Quarterly Report • Nov 17, 2022
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This document is a Quarterly Statement pursuant to Section 53 of the Exchange Regulations of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (dated June 13, 2022) and is not a Quarterly Report within the meaning of International Accounting Standard 34.
| E.ON Group Financial Highlights | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| --------------------------------- | -- | -- | -- |
| Nine months | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| € in millions | 2022 | 2021 | +/- % |
| Sales | 81,593 | 48,087 | 70 |
| Adjusted EBITDA1 | 6,110 | 6,277 | -3 |
| Adjusted EBITDA from core business1 | 5,332 | 5,026 | 6 |
| Adjusted EBIT1 | 4,034 | 3,928 | 3 |
| Net income/net loss | 4,282 | 3,903 | 10 |
| Net income/net loss attributable to shareholders of E.ON SE | 3,814 | 3,784 | 1 |
| Adjusted net income1 | 2,126 | 2,189 | -3 |
| E.ON Group investments | 2,838 | 2,913 | -3 |
| Cash provided by operating activities | 5,958 | 3,409 | 75 |
| Cash provided by operating activities before interest and taxes | 7,054 | 4,780 | 48 |
| Economic net debt (September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021) | 33,717 | 38,773 | -13 |
| Earnings per share (€)2, 3 | 1.46 | 1.45 | 1 |
| Adjusted net income per share (€)2, 3 | 0.81 | 0.84 | -4 |
| Shares outstanding (weighted average, in millions) | 2,609 | 2,607 | 0 |
1Adjusted for non-operating effects.
2Based on shares outstanding (weighted average). 3 Attributable to shareholders of E.ON SE.
E.ON issued several corporate bonds totaling €3.5 billion in the first nine months of 2022.
On February 24, 2022, Russia attacked Ukraine. As a result of Russia's attack against Ukraine, which is a violation of international law, the situation on energy markets remains tense. E.ON's priority in these turbulent times is to secure the energy supply. The power, gas, and heat networks that E.ON operates in
various regions of Europe are running stably, even in the current situation.
The war's repercussions also have implications for E.ON's business, in particular because of higher commodity prices. These implications are described in greater detail below in the sections entitled "Earnings Situation" and "Financial Situation." In addition, our 2021 Annual Report provided commentary on other possible risks for E.ON. One of them is a possible measurement risk for financial assets, including the investment in Nord Stream AG held in pension plan assets. Measurement of this investment at September 30, 2022, declined to €0.1 billion. Among the reasons for this are greater uncertainty amid the current situation and, since September 26, damage to both of Nord Stream 1's pipelines whose cause is as yet unclarified. This decrease in fair value was recognized in equity in other non-operating income. The situation assessable at the balance-sheet date indicated no other triggering events that would necessitate impairment charges on noncurrent assets, in particular goodwill, other intangible assets, and property, plant, and equipment.
The German federal government's efforts to find ways out of the energy crisis have begun to bear fruit. For example, the country's gas storage facilities were already more than 95 percent full by mid-October, in part because France had begun supplying gas to Germany in October. Partnerships for the supply of liquefied natural gas ("LNG") constituted another factor. In addition, the German federal government has put in place a series of measures to ensure energy independence and supply security. They include steps to increase energy efficiency, regulations for the return of coal- and oil-fired power plants to the electricity market, ways to expand renewables capacity in the near term, and an energy-conservation ordinance.
To ease the burden on private consumers and industry, in the period under review, the German federal government not only temporarily reduced the VAT on gas consumption, it also announced what is now its third relief package. The package consists of short-term assistance and also structural changes to attenuate the rise in energy prices for
end-customers. Legislators are expected to begin enacting the laws and ordinances in the weeks ahead.
The EU is also seeking ways to resolve the energy crisis. In October, the European Commission likewise presented a new package of measures to limit gas prices. In the short term, the Commission envisages limiting wide fluctuations in gas prices by establishing a "dynamic corridor"; the details have not yet been worked out.
On April 8, 2022, the shareholders of Západoslovenská energetika a.s. ("ZSE") and of Východoslovenská energetika Holding a.s. ("VSEH"), E.ON SE, and the Slovak Republic, concluded a Future Consolidation Agreement to combine ZSE and the VSEH Group. The agreement provides, among other things, for 100 percent of VSEH shares to be transferred to ZSE, the sale of all or selected VSEH subsidiaries to ZSE, and the implementation of corporate law changes at VSEH.
