Kuehne + Nagel has archived item the 2016 with economic performances record



In the 2016 logistic group Helvetic Kuehne + Nagel has recorded an improvement of the performances that is limited by the contraction of the performances in the field of marine shipments, segment that has shown a deterioration of the results in the last trimester of the year against an attenuation of the trend of the reduction of the volume of transactions.

Altogether exercise 2016 has been archived item with a gross turnover 20,0 billion franchi almost Swiss pairs (18,7 billion euros), with a decrease of the -1,5% on the exercise anniversary precedence, and a turnover clearly Swiss pairs to 16,5 billion franchi (- 1.2%). EBITDA and EBIT have shown increments respective of +6.6% and +8.0% going up to the values Swiss Swiss records 1,1 billion franchi and 918 million franchi. A new record is established also by the profit clearly, that it is increased of +6.0% 720 million franchi Swiss.

Last year the marine shipment volume enlivened from the Helvetic group has exceeded for the first time the threshold of four million container being is pairs to 4,05 million teu (+6.1%). The Seafreight division has closed 2016 with EBITDA and EBIT down respective of the -4,1% and the -3,1% having been turned out Swiss pairs to 465 million and 445 million franchi. Gross turnover and turnover clearly have marked Swiss bendings of the -8,7% and the -6,7% coming down to 8,0 billion and 7,7 billion franchi.

Last year in the field of the aerial transport, in which shipments for a total of 1,3 million tons of cargos (+4.3% are enlivened), the gross turnover and that clearly are diminished of the -2,0% and the -2,3% to 3,9 billion and 5,4 billion franchi Swiss. EBITDA and operating result have marked Swiss increases of +10.1% and +12.5% to 315 million and 298 million franchi.

In the section of the transport via earth the gross turnover and that clearly have grown of +10.8% and +8.4% on 2015 attesting itself to 3,1 billion and 4,1 billion franchi the Swiss ones. In decided increase also EBITDA and EBIT that have turned out Swiss Swiss pairs to 70 million and 28 million franchi regarding 50 million and 7 million franchi in 2015.

In the solo fourth trimester of the 2016 division that takes care of marine shipments has enlivened volumes pairs to 1,05 million teu (+8.3% on the correspondent period of the year precedence) and has recorded a turnover clearly 2,0 billion franchi almost Swiss pairs (- 0.8%), with EBITDA and EBIT that have been attested respective 111 million franchi Swiss (- 15.9%) and 105 million franchi Swiss (- 15.3%). The division that takes care of air shipments, than in the period has enlivened 362 thousand tons of cargos (+10.4%), has totaled a turnover of 1,5 billion franchi clearly Swiss (+4.9%), an EBITDA Swiss pairs to 84 million franchi (+21.7%) and Swiss an operating profit of 78 million franchi respect to a result of Swiss sign negative for -35 million franchi in the period October-December of 2015. The turnover clearly of the Overland division has turned out unchanged being piled to 1,0 billion franchi Swiss, while EBITDA and EBIT have turned out pairs to Swiss 21 million and 10 million franchi Swiss respect to an EBITDA of 2 million franchi and to an operating result of Swiss sign negative for -10 million franchi in the last trimester of the year precedence.