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SODEXHO ALLIANCE, SA |
TABLE OF CONTENTS |
1. |
Sodexho
announces organic revenue growth of 7.8% for first nine months
of Fiscal
2007.
|
|
·
|
Food
and Facilities Management Services +
7.4%
|
|
o
|
Further
robust gains in Healthcare and Seniors +
8.1%
|
|
o
|
Growth
remains high in Latin America, Asia-Australia and Remote
Sites + 17.2%
|
|
·
|
Service
Vouchers and Cards maintains strong momentum +
20.1%
|
In
millions of
euro
|
9
months
Fiscal
2006
|
9
months
Fiscal
2007
|
Organic
growth(1)
|
Currency
impact(2)
|
Acquisitions,
net
|
Total
change
|
||||||
Food
and Facilities Management Services
·
North
America
·
Continental Europe
·
United
Kingdom and Ireland
·
Rest
of
the World
Total
|
4,360
3,193
996
1,056
9,605
|
4,311
3,357
1,064
1,175
9,907
|
+
7.7%
+
4.4%
+
5.2%
+
17.2%
+
7.4%
|
-
8.2%
+0.1%
+1.6%
-
6.1%
-
4.2%
|
-
0.6%
+
0.6%
-
+
0.2%
-
|
-
1.1%
+
5.1%
+
6.8%
+
11.3%
+
3.2%
|
||||||
Service
Vouchers and Cards
|
273
|
323
|
+
20.1%
|
-4.0%
|
+
2.4%
|
+18.5%
|
||||||
Elimination
of
intragroup revenues
|
(5)
|
(6)
|
||||||||||
TOTAL
|
9,873
|
10,224
|
+
7.8%
|
-
4.2%
|
-
|
+ 3.6%
|
1)
|
Organic
growth: increase in revenues at constant consolidation scope and
exchange
rates.
|
2)
|
The
currency
impact is -4.2%. However, Sodexho subsidiaries’ income and
expenses are expressed in the same currency, hence, contrary to
exporting
companies, currency variations carry no operating
risk.
|
Press
release
|
|
-
|
North
America + 7.7%: accelerated
growth
|
|
-
|
Continental
Europe + 4.4%: varying performance across
countries
|
|
-
|
United
Kingdom and Ireland + 5.2%: solid growth, led by
Healthcare
|
|
-
|
Rest
of the World + 17.2%: continued strong
momentum
|
£
|
an
increase in
university enrollment;
|
£
|
demand
for
Facilities Management services both on university campuses and
for
construction projects from schools in New Orleans, where Sodexho
is the
local market leader.
|
£
|
Sodexho
was
recognized for diversity and gender representation, ranking in
the TOP 20
of « Best Companies for Multicultural Women » by the magazine
Working Mother.
|
£
|
Sodexho
received the Supplier of the Year Award from the VHA Inc., an association
of 2,400 non-profit healthcare
providers.
|
£
|
Sodexho’s
recruitment program won the « Best Diversity Program » in
the Recruiting Excellence Awards presented by ERE Media
Inc.
|
£
|
continued
strong development in Central
Europe
|
£
|
excellent
comparable unit sales growth, for example, in
Spain
|
£
|
more
moderate
performances in certain countries, particularly, the Netherlands
and
Italy, linked to the economic environment and the rigorous application
of
a profitable growth approach to
sales.
|
Press
release
|
£
|
In
France,
Sodexho became the first Foodservices company to receive the PNNS
2
(National Program for Nutrition and Health) label from the Minister
for
Health for the commitment to nutritional quality of its
« Equilibre » program targeted to
adults.
|
£
|
For
its
involvement in France’s « DIF » program, (individual training
rights), Sodexho received the silver trophy from the Group Demos,
one of
France’s leading professional training
companies.
|
£
|
In
Belgium,
Sodexho received the federal government’s « Equality -
Diversity » designation in recognition of Sodexho’s Corporate Social
Responsibility program, particularly for promotion of
diversity.
|
£
|
In
Singapore,
Sodexho was awarded the Distinguished Defence Partner Award by
the
Singapore Civil Defence Authority for the second year in a
row.
|
£
|
In
China,
Sodexho won the Award for “Companies of Excellence” from the China Cuisine
Association for its efforts to create employment opportunities
and promote
local economic development and sustainable
development.
|
Press
release
|
£
|
organic
revenue growth exceeding 7% and
|
£
|
operating
profit growth of around 12%, (excluding currency
impact)*
|
Press
release
|
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|
Conference
call
|
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|
Access
to information
|
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|
Financial
communications calendar
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|
Fiscal
2007 revenues
|
¨
|
Fiscal
2007 results
|
¨
|
About
Sodexho Alliance
|
Press
contact:
William
Mengebier
Tel:
+ 33 (1)
30 85 74 18 - Fax: +33 (1) 30 85 50 10
E-mail:
william.mengebier@sodexhoalliance.com
|
Investor
relations:
Pierre
Bénaich
Tel
: + 33 (1)
30 85 29 39 - Fax : +33 (1) 30 85 50 05
E-mail
:
pierre.benaich@sodexhoalliance.com
|
Press
release
|
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FY
2006
|
FY
2007
|
|||||||||||||||
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|
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FIRST
QUARTER (Sept. to Nov.)
|
||||||||||||||||
.
Food
and Facilities Management
|
||||||||||||||||
-
North America
|
1,527,658
|
1,541,151
|
||||||||||||||
-
Continental Europe
|
1,076,643
|
1,151,281
|
||||||||||||||
-
United Kingdom and Ireland
|
332,971
|
365,713
|
||||||||||||||
-
Rest of World
|
340,191
|
396,810
|
||||||||||||||
.
