Clasquin : 2016 - Q4 business report.pdf

www.clasquin.com Financial Press Release

Lyon 21 February 2017

(after market closure)

5 continents - 20 countries - 62 offices 2016 Growth in Business Volumes and Gross Profit Q4 Improvement in Unit Margins

2016	2015	2016 / 2015 at current scope	2016 / 2015 like for like change**
CONSOLIDATED (unaudited)
Number of shipments	221,990	207,931	+6.8%	+2.6%
Sales (€m) *	235.0	234.2	+0.3%	-1.4%
Gross profit (€m)	57.5	55.6	+3.4%	+0.7%

Q4 2016/Q4 2015 at current scope

+3.3%

+8.2%

+2.7%

*Note:Salesisnotarelevantindicatorforassessingactivityinourbusiness,becauseitisgreatlyimpactedbychangingseaandairfreightrates,fuelsurcharges,exchangerates(especiallyversusthe$),etc.Variationsinthenumber ofshipments,thevolumesshippedand-intermsoftheGroup'sfinances-grossprofitarerelevantindicators.

** ThechangeinconsolidationscopeisduetotheacquisitionofLCIon01/04/15.

2016 saw sustained growth in number of shipments (+6.8%) and volumes shipped (number of containers shipped by sea up 17.3%; air freight tonnage up 5.6%). The recovery in air freight unit margins steepened in Q4. Following a sluggish performance in Q2 and Q3, sea freight unit margins regained their 2015 level in Q4.

On a like-for-like basis, Gross Profit increased by 2.0% in Q4 (up 2.7% at current exchange rates) after posting 0.3% growth over the first 9 months of the year.

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DETAILS ON ACTIVITY BY BUSINESS LINE

NUMBER OF SHIPMENTS				GROSS PROFIT (€m)
At current exchange rate	2016	2015 2016 / 2015		Q4 2016 / Q4 2015	2016	2015	2016 / 2015	Q4 2016 / Q4 2015
Sea freight	100,765	98,908	+1.9%	+0.8%	27.7	27.8	-0.5%	+0.9%
Air freight	72,820	70,554	+3.2%	+4.5%	18.4	19.1	-3.5%	+6.8%
RO/RO*	33,913	23,270	+45.7%	+10.9%	6.7	4.7	+43.4%	+16.2%
Others	14,492	15,199	-4.7%	-2.6%	3.6	2.9	+21.4%	-12.7 %
TOTAL OVERSEAS ACTIVITY	221,990	207,931	+6.8%	+3.3%	56.4	54.6	+3.4%	+3.9%
Log System	2.5	2.5	+0.0%	+0.0%
Consolidation entries	-1.4	-1.5
TOTAL CONSOLIDATED	57.5	55.6

NS	NS
+3.4%	+2.7%

*The strong growth in the "RO/RO" business line was driven by the acquisition of LCI on 01/04/15. One quarter of additional business was recorded in 2016. Q1 2016 LCI Clasquin: 8,605 shipments and GP of €1.7m.

VOLUME GROWTH
2016	2015	2016 / 2015	Q4 2016 / Q4 2015
Sea freight	144,147 TEUs*	122,884 TEUs*	+17.3%	+14.3%
Air freight	53,402 T**	50,586 T**	+5.6%	+1.6%

*Twenty Feet Equivalent Units

**Tons

Q4 2016 HIGHLIGHTS "CLASQUIN PORTUGAL" opening in October 2016 with offices in Lisbon and Porto. "CLASQUIN CHILE" opening in November 2016 with an office in Santiago. OTHER 2016 HIGHLIGHTS New governance with a strengthened team. Strengthening of the IT architecture and organisation. Agreement signed on 28 July with software publisher Wisetech (global leader in the sector) to replace our current Transport Management System. Roll-out as from April 2017. New developments:

• Acquisition in February 2016 of a small New York-based customs brokerage activity (GP: €0.4m).

• ART SHIPPING acquisition in May 2016, a Paris-based company specialised in the transportation of artwork (GP: €0.7m).

  2017 OUTLOOK

  Market:

  Estimated growth of around 1%

  Clasquin:

  Growth higher than market growth

  UPCOMING EVENTS (publication issued after market closure)

  • Wednesday 15 March 2017 2016 Annual results

    (SFAF meetings - Lyon 15/03, Paris 16/03)

  • Thursday 27 April 2017 Business report as at 31 March 2017

  • Thursday 31 August 2017 Business report as at 30 June 2017

  • Wednesday 20 September 2017 2017 Half year results

  • Thursday 26 October 2017 Business report as at 30 September 2017

CLASQUIN CONTACTS

Yves REVOL - Chairman and CEO

Hugues MORIN - Group Executive Vice President Philippe LONS - Deputy Managing Director and CFO

Stéphanie CHALANDON - Financial Communication Coordinator CLASQUIN Group - 235 cours Lafayette - 69006 Lyon

Phone: [phone] - Fax: [phone]

Clasquin is an air and sea freight forwarding and overseas logistics specialist. The Group designs and manages the entire overseas transport and logistics chain, organising and coordinating the flow of client shipments between France and the rest of the world, and more specifically to and from Asia-Pacific and the United States. Its shares are listed on Alternext Paris, ISIN FR0004152882, Reuters ALCLA.PA, Bloomberg ALCLA FP. For more information, see www.clasquinfinance.com. CLASQUIN confirms its eligibility for the new share savings plan for MSCs (medium-sized companies) in accordance with Article D221-113-5 of the French Monetary and Financial Code established by decree number 2014-283 of 4 March 2014 and with Article L221-32-2 of the French Monetary and Financial Code which set the conditions for eligibility (less than 5,000 employees and annual sales of less than 1,500 million euros or total balance sheet of less than 2,000 million euros). Clasquin is part of Enternext©PEA-PME 150 index