Cascal N.V. Announces Six Months and Second Quarter 2010 Results

November 10, 2009 4:00 PM EST

LONDON, Nov. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cascal N.V. (NYSE: HOO) (the "Company"), a leading provider of water and wastewater services in seven countries, today announced unaudited financial results for the six months and the second quarter ended September 30, 2009. Cascal N.V. results are presented in U.S. dollars.

Year-to-date Fiscal 2010 Results

Revenue for the six months ended September 30, 2009 increased by $8.0 million or 10.5% at constant exchange rates, compared to the same period last year. This increase was the result of approximately $5.9 million contributed by the acquisitions completed last year, with the remaining $2.6 million achieved by the Company's historical portfolio (through a combination of rate increases, additional customers and higher volumes), offset by $0.5 million reduction in Panama due to prior period revenue recognition. At current exchange rates, the $8.0 million increase was offset by a $10.6 million translation effect into USD, including $8.7 million due to USD-GBP movements.

    --  Revenue in Chile increased by $3.9 million or 93% at constant exchange
        rates, compared to the same period last year. Servicomunal and
        Servilampa, which were acquired on June 27, 2008, contributed $2.9
        million of the overall increase, and $0.7 million was contributed by the
        Company's operations in Northern Chile as a result of volume and rate
        increases.  The remainder of the increase originates from the Company's
        operations in Santiago.

    --  Revenue in China increased by $3.4 million or 39% at constant exchange
        rates, compared to the same period last year. This increase was mainly
        due to the $3.0 million contribution made by Yancheng joint venture and
        Zhumadian subsidiary, which were acquired on April 29, 2008 and July 23,
        2008, respectively. The remainder of the increase came from a
        combination of rate and volume increases in the Company's pre-existing
        operations in China.

    --  Revenue in South Africa increased by $0.7 million or 6.0% at constant
        exchange rates, compared to the same period last year, mainly as a
        result of a 10% rate increase implemented by the Nelspruit business and
        a 9% increase implemented by Siza Water, both with effect from July
        2009. These increases were partially offset by lower sundry revenue for
        additional services in our Nelspruit subsidiary.

    --  Revenue in Panama decreased by $0.5 million or 8.9%, compared to the
        same period last year, due to $0.5 million additional revenue recognized
        in the six months ended September 30, 2008 which related to a prior
        period following the late approval by our client of a rate increase.

For the six months ended September 30, 2009, EBITDA increased by $0.6 million or 2.0% at constant exchange rates, compared to the same period last year. The acquisitions completed last year contributed $2.0 million of additional EBITDA and a reduction in corporate overhead contributed a further $0.3 million. Excluding acquisitions and corporate overhead, EBITDA changes from pre-existing operations were Chile (+$0.6 million), The Philippines (+$0.2 million), China (-$0.1 million), Indonesia (-$0.3 million), South Africa (-$0.3 million), Panama (-$0.4 million) and the U.K. (-$1.4 million). The $1.4 million decline in the U.K. is due to a -2.4% real rate adjustment in the regulated business and some margin contraction in the unregulated business, together with one-off costs associated with the current five yearly rate review process ($0.2 million) and pension costs ($0.3 million). The $0.4 million reduction in Panama is in fact a $0.1 million increase offset by the impact of the prior period revenue recognition described above. Similarly, the reduction in South Africa is due to a $0.3 million bad debt recovery included in the six months ended September 30, 2008 in connection with the buy back of the previous 10% minority shareholding in our Nelspruit subsidiary.

Excluding one-off items, EBITDA increased by $1.9 million or 6.6% at constant exchange rates. Please read "Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures" for a description of EBITDA.

Overall, net financial income and expense decreased by $2.0 million for the six months ended September 30, 2009, essentially as a result of the reduction of our Artesian loan balance driven by negative indexation of the retail price index in the United Kingdom. For the six months ended September 30, 2009, net profit was $13.9 million, or $0.45 per share, compared to net profit of $11.0 million, or $0.36 per share for the same period last year.

The effective tax rate incurred was 23.2% compared to 41.4% in the same period last year. A change in U.K. tax law which means that dividends remitted from foreign operations are no longer subject to tax has resulted in deferred tax provisions being reversed in relation to our company in Panama. This reversal has resulted in a credit of $1.4m during the six months ended September 30, 2009 and is expected to contribute a total credit of $4.0 million for the full year to March 2010. In addition, in the six months ended September 30, 2008 we incurred a charge of $1.5 million relating to a change in the system of tax allowances for industrial buildings in the United Kingdom. In addition to these two one-off items, the underlying tax rate has continued to decline following the implementation of a more tax efficient holding company structure in February 2009.

