Snapshot: Glowing GLS still subsidising Royal Mail?

ID 47484044 © Exopixel | Dreamstime.com Sell-side research house Bernstein today ran the rule over International Distributions Services (IDS), the holding company controlling Royal Mail and logistics arm GLS. Before you get going, the scale of the problem is here below, sourced from IDS’s statement: “Group reported operating loss of …

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Strike chaos leads Royal Mail to £1bn loss

Group-wide loss of £748mn £539mn hit to carrying value  Royal Mail has reported an operating loss of over £1bn, after 12 months of strikes and inflationary pressures. International Distributions Services (IDS) as a whole – which also includes profitable European courier GLS – incurred a loss of £748mn. UK operations …

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Royal Mail blames strikes for £419m full-year loss

Royal Mail posted an annual adjusted operating loss of £419 million, its parent International Distributions Services has said, after a year marred by strikes. The results showed that the wider group, which includes Royal Mail UK and GLS, its international operation, reported an adjusted operating loss of £71 million for …

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strikes at Royal Mail hinder performance

International Distribution Services (IDS) has reported full-year revenue of £12.0bn, down 5.3%. The drop was driven by performance at Royal Mail, where revenue fell 13%, as it struggled due to industrial action and a decline in volumes across parcels and letters. GLS saw revenue rise 10.2%, as higher prices more …

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