| EBITDA | Resultado neto parte del grupo | Dividendo | Inversiones |
| + 15% | + 11% | + 8% | E89m |
El año 2009 marca un excelente ejercicio financiero para el Grupo, que registra un crecimiento en volumen homogéneo del 8% en sus dos actividades.
Este avance demuestra de nuevo la escasa exposición del Grupo a las turbulencias de la coyuntura económica.
El resultado neto parte del Grupo creció en un 11% con un beneficio de explotación bruto al alza en un 15%.
El ejercicio 2009 en su conjunto habrá sido muy activo. Lo más destacado:
- expansion projects, with continuing activity at two major construction or terminal extensions projects, in Antwerp and Rotterdam respectively;
- organic growth: signature of promising contracts (LPG in Madagascar), growth in the demand for LPG-fuel, especially in France and Germany, and the rapid rise in sales of distributor-branded LPG bottles in hypermarkets.
- external growth: move into fuel distribution in Corsica, with the purchase of assets from Shell and Total, together with a 100% holding in Frangaz (early 2010) following the purchase of BP's 50% stake.
Key figures for the 2009 financial year
| (E millions) | 2008 | 2009 | % chge |
| Sales revenues | 1192.3 | 951.9 | - 20 |
| EBITDA | 97.5 | 111.8 | + 15 |
| EBIT | 72.5 | 77.7 | + 7 |
| Net profit group's share | 42.7 | 47.2 | + 11 |
| Cash flow | 71.1 | 87.0 | + 22 |
| Capital expenditures | 100.3 | 88.8 | - |
- Cash-flow: E87m (+22%), a sign of the strength and quality of the results.
- Capital expenditure: E89m, including E33m allocated to financing new terminals (Rotterdam and Antwerp).
- Total shareholders' equity: E505m, highlighting a moderate debt ratio of 36%.
Rubis looks ahead with confidence to 2010:
- In distribution, Rubis Energie, operating in 12 geographical areas, markets primary energy (LPG, fuel oils and fuel networks) to meet basic needs, which in general are only slightly affected by the economic cycle and in which the Group has a track record of uncovering new sources of growth.
- The Rubis Terminal business again enjoyed a record financial year, invoicing E87m, and benefiting both from a strong stream of imports of refined products and from the effects of new contracts. Rubis Terminal is particularly well positioned to fulfil its role of adjusting supply to match demand by means of product imports, in a constantly changing environment: new standards, biofuels and substitution for conventional players whose structural reorganisations are gathering pace.
The current economic climate looks likely to offer Rubis new opportunities for acquisitions, for which the Group has already secured financing.
In view of these good results and our confidence in the future, we are able to propose to the AGM of 10 June 2010 a dividend of E2.85 per share, up 8%.
Next update: Q1 2010 sales figures on 10 May 2010
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PUBLICIS CONSULTANTS - Véronique DUHOUX
Tel.: 01 57 32 88 96
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