PIRAEUS PORT AUTHORITY S.A.
Financial Reports for the financial year 2007.
Piraeus 28.3.2008
The Board of Directors of P.P.A S.A. on March 27, 2008 approved the Financial
Reports of the Company for the financial year 2007. The Financial Reports are
summarized as follows:
The Company’s turnover increased by 18,9% amounting to €171.35 million,
against €144.14 million in the relevant period of 2006. The increase of importexport
cargo volume, a large part of which was transferred from 2006 and the
increase in revenue from increased cars’ throughput (car terminal), passengers’
traffic and slops management constitute the main factors of the increase in
turnover, given the fact that in the calculation of the above percentage,
contributed also the reduction of income due to personnel mobilizations in the last
two months of 2006.
Other operating revenues, were reduced by 2.5% (due a slight decrease in the
rental income) amounting to €7.6 million against €7.8 million in 2006.
Operating expenses increased by 8.7% and amounted to €143.26 million
compared to € 131,78 million in the relevant period of 2006. Personnel cost
increased, due to the wages and salaries rise in 2007, but also because of the
reduced personnel remunerations due to the mobilizations during the last two
months of 2006. The calculation of the above percentage was also affected by the
expenses for the repair and maintenance of Company’s fixed assets, the
expenses calculated upon the increased revenue, such as the concession fee, the
contributions to the Social Insurance Institute (IKA) and the expenses for slop’s
management.
The rest of the expenses increased by 23.6% and amounted to €3 million against
€2.43 million in the financial year of 2006, due to the re-evaluation of provisions
for pending legal cases from third parties, that on 31/12/2007 are increased.
Asset depreciation incorporated in the operational cost, increased by 13.8% and
amounted to € 10.41 million against € 9.14 million in 2006.
The financial results of the period, present a significant improvement compared to
those of 2006, mainly due to the increase of capitals proceeds from the
exploitation of the Company’s high cash and cash equivalents that on 31.12.2007
amounted to € 49 million against € 22.62 million on 31.12.2006.
Net Profit before taxes amounts to € 33.45 million, against € 17.45 million of the
relevant period in 2006, showing an increase of 91.7%. Net profits after current
and deferred taxes increased further by 103.3% due to the lower tax rate in 2007
(2007 = 25%, 2006 = 29%) and the differentiation in the deferred
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