The transfer of VSEH shares to ZSE will result in ZSE becoming VSEH's sole shareholder (and thus also shareholder of selected VSEH subsidiaries). The ownership interests in ZSE will remain unchanged; that is, E.ON will have a 49-percent stake in VSE and the Slovakian state a 51-percent stake. The new ZSE shareholders agreement, which has yet to be concluded, will essentially correspond to the current shareholders agreement. After the transaction, ZSE will thus continue to be included in E.ON's Consolidated Financial Statements as a jointly owned company and accounted for using the equity method. After closing, the VSEH's
business operations, which previously had been fully consolidated, will be accounted for using the equity method.
It is now assumed that the transaction can be completed in the first half of 2023.
To further optimize E.ON's portfolio in Hungary, E.ON Hungária Zrt. signed an agreement with MVM Zrt. on February 23, 2022, to sell 100 percent of its stake in E.ON Áramszolgáltató Kft. ("EÁS"). EÁS holds a regional universal service provider license under which it supplies electricity to customers in certain regions of Hungary. The transaction closed on April 14, 2022.
E.ON systematically promotes the sustainable development of the energy world. This focus is also reflected in E.ON's ambitious climate targets, which in late May 2022 were officially validated by the Science Based Target Initiative ("SBTi"). E.ON's Group-wide sustainability strategy explicitly commits it to the Paris Climate Agreement's 1.5 degree target. Against this backdrop, E.ON set science-based emission-reduction targets.
E.ON's stated objective is to be climate-neutral by 2040 and to reduce the emissions that it can directly influence (Scope 1 and 2) by 100 percent by this time. By 2050, E.ON also aims to reduce its Scope 3 emissions by 100 percent relative to 2019.
In mid-July, E.ON and Igneo Infrastructure Partners signed an agreement to found a joint venture for the rollout of high-speed broadband infrastructure in Germany. For this purpose, Igneo acquired a 50-percent stake in Westconnect GmbH (formerly Westenergie Breitband GmbH), which was previously a wholly owned E.ON SE subsidiary. The transaction closed on October 31, 2022. In the future, the joint venture intends to provide fiberoptic broadband connections to more than 1.5 million households and wholesale customers in Germany.
E.ON subsidiary Westenergie remains a 50-percent shareholder; the company's activities will be recorded in E.ON's Consolidated Financial Statements using the equity method.
On Capital Markets Day in the fall of 2021, E.ON announced that it planned to conduct €2 to €4 billion of portfolio optimization. The Igneo transaction is the first such measure.
At its meeting in late September 2022, the E.ON SE Supervisory Board extended the contract of Management Board Chairman Leonhard Birnbaum by five more years until June 30, 2028. Birnbaum has been a member of the E.ON Management Board since 2013 and its Chairman since April 2021.
E.ON supports the German federal cabinet's decision to amend the Atomic Energy Act to stipulate the continued operation of the three nuclear power plants ("NPPs") that remain online. This will enable generating capacity to be maintained in the coming winter to stabilize the German power grid. Under the amendment, the authorization of Emsland, Neckarwestheim 2, and Isar 2 NPPs (the latter of which is operated by PreussenElektra, an E.ON subsidiary) to operate would not expire until the close of April 15, 2023. The Bundesrat and Bundestag will discuss the draft legislation in November. Germany's NPPs can make a valuable contribution toward securing the energy supply amid the crisis and put downward pressure on prices. Isar 2 NPP will shut down briefly to overhaul pressurizer pilot valves so that it can continue operating. After restart, the plant can operate with the existing reactor core until April 15, 2023, at the latest. PreussenElektra could earn power–market revenues for about 2 TWh of Isar 2's electricity output
during this period next year. These potential revenues must be set against the additional costs arising from the extension and any laws that might apply to the treatment of electricity market revenues. E.ON plans that any possible revenues resulting from Isar 2's continued operation will be used for the energy transition, such as for network infrastructure and the development of its hydrogen business.
The E.ON Group's sales in the first nine months of 2022 rose by 70 percent year on year to €81.6 billion.
Energy Networks' sales increased by €1.3 billion relative to the prior year to €14.6 billion. Customer Solutions' sales rose by €25 billion to €63.3 billion. The increase is mainly attributable to price increases on commodity markets and impacts, in particular, the sales business in Germany, the United Kingdom, and the Netherlands.
