUE    9.4%    6.6%        6.8%  11.7%        8.1%    9.2%

*Like-for-like


                                Financial Revenue

                              Q1                 Q2                  H1
                         2010    2011        2010    2011       2010    2011
     In EUR millions

    France                  5       5           5      5          10      10
    Rest of Europe          8       7           8      8          16      16
    Latin America           6       9           6      9          12      17
    Rest of the world       -       1           1      1           1       1
    Financial Revenue      19      22          20     23          39      44

                              Q1                 Q2                  H1
                       Change  Change      Change  Change     Change  Change
                       reported  L/L*      reported  L/L*     reported  L/L*
           In %

    France               4.2%    4.3%       12.0%  12.0%        8.0%    8.0%
    Rest of Europe      -4.9%   -0.9%        3.0%   4.9%       -1.0%    2.0%
    Latin America       47.3%   38.8%       34.5%  41.0%       40.6%   40.0%
    Rest of the world   10.2%   10.0%        5.1%  17.5%        7.5%   14.0%

    Financial Revenue   13.9%   13.0%       15.7%  19.0%       14.8%   16.0%

*Like-for-like


                                  Total Revenue

                              Q1                 Q2                  H1
                         2010    2011        2010    2011       2010    2011
     In EUR millions

    France                 41      41          38     39          79      80
    Rest of Europe         87      88          81     87         168     175
    Latin America          84     102          97    109         181     211
    Rest of the world      15      18          18     17          33      35

    Total Revenue         227     249         234    251         461     501

                              Q1                 Q2                  H1
                       Change  Change      Change  Change     Change  Change
                       reported  L/L*      reported  L/L*     reported  L/L*
           In %

    France               2.0%   -0.4%        1.0%   1.9%        1.6%    0.7%
    Rest of Europe       1.0%   -1.1%        7.5%   7.3%        4.1%    2.9%
    Latin America       21.7%   18.9%       12.0%  20.9%       16.5%   20.0%
    Rest of the world   15.0%   10.0%       -3.2%  10.0%        5.3%   10.0%

    Total Revenue        9.8%    7.2%        7.5%  12.3%        8.6%    9.8%

*Like-for-like

1. The float
corresponds to the business’s negative working capital
requirement.

2. Based on a
comparable scope of consolidation and at constant exchange
rates.

CONTACTS: Eliane Rouyer-Chevalier, Executive Vice President Communications - Phone.: +33(0)1-74-31-86-26 - eliane.rouyer at edenred.com ; Media relations: Anne-Sophie Sibout, Media Relations Director - Phone: +33(0)1-74-31-86-11 - anne-sophie.sibout at edenred.com ; Investor relations: Virginie Monier, Investor Relations - Phone: +33-(0)1-74-31-86-16 - virginie.monier at edenred.com

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