- Revenues totalled 4,697 million euro and EBITDA, 421 million euro, due to good traffic performance, international order intake in Construction, and completion of the sale of Chicago Skyway and of a stake in the Irish toll roads.
- For the first time, these results include Broadspectrum's revenues, earnings and order book since June.
- The main assets continued to perform very well: traffic and revenues increased on the 407 ETR and at Heathrow Airport, with EBITDA rising by 12% and 4.5%, respectively, in local currency terms. The dividends from those assets were in line with the previous year.
- Traffic increased in both Toll Roads and Airports: 407 ETR (+2.9%), Algarve (+21%), Ausol I (+12.7%), Heathrow (+0.6%) and Glasgow Airport (+8.4%).
- The total order book topped 36 billion euro, of which 79% corresponds to international contracts. Notable new contracts include a section of high-speed railway line in California; the Olsztyn bypass and a number of sections of the S17 and S3 highways, in Poland; maintenance of 370 kilometers of roads in the United Kingdom; highway D4-R7 in Slovakia; and Broadspectrum's contribution in Australia.
Ferrovial, the world-leading infrastructure operator and manager of services for cities, obtained net profit of 189 million euro in the first half of 2016, compared with 267 million euro in the same period of 2015, due to the lower volume of extraordinary income. EBITDA amounted to 421 million euro, on 4,697 million euro in revenues, due to good performance by the main assets. Traffic increased strongly in all regions, the Construction division obtained major new contracts in other countries, and Broadspectrum was integrated into the Group. These results were also affected by sterling's depreciation following the referendum in the United Kingdom. International activities accounted for 73% of total revenues.
Ferrovial collected 236 million euro in dividends from the assets in which it holds a stake, and recognised 129 million euro in capital gains on divesting Chicago Skyway and the Irish toll roads.
In terms of operating performance, traffic increased at Ferrovial's main assets—both toll roads and airports—in the US and Europe: 407 ETR (+2.9%), Algarve (+21%), Ausol I (+12.7%), Heathrow (+0.6%) and Glasgow Airport (+8.4%).
The order book totalled 36,486 million euro, of which Services accounted for 27,024 million euro and Construction for 9,462 million euro, a 15.7% increase as a result of new international construction contracts and the inclusion of Broadspectrum in the Services order book. Notable new contracts in the first six months of 2016 include a section of high-speed railway line in California; the Olsztyn bypass and a number of sections of the S17 and S3 highways, in Poland; maintenance of 370 kilometers of roads in the United Kingdom; highway D4-R7 in Slovakia; and Broadspectrum's contribution in Australia.