Commenting on the Company's results, Stephane Richer, Cascal Chief Executive Officer, stated, "Consistent with every quarter since our IPO in early 2008, Cascal has again delivered revenue growth at constant exchange rates. Our EBITDA margin close to 35% has remained strong and resilient in a tough operating environment and confirms our business model based upon targeted acquisitions together with organic growth of our international portfolio. Our cash flows have been solid with $29.2 million generated from operating activities and $25.0 million invested in capital expenditure net of proceeds from disposals (including $7.7 million relating to a one-time investment in our Zhumadian subsidiary). I am also especially pleased that our financial performance has not been at the expense of the quality of the services that we provide with our U.K. company, Bournemouth and West Hampshire Water, recently announced as the number one ranked water company for overall performance by the U.K. regulator."

As of September 30, 2009, the consolidated balance sheet shows cash and cash equivalents of $38.1 million, an improvement of $3.5 million during the six months ended September 30, 2009.

Results for Second Quarter Ended September 30, 2009

Revenue for the three months ended September 30, 2009 increased by $3.3 million or 8.2% at constant exchange rates, compared to the same period last year. The $3.3 million increase was the result of $2.2 million contributed by the acquisitions completed last year, with the remaining $1.1 million achieved by the Company's historical portfolio. At current exchange rates, the $3.3 million increase was offset by a $3.8 million translation effect into USD, including $3.3 million due to USD-GBP movements.

For the three months ended September 30, 2009, EBITDA increased by $0.3 million or 2% at constant exchange rates, compared to the same period last year. The EBITDA increase was essentially contributed by the Company's operations in Chile (+$0.7 million), China (+$0.2 million), Panama (+$0.2 million) and The Philippines (+$0.1 million) offset by reductions in the UK (-$1.1 million), South Africa. (-$0.4 million) and Indonesia (-$0.1 million). Additionally corporate overhead reduced by $0.7 million which was mainly the result of decreased costs of Sarbanes-Oxley compliance and a reduction in legal and other professional fees.

Overall, net financial income and expense increased by $0.8 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2009. A reduction in interest expense of $3.0 million due to the reduction of our Artesian loan balance driven by negative indexation of the retail price index in the United Kingdom was offset by a reduction in exchange rate results of $3.0 million. The remaining movement is largely due to the recognition in the six months to September 30, 2008 of $0.6 million accrued interest income due under the terms of a loan advanced to the former minority shareholder in our Nelspruit subsidiary.

For the quarter ended September 30, 2009, net profit was $7.4 million, or $0.24 per share, compared to net profit of $5.5 million, or $0.18 per share for the same period last year.

Guidance for Fiscal Year ending March 31, 2010

With regard to the guidance for the year 2009/10 issued last June, the Company now expects higher EPS of approximately $0.70, primarily due to the much improved effective tax rate, with revenue and EBITDA expected marginally below the initial guidance levels of $174 million and $63 million respectively.

Recent Business Highlights

    --  In September, the Company named Mark Thurston, age 45, as its new Chief
        Financial Officer. Most recently, Thurston served as UK Finance Director
        for Colt Telecommunications, a $2 billion revenue B2B alternative
        network provider of voice and data services. Prior to that, he served as
        Deputy Finance Director for Xansa PLC, an information technology
        outsourcing and business process management company.

    --  Dividend of $0.09 per share was paid on September 30, 2009.

    --  In October, Cascal announced that its United Kingdom subsidiary,
        Bournemouth and West Hampshire Water (BWHW), has been ranked number one
        out of all UK water companies in "Overall Performance" in the UK
        regulator's annual Service and Delivery Assessment Report.

    --  In October, the last of four promissory notes from the Government of
        Belize which formed deferred consideration following the sale of the
        Company's 83% interest in Belize Water Services Limited to the
        Government of Belize was paid. Each $2.5 million promissory note was
        paid on time and in full.

