Consolidated Revenue: €664.2 m, up
3.0%
Consolidated EBITA: €161.1 m, up 8.6%
excluding non-recurring items
Operating Margin (excluding non-recurring
items): 24,9%, up 1.3 pp
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reviewed the 2022 half-year financial statements approved by the
Executive Board.
H1 (€ millions)
2022
2021
% change
2019
% change
Consolidated revenue1
664.2
645.0
+3.0%
714.6
-7.1%
Group advertising revenue
530.1
529.1
+0.2%
539.3
-1.7%
- of which TV advertising revenue
455.3
453.8
+0.3%
454.3
+0.2% - of which other advertising revenue
74.8
75.3
-0.6%
85.0
-12.0%
Group non-advertising revenue
134.1
115.9
+15.7%
175.3
-23.5%
Consolidated profit from recurring operations
(EBITA)2excluding non-recurring items
165.4
152.3
+8.6%
148.3
+11.6% Consolidated profit from recurring
operations (EBITA)2
161.1
165.0
-2.4%
148.3
+8.7% Operating income and expenses related to
business combinations
(5.9)
(3.3)
+82.2%
(6.5)
-8.4%
Capital gains on asset disposals
0.0
3.2
n.a
0.4
n.a
Operating profit (EBIT) from continuing
operations
155.2
164.9
-5.9%
142.2
+9.2% Net financial income/(expense)
(0.1)
(1.1)
n.a
(2.8)
n.a Share of profit/(loss) of equity-accounted entities
(20.5)
(17.4)
+18.2%
3.1
n.a Deferred and current tax
(40.1)
(27.1)
+48.1%
(53.8)
-25.4%
Net profit/(loss) from operations sold / held for sale
0.0
0.0
n.a
(0.3)
n.a
Net profit for the period
94.4
119.3
-20.9%
88.4
+6.8% Net profit for the period - Group share
92.5
119.2
-22.4%
88.4
+4.6%
M6 Group recorded consolidated revenue of €664.2 million
for the first half of 2022, an increase of 3.0% in relation to H1
2021 driven by non-advertising revenues (up 15.7%), which benefited
from the recovery of the cinema business and the consolidation of
Stéphane Plaza Immobilier from 1 January 2022. Multimedia
advertising revenues were stable, up 0.2%.
Consolidated profit from recurring operations (EBITA) stood
at €161.1 million, compared with €165.0 million in the first
half of 2021. It includes a residual audiovisual tax credit of €1.0
million (against €16.9 million in government support in H1 2021)
and costs of €5.3 million related to the M6/TF1 merger (against
€4.2 million in H1 2021). Restated for these non-recurring items,
EBITA stood at €165.4 million and thus recorded year-on-year growth
of 8.6%, reflecting in particular the Group’s agility in the
management of its entire cost base – despite the increase in
programming costs – and the contribution of Stéphane Plaza
Immobilier.
Operating margin stood at 24.9%, excluding non-recurring
items, and posted year-on-year growth of 1.3 pp.
Over the first half of 2022, the Group continued to invest in
streaming via the companies Bedrock and Salto.
The income tax expense stood at €40.1 million and reflects the
reduction in the rate of corporation tax from 28.41% to 25.83%. It
should be noted that a €16 million tax saving was recorded in the
first half of 2021 as a result of a favourable settlement in
respect of 2020.
Net profit was €94.4 million, compared with €119.3
million for the first half of 2021.
In accordance with IFRS 8, the contribution of the Group’s 4
operating segments to consolidated revenue and EBITA was as
follows:
Q1 Q2 H1 (€ millions)
2022
2021
%
2019
%
2022
2021
%
2019
%
2022
2021
%
2019
%
TV
256.3
232.2
+10.4%
238.6
+7.4%
270.0
278.4
-3.0%
250.9
+7.6%
526.3
510.6
+3.1%
489.5
+7.5% Radio
32.2
34.2
-5.9%
35.5
-9.1%
42.4
38.8
+9.2%
46.8
-9.5%
74.6
73.1
+2.1%
82.3
-9.3%
Production & Audiovisual Rights
15.3
9.6
+59.1%
19.7
-22.4%
11.4
10.2
+11.9%
20.4
-43.9%
26.7
19.8
+34.8%
40.1
-33.4%
Other diversification
18.5
20.3
-9.0%
51.9
-64.4%
17.6
20.7
-14.8%
50.7
-65.2%
36.1
41.0
-11.9%
102.5
-64.8%
Other revenue
0.2
0.2
n.a
0.1
n.a
0.2
0.3
n.a
0.1
n.a
0.5
0.5
n.a
0.2
n.a
Consolidated revenue
322.5
296.6
+8.7%
345.7
-6.7%
341.7
348.4
-1.9%
368.8
-7.4%
664.2
645.0
+3.0%
714.6
-7.1%
TV
129.0
137.2
-6.0%
113.5
+13.7% Radio
13.3
14.4
-7.7%
12.0
+11.3% Production & Audiovisual Rights
12.2
11.9
+2.5%
11.4
+7.0% Diversification
8.3
6.1
+35.6%
15.9
-48.1%
Unallocated EBITA
(1.6)
(4.5)
n.a
(4.5)
n.a
Consolidated profit from recurring operations
(EBITA)
67.2
64.3
+4.5%
64.2
+4.7%
94.0
100.8
-6.7%
84.1
+11.7
161.1
165.0
-2.4%
148.3
+8.7% Operating margin
20.8%
21.7%
18.6%
27.5%
28.9%
22.8%
24.3%
25.6%
20.7%
TELEVISION
Over the first six months of 2022, Average Television Viewing
Time stood at 3 hours 22 minutes3 for viewers aged 4 and over, a
year-on-year decline of 24 minutes or 11%. This rapid shift in
linear audiences towards non-linear alternatives highlights the
need to accelerate the strengthening of the range of high-quality
French content, both in linear and streaming.
Within an environment full of current events (Winter Olympics,
war in Ukraine, French presidential election) benefiting public
broadcasters and news channels, and facing a challenging base
effect due to the broadcast of Euro 2020 in June 2021, M6 Group’s
four free-to-air channels achieved an average audience share of
13.9% across the entire viewing public in the first half of 2022
(down 0.8 pp), and of 22.4% amongst women under 50 responsible for
purchasing (down 0.7 pp)3.
Within this context, the Group’s channels have strengthened
their appeal in the strategic primetime slot (9.10pm-11.00pm),
achieving their best ever half-year on the commercial
target, with a 27.2% cumulative audience share, a year-on-year
increase of 0.7 pp.
After a buoyant start to the year, the Group’s TV advertising
revenue was impacted by an unfavourable base effect over the second
quarter. It had received a significant boost in the second quarter
of 2021 with the broadcast on the Group’s channels of eight Euro
2020 matches and with the strong recovery of both the advertising
market and consumer spending from April 2021 onwards following the
last lockdown. Against a backdrop of inflation in the cost of raw
materials and supply chain issues, the trend was also marked by the
decline in advertising investments in the Food & Beverage and
Automotive sectors, partly offset by the gradual recovery of other
sectors (Tourism & Eating Out, Health & Beauty). Over the
entire first half, advertising revenues from the TV division
grew slightly, up 0.3% year-on-year, driven by 6play’s strong
advertising offer.
TV programming costs totalled €240.5 million compared
with €237.1 million over the first half of 2021 and €241.9 million
over the first half of 2019 (which did not include costs related to
the Youth TV division, acquired in H2 2019). The necessary upturn
in the Group’s investments in linear and non-linear content has
been contained, with programming costs remaining below their
pre-pandemic levels.
In this way, the TV activity contributed €129.0 million to
consolidated EBITA, against €137.2 million over the first half
of 2021, which benefited from an audiovisual tax credit of €13.4
million (€1.0 million in H1 2022) and included €4.2 million (€5.3
million in H2 2022) in expenses related to the planned merger of M6
and TF1 Groups. Excluding non-recurring items and at constant
consolidation scope, margin from recurring operations for the
Group’s core business increased once more and stood at 25.3%,
against 24.8% in H1 2021.
RADIO
Over the first half of 2022, the RTL radio division – the
leading privately-owned radio group – posted growth, recording an
audience share of 18.2% with listeners aged 13 and over5 (up 0.1
percentage points year-on-year).