Sales at Non-Core Business declined by €321 million year on year to €752 million, mainly because Brokdorf and Grohnde nuclear power plants were shut down as planned on December 31, 2021. The decrease was only partially offset by higher sales prices on power marketed from Isar 2 nuclear power plant.
Nine-month sales recorded at Corporate Functions/Other of €31 billion were €22.4 billion above the prior-year figure. The increase is mainly attributable to the fact that E.ON Energy Markets, our central commodity procurement unit, expanded its business operations by acquiring the portfolios of additional business units. The settlement of derivatives (€8.2 billion) amid
| Power passthrough | |
|---|---|
| Q1–Q3 2022 | 238.7 billion kWh |
| Q1–Q3 2021 | 250.2 billion kWh |
| Power sales1 | |
| Q1–Q3 2022 | 134.7 billion kWh |
| Q1–Q3 2021 | 180.1 billion kWh |

| Q1–Q3 2022 | 146.2 billion kWh |
|---|---|
| Q1–Q3 2021 | 161.6 billion kWh |
| Gas sales1 | |
| Q1–Q3 2022 | 153.7 billion kWh |
| Q1–Q3 2021 | 200.5 billion kWh |
1Customer Solutions' sales volumes does not include sales to the wholesale market.
| Sales | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Third quarter | Nine months | |||||
| € in millions | 2022 | 2021 | +/- % | 2022 | 2021 | +/- % |
| Energy Networks | 5,013 | 4,204 | 19 | 14,603 | 13,268 | 10 |
| Customer Solutions | 21,182 | 12,014 | 76 | 63,275 | 38,256 | 65 |
| Non-Core Business | 295 | 363 | -19 | 752 | 1,073 | -30 |
| Corporate Functions/Other | 12,407 | 3,826 | 224 | 31,015 | 8,641 | 259 |
| Consolidation | -10,149 | -5,360 | -89 | -28,052 | -13,151 | -113 |
| E.ON Group | 28,748 | 15,047 | 91 | 81,593 | 48,087 | 70 |
Electricity and gas taxes of €1,011 million were significantly lower than a year earlier (€1,929 million). The decrease relates in particular to the sales business in the Netherlands (€845 million) and is attributable to reduced tax rates due to high energy prices.
Effective January 1, 2022, we use earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization adjusted to exclude extraordinary effects ("adjusted EBITDA") for the internal control of our intended growth and as an indicator of our business units' sustainable earnings strength.
The core business' nine-month adjusted EBITDA increased by €306 million to €5,332 million (prior year: €5,026 million).
Energy Networks' nine-month adjusted EBITDA increased by €199 million to €4,069 million (prior-year: €3,870 million). Adjusted EBITDA in Germany improved by 16 percent to €3,112 million. As planned, the increase was due primarily to the reversal of negative earnings effects from previous years, the realization of synergies, and further growth in the regulated asset base due to additional investments. These positive effects were partially offset by higher commodity prices and warmer weather. Adjusted EBITDA in Sweden declined by 9 percent to €360 million because of adverse margin effects due in particular to warmer weather at the start of the year and because of higher expenditures for network losses and storm damage. Adjusted EBITDA at East-Central Europe/Turkey was lower as well, declining by 25 percent to €597 million. The decrease is chiefly attributable to higher procurement costs for network losses (especially in Romania and Slovakia) and to the disposal of two network operators in Hungary in the third quarter of 2021. The adverse earnings effect of increased expenditures for network losses is only temporary. Existing regulatory mechanisms enable these expenditures to be recovered through higher income in subsequent periods.
Adjusted EBITDA at Customer Solutions rose by €94 million to €1,416 million (prior year: €1,322 million). Adjusted EBITDA in Germany declined by 11 percent to €475 million. The main reason for this negative performance was persistently high energy procurement costs that could only be gradually passed through to customers during the year or that are still to be passed through. These adverse effects were only partially offset by the realization of synergies, operating improvements, and positive weather effects. Adjusted EBITDA in the United Kingdom rose by 72 percent to €510 million, mainly because of cost savings along with weather and consumption effects. Adjusted EBITDA in the Netherlands was higher as well, rising by 105 percent to €209 million. Weather effects and a reduction in customer churn contributed to this positive earnings performance. The Other unit's adjusted EBITDA declined by 43 percent to €222 million. The temporary decline in earnings is primarily attributable to higher procurement costs, which principally affected Romania, but also Hungary, the Czech Republic, and Slovakia. Changes to the regulatory environment have rendered the business in Romania increasingly loss making.
