Earnings Release • Oct 27, 2022
Earnings Release
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The purpose of the Company was changed to investment company at a shareholders' meeting held on October 7th, 2021. As a result of that change the assets of the Company are valued at fair value. This change in valuation is in progress and will be fully realised in the annual financial statement for 2022.
SKEL's profit after tax in the first 9 months amounted to ISK 5,135 million, and the projected performance for the year is ISK 7.6-8.3 billion, as stated in the previously published earnings estimate.
"Third quarter results are marked by the fluctuations in stock markets. The price of listed company shares held by SKEL fell by 214 million over the quarter. Over the same period, the performance of Skeljungur, Orkan and Gallon, i.e. SKEL's wholly owned operating
companies, amounted to ISK 578 million. EBITDA SKEL and fully owned operating companies for the first 9 months was 2,981 million. Forecasted EBITDA for 2022 is in the range of 3,200 to 3,600 million.
Looking at our asset portfolio, there are several matters that we see as very positive in the quarter.
Orkan acquired a share in the electricity supplier Straumlind. It is our belief that the values and vision of Straumlind and Orkan go well together. Straumlind's customer base has grown almost fivefold in the course of this year, and of all the households that changed suppliers this year 51% chose Straumlind. The collaboration between the companies will significantly speed up the expansion of the Group's product offerings in energy sales.
Skeljungur signed a purchase agreement to acquire a share in Klettur. Concurrently with the purchase, SKEL acquired Klettur's real estates. The deal is pending the approval of the Competition Authority. Like Skeljungur, Klettur is a deep-rooted company developed around international brands in the service of Icelandic industries. The acquisition is strategic and part of the development of a company that provides services to the Icelandic economy on a broad basis.
Kaldalón presented in the last quarter a strategy of goal-driven growth prior to listing on NASDAQ OMX Iceland main market. Its share capital was subsequently increased by ISK 4 billion at market value. SKEL welcomes the involvement of a broad range of institutional investors in the Company and believes that there are significant opportunities afforded by the company's liquidity position in the coming quarters.
VÍS insurance company announced that the company had applied for permission to buy back shares and plans to advance further into the asset management market. As before, we believe that the company has opportunities in a broader range of services on the basis of a strong brand, large customer base and history of successful business.
The operation of Magn in the Faroe Islands is showing success, and there are prospects that 2022 will exceed expectations. On 25 October, SKEL announced that an agreement had been reached with an investor in the Faroe Islands on the purchase of a majority holding in Orkufelagid. The agreement is subject to normal reservations, such as the outcome of due diligence, the approval of the authorities in the Faroes, adaptation of the company's shareholders' agreement and documentation. The agreed acquisition price of SKEL's holding is 146 million DKK. The sale is part of the strategic decision to render SKEL's asset portfolio less exposed to fuel sales."
An open presentation of the Company's interim financial report will be held on 28 October at the Reykjavik EDITION Hotel on Austurbakki 2, 101 Reykjavík. The meeting will begin at 08:30 a.m., with refreshments served from 08:15 a.m. At the meeting, Ásgeir Helgi Reykfjörð Gylfason, CEO, and Magnús Ingi Einarsson, CFO, will present the results and highlights of the Company's operations.
The presentation material from the meeting will be made accessible on SKEL's website, https://skel.is/fjarfestar.
The principal substance of this announcement is derived from the Company's Summary, which can be accessed on www.skel.is
For further information please contact Ásgeir Helgi Reykfjörð Gylfason, [email protected]
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