407 International Reports 2021 Results

TORONTO, Feb. 17, 2022 /CNW/ - 407 International Inc. (the "Company") announced today revenues of $1,023.1 million for 2021, compared to $908.6 million for 2020. The Company reported net income of $212.4 million for 2021, compared to a net income of $148.0 million for 2020. Earnings before interest and other, taxes, depreciation and amortization ("EBITDA"¹) totalled $859.0 million for 2021 compared to $739.9 million for 2020. 

The Board of Directors will continue to monitor the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, and will review any potential dividend distribution to shareholders, as appropriate.

COVID-19 PANDEMIC

As a result of increased vaccination rates and the Province of Ontario easing COVID-19-related restrictions, overall traffic improved during 2021. In 2021, traffic volumes were higher by approximately 8% when compared to 2020. Despite the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on overall traffic volumes and revenues, the Company maintains sufficient liquidity and expects to be able to satisfy all of its obligations in 2022.

ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL, AND GOVERNANCE REPORTING (ESG)

The Company continues to advance its ESG practices. In 2021, the Company completed an ESG materiality assessment to assist with the development of a multi-year ESG strategy.

Other 2021 ESG highlights include:

• Achieving 2 million hours without a lost-time injury as at December 31, 2021; and
• Setting a target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 25% by 2030

APPOINTMENT

The Company is pleased to confirm the recent appointment to the Board of Directors of Mr. Jose Maria Velao, Chief Financial Officer, Cintra Infraestructuras, S.A., effective January 15, 2022.

The members of the Board of Directors are as follows:

• David McFadden, Q.C., Chair of the Board
• Javier Tamargo, President & Chief Executive Officer
• Andrew Alley
• Michael Bernasiewicz
• George Davie
• Laura Formusa
• Andrea Jeffery
• Rob MacIsaac
• Young Park
• Andres Sacristan
• Jose Tamariz
• Stephanie Vaillancourt
• Jose Maria Velao

ABOUT 407 INTERNATIONAL

The Company is owned by indirectly owned subsidiaries of Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (total 50.01%), also known as CPP Investments; Cintra Global S.E., a wholly owned subsidiary of Ferrovial S. A. (43.23%); and SNC-Lavalin (6.76%).

News releases are available at 407etr.com.

Highlights
(Unaudited)

	Three-month period ended						Year ended
	December 31						December 31
	2021			2020			2021			2020
Selected Financial Information (in millions)
Revenues	$	308.7		$	225.5		$	1,023.1		$	908.6
Operating expenses		49.0			44.3			164.1			168.7
EBITDA ^1		259.7			181.2			859.0			739.9
Depreciation and amortization		28.0			23.9			102.2			97.4
Interest and other expenses		124.7			113.8			465.4			441.1
Income before tax		107.0			43.5			291.4			201.4
Income tax expenses		29.6			12.2			79.0			53.4
Net income	$	77.4		$	31.3		$	212.4		$	148.0
Traffic
Total trips (in thousands)		23,354			17,613			77,022			71,467
Average revenue per trip		$13.08			$12.63			$13.12			$12.55
Average workday number of trips		292,490			229,634			245,708			233,155
Total vehicle kilometres (in thousands)		520,264			363,850			1,695,715			1,500,500
Number of transponders in circulation
at December 31								1,617,409			1,590,665

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¹ EBITDA is not a standardized financial measure under International Financial Reporting Standards and investors are cautioned that EBITDA should not be construed as an alternative to net income as an indicator of the Company's performance. The Company's method of calculating EBITDA may differ from other companies' methods, and may not be comparable to measures used by other companies. See "Non-IFRS Financial Measures" in the Company's management's discussion and analysis for the year ended December 31, 2021.

SOURCE 407 International Inc.

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