Service Vouchers and Cards
|
82,525
|
98,321
|
||||||||||||||
.
Elimination of intragroup Revenues
|
-1,758
|
-1,765
|
||||||||||||||
3,358,230
|
3,551,511
|
|||||||||||||||
SECOND QUARTER
(Dec. to Feb.)
|
||||||||||||||||
.
Food
and Facilities Management
|
||||||||||||||||
-
North America
|
1,390,868
|
1,348,714
|
||||||||||||||
-
Continental Europe
|
1,034,727
|
1,084,770
|
||||||||||||||
-
United Kingdom and Ireland
|
330,433
|
354,209
|
||||||||||||||
-
Rest of World
|
337,770
|
369,136
|
||||||||||||||
.
Service Vouchers and Cards
|
95,812
|
112,899
|
||||||||||||||
.
Elimination of intragroup Revenues
|
-1,524
|
-2,106
|
||||||||||||||
3,188,086
|
3,267,622
|
|||||||||||||||
THIRD QUARTER
(March to May)
|
||||||||||||||||
.
Food
and Facilities Management
|
||||||||||||||||
-
North America
|
1,441,063
|
1,420,978
|
||||||||||||||
-
Continental Europe
|
1,082,213
|
1,121,213
|
||||||||||||||
-
United Kingdom and Ireland
|
332,960
|
344,416
|
||||||||||||||
-
Rest of World
|
377,757
|
408,950
|
||||||||||||||
.
Service Vouchers and Cards
|
94,505
|
111,953
|
||||||||||||||
.
Elimination of intragroup Revenues
|
-1,780
|
-1,992
|
||||||||||||||
3,326,718
|
3,405,518
|
|||||||||||||||
%
Variations
|
||||||||||||||||
TOTAL
9 MONTHS
|
at
current
|
at
constant
|
||||||||||||||
exchange
|
exchange
|
|||||||||||||||
.
Food
and Facilities Management
|
rates
|
rates
|
||||||||||||||
-
North America
|
4,359,589
|
4,310,843
|
-1.1 | % | 7.1 | % | ||||||||||
-
Continental Europe
|
3,193,583
|
3,357,264
|
5.1 | % | 5.0 | % | ||||||||||
-
United Kingdom and Ireland
|
996,364
|
1,064,338
|
6.8 | % | 5.2 | % | ||||||||||
-
Rest of World
|
1,055,718
|
1,174,896
|
11.3 | % | 17.4 | % | ||||||||||
.
Service Vouchers and Cards
|
272,842
|
323,173
|
18.4 | % | 22.4 | % | ||||||||||
.
Elimination of intragroup Revenues
|
-5,062
|
-5,863
|
||||||||||||||
TOTAL
|
9,873,034
|
10,224,651
|
3.6 | % | 7.8 | % | ||||||||||
This
growth is
made up as follows :
|
||||||||||||||||
-
Organic growth
|
7.8 | % | ||||||||||||||
-
Acquisitions (*)
|
0.0 | % | ||||||||||||||
-
Currency effect
|
-4.2 | % | ||||||||||||||
(*)
net of
disposals
|
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release
|
Annex 2: Food and Facilities Management services revenue by segment |
In
millions of
euro
|
9
months Fiscal 2006
|
9
months Fiscal 2007
|
Organic
growth (1)
|
· Business
&
Industry
· Healthcare
· Education
|
4,572
2,448
2,585
|
4,775
2,522
2,610
|
+7.3
%
+8.1
%
+7.0
%
|
TOTAL
|
9,605
|
9,907
|
+7,4
%
|
In
millions of
euro
|
9
months Fiscal 2006
|
9
months Fiscal 2007
|
Organic
growth (1)
|
· Business
&
Industry
· Healthcare
· Education
|
1,025
1,503
1,832
|
981
1,504
1,826
|
+6.2
%
+8.4
%
+8.0
%
|
TOTAL
|
4,360
|
4,311
|
+7.7
%
|
In
millions of
euro
|
9
months
Fiscal
2006
|
9
months Fiscal 2007
|
Organic
growth (1)
|
· Business
&
Industry
· Healthcare
· Education
|
1,869
737
587
|
1,950
791
616
|
+3.2
%
+6.9
%
+5.0
%
|
TOTAL
|
3,193
|
3,357
|
+4.4
%
|
In
millions of
euro
|
9
months Fiscal 2006
|
9
months Fiscal 2007
|
Organic
growth (1)
|
· Business
&
Industry
· Healthcare
· Education
|
717
161
118
|
768
180
116
|
+5.7
%
+9.6
%
-3.2
%
|
TOTAL
|
996
|
1,064
|
+5.2
%
|
In
millions of
euro
|
9
months Fiscal 2006
|
9
months Fiscal 2007
|
Organic
growth (1)
|
· Business
&
Industry
· Healthcare
· Education
|
961
47
48
|
1,076
47
52
|
+17.7
%
+7.1
%
+
16.6
%
|
TOTAL
|
1,056
|
1,175
|
+17.2
%
|
(1)
|
Organic
growth: increase
in revenues at constant
consolidation scope and exchange rates.
|
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release
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Annex 3: Selection of new clients |
Press
release
|
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release
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SODEXHO ALLIANCE, SA | ||||
Date: July 5, 2007 | By: | /s/ Siân Herbert-Jones | ||
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Name: | Siân Herbert-Jones | |||
Title: | Chief Financial Officer |