Strong Amadeus half-year figures reveal earnings up 10.8%

Strong Amadeus half-year figures reveal earnings up 10.8%

Amadeus today reported a strong first half of the year with improved revenues and profits.

Amadeus today reported a strong first half of the year with improved revenues and profits.

The travel technology giant reported a 14.2% rise in revenue to €1.97 billion in the six months to June 30 over the same period in 2014.

Earnings [EBITDA] were up by 10.8% to €778.8 million.

Total travel agency air bookings increased by 10% to 265.9 million, while passengers boarded in its IT Solutions business rose by 7.8% to 354.2 million.

President and chief executive, Luis Maroto, said: “Amadeus has maintained its track record for growth in both revenues and profitability through a combination of market share expansion and growth in its businesses.

“?Distribution delivered strong revenue growth of 11.3% through a 1.9 percentage point increase in global market share of air travel agency bookings.

“IT Solutions continued its track record for double-digit growth with a revenue increase of 22.3%, with Asia-Pacific remaining the driving force.”

He added: “Our solid business model and our strong cash-flow generation have allowed us to make strategic acquisitions.

“Early in July we announced an agreement to acquire Navitaire, subject to approval by regulators, that once completed will give Amadeus a strong position in IT solutions for the low-cost carriers market.

“Following that, we also announced plans to acquire Netherlands-based Itesso, a provider of cloud-native property management systems for hotels.

“Whilst earlier in the year we accelerated our growth in the Airport IT space with the acquisition of Air-Transport IT Services, a leading company in the segment, with a portfolio of solutions used by 30 of the busiest 50 airports in the US.”


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