Conference Call

The Company will host a conference call at 9 a.m. Eastern Time / 2 p.m. GMT on November 11, 2009. On the call, Stephane Richer, CEO of Cascal, and Mark Thurston, CFO, will discuss the Company's results, and review operational highlights and other business developments. The Company invites you to participate on the call at the following telephone numbers: (877) 375-4189 (local), (404) 665-9923 (international), (0800) 032-3836 (UK Freephone). The access code for all callers is 38595702. The call will also be available via webcast at www.cascal.co.uk. Please allow extra time prior to the call to visit the site and to download any necessary software to listen to the Internet broadcast. An online archive of the webcast will be available on the Company's website for 30 days following the call. A replay of the call will be available from November 11, 2009 at 9.45 a.m., ET/2.45 p.m. BST through November 11, 2009 at 4.59 a.m. BST. To access the replay, please call (800) 642-1687 (local) or +1(706) 645-9291 (international) and enter the following code: 38595702.

About Cascal N.V.

Cascal provides water and wastewater services to its customers in seven countries: the United Kingdom, South Africa, Indonesia, China, Chile, Panama and The Philippines. Cascal's customers are predominantly homes and businesses representing a total population of approximately 4.5 million.

Forward-looking statements

This release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements relating to the future of our operations in Panama. Such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance. There are important factors, many of which are outside of our control, that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements including: general economic business conditions, unfavorable weather conditions, housing and population growth trends, changes in energy prices and taxes, fluctuations with currency exchange rates, changes in regulations or regulatory treatment, changes in environmental compliance and water quality requirements, availability and the cost of capital, the success of growth initiatives, acquisitions and our ability to successfully integrate acquired companies and other factors discussed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including under Risk Factors in our Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2009, filed with the SEC on July 1, 2009. We do not undertake and have no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement.

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

In evaluating its business, the Company uses EBITDA as a supplemental measure of its operating performance. The Company defines EBITDA as earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. The term EBITDA is not defined under generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP, and is not a measure of operating income, operating performance or liquidity presented in accordance with GAAP. EBITDA has limitations as an analytical tool, and when assessing the Company's operating performance, investors should not consider EBITDA in isolation, or as a substitute for net income (loss) or other consolidated income statement data prepared in accordance with GAAP.


    Investor Contacts:
    KCSA Strategic Communications
    Jeffrey Goldberger / Yemi Rose
    +1 212.896.1249 / +1 212.896.1233
    jgoldberger@kcsa.com / yrose@kcsa.com


                                      Tables follow



                             Consolidated Statements of Income

                              Six months ended September 30, 2009
    Amounts, except shares
     and per share
     amounts,
     expressed          Continuing   Discontinued
     in thousands of    operations     operations       Total
     USD                 Unaudited      Unaudited   Unaudited
    ---------------     ----------     ----------  ----------
    Revenue                 84,717              -      84,717
    Operating Expenses
    Raw and auxiliary
     materials and other
     external costs         22,095              -      22,095
    Staff costs             18,773              -      18,773
    Depreciation and
     amortization of
     intangible and
     tangible fixed
     assets and negative
     goodwill               12,191              -      12,191
    Profit on disposal
     of intangible and
     tangible fixed
     assets                 (1,275)             -      (1,275)
    Other operating
     charges                14,333              -      14,333
                            ------             --      ------
                            66,117              -      66,117
                            ------             --      ------
    Operating Profit        18,600              -      18,600
                            ------             --      ------
    Gain on disposal /
     termination of
     subsidiary                  -            248         248
    Net Financial Income
     and Expense
    Exchange rate
     results                   719              -         719
    Interest income            433              -         433
    Interest expense        (1,327)             -      (1,327)
                            ------             --      ------
                              (175)             -        (175)
                              ----             --        ----
    Profit before
     Taxation               18,425            248      18,673
    Taxation                (4,270)           (69)     (4,339)
                            ------            ---      ------
    Profit after
     Taxation               14,155            179      14,334
    Minority Interest         (450)             -        (450)
                              ----             --        ----
    Net Profit              13,705            179      13,884
                            ------            ---      ------
    Earnings per share -
     Basic and Diluted        0.44           0.01        0.45
    Weighted average
     number of
     shares - Basic
     and Diluted        30,566,091     30,566,091  30,566,091
    ----------------    ----------     ----------  ----------



