First half 2017 results
Turnover of €219.4 million
Current operating income of €31.4 million

The Tessi Group Supervisory Board met on 14 September 2017 and approved the first half 2017 financial statements. The Statutory Auditors have carried out a limited review of these consolidated financial statements.

• Consolidated income statement (1 January – 30 June)

Tessi posted first half 2017 turnover of €219.4 million, up 8% like-for-like from first half 2016.

Current operating income rose 18.1% to €31.4 million.

The current operating margin was 14.3%, up from 13.1% in first half 2016, driven mainly by Tessi documents services but also by strong performances from the Group's other two business lines:

• Tessi documents services posted turnover of €184.4 million and current operating income of €25.2 million, up 14.8% from H1 2016, mainly driven by one-off campaigns (support for customer social security returns under the French DSN procedure) and the start-up of contracts signed in 2016 and 2017.

• Tessi customer marketing posted turnover of €14.1 million and current operating income up 1.6% to €0.8 million.
• CPoR Devises reported turnover of €20.9 million, down €3.4 million, and current operating income up 41.8% to €5.5 million.

After non-recurring operating expenses of €1.4 million, mainly related to the consequences of the operational and legal restructuring carried out in the wake of the Pixel transaction, operating income came to €30.1 million, up 12.3% from first half 2016.

After a net financial expense of €3.1 million, corporate income tax of €10.9 million and €0.9 million in minority interests, consolidated net income Group share came to €15.1 million.

• Financial structure 

Operating cash flow amounted to €30.5 million, up from €15.3 million in first half 2016.
Capital expenditure amounted to €5.4 million, while investments in acquisitions amounted to €5.1 million.
An exceptional dividend payment of €67.6 million was made during the period.
As a result, free cash flow amounted to a €40.0 million outflow, compared to a €15.2 million outflow in H1 2016.

About Tessi:

 – Tessi is the No. 1 document processing specialist in France
– Listed on Euronext Paris Compartment B – ISIN code – FR0004529147 – Ticker: TES
– Head office in Grenoble, France (38)
– Founded in 1971 and acquired by Pixel Holding on 12 January 2017
– French No. 1 in cheque receipt and processing
– French No. 1 in foreign exchange and gold trading
– French No. 1 in managing deferred promotional operations
For further information visit: www.tessi.fr

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