CTT - Correios De Portugal, S.A. (ENXTLS:CTT)'s Vice-President of operations Carlos Fortner has confirmed that the company is planning to launch a new incentivized redundancy programme in 2019. The programme is a part of ongoing efforts to reduce the size and costs of the company, which will also see the sale of 16 real estate assets. This sale will generate around BRL 380 million.
CTT-Correios de Portugal, S.A. is the Portuguese leader in postal services provision. Net sales break down by activity as follows:
- mail collection and delivery (50.4%): letters, postcards, ads, advertising documents, newspapers, etc.;
- express and parcels transportation and delivery services (40.2%): activity ensured in Portugal, Spain and Mozambique;
- sale of financial products and services (7.2%): public debt certificates, postal saving products, insurance and postal money orders;
- banking and payment services (2.2%): savings accounts, consumer credit (auto loans and credit cards), mortgage loans, off-balance sheet savings. The group also provides payment solutions (Payshop) allowing paying for purchases through the Internet and via certified agents (kiosks, tobacconists, supermarkets, etc.).
Portugal accounts for 69% of net sales.