                              Six months ended September 30, 2008
    Amounts, except shares
     and per share
     amounts,
     expressed          Continuing   Discontinued
     in thousands of    operations     operations       Total
     USD                 Unaudited      Unaudited   Unaudited
    ---------------     ----------     ----------  ----------
    Revenue                 87,256              -      87,256
    Operating Expenses
    Raw and auxiliary
     materials and
     other external
     costs                  20,531              -      20,531
    Staff costs             18,401              -      18,401
    Depreciation and
     amortization of
     intangible and
     tangible fixed
     assets and
     negative
     goodwill               12,366              -      12,366
    Profit on
     disposal of
     intangible and
     tangible fixed
     assets                   (804)             -        (804)
    Other operating
     charges                14,955              -      14,955
                            ------             --      ------
                            65,449              -      65,449
                            ------             --      ------
    Operating Profit        21,807              -      21,807
                            ------             --      ------
    Gain on disposal /
     termination
     of subsidiary               -            251         251
    Net Financial Income
     and Expense
    Exchange rate
     results                 3,262              -       3,262
    Interest income          2,096              8       2,104
    Interest expense        (7,543)            (1)     (7,544)
                            ------             --      ------
                            (2,185)             7      (2,178)
                            ------              -      ------
    Profit before
     Taxation               19,622            258      19,880
    Taxation                (8,162)           (69)     (8,231)
                            ------            ---      ------
    Profit after
     Taxation               11,460            189      11,649
    Minority Interest        (608)              -        (608)
                              ----             --        ----
    Net Profit              10,852            189      11,041
                            ------            ---      ------
     Earnings per share -
      Basic and Diluted       0.35           0.01        0.36
     Weighted average
      number of
      shares - Basic
      and Diluted       30,566,007     30,566,007  30,566,007
     ----------------   ----------     ----------  ----------



                             Consolidated Statements of Income

                              Three months ended September 30, 2009
    Amounts, except shares
     and per share
     amounts,
     expressed          Continuing   Discontinued
     in thousands of    operations     operations       Total
     USD                 Unaudited      Unaudited   Unaudited
    ---------------     ----------     ----------  ----------
    Revenue                 43,822              -      43,822
    Operating Expenses
    Raw and auxiliary
     materials and
     other external
     costs                  11,598              -      11,598
    Staff costs             10,087              -      10,087
    Depreciation and
     amortization of
     intangible and
     tangible fixed
     assets and
     negative
     goodwill                6,248              -       6,248
    Profit on
     disposal of
     intangible and
     tangible fixed
     assets                    (40)             -         (40)
    Other operating
     charges                 6,960              -       6,960
                             -----             --       -----
                            34,853              -      34,853
                            ------             --      ------
    Operating Profit         8,969              -       8,969
                             -----             --       -----
    Gain on disposal
     of subsidiary               -            248         248
    Net Financial
     Income and Expense
    Exchange rate
     results                   467              -         467
    Interest income            211              -         211
    Interest expense          (895)             -        (895)
                              ----             --        ----
                              (217)             -        (217)
                              ----             --        ----
    Profit before
     Taxation                8,752            248       9,000
    Taxation                (1,259)           (69)     (1,328)
                            ------            ---      ------
    Profit after
     Taxation                7,493            179       7,672
    Minority Interest         (284)             -        (284)
                              ----             --        ----
    Net Profit               7,209            179       7,388
                             -----            ---       -----
    Earnings per share -
     Basic and Diluted        0.23           0.01        0.24
     Weighted average
      number of
      shares - Basic
      and Diluted       30,566,174     30,566,174  30,566,174
     ----------------   ----------     ----------  ----------



                              Three months ended September 30, 2008
    Amounts, except shares
     and per share
     amounts,
     expressed          Continuing   Discontinued
     in thousands of    operations     operations       Total
     USD                 Unaudited      Unaudited   Unaudited
    ---------------     ----------     ----------  ----------
    Revenue                 44,294              -      44,294
    Operating Expenses
    Raw and auxiliary
     materials and
     other external
     costs                  10,498              -      10,498
    Staff costs              9,531              -       9,531
    Depreciation and
     amortization of
     intangible and
     tangible fixed
     assets and
     negative
     goodwill                6,441              -       6,441
    Profit on
     disposal of
     intangible and
     tangible fixed
     assets                     (4)             -          (4)
    Other operating
     charges                 7,669              -       7,669
                             -----             --       -----
                            34,135              -      34,135
                            ------             --      ------
    Operating Profit        10,159              -      10,159
                            ------             --      ------
    Gain on disposal
     of subsidiary               -            248         248
    Net Financial
     Income and Expense
    Exchange rate
     results                 3,443              -       3,443
    Interest income          1,554              -       1,554
    Interest expense        (4,410)             -      (4,410)
                            ------             --      ------
                               587              -         587
                               ---             --         ---
    Profit before
     Taxation               10,746            248      10,994
    Taxation                (5,067)           (69)     (5,136)
                            ------            ---      ------
    Profit after
     Taxation                5,679            179       5,858
    Minority Interest         (310)             -        (310)
                              ----             --        ----
    Net Profit               5,369            179       5,548
                             -----            ---       -----
    Earnings per share -
     Basic and Diluted        0.17           0.01        0.18
    Weighted average
     number of
     shares - Basic
     and Diluted        30,566,007     30,566,007  30,566,007
     ----------------   ----------     ----------  ----------



