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Irish Continental Group H1 2025 earnings summary

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H1 2025 earnings summary28 Aug, 2025

Executive summary

  • Revenue for H1 2025 rose 8.5% year-over-year to €309.9m, with EBITDA up 10.5% to €54.9m and operating profit up 41.4% to €24.6m.

  • Profit before tax increased 40.4% to €20.5m, and basic EPS grew 42.2% to 11.8c.

  • Ferries Division revenue increased 4.3% to €206.0m, while Container & Terminal Division revenue surged 15.6% to €119.3m.

  • Net debt increased to €224.1m, mainly due to vessel acquisitions including the cruise ferry James Joyce.

  • Strong recovery in freight volumes after Holyhead Port disruption; car volumes down due to route changes.

Financial highlights

  • Group operating costs (excluding depreciation) rose 8.1% to €255.0m.

  • Dividend per share declared increased 5.1% to 5.37c.

  • Free cash flow after strategic capital expenditure was negative at (€27.8m), reflecting significant investment.

  • Fuel and emissions costs remained stable at €54.0m, with EU ETS costs nearly doubling.

  • Profit before tax: €20.5m (+40.4% YoY); Net profit: €19.3m (+40.9% YoY).

Outlook and guidance

  • Freight volumes in Ferries Division have recovered after a challenging start due to Holyhead Port closure; car carryings on Irish Sea and Ireland-France routes are up, but Channel volumes are down.

  • Full reopening of Holyhead Port is expected to require further operational restrictions into Q1 2026.

  • EU ETS and FuelEU regulations have increased costs, which are being passed to customers.

  • New daily Dublin-Cherbourg service and acquisition of James Joyce ferry enhance capacity and flexibility.

  • New biometric border checks (EES) to be phased in on Channel and Ireland-France routes later in 2025.

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The Irish Continental Group plc is a global maritime transport company. It operates in the ferry and the container shipping markets, which it operates through two segments. The Ferries segment includes high-speed ferry operations, conventional ferry services, and one of the largest car transport companies in Europe. The Container and Terminal segment operates multi-purpose container terminals, including terminal operations and port management.

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