Adjusted EBITDA recorded at Corporate Functions/Other rose by €14 million to -€151 million, mainly from the leveraging of synergies.
Third quarter Nine months € in millions 2022 2021 +/- % 2022 2021 +/- % Energy Networks 1,415 1,133 25 4,069 3,870 5 Customer Solutions 391 208 88 1,416 1,322 7 Thereof: Energy Infrastructure Solutions ("EIS") 52 54 -4 365 309 18 Corporate Functions/Other -56 -48 -17 -151 -165 8 Consolidation 1 5 -80 -2 -1 -100 Adjusted EBITDA from core business 1,751 1,298 35 5,332 5,026 6 Non-Core Business 298 211 41 778 1,251 -38 E.ON Group adjusted EBITDA 2,049 1,509 36 6,110 6,277 -3
Adjusted EBITDA at Non-Core Business decreased by €473 million to €778 million. This was due to the non-recurrence of the one-off effect recorded in 2021 relating to the agreement between the German government and nuclear power plant operators on nuclear power-output rights and the resulting refund of residual power purchases and to the fact that Brokdorf and Grohnde nuclear power plants were shut down as planned on December 31, 2021. These factors were slightly offset by higher sales prices relative to the prior year.
The E.ON Group's adjusted EBITDA thus totaled €6,110 million, which was €167 million below the prior-year figure.
EBITDA is adjusted mainly for expenditures and income that are non-recurring or seldom in nature. The adjustments include effects resulting from the marking to market of derivative financial instruments at the balance-sheet date, certain restructuring expenses, net book gains, and other non-operating earnings. In the second quarter, IAS 29 was applied for the first time due to hyperinflation in Turkey; items that affect earnings are likewise recorded in other non-operating earnings. Adjusted EBITDA is independent of investment and depreciation cycles and simultaneously an indicator of cash-effective earnings and also facilitates the targeted management of our intended growth.
The disclosures in the Consolidated Statements of Income are reconciled to the adjusted earnings metrics below.
Net income in the first nine months of 2022 rose by 10 percent to €4.3 billion (prior year: €3.9 billion). Net income attributable to shareholders of E.ON SE and corresponding earnings per share amounted to €3.8 billion and €1.46, respectively, in the reporting period. In the prior-year period E.ON recorded net income of €3.8 billion and earnings per share of €1.45.
The tax expense on continuing operations declined from €736 million to €261 million. The tax rate in the reporting period was 6 percent. A one-off effect from the measurement of deferred tax assets in connection with the development of net pension obligations was the main source of tax relief.
| Third quarter | Nine months | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| € in millions | 2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 | |
| Net income/loss | 1,746 | 1,131 | 4,282 | 3,903 | |
| Attributable to shareholders of E.ON SE | 1,556 | 1,236 | 3,814 | 3,784 | |
| Attributable to non-controlling interests | 190 | -105 | 468 | 119 | |
| Income/loss from discontinued operations, net | – | – | – | – | |
| Income/Loss from continuing operations | 1,746 | 1,131 | 4,282 | 3,903 | |
| Income taxes | 272 | 15 | 261 | 736 | |
| Financial results |
-158 | 62 | -628 | 357 | |
| Income/loss from continuing operations before financial results and income taxes | 1,860 | 1,208 | 3,915 | 4,996 | |
| Income/loss from equity investments | 10 | 33 | 9 | 99 | |
| Non-operating adjustments | -513 | -476 | 110 | -1,167 | |
| Net book gains (-)/losses (+) | 3 | 25 | 59 | -34 | |
| Restructuring expenses | 23 | 113 | 85 | 289 | |
| Effects from derivative financial instruments | -669 | -424 | -1,271 | -1,625 | |
| Impairments (+)/reversals (-) | 0 | 0 | 22 | 12 | |
| Carryforward of hidden reserves (+) and liabilities (-) from the innogy transaction | 143 | 159 | 470 | 514 | |
| Other non-operating earnings | -13 | -349 | 745 | -323 | |
| Adjusted EBIT | 1,357 | 765 | 4,034 | 3,928 | |
| Impairments (+)/reversals (-) | 7 | 24 | 23 | 32 | |
| Scheduled depreciation and amortization | 685 | 720 | 2,053 | 2,317 | |
| Adjusted EBITDA | 2,049 | 1,509 | 6,110 | 6,277 |
Financial results improved significantly relative to the prior-year period. This development mainly reflects items in non-operating interest expense/income. The very positive development of provisions due to increased discount rates was only partially offset by negative valuation effects on securities recognized at fair value. The positive effect of €157 million (prior year: €209 million) from the difference between the nominal interest rate and the effective interest rate of former innogy bonds adjusted due to the purchase-price allocation is likewise recorded under nonoperating interest expense/income. Lower interest expenses on debt financing also contributed to the improvement in operating interest income.