                                  Revenue by segment

                            Three      Three        Six        Six
                           months     months     months     months
                            ended      ended      ended      ended
                        September  September  September  September
    Amounts expressed         30,        30,        30,        30,
     in thousands of         2009       2008       2009       2008
     USD                Unaudited  Unaudited  Unaudited  Unaudited
    -----------------   ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------
     United Kingdom       $20,432    $23,694    $39,302    $47,898
     South Africa           6,392      6,271     11,749     11,648
     Indonesia              3,551      3,639      6,646      7,050
     China                  6,247      5,245     12,137      8,670
     Chile                  3,790      2,111      8,092      4,707
     Panama                 2,480      2,551      5,065      5,562
     The Philippines          755        709      1,468      1,470
     Holding Companies        175         74        258        251
     Total                $43,822    $44,294    $84,717    $87,256
     -----                -------    -------    -------    -------



    Revenue
    -------
    Dutch GAAP

                                              Six
                         Six        Six      months              Percentage
                        months     months     ended       Change    change
                        ended      ended    September 30,  2008-     2008-
                       September  September   2008 at     2009 at   2009 at
    (Dollars            30, 2009  30, 2008  constant    constant   constant
     in thousands)        as         as      exchange   exchange  exchange
    --------------     reported   reported    rates       rates      rates

    United
     Kingdom            $39,302   $47,898   $39,173       $129       0.3%
    South Africa         11,749    11,648    11,080        669       6.0%
    Indonesia             6,646     7,050     6,300        346       5.5%
    China                12,137     8,670     8,757      3,380      38.6%
    Chile                 8,092     4,707     4,194      3,898      92.9%
    Panama                5,065     5,562     5,562       (497)    (8.9)%
    The Philippines       1,468     1,470     1,353        115       8.5%
    Holding
     companies              258       251       253          5       2.0%
                            ---       ---       ---          -       ---
    Total
     operations         $84,717   $87,256   $76,672     $8,045      10.5%
                        -------   -------   -------     ------      ----
    Exchange rate
     effect                                  10,584
                                             ------
    Total after
     exchange rate
     effect             $84,717   $87,256   $87,256
    --------------      -------   -------   -------



    Revenue
    -------
    Dutch GAAP

                                              Three
                         Three     Three      months              Percentage
                        months     months     ended       Change    change
                        ended      ended    September 30,  2008-     2008-
                       September  September   2008 at     2009 at   2009 at
    (Dollars            30, 2009  30, 2008  constant    constant   constant
     in thousands)        as         as      exchange   exchange  exchange
    --------------     reported   reported    rates       rates      rates

    United
     Kingdom            $20,432   $23,694   $20,410        $22       0.1%
    South Africa          6,392     6,271     6,119        273       4.5%
    Indonesia             3,551     3,639     3,342        209       6.3%
    China                 6,247     5,245     5,275        972      18.4%
    Chile                 3,790     2,111     2,001      1,789      89.4%
    Panama                2,480     2,551     2,551        (71)    (2.8)%
    The Philippines         755       709       669         86      12.9%
    Holding
     companies              175        74       118         57      50.4%
                            ---        --       ---         --      ----
    Total
     operations         $43,822   $44,294   $40,485     $3,337       8.2%
                        -------   -------   -------     ------       ---
    Exchange rate
     effect                                   3,809
                                              -----
    Total after
     exchange
     rate effect        $43,822   $44,294   $44,294
    ------------        -------   -------   -------

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures - EBITDA

EBITDA represents net profit before interest expense/(income) and exchange rate results, taxation, depreciation and amortization of intangible and tangible fixed assets and negative goodwill, loss/(profit) on disposal of intangible and tangible fixed assets and minority interest. EBITDA is a non-GAAP measure and does not represent and should not be considered as an alternative to net profit or cash flow as determined under generally accepted accounting principles. We believe EBITDA facilitates operating performance comparisons from period to period. We believe EBITDA may facilitate company to company operating performance comparisons by backing out potential differences caused by variations in capital structures (affecting net interest expense), taxation and the age and book depreciation of facilities and equipment (affecting relative depreciation expense), which may vary for different companies for reasons unrelated to operating performance, and other non-recurring one-time items. We further believe that EBITDA is frequently used by securities analysts, investors and other interested parties in their evaluation of companies, many of which present an EBITDA measure when reporting their results.

