Key Figures

Economic and financial indicators

€ thousand or %, except where otherwise indicated 2021 2022 2023
Revenues (1) 847,870 906,625 985,219
Operating costs (EBITDA) (2) 729,771 777,335 833,338
EBITDA (3) 118,099 129,290 151,880
Recurring EBIT (1) 60,093 64,512 87,551
Operating costs (EBIT) 785,998 850,498 907,441
EBIT  61,872 56,127 77,778
EBT 50,808 46,714 61,538
Net profit for the period (4) 38,404 36,407 60,511
Earnings per share (EUR) (5) 0.26 0.25 0.43
Dividend per share (EUR) (6) 0.120 0.125 0.170
EBITDA margin 13.9% 14.3% 15.4%
Recurring EBIT margin 7.1% 7.1% 8.9%
EBIT margin 7.3% 6.2% 7.9%
Net profit margin 4.5% 4.0% 6.1%
Free cash flow 45,334 67,400 94,351
   
  31.12.2021 31.12.2022 31.12.2023
Cash and cash equivalents 877,873 456,469 351,610
Own cash 142,265 166,192 307,996
Assets 3,585,199 4,057,488 4,756,642
Liabilities 3,410,653 3,832,559 4,503,389
Equity 174,546 224,929 253,253
Share Capital 75,000 72,675 71,958
   
Operating Indicators
Mail
Addressed mail volumes (million items) 484.6 457.6 421.1
Unaddressed mail volumes (million items) 449.9 424.6 259.1
Express & Parcels
Portugal (million items) 32.7 33.1 38.9
Spain (million items) 41.1 39.2 61.7
Financial Services
Payments (number of transactions; millions) 1.6 1.5 1.5
Savings and insurance (subscriptions; €m) 4,428.0 8,139.1 12,590.7
Banco CTT  
Number of current accounts 573,201 602,165 646,852
Customer deposits (€k) 2,122,817 2,283,288 3,106,179
Payshop Payments (number of transactions; millions) 28.0 29.2 30.3
Mortgage loans book, net (€k) 594,823.3 658,610.5 727,469.0
Auto loans book, net (€k) 648,814.9 760,274.0 860,267.8
Credit card book, net (€k) 292,098.5 353,815.6 0.0
Consumer credit production (€k) 41,694.9 48,038.3 41,430.1
LTD (including 321 Crédito) 72.7% 77.9% 51.0%
Number of branches 212 212 212
Staff
FTE  12,882 12,679 13,203
Staff as at 31st December 12,608 12,506 13,670
Retail, Transport and Delivery Networks
CTT access points 2,356 2,371 2,375
          - Retail network (post offices) 570 569 569
          - Postal agencies (partnership branches) 1,786 1,802 1,806
Payshop agents 5,261 5,271 5,063
Postal delivery offices 222 218 219
Postal delivery routes 4,396 4,288 4,089
Fleet (number of vehicles) 3,964 4,371 4,415
   
Sustainability Indicators
Total CO2 emissions, scopes 1, 2 and 3 (kton.) (7) 91.8 84.6 82.4
Energy consumption (TJ) (7) 358.7 365.5 363.4
Alternative vehicles (8) 280 596 736

(1) Excluding specific items.
(2) In 2021, 2022 and in 2023, operating costs (EBITDA) include impairments and provisions; also, the impact of the leases covered by IFRS 16 is presented pursuant to this standard.
(3) Excluding depreciation & amortization and specific items.
(4) Attributable to equity holders.
(5) Considering the average number of ordinary shares that make up CTT's capital excluding the average number of own shares held by the Group as at 31 December 2023 (4,409,300).
(6) The Board of Directors will propose a dividend payment of € 0.170 per share for the 2023 financial year, payable in 16 May 2024. This proposal will be considered and voted at the General Meeting of 23 April 2024.
(7) Update of 2022 data. Provisional 2023 figures. Including green energy.
(8) Includes only delivery vehicles in operation.