Restructuring expenses were significantly lower than in the 2021 reporting period and consisted primarily of expenditures in conjunction with the restructuring of the sales business in the United Kingdom.
Effects in conjunction with derivative financial instruments declined by €354 million year on year to €1,271 million. Sharply higher commodity prices continued to lead to wide fluctuations in the fair value of commodity derivatives.
Value effects for, among other items, non-current provisions, bonds denominated in foreign currencies, and effects from subsequent adjustments to purchase prices are also disclosed in other non-operating earnings on a regular basis. The increase resulted mainly from the creation of provisions for mining damage at Corporate Functions/Other, an adjustment to provisions for nuclear asset-retirement obligations at PreussenElektra due to price effects, and earnings effects in the equity valuation of shareholdings in Turkey in conjunction with IAS 29.
Derived from adjusted EBITDA, adjusted net income is an earnings figure after interest income, income taxes, and non-controlling interests that likewise has been adjusted to exclude non-operating effects. The adjustments include the aforementioned items as well as interest expense/income not affecting net income (after taxes and noncontrolling interests).
Adjusted net income of €2,126 million was 3 percent below the prioryear figure of €2,189 million.
Besides the above-described effects in the reconciliation to adjusted EBITDA, this reconciliation includes the following items.
mainly attributable to the changes in financial results commented on above under "Reconciliation to Adjusted EBIT."
The tax rate on operating earnings of continuing operations rose from 23 percent in the prior-year period to 25 percent. The reasons for the lower tax rate in the prior year included the utilization of tax losses, which served to reduce the tax rate.
Non-operating expense/income rose by €1,052 million. This is
Non-controlling interests' share of operating earnings rose from €268 million to €364 million, principally because of higher operating earnings at companies with a significant proportion of non-controlling interests.
| € in millions | Third quarter | Nine months | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 | ||
| Income/loss from continuing operations before financial results and income taxes | 1,860 | 1,208 | 3,915 | 4,996 | |
| Income/loss from equity investments | 10 | 33 | 9 | 99 | |
| Non-operating adjustments | -513 | -476 | 110 | -1,167 | |
| Net interest income/loss | 148 | -95 | 619 | -456 | |
| Non-operating interest expense (+)/income (-) | -400 | -145 | -1,333 | -281 | |
| Adjusted operating earnings before taxes | 1,105 | 525 | 3,320 | 3,191 | |
| Taxes on operating earnings | -276 | -121 | -830 | -734 | |
| Operating earnings attributable to non-controlling interests | -116 | 20 | -364 | -268 | |
| Adjusted net income | 713 | 424 | 2,126 | 2,189 |
E.ON presents its financial condition using, among other financial measures, economic net debt and operating cash flow.
Economic net debt improved by €5.1 billion relative to year-end 2021 (€38.8 billion) to €33.7 billion.
E.ON's negative net financial position improved by €1.1 billion relative to year-end 2021, from €24.7 billion to €23.6 billion. Positive operating cash flow more than offset E.ON SE's dividend payment and investment expenditures.
| Percentages | Sept. 30, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021 |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 3.8 | 1.1 |
| United Kingdom | 5.1 | 1.9 |
Financial liabilities of €34.9 billion include E.ON SE's issuances of bonds in the current year totaling €3.5 billion as well as the onschedule repayment of three bonds (EUR and GBP) totaling about €1.2 billion.