EBITDA has limitations as an analytical tool, and you should not consider it either in isolation or as a substitute for analyzing our results as reported under Dutch GAAP. Some of these limitations are:

    --  EBITDA does not reflect historical cash expenditures or future
        requirements for capital expenditures or contractual commitments;
    --  EBITDA does not reflect changes in, or cash requirements for, our
        working capital needs;
    --  EBITDA does not reflect our interest expense, or the cash requirements
        necessary to service interest or principal payments on our debt;
    --  EBITDA does not reflect our tax expense or the cash requirements to pay
        our taxes;
    --  although depreciation and amortization are non-cash charges, the assets
        being depreciated and amortized will often have to be replaced in the
        future, and EBITDA does not reflect any cash requirements of those
        replacements; and

    --  other companies in our industry may calculate EBITDA differently,
        limiting its usefulness as a comparative measure.

Because of these limitations, EBITDA should not be considered as the primary measure of our operating performance or as a measure of discretionary cash available to us to invest in the growth of our business. The following is a reconciliation of net profit, the most directly comparable Dutch GAAP performance measure, to EBITDA.


                                    Six months ended      Six months ended
    (Dollars in thousands)        September 30, 2009    September 30, 2008
    ---------------------       --------------------- ---------------------
    Net profit                               $13,884               $11,041
    Add:
    Interest (income)/expense
     and exchange rate results                   175                 2,178
    Gain on disposal/termination of
     subsidiary                                 (248)                 (251)
    Taxation                                   4,339                 8,231
    Depreciation and amortization of
     intangible and tangible fixed assets
     and negative goodwill                    12,191                12,366
    (Profit)/loss on disposal of
     intangible and tangible fixed assets     (1,275)                 (804)
    Minority interest                            450                   608
                                                 ---                   ---
    EBITDA                                   $29,516               $33,369
                                             -------               -------
    Revenue                                  $84,717               $87,256
                                             -------               -------
    EBITDA as a percentage of revenue           34.8%                 38.2%
                                                ----                  ----



                                Three months ended    Three months ended
    (Dollars in thousands)      September 30, 2009    September 30, 2008
    ---------------------      --------------------- ---------------------
    Net profit                              $7,388                $5,548
    Add:
    Interest (income)/expense
     and exchange rate results                 217                  (587)
    Gain on disposal of subsidiary            (248)                 (248)
    Taxation                                 1,328                 5,136
    Depreciation and amortization
     of intangible and tangible
     fixed assets and negative goodwill      6,248                 6,441
    Profit on disposal of intangible
     and tangible fixed assets                 (40)                   (4)
    Minority interest                          284                   310
                                               ---                   ---
    EBITDA                                 $15,177               $16,596
                                           -------               -------
    Revenue                                $43,822               $44,294
                                           -------               -------
    EBITDA as a percentage of revenue         34.6%                 37.5%
                                              ----                  ----



                          Consolidated Balance Sheets

                                 September 30,    March 31,
    Amounts expressed in                  2009         2009
     thousands of USD                Unaudited
    --------------------             ---------         ----
    Assets
    Fixed Assets
    Intangible fixed assets              43,027      42,860
    Tangible fixed assets               443,338     397,593
    Financial fixed assets               22,812      19,298
                                         ------      ------
                                        509,177     459,751
                                        -------     -------
    Current Assets
    Stocks                                2,396       2,174
    Work in progress                      4,087       3,727
    Debtors                              62,686      51,350
    Cash at bank and in hand             38,131      34,678
                                         ------      ------
                                        107,300      91,929
                                        -------      ------
    Total Assets                        616,477     551,680
                                        -------     -------
    Shareholders' Equity & Liabilities
    Shareholders' equity                137,838     118,214
    Minority shareholders' interest      34,995      35,080
                                         ------      ------
    Group Equity                        172,833     153,294
                                        -------     -------
    Negative goodwill                     1,182       1,210
    Provisions                           66,279      60,328
    Deferred revenue                     61,472      51,708
    Long term liabilities               235,051     161,812
    Current liabilities                  79,660     123,328
                                         ------     -------
    Total Liabilities                   443,644     398,386
                                        -------     -------
    Total Shareholders' Equity
     and Liabilities                    616,477     551,680

SOURCE Cascal N.V.


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