Amadeus reported Q3 2024 monetary outcomes. Highlights for the 9 months ended September 30, 2024, (relative to the prior yr) embody:
- Air distribution income grew 10 %, to €2,230.5 million.
- Air IT options income elevated 16.2 %, to €1,636.2 million.
- Hospitality and different options income grew 12.9 %, to €733.9 million.
- Group income elevated 12.6 %, to €4,600.6 million.
- EBITDA grew 13.3 %, to €1,806.3 million.
- Working earnings elevated 16.9 %, to €1,314.8 million.
- Adjusted revenue elevated 17.4 %, to €1,028.2 million.
- Free money stream amounted to €975.2 million, a 7.3 % enhance excluding non-recurring tax-related assortment.
- Internet monetary debt was €2,511.0 million on September 30, 2024 (1.09 occasions last-twelve-month EBITDA).
Within the first 9 months of 2024, Amadeus grew with profitability, delivering increasing EBITDA and working earnings margins. Group income elevated by 12.6 %, EBITDA grew 13.3 %, working earnings elevated by 16.9 %, and adjusted revenue expanded by 17.4 %, relative to the prior yr. This monetary efficiency over the primary 9 months of 2024 supported free money stream technology of €975.2 million, leading to web monetary debt of €2,511.0 million on September 30, 2024, representing 1.09 occasions the last-twelve-month EBITDA.
Luis Maroto, president and CEO of Amadeus, commented, “We’ve got delivered a high-growth, worthwhile, and cash-generative evolution within the first 9 months of 2024, supported by robust performances throughout our companies. Primarily based on our strong monetary state of affairs thus far and our prospects for the fourth quarter, we reiterate our confidence on the outlook we issued at first of the yr. We’re assured concerning the progress alternatives forward for Amadeus and we’re dedicated to reaching them.”
Over the primary 9 months of 2024, air distribution income elevated by 10.0 % relative to the earlier yr, supported by reserving progress of three.4 % and unitary reserving income enlargement of 6.4 %.
In Air IT Options, income grew by 16.2 %, supported by passengers boarded evolution, which elevated by 12.0 % within the nine-month interval. This enhance was pushed by international air visitors progress and the influence of Amadeus’ 2023-2024 buyer implementations.
In the course of the third quarter, Amadeus launched Navitaire Stratos, a retailing portfolio for low-cost and hybrid carriers. This portfolio consists of traveler-focused companies, reduces prices, and helps versatile partnership integrations.
Additionally on this quarter, Qatar Airways expanded its partnership with Amadeus by signing for Amadeus Ancillary Dynamic Pricing.
Concerning Airport IT, Amadeus continued to develop our buyer base and bought options from our Airport IT portfolio to a number of airport prospects corresponding to Groupe ADP.
Over the primary 9 months of 2024, hospitality and different options income elevated by 12.9 %. Each hospitality and funds delivered double-digit progress charges over the interval, supported by new buyer implementations and quantity enlargement. In hospitality IT, CDS Groupe has renewed and expanded its settlement with Amadeus Hospitality Media and Distribution. Inpayments, Outpayce will tokenize buyer card particulars for a European airline.