The increase in actuarial discount rates for pensions, which led to a reduction in defined benefit obligations, more than offset the decline in the value of plan assets and had a positive impact on economic net debt and equity.
| € in millions | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|
| Liquid funds | 9,541 | 5,965 |
| Non-current securities | 1,357 | 1,699 |
| Financial liabilities1 | -34,929 | -32,730 |
| FX hedging adjustment | 409 | 391 |
| Net financial position | -23,622 | -24,675 |
| Provisions for pensions | -2,301 | -6,082 |
| Asset-retirement obligations2 | -7,794 | -8,016 |
| Economic net debt | -33,717 | -38,773 |
1Bonds previously issued by innogy are recorded at their nominal value. The figure shown in the consolidated balance sheets is €1.7 billion higher (year-end 2021: €1.9 billion higher). 2This figure is not the same as the asset-retirement obligations shown in the consolidated balance sheets (€7,925 million on September 30, 2022; €9,230 million on December 31, 2021). This is because economic net debt is calculated in part based on the actual amount of E.ON's obligations.
E.ON's creditworthiness has been assessed by Standard & Poor's ("S&P"), Moody's, and Fitch Ratings with long-term ratings of BBB, Baa2, and BBB+, respectively. The outlook for all three ratings is stable. The ratings are based on the assumption that E.ON will be able to maintain a debt ratio commensurate with them. The ratings of E.ON's bonds are BBB (S&P) , Baa2 (Moody's), and A- (Fitch Ratings). Its short-term ratings are A-2 (S&P) , P-2 (Moody's), and F2 (Fitch Ratings).
| S&P | Moody's | Fitch | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long term | BBB | Baa2 | BBB+ |
| Outlook | Stable | Stable | Stable |
| Bonds | BBB | Baa2 | A |
| Short term | A-2 | P-2 | F-2 |
The E.ON Group's cash-effective investments of €2.8 billion in the first nine months of 2022 were slightly below the prior-year figure of €2.9 billion. The E.ON Group invested about €2.7 billion in property, plant, and equipment and intangible assets (prior year: €2.7 billion). Share investments totaled about €0.1 billion versus €0.2 billion in the prior year.
| 2,913 | -3 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Non-Core Business | 6 | 184 | -97 |
| Investments in core business | 2,832 | 2,729 | 4 |
| Consolidation | 2 | -1 | 300 |
| Corporate Functions/Other | 49 | 185 | -74 |
| Thereof: Energy Infrastructure Solutions ("EIS") |
353 | 262 | 35 |
| Customer Solutions | 517 | 470 | 10 |
| Energy Networks | 2,264 | 2,075 | 9 |
| Nine months € in millions |
2022 | 2021 | +/- % |
Investments in the core business rose relative to the prior-year period. Energy Networks' investments of €2.3 billion, which were 9 percent above the prior-year figure (€2.1 billion), went principally toward new connections and network expansion in conjunction with the energy transition.
Customer Solutions' investments increased by 10 percent year on year, from €470 million to €517 million. This is mainly attributable to Energy Infrastructure Solutions ("EIS"). Key items relative to the prior year were the acquisition of a minority stake in Horisont Energi (a Norway-based company specializing in the production of blue ammonia and in carbon-storage technologies) and higher investments in E.ON's district-heating networks. Blue ammonia, which results from a chemical reaction between blue hydrogen and nitrogen, can be stored and transported more easily, efficiently, and cost-effectively than hydrogen. Blue hydrogen is made from
methane. The resulting carbon-dioxide is captured and stored and does not enter the atmosphere.
Investments at Corporate Functions/Other declined by €136 million to €49 million. The reason is that the prior-year figure includes subsequent purchase-price payments in conjunction with the innogy acquisition.
Non-Core Business' investments decreased by €178 million year on year to €6 million, because PreussenElektra has not acquired residual power-output rights in 2022.
Cash provided by operating activities of continuing operations before interest and taxes of €7.1 billion was €2.3 billion above the prior-year level (€4.8 billion). The increase at Energy Networks (+€1.2 billion) mainly reflects positive changes in working capital at the network business in Germany. Customer Solutions likewise recorded an increase of roughly €0.8 billion. The consequences of the energy-price crisis varied significantly across this segment's individual markets depending on whether government support was provided or not; the consequences were in some cases offset. Notably, operating cash flow in the United Kingdom was €0.5 billion above the prior-year figure. This will lead to correspondingly lower customer payments in subsequent quarters. The shutdown of power plants reduced Non-Core Business' operating cash flow by €0.4 billion. Corporate Functions/Other's operating cash flow was about €0.6 billion above the prior-year level, primarily because of internal settlements.
Cash provided by operating activities of continuing operations benefited from lower interest and tax payments.
| Nine months € in millions |
2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | 5,958 | 3,409 |
| Operating cash flow before interest and taxes | 7,054 | 4,780 |
| Cash provided by (used for) investing activities | -1,130 | -2,595 |
| Cash provided by (used for) financing activities | -495 | 761 |
1From continuing operations.
Cash provided by investing activities of continuing operations of -€1.1 billion was roughly €1.5 billion above the prior-year figure of -€2.6 billion. This positive development is primarily attributable to higher repayments of margins from commodity futures transactions, whereas investments were nearly at the prior-year level. Cash provided by disposals was below the prior-year figure, primarily because of disposals in Hungary in the prior year.
Cash provided by financing activities of continuing operations of -€0.5 billion was €1.3 billion below the prior-year figure of €0.8 billion. The net of the issuance and repayment of bonds and commercial paper in the reporting period served to improve cash provided by financing activities. This was partially offset by the effect of variation margin payments due to the settlement of derivative transactions.
The Combined Group Management Report contained in the 2021 Annual Report describes in detail E.ON's management system for assessing risks and chances and the measures it takes to limit risks.
In the normal course of business, E.ON is subject to a number of risks that are inseparably linked to the operation of its businesses. The resulting risks and chances are described in detail in the 2021 Combined Group Management Report. With regard to risk identification, the E.ON Group's risk and chance position described there remained essentially unchanged at the end of the third quarter of 2022. However, the further sharp increase in commodity prices in 2022 in conjunction with the war in Ukraine has significant implications for the assessment of individual risks and, on the positive side, individual chances. On the one hand, the increase can have sales-volume and price effects in the sales business. On the other, it is a material risk factor for unplanned unavailability at PreussenElektra, for possible bad debts in the sales business, and for network losses at Energy Networks. Higher commodity prices also lead to a further increase in counterparty risks. However, our major suppliers' good credit ratings and system relevance continue to render the likelihood of occurrence very low.
Our management system classifies the decision to extend the lifetimes of Germany's nuclear power plants beyond year-end 2022 as a chance. Due to the uncertainty regarding the economic implications amid the discussions of a power-price cap, this is not a major chance position for E.ON.
In particular, the further sharp rise in commodity prices seen since the start of the year has changed the aggregated risk of the Group as a whole from "major" to "high." This risk assessment is based on the current level of commodity prices.
The effects of a possible long-term suspension of Russian natural gas deliveries and the potentially resulting supply bottlenecks were assessed by means of a scenario analysis. The analysis involved estimating the impact on key risk drivers and then calculating the resulting implications for E.ON's liquidity and earnings situation.
From today's perspective, E.ON does not perceive any risks that could threaten the existence of the E.ON Group.
| 2021 | 2022 forecast | November 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adjusted EBITDA (€ in billions) | 7.9 | 7.6 to 7.8 | |
| Energy Networks | 5.0 | 5.5 to 5.7 | 5.3 to 5.5 |
| Customer Solutions | 1.5 | 1.5 to 1.7 | |
| Corporate Functions/Other | -0.2 | roughly -0.2 | |
| Non-Core Business | 1.6 | 0.8 to 1.01 | 0.9 to 1.1 |
| Adjusted net income (€ in billions) | 2.5 | 2.3 to 2.5 | |
| Adjusted net income per share (€) | 0.96 | 0.88 to 0.96 | |
| Investments (€ in billions) | 4.8 | 5.3 ~ |
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Confirmation of the 2022 forecast.
1Adjusted in August 2022 from €0.6 to €0.8 billion to €0.8 to €1.0 billion.
| Third quarter | Nine months | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| € in millions | Note | 2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 |
| Sales including electricity and energy taxes | 28,807 | 15,379 | 82,604 | 50,016 | |
| Electricity and energy taxes | -59 | -332 | -1,011 | -1,929 | |
| Sales | (13) | 28,748 | 15,047 | 81,593 | 48,087 |
| Changes in inventories (finished goods and work in progress) | 206 | 48 | 488 | 135 | |
| Own work capitalized | 217 | 142 | 562 | 434 | |
| Other operating incomes | 38,745 | 21,688 | 86,487 | 31,278 | |
| Cost of materials | -38,960 | -21,750 | -101,980 | -49,144 | |
| Personnel costs | -1,350 | -1,392 | -4,030 | -4,258 | |
| Depreciation, amortization, and impairment charges | -817 | -878 | -2,469 | -2,805 | |
| Other operating expenses