Hellenic Duty Free Shops posts +38% surge in revenues as effect of acquisitions kicks in – 12/03/08

GREECE. Hellenic Duty Free Shops (HDFS) has posted a +38% surge in revenues for 2007 to €414.1 million, as the effect of recent acquisitions takes effect on its balance sheet.

EBITDA reached €69.8 million, up +7.7% year on year. EBIT was €55.5 million while earnings after tax and minority interests were €33.5 million.

From the fourth quarter the results included income from Elmec Sport, which contributed €62.8 million in sales.

Parent company Hellenic Duty Free posted sales of €262 million, up +4.3% in the year an EBITDA was €54.7 million.

Subsidiary Hellenic Distributions had sales of €92.6 million while EBITDA reached €9.6 million from €1.1 million in 2006. Pre-tax earnings were €3.7 million while after tax this figure was €1.3 million.

Since August 2006 the division’s results include Links of London. Its sales were €67 million with EBITDA of €8 million. Pre-tax earnings were €4.8 million and net earnings after tax were €2.4 million.

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