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407 International Reports 2018 Results

TORONTO, Feb. 7, 2019 /CNW/ - 407 International Inc. (the "Company") announced today revenues of $1,390.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2018, compared to $1,267.7 million for 2017.  Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization ("EBITDA"1) totalled $ 1,210.6 million for 2018 as compared with $1,103.8 million for 2017.  The Company reported net income of $539.0 million for 2018, compared with net income of $470.1 million for 2017.

The Board of Directors declared an eligible dividend of $0.323 per common share, payable on or about February 7, 2019 to shareholders of record on February 7, 2019.

The Company is owned by Cintra Global S.E., a wholly owned subsidiary of Ferrovial S. A. (43.23%), by indirectly owned subsidiaries of Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (total 40%), and by SNC-Lavalin (16.77%).

News releases are available at www.407etr.com.

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EBITDA is not a recognized measure under International Financial Reporting Standards and investors are cautioned that EBITDA should not be construed as an alternative to net income or cash from operating activities as an indicator of the Company's performance or cash flows. The Company's method of calculating EBITDA may differ from other companies' methods, and may not be comparable to measures used by other companies.

 

Highlights
Unaudited

     

Three-month period 

 

Year

     

ended December 31

 

ended December 31

     

2018

 

2017

 

2018

 

2017

                   
                   

Selected Financial Information (in millions)

             
 

Revenues

 

$

356.6

 

$

327.3

 

$

1,390.3

 

$

1,267.7

                   
 

Operating expenses

 

54.0

 

43.0

 

179.7

 

163.9

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

27.0

 

27.1

 

107.3

 

105.8

 

Interest and other expenses

 

63.6

 

101.1

 

370.3

 

358.4

 

Income before tax

 

212.0

 

156.1

 

733.0

 

639.6

 

Income tax expenses

 

56.1

 

41.2

 

194.0

 

169.5

 

Net income

 

$

155.9

 

$

114.9

 

$

539.0

 

$

470.1

                   
                   
                   
                   

Traffic

               
 

Total trips (in thousands)

 

32,100

 

32,126

 

126,625

 

125,738

 

Average revenue per trip

 

$10.86

 

$10.06

 

$10.86

 

$9.96

 

Average workday number of trips

 

417,565

 

422,860

 

415,429

 

413,381

 

Total vehicle kilometres (in thousands)

691,789

 

688,887

 

2,747,482

 

2,708,588

 

Number of transponders in circulation

             
 

at December 31

       

1,525,396

 

1,434,485

                   
                   
 

SOURCE 407 International Inc.

Investors: Geoffrey Liang, Chief Financial Officer, Tel: 905-265-4070; Media: Kevin Sack, Vice President, Marketing, Communications, and Government Relations, Tel: 905-264-5374