Annual Report 2018

Annual Report and Financial
Statements 2018

Financial Highlights 2018

Turnover (€m) 5.7%
  • 201890.4
  • 201785.5
  • 201681.6
  • 201577.7
  • 201472.1
Operating Profit (€m) 1.9%
  • 201847.4
  • 201746.5
  • 201645.6
  • 201542.9
  • 201436.1
Profit after tax (€m) 2.3%
  • 201841.5
  • 201740.6
  • 201639.0
  • 201536.4
  • 201430.6
EBITDA (€m) 4.1%
  • 201855.8
  • 201753.6
  • 201653.6
  • 201549.3
  • 201443.2
Capital expenditure (€m) -9.2%
  • 201887.4
  • 201796.2
  • 201644.2
  • 201517.0
  • 20149.4
Total Equity (€m) 7.7%
  • 2018440.4
  • 2017409.0
  • 2016349.6
  • 2015328.5
  • 2014284.0
Dividends (€m) 3.9%
  • 201812.2
  • 201711.7
  • 201610.9
  • 20158.8
  • 20148.0

Operational Highlights 2018

TRADE VOLUMES UP
4.3% IN 2018

2017: up 4.3%
TOTAL THROUGHPUT WAS 38.0 MILLION TONNES

2017: 36.4 Million tonnes
1,031,897 RORO UNITS PASSED THROUGH THE PORTS FERRY TERMINALS
2017: 992,062 units
726,212 TEUS WERE HANDLED IN THE PORTS THREE CONTAINER TERMINALS
2017: 698,348 TEUs
1,8M PASSENGERS TRAVELLED THROUGH THE PORT
2017: 1,8M
276,927 CRUISE PASSENGERS AND CREW ON 150 CRUISE VESSELS VISITED THE PORT
2017: 210,050

Chairperson’s Statement

I am pleased to report that 2018 was another very successful year for Dublin Port Company. Trade levels grew by 4.3% over the previous year and a record throughput of 38.0m gross tonnes was achieved.

Chief Executive’s Review

In 2018, volumes grew to 38.0m tonnes, an increase of 4.3% on the previous year. Imports grew more strongly than exports during 2018 at 5.5% and 2.5% respectively.