Financial Services segment

The Financial Services (FS) segment is the central financing partner for end-customer leasing and short-term rental fleet financing for the LMH and STILL brand segments. It registered growth in demand for financing solutions in the first three quarters of this year. Long-term leasing business with external end customers amounted to €292.8 million, compared with €237.1 million in the corresponding prior-year period. Financing for short-term rental business also achieved significant growth. The LMH and STILL brand segments manage this business, which is recognised as intra-group revenue. External leasing business with end customers continued to be concentrated in western Europe. At €1,510.4 million, the FS segment’s assets were higher than at the end of last year (31 December 2014: €1,361.3 million) and up significantly year on year (30 September 2014: €1,325.8 million).

Net financial income in the form of net interest income is a key element of the segment’s earnings and rose to €4.8 million (Q1 – Q3 2014: €2.3 million). At €4.0 million, earnings before tax was on a par with the previous year (Q1 – Q3 2014: €3.9 million). As at 30 September 2015, the FS segment had intra-group lease receivables of €520.4 million from the LMH and STILL brand segments relating to the intra-group financing of the short-term rental fleet (31 December 2014: €473.0 million: 30 September 2014: €474.4 million). The funding of intra-group long-term leases (finance leases) with LMH and STILL resulted in lease liabilities of €375.0 million (31 December 2014: €334.5 million: 30 September 2014: €338.7 million). Net financial debt totalled €167.1 million at the end of the reporting period (31 December 2014: €155.1 million; 30 September 2014: €160.9 million). The return on equity (ROE) of 13.2 per cent was slightly higher than at the end of last year (31 December 2014: 13.0 per cent). > TABLE 10

Key figures − Financial Services −

 

 

10

in € million

Q3 2015

Q3 2014

Change

Q1 – Q3 2015

Q1 – Q3 2014

Change

1

Includes liabilities from financing of the short-term rental fleet reported as other financial liabilities

2

Earnings before taxes divided by average equity employed excluding net income (loss) for the current period

Revenue

192.9

149.8

28.8%

522.3

427.1

22.3%

Adjusted EBITDA

22.4

24.0

–7.0%

66.2

62.5

5.8%

Adjusted EBIT

–0.6

0.8

<–100%

–0.8

1.6

<–100%

Earnings before taxes (EBT)

1.3

1.3

–0.1%

4.0

3.9

1.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total segment assets

1,510.4

1,325.8

13.9%

1,510.4

1,325.8

13.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Leased assets

292.4

256.9

13.8%

292.4

256.9

13.8%

Lease receivables

1,101.7

960.3

14.7%

1,101.7

960.3

14.7%

thereof lease receivables from long-term leases to third parties

581.3

485.9

19.6%

581.3

485.9

19.6%

thereof lease receivables from LMH and STILL from funding of the short-term rental business

520.4

474.4

9.7%

520.4

474.4

9.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lease liabilities1

1,173.1

1,004.0

16.9%

1,173.1

1,004.0

16.9%

thereof liabilities from funding of the long-term leases with third parties

798.2

665.3

20.0%

798.2

665.3

20.0%

thereof liabilities from funding of the short-term rental business of LMH and STILL

375.0

338.7

10.7%

375.0

338.7

10.7%

Net financial debt

167.1

160.9

3.8%

167.1

160.9

3.8%

Equity

44.0

42.8

2.8%

44.0

42.8

2.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Return on equity2

 

 

 

13.2%

13.0%