Frankfurt Airport operator Fraport narrows annual passenger growth forecast, shares tumble
Adds share move, outlook details in paragraph 1, analyst comment on traffic outlook in paragraphs 3-4, analyst comment on Q2 EBITDA beat in paragraphs 8-9
By Anastasiia Kozlova and Amir Orusov
Aug 6 (Reuters) - Frankfurt Airport operator Fraport FRAG.DE narrowed its full-year passenger growth forecast, sending its shares 2.3% lower on Tuesday.
The company reiterated its outlook for the full year but said it now expects passenger numbers in Frankfurt to reach the lower-endof its previouslyprojected range of 61-65 million, compared to 59.4 million in 2023.
The new forecast translatesinto hardly any passenger growth in the second half, saidOliver Wojahn, an analyst at Mwb Research.
"So it is becoming clearer that the pretty steep increase in airport fees (+9.5%) is holding back passenger growth at Frankfurt airport," Wojahn added.
The company cited a slowdown in the number of passengers, with growth declining to4.5% in the second quarter, compared with 10.4% in the first quarter.
Fraport, which manages or operates 29 airports, including Delhi and New York, said passenger numbers at Frankfurt Airport rebounded to about 86% of pre-pandemic levels in the first-halfof 2024.
The group's earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA)rose 17.8% to 567.1 million euros ($621.1 million) in the six-month period ended June 30, from 481.4 million a year earlier, buoyed by growing demand for air travel.
Meanwhile, JohannesBraun, an analyst at Stifel, said a3% beat in Fraport's EBITDA in the second quarter was due toa 9 million euro flooding compensation that Fraport received for damages at itsPorto Alegre airport in Brazil.
"While this is a one-off, we still rate it positively that the compensation for those damages come in timely," Braun added.
($1 = 0.9131 euros)
Reporting by Anastasiia Kozlova and Amir Orusov; Editing by Rashmi Aich and Sonia Cheema
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