| COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENT no. 08 - 21 February 2025 |
Full-year 2024
- Revenue up 9% to DKK 29.8bn
- EBIT lowered 35% to DKK 1.5bn
- Adjusted free cash flow of DKK 1.0bn
Outlook 2025
- Revenue growth of around 5%
- EBIT of around DKK 1.0bn
- Adjusted free cash flow of around DKK 1.0bn
| DKK m | Q4 2024 | Q4 2023 Restated | Change % | 2024 Full-year | 2023 Full-year Restated | Change, % |
| Revenue | 7,196 | 6,832 | 5 | 29,753 | 27,304 | 9 |
| EBITDA | 743 | 993 | -25 | 4,440 | 4,890 | -9 |
| EBIT | 2 | 358 | -99 | 1,506 | 2,326 | -35 |
| Adjusted free cash flow | 164 | 1,392 | -88 | 957 | 2,773 | -65 |
| ROIC, % | - | - | - | 4.4 | 7.6 | -42 |
| Financial leverage, times | - | - | - | 3.9 | 2.9 | 34 |
CEO's comments
In 2024, we partnered with our customers to achieve positive organic growth and customer satisfaction improved further. We continued to standardise and digitise our network to enhance customer service and operating efficiency. We also stepped up our efforts on employee safety and remain on track to reach our green transition targets.
Our network was expanded in 2024 to high-growth regions supported by nearshoring through the acquisitions of FRS Iberia/ Maroc (Strait of Gibraltar ferry routes) and Ekol International Transport (Turkish transport and logistics company).
In addition, we were awarded a 20-year Jersey ferry services concession contract beginning from March 2025. Conversely, we divested the Oslo-route in line with our strategic focus.
From a growth perspective, we made good progress on many fronts in 2024.
"The underlying strength of our network is intact, though we have specific challenges to resolve in 2025 before we again can deliver a satisfactory earnings level," says Torben Carlsen, CEO.
From a financial perspective, 2024 fell short of our expectations, also due to a significant earnings decrease in Q4 2024. While an EBIT of DKK 1.5bn for the full-year 2024 is unsatisfactory, the underlying strength of our network is intact, though we have specific challenges to resolve in 2025 before we can again deliver a satisfactory earnings level.
2025 will be a transitional year with two paths to lay the foundation for improving financial performance.
The first path is to continue to protect & grow the revenue and profits of our business units. Most of these are set to uphold performance or improve in 2025.
The second path of 2025 is to resolve three specific focus areas: Adapting Mediterranean ferry operations to the changed competitive environment and turning the newly acquired Ekol International Transport around to breakeven by year-end 2025. Furthermore to deliver on the Logistics turnaround projects initiated in 2024.
Capital distribution
In 2024, a total of DKK 599m was distributed to shareholders. For 2025, the Board of Directors proposes to the annual general meeting that no capital is distributed to shareholders in order to prioritise a deleveraging of the capital structure.
Outlook 2025
The profit outlook for 2025 reflects muted expectations for European economic growth and the specific focus areas mentioned above. The Group's EBIT is in 2025 expected to be around DKK 1.0bn (2024: DKK 1.5bn). The outlook is further detailed in the annual report.
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The annual report and a Q4 2024 review are attached and along with other materials also available here.
Contact
Torben Carlsen, CEO +45 33 42 32 01
Karen Boesen, CFO +45 20 58 58 40
Søren Brøndholt Nielsen, IR +45 33 42 33 59
Dennis Kjærsgaard, Media +45 42 30 38 47
About DFDS
We operate a transport network in and around Europe with an annual revenue of DKK 30bn and 14,000 full-time employees.
We move goods in trailers by ferry, road & rail, and we offer complementary and related transport and logistics solutions.
We also move car and foot passengers on short sea and overnight ferry routes.
DFDS was founded in 1866 and headquartered and listed in Copenhagen.
This information is subject to the disclosure requirements pursuant to Section 5-12 the Norwegian Securities Trading Act
Attachments
- DFDS_Q4_2024_AND_OUTLOOK_REVIEW (https://ml-eu.globenewswire.com/Resource/Download/4b8a9762-fd3a-4831-b3f3-0578da62f9dc)
- DFDS_NO_08_21_02_2025_ANNUAL_REPORT_2024 (https://ml-eu.globenewswire.com/Resource/Download/ccca803a-5710-409e-8d16-a4cd299b342c)
- DFDS_ANNUAL_REPORT_2024 (https://ml-eu.globenewswire.com/Resource/Download/f46676f0-a3dd-474e-9fe3-cfaa984c962a)
- DFDS-2024-12-31-en (https://ml-eu.globenewswire.com/Resource/Download/c9114e49-71e9-4a0e-b035-3a4b576d4123)