- RTL, France’s top commercial radio
station, achieved an audience share of 12.7%, a year-on-year
increase of 0.4 pp. The station is also well positioned in
non-linear listening, with 32 million podcast plays per month6
equating to an 18% market share. Les Grosses Têtes has established
itself as the France’s top podcast, with 18.2 million plays. -
RTL2 achieved record levels, a 3.1% audience share, up 0.1
pp year-on-year.
- FUN Radio achieved an audience share
of 2.4%, down 0.5 pp year-on-year.
Over the first six months of the year, Radio revenue stood at
€74.6 million, a slight increase of 2.1% compared with H1 2021.
Advertising activity recovered in the second quarter, following a
decline early on in the year.
EBITA totalled €13.3 million, against €14.4 million over
the first half of 2021 which included €3.4 million in exceptional
government support. The operating margin of the Radio Division was
17.9%, compared with 15.1% in H1 2021 (excluding government
support). This improvement reflects the optimisation of its costs
and the synergies developed with the Group’s other media.
PRODUCTION & AUDIOVISUAL RIGHTS
Revenue from the Production & Audiovisual Rights activity
totalled €26.7 million, a year-on-year increase of 34.8%,
thanks to the improvement in the cinema business, which was due to
cinemas being opened throughout 2022, compared with their closure
from 1 January to 18 May in 2021, and to the release of four films
distributed by SND, totalling 2.5 million admissions7, including
1.3 million for the animated film Vaillante and 0.5 million for the
film Maigret.
Divisional EBITA was €12.2 million, compared with €11.9
million for the first half of 2021.
DIVERSIFICATION
Diversification revenue was €36.1 million, compared with
€41.0 million for the first half of 2021. The first half of 2022
was marked by the consolidation of Stéphane Plaza Immobilier (€11.4
million) from 1 January, which partially offset the
reclassification of M6 Créations in the TV division (€11.5 million
in H1 2021) and the decline in Best of TV’s business.
Diversification EBITA was €8.3 million, compared with
€6.1 million for the first half of 2021.
FINANCIAL POSITION
The Group had shareholders’ equity of €1,135.3 million at 30
June 2022, compared with €1,156.4 million at 31 December 2021. The
net cash position was positive and stood at €162.9 million8 against
€248.4 million at 31 December 2021, thereby reflecting the rapid
rebuilding of the cash position following the payment of the
dividend of €126.3 million in May 2022 (€1.0 per share).
PROPOSED MERGER OF M6 AND TF1
Regarding the merger of the TF1 and M6 Groups, a communication
will be released very soon.
A conference call will be held on 26 July 2022
at 6.30pm (CEST). A webcast will be broadcast on the site
www.groupem6.fr (Finance section). Details on how to access the
conference call are available at the same address. Both the
slideshow presentation and the consolidated half-year financial
statements will be accessible online from 6.00 pm, it being
specified that the Statutory Auditors have completed a limited
review of the financial statements and issued an unqualified
report.
Next release: Third quarter financial
information on 25 October 2022 after close of trading
M6 Métropole Télévision is listed on Euronext
Paris, Compartment A.
Ticker: MMT, ISIN Code: FR0000053225
1 The information provided is intended to highlight the
breakdown of consolidated revenue between advertising and
non-advertising revenue. Group advertising revenue includes TV
advertising revenue (advertising revenue of free-to-air channels
M6, W9, 6ter and Gulli, and the platforms 6play and Gulli Replay,
as well as the share of advertising revenue from pay channels), the
advertising revenue of radio stations RTL, RTL2 and Fun, and the
share of advertising revenue generated by diversification
activities (mainly Internet).
2 Profit from recurring operations (EBITA) is defined as
operating profit (EBIT) before amortisation and impairment of
intangible assets (excluding audiovisual rights) related to
acquisitions and capital gains and losses on the disposal of
financial assets and subsidiaries.
3 Source: Médiamétrie
4 Reclassification of M6 Créations (previously in the
Diversification division) to the TV division: €11.5 million in
revenue and EBITA of €1.3 million in H1 2021
5 Source: Médiamétrie EAR > National
6 Source: Médiamétrie, eStat Podcast / June 2022
7 Source: CBO Box-office
8 The net cash position does not take into account lease
liabilities resulting from the application of IFRS 16 - Leases
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