PIRAEUS PORT AUTHORITY S.A.
«Financial reports for the first half 2007»
Piraeus 29/8/2007
The Board of Directors of P.P.A S.A. on 28/8/2007 approved the Company’s
Financial Reports for the first half of the financial year 2007, from which the
following are raised:
• The Company’s turnover increased by 9.1% amounting to € 81.28 million,
against € 74.47 million in the relevant period of the financial year 2006. This
increase is attributed of the one part to the import-export cargo increase, big
part of which was transferred from 2006 and overlapped the reduction of the
transit cargo and of the other part the important revenues increase from the
cars throughput (car terminal) and the passenger traffic.
• Other operating revenues, compared to those of the relevant period of 2006
were increased by 2.1% amounting to € 3.95 million (3.87 million on
30/6/2006). The increase is mainly attributed to the extraordinary revenues
(income of doubtful debts).
• Total expenses increased within the examined period by 1.5% and amounted
to € 69.09 million against € 68.07 million the relevant 2006 period. The
increase is mainly attributed to the non-operating expenses increase
(compensations payment), the doubtful debts provisions and the
depreciations while the remaining expenses (as a total) remained in the 1st
semester 2006 levels.
• Asset depreciation incorporated in the operational cost, increased by 8.3%
amounting to € 4.84 million, against € 4.47 million in the previous financial
period.
• E.B.T. amounted to € 16.48 million, against € 10.05 million of the relevant
period in 2006, presenting an increase by 63.96%. Net profits after current
and deferred taxes increased by 72.7% due to the higher tax rate during the
first half of 2006. (2007 = 25%, 2006 = 29%).
• Finally, cash and cash equivalents of the Company on 30/6/2007, amounted
to € 39.58 million against € 22.62 million on 31/12/2006 and € 26.86 million
on 30/6/2006.
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