Earnings Release • Oct 27, 2011
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October 27 2011
Revenues: EUR 65.4 billion (+8.9%) EBITDA: EUR 12.1 billion (+10.2%) Net debt: EUR 41.7 billion (+ EUR 1 billion compared to 6/30/11)
Revenues at September 30, 2011 were EUR 65.4 billion with a +8.9% gross increase and +3.3% organic growth that confirm the robust performance of the first half-year, thanks to the Group's international development, good results in exploration-production and LNG activities, the contribution of assets commissioned in 2010 and 2011 despite exchange rate negative effect, mostly from the US dollar, and despite an economic environment which remains difficult.
EBITDA for the period reached EUR 12.1 billion with a +10.2% gross increase and a -0.4% organic variation compared to September 30, 2010, boosted by significant scope effects. This trend also reflects:
At September 30, the unfavourable weather impact on our domestic markets is estimated at EUR 480 billion. In France, the gas tariff freeze decided by the government on retail regulated tariff results in a shortfall of EUR close to EUR 290 million for the fourth quarter in addition to EUR 108 million for the three first quarters 2011.
1 Unaudited data at September 30, 2011, examined at the October 26, 2011 board of directors' meeting GDF SUEZ CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS
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The Group confirms a 2011 EBITDA target between EUR 17 and EUR 17.5 billion2 before the impact of the two elements above.
The Group confirms equal or superior net earnings per share2 in 2011 taking into accounts capital gains on announced disposals.
The Group reaffirms its policy of providing shareholders sustainable and competitive return with a stable or increased dividend in 2011 versus 2010 dividend.
Net debt was EUR 41.7 billion at the end of September 2011, up EUR 1 billion compared to the end of June 2011. This includes the positive effect of the sale of 25% of GRTgaz but also the acquisition of gas storage in Germany, the implementation of the EUR 500 million share buyback program announced September 6 for EUR 137 million and negative effect of currency variation and of mark to market for EUR 0.9 billion.
Gross Capex was EUR 7.6 billion as of September, 30, 2011.
Since September 30, the sale of G6 Rete Gas and of Bristol Water were closed with a total impact of EUR 1.1 billion on the Group's net debt.
At September 30, 2011, the gearing is 53.3% and the net debt/EBITDA ratio is 2.5. The Group's average net debt maturity exceeds ten years and its liquidity is EUR 22.9 billion.
2 Assuming average weather conditions and no major changes in the regulatory or economic environment. Underlying assumptions for 2011 are: average Brent \$92/bbl; average electricity baseload Belgium €50/MWh; average price of gas at Zeebrugge €23/MWh.
| in millions of Euros | Sept 30, 2011 Revenues |
Sept 30, 2010 Revenues |
Total Change |
Organic Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Energy France | 9,127 | 9,752 | - 6.4 % | - 6.5 % |
| Energy Europe & International | 26,814 | 23,147 | +15.8 % | + 3.2 % |
| Global Gas & LNG* | 7,322 | 6,557 | +11.7 % | + 13.4 % |
| Infrastructures* | 984 | 844 | +16.6 % | + 15.4 % |
| Energy Services | 10,196 | 9,640 | +5.8 % | + 3.0 % |
| Environment | 10,971 | 10,131 | + 8.3 % | + 6.2 % |
| GDF SUEZ Group | 65,414 | 60,070 | + 8.9 % | +3.3 % |
* Total revenues, including intra-Group services, amounted to EUR 15,120 million for Global Gas & LNG and EUR 4,054 million for Infrastructure.
Revenues saw a gross increase of EUR 5.344 million with EUR 1.972 million in organic growth and EUR 3.629 million in scope effects of which EUR +4.435 of positive effect, mainly in the Energy Europe & International business line (EUR 3.639 million) and EUR - 806 million of negative effect from Energy Europe & International business line (EUR -394 million) and Suez ENVIRONNEMENT (EUR - 358 million).
Exchange rate fluctuations amount to EUR -257 million, primarily EUR -341 million on the US dollar, EUR -35 million on the British pound and EUR +47 million on the Australian dollar.
| in millions of Euros | Sept 30, 2011 | Sept 30, 2010 | Total Change | Organic Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenues | 9,127 | 9,752 | - 6.4 % | - 6.5 % |
At the end of September 2011, the Energy France revenues declined by EUR - 625 million. The decrease in volume of gas sold was partially offset by the increase in prices and volumes of electricity sales as well as by the increase in gas tariffs that do not, however, reflect the total increase in supply costs.
Natural gas sales stood at 146 TWh down -23% over 2010, due mainly to the different weather conditions between the two periods. GDF SUEZ maintains an 88% share of the residential market and 69% of the business market. Electricity sales rose +9% to 29 TWh due to increased sales to direct customers.
Electricity production (22 TWh) declined by - 7% due to poor hydroelectricty conditions in the spring of 2011, partly offset by the commissioning of two thermal power plants (Combigolfe and Montoir-de-Bretagne) in 2010 and by the development of its installed base of windfarms.
| Revenues - in millions of euros | Sept 30, 2011 |
Sept 30, 2010 |
Total Change |
Organic Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Energy Europe & International | 26,814 | 23,147 | + 15.8% | + 3.2% |
| Benelux & Germany | 10,003 | 10,268 | - 2.6% | - 2.4% |
| Europe* | 5,043 | 4,707 | +7.1% | +2.8% |
| International Power* | 11,768 | 8,172 | +44% | + 11% |
| Latin America | 2,789 | 2,328 | +20% | +17% |
| North America | 3,809 | 3,229 | +18% | +3,1% |
| UK & Rest of Europe* | 2,369 | 1,093 | +117% | +9,5% |
| Middle East, Turkey and Africa* | 871 | 498 | +75% | + 28% |
| Asia | 1, 306 | 1, 023 | + 28% | + 11% |
| Australia | 624 | - | n.a. | n.a. |
* Following the merger with International Power, EUR 1.162 in September, 30, 2010 revenues were restated from the Europe division to International Power with EUR 1.093 million euros under UK & Rest of Europe and EUR 69 million under Turkey.
Electricity volumes sold for the area declined 11.1% to 86.1 TWh while revenues decreased by EUR - 405 million compared to 2010 with great disparities by country: a noticeable decline in volumes sold in Belgium and Luxembourg, stable sales in the Netherlands and a slight rise in Germany.
Gas sales revenues rose +1.8% with a - 6.7% decrease in the volumes sold of 4.2 TWh. The decrease in volumes is, therefore, more than offset by the increase in selling prices that reflects market trend, in particular in Belgium. The -6.4 TWh decrease in sold volumes is attributable to the warmer temperatures in 2011.
The scope effects amounted to EUR +209 million, due essentially to the restructuring of Group business activities undertaken in partnership with ACEA in Italy.
The +2.8%, or EUR 122 million, rise in organic revenues compared to September 2010 are mainly explained by the changes below :
Revenues of the International Power division came in at EUR 11,768 million, up in gross terms by 44% and organic terms, 11%. Beyond the integration of the acquired IPR assets that had a scope effect of EUR 2.9 billion, sales were boosted by growth in the Latin America, Asia and Middle East regions.
The evolution of revenues at September 2011 is given in International Power's publication dated October 26, 2011.
Revenues for the region include EUR 106 million scope effects, mainly related to take-over of electrical activities in Chile in January 2010 (E.Cl). There was a negative exchange rate effect of - EUR 42 million for the region. The organic growth of the revenues is explained by the increase of the average sale price, in particular in Brazil.
Electricity sales were stable at 36.9 TWh at September 2011. Gas sales rose by 4.2 TWh to 13.8 TWh, mainly after the Mejillones LNG terminal was commissioned in the second half year of 2010.
Exchange rate effects had a negative impact on revenues (EUR -196 million) due to the depreciation of the American dollar. Scope effects accounted for EUR +682 million and represented integration of International Power's assets.
Electricity sales came to 64.1 TWh, an organic increase of +3 TWh due to good performance in the retail business line. Electricity production showed lower revenues on organic basis, following varying price effects depending on the segments and a lower volume sold that dropped - 1 TWh to 20.8 TWh.
Non-Group3 natural gas sales came to 49.2 TWh, rising +0.4 TWh in organic terms. Besides the impact of the volume, revenues benefited from a rise in average price after hedging in the LNG activity.
Exchange rate effects for the period were negative (EUR -17 million) and scope effects stood at EUR 1.191 million. These effects consisted mainly of International Power's European assets being integrated into the scope of GDF SUEZ as of February 2011.
Revenues, which rose in organic terms by +9.5% compared to 2010, were basically driven by marketing activities, notably for gas, given the volumes increase by 2.7 TWh, combined with a positive price effect.
3 It should be noted that the sales of natural gas, including intra-group sales stand at 63.5 TWh with an organic increase of 12.9 TWh.
Middle East, Turkey and Africa revenues rose +75% in gross terms, reaching EUR 871 million at September 30, 2011, including the integration of International Power's assets and full consolidation of the Al Hidd plant in Bahrain. After the negative exchange rate effects (EUR -36 million due mostly to the US dollar's depreciation), revenues in organic term rose to EUR 130 million, or +28.2%.
This growth was mainly driven by electricity sales in Turkey and by operating/maintenance activities in Oman.
Electricity sales for the region stood at 16.6 TWh, up by +4 TWh, mostly due to scope effects related to International Power's assets, including full consolidation of Al Hidd. Natural gas sales came to 2.6 TWh, up +0.6 TWh.
Given the appreciation of the Singapore dollar and the depreciation of the Thai Baht (EUR +1 million), scope effects following integration of International Power's assets and the proportional consolidation of natural gas distribution assets in Thailand, the organic growth stood at EUR +108 million, or +10.6%.
This growth was mainly driven by Thailand after the commissioning of the CFB 3 coal plant and by a better performance of the activities in Singapore.
Revenues stood at EUR 624 million representing the contribution of assets by International Power. Electricity sales stood at 16 TWh, a decrease compared to 2010, mainly due to unfavorable climate conditions.
| in millions of Euros | Sept 30, 2011 | Sept 30, 2010 | Total Change |
Organic Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenues | 7,322 | 6,557 | +11.7% | +13.4% |
| Revenues including intra-Group |
15,120 | 14,043 | +7.7% | n.a. |
The revenues contributed by this business line at September 30, 2011 were boosted overall by the increase of Exploration/Production sales, the LNG activity and sales from the Supplies department offsetting the lower sales to European Key Account customers.
The evolution of revenues is explained by the following effects:
| in millions of Euros | Sept 30, 2011 | Sept 30, 2010 | Gross Change | Organic Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenues | 984 | 844 | + 16.6% | + 15.4% |
| Revenues including intra-Group |
4,054 | 4,192 | - 3.3% | n.a. |
The decrease in revenues including intra-group, came from a -38 TWh decrease in quantities dispatched by GrDF due to milder temperatures than in 2010 and less commercialization of storage capacity in France, partially offset by:
In the same climate and regulatory conditions, revenues stood at EUR 984 million, a rise of +16.6% compared to September 2010. This growth is explained by :
4 Including sales to other operators.
| in millions of Euros | Sept 30, 2011 | Sept 30, 2010 | Gross Change | Organic Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenues | 10,197 | 9,640 | +5.8% | +3.0% |
In France, the level of activity in services (COFELY France) saw a -1% decrease in organic terms with the effects of past commercial development and improving energy prices partly offsetting unfavorable climate conditions. Installation and maintenance activities grew organically by +8.7%.
In Belgium and the Netherlands, activity is growing organically, +5.4% and +14%, respectively. In Belgium, the effects of good order taking in installation activities along with the sustained commercial development of services explain this trend. In the Netherlands, sales are moving dynamically with the signing of large-scale orders that have gone into production quickly and that are sustaining activity.
Tractebel Engineering's activity remained stable in terms of organic change.
Outside France and Benelux, the business line's activity fell by -3.6% in Northern Europe. In Southern European countries, activity is down by - 7.3%. This decrease came mainly from Italy and Spain. Lastly, the revenues from the International Overseas region has grown organically by +4.1%.
| in millions of Euros | Sept 30, 2011 | Sept 30, 2010 | Gross Change | Organic Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenues | 10,971 | 10,131 | +8.3% | +6.2% |
The revenues trend and operational performance at the end of September 2011 are presented in SUEZ ENVIRONNEMENT's publication dated October 26, 2011.
| REVENUES In millions of euros |
Sept 30, 2011 |
% | Sept 30, 2010 |
% | Change Sept 2011/2010 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| France | 22,088 | 33.8% | 21,625 | 36.0% | +2.1% |
| Belgium | 8,672 | 13.2% | 8,718 | 14.5% | - 0.5% |
| Sub-total France & Belgium |
30,760 | 47.0% | 30,343 | 50.5% | +1.4% |
| Other European Union | 19,632 | 30.0% | 18,386 | 30.6% | +6.8% |
| Other European countries | 1,282 | 2.0% | ? 850 |
1.4% | +50.9% |
| Sub-total Europe | 51,674 | 79.0% | 49,579 | 82.5% | +4.2% |
| North America | 4,416 | 6.8% | 3,802 | 6.3% | + 16.1% |
| Sub-total Europe and North America |
56,090 | 85.8% | 53,382 | 88.9% | +5.1% |
| Asia - Middle-East - Oceania | 5,123 | 7.8% | 3,287 | 5.5% | +55.9% |
| South America | 3,506 | 5.4% | 2,753 | 4.6% | +27.4% |
| Africa | 695 | 1.0% | 649 | 1.1% | +7.1% |
| TOTAL REVENUE | 65,414 | 100% | 60,070 | 100% | +8.9% |
| in millions of Euros | Sept 30, 2011 | Sept 30, 2010 | Organic Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenues | 65,414 | 60,070 | |
| Scope effect Exchange rate effect |
- 4,435 | -806 -257 |
|
| Comparable basis | 60,979 | 59,008 | + 3.3% |
| in millions of Euros | Sept 30, 2011 | Sept 30, 2010 | Organic Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| EBITDA | 12,081 | 10,964 | |
| Scope effect Exchange rate effect |
- 1, 262 | - 64 - 40 |
|
| Comparable basis | 10,819 | 10,861 | - 0.4% |
The figures presented here are those customarily used and communicated to the markets by GDF SUEZ. This message includes forward-looking information and statements. Such statements include financial projections and estimates, the assumptions on which they are based, as well as statements about projects, objectives and expectations regarding future operations, profits, or services, or future performance. Although GDF SUEZ management believes that these forward-looking statements are reasonable, investors and GDF SUEZ shareholders should be aware that such forward-looking information and statements are subject to many risks and uncertainties that are generally difficult to predict and beyond the control of GDF SUEZ, and may cause results and developments to differ significantly from those expressed, implied or predicted in the forward-looking statements or information. Such risks include those explained or identified in the public documents filed by GDF SUEZ with the French Financial Markets Authority (AMF), including those listed in the "Risk Factors" section of the GDF SUEZ reference document filed with the AMF on March 28, 2011 (under number D.11-0186). Investors and GDF SUEZ shareholders should note that if some or all of these risks are realized they may have a significant unfavorable impact on GDF SUEZ.
GDF SUEZ develops its businesses around a model based on responsible growth to take up today's major energy and environmental challenges: meeting energy needs, ensuring the security of supply, combating climate change and optimizing the use of resources. The Group provides highly efficient and innovative solutions to individuals, cities and businesses by relying on diversified gas-supply sources, flexible and low-emission power generation as well as unique expertise in four key sectors: liquefied natural gas, energy efficiency services, independent power production and environmental services. GDF SUEZ employs 218,350 people worldwide and achieved revenues of €84.5 billion in 2010. The Group is listed on the Brussels, Luxembourg and Paris stock exchanges and is represented in the main international indices: CAC 40, BEL 20, DJ Stoxx 50, DJ Euro Stoxx 50, Euronext 100, FTSE Eurotop 100, MSCI Europe, ASPI Eurozone and ECPI Ethical Index EMU
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