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[[Category:French company of the building trade ]] |
Revision as of 14:45, 23 October 2013
Company type | INC |
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Industry | rental of land and other real estate |
Area served | Worldwide |
Website | Official website |
TOUAX is a group specializing in the sale, lease and management of logistical equipment.
The group
The TOUAX Group, a corporate service provider, is an operational leasing specialist for 4 types of products, managed for itself or on behalf of investors:
- Shipping Containers: n°9 worldwide, 565 000 containers, 3,6 % global market share, 49 % of revenue*
(Leasing, lease purchase, sale and lease back, sales, management on behalf of third parties)
- Modular Buildings: n°2 in Continental Europe, 51 000 modular buildings, 7,5 % Europe market share, 32 % of revenue*
(Production, leasing, lease purchase, sales, services)
- Freight Railcars: n°2 in Europe, 9 100 wagons, 6,5 Europe market share, 12 % of revenue*
(Leasing, lease purchase, sale and lease back, sales, management on behalf of third parties)
- River Barges: n°1 in Europe and South America, 200 barges, 25 % Europe market share, 7 % of revenue*
(Construction, leasing, lease purchase, sales, services)
Activities
Shipping containers
In a structurally growing market anchored in globalization, TOUAX Global Container solutions is a leading player in container leasing and trading solutions. Relying on high standard assets and diligent services, its experienced teams innovate and bring value to their clients at each stage of the container life.
TOUAX serves its clients worldwide from its 4 regional hub offices and has teams of representatives in 13 countries while its operational structure relies on a global network of 200 strategically located depots. The company owns and manages a fleet of high standard containers, mostly dry vans of (20’, 40’, and 40’ HC).
TOUAX has developed close business relationship with the top container shipping lines, and serves over 120 shipping companies including the top 25 major shipping lines and over 400 clients in the retail sector.
In 2012, the utilization rate maintained at an average of 96% and the fleet increased by 14% with 565,000 TEU, demonstrating TOUAX ability to optimize its fleet performance.
Modular buildings
For almost 40 years it has supported their customers in Europe and the United States, and now also in Africa, and thanks to the increase in its industrial capacity they now serve its customers throughout the world. Their R&D teams develop solutions that meet its customers' local requirements.
TOUAX achieved near 60% of its revenue outside France. In both leasing and sales, TOUAX customers seek: - Global cover; - Very short lead times - Very attractive prices (10 to 50% lower than for traditional buildings); - Measurable performance concerning the quality of buildings delivered (BBC, THPE, RT2012, etc.); - A tailored, eco-friendly offer available worldwide (HQE label); - A solution that is flexible, modular and adaptable.
Freight railcars
TOUAX RAIL offers leasing agreements including maintenance services. The strengths emphasized by TOUAX RAIL for the benefit of its customers are its command of maintenance and rail safety.
Since end of 2011, TOUAX RAIL was awarded Entity in Charge of Maintenance (ECM) certification. TOUAX RAIL offers leasing services in Europe, the United States and Asia.
At the end of 2012, TOUAX RAIL managed a varied range of more than 9,100 freight railcars: intermodal railcars (transport of containers and swap bodies), car-carrier railcars, coil carriers (transport of steel coils), palletized cargo railcars (transport of palletized products) and hopper railcars and powder railcars for transporting heavy goods (cement, cereals etc.).
TOUAX RAIL offers its services to a varied customer base made up of major rail groups as well as private operators and big industrial groups.
River barges
With 150 years' experience in river transport, TOUAX River Barges has developed innovative and exclusive solutions for long term leasing and sales of assets for manufacturers and river transport logistics operators on the main river basins in the world.
TOUAX provides an innovative range of services for the river barge market, thanks to its mastery of all aspects of the river transport chain (operational and financial leasing of barges, trading of barges and push tugs, construction, fleet management, sale and lease back of river fleets, transport of barges between different river basins, insurance, advice, assistance and technical expertise regarding river transport, management of river transport certificates and administrative documents).
At 31 December 2012, the TOUAX Group managed a fleet of about 200 barges, and was the biggest leasing company for bulk cargo barges in Europe and South America.
TOUAX River Barges has an extensive geographic presence in the main river basins in the world (in Europe, in North America and in South America). The Group plans to expand to other river basins in order to extend its global presence.
History
TOUAX, founded in 1853 during the reign of Napoleon III, has been managed by the same family for five generations. We have been a leader in French river transport for over a century. The company was first publicly traded in 1906, and became a Group under the leadership of the Walewski family. Starting in 1960, the family helped the small company grow by diversifying its activity into the leasing of new types of equipment, including railcars, containers, and then modular buildings.
Originally, the river barges activity
- 1853 : Starting of the river barges activity on the river Seine
- 1898 : Creation of TOUAX following the merguer with another major company
- 1906 : Listed on the Paris Stock Exchange
Successful diversification in three business sectors
- 1955 : Initial investments in the Railcars activity
- 1973 : Launch of the Modular Buildings activity
- 1985 : Purchase of Gold Container Corporation, Shipping Containers activity
- 1995 : Starting of the asset management for investors
Acceleration of TOUAX's development over the past 15 years
- 1998 : Group is jointly managed by Fabrice & Raphaël Walewski
- 2005 : Revenue exceeds 200 million euro
- 2006 : 100 years as a listed company with consecutive years of dividends
- 2007 : Touax begins producing modular buildings in two plants
- 2008 : Group managed assets exceed 1 billion. Touax appears in the SBF 250 index
- 2010 : Revenue exceeds 300 million euro
- 2012 : Expansion of the Group in Africa and South America
Numerical data
(in € million) | 31/12/2012 | 31/12/2011 | 31/12/2010 | 31/12/2009 | 31/12/2008 |
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Total revenues | 357,99 | 335,81 | 302,39 | 271,70 | 368,70 |
including leasing revenues | 219,03 | 221,42 | 207,78 | 194,93 | 205,50 |
Ebitda after distribution | 61,78 | 57,75 | 53,76 | 48,98 | 53,54 |
Operating income after distribution | 29,62 | 31,48 | 29,97 | 28,30 | 37,45 |
Consolidated net attributable income | 9,1 | 13,43 | 13,28 | 14,19 | 16,84 |
Breakdown in managed assets | 1,580 | 1,454 | 1,375 | 1,303 | 1,229 |
Touax and the stock market
2012 | 2011 | 2010 | |
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Price at December 31 (€) | 21,71 | 21,80 | 29,49 |
Share price performance | −0,40% | −26% | 32% |
Total number of share at December 31 | 5 740 267 | 5 720 749 | 5 695 651 |
Market capitalization at December 31 (1) | 124,62 | 124,71 | 167,82 |
(1) euro millions
TOUAX data sheet
ISIN code : FR0000033003
Mnemonic code : TOUPFP
Listed on NYSE Euronext (Paris)
Indices : CAC® Small et CAC® Mid & Small
SRD Long Only
Management
Fabrice Walewski, Raphaël Walewski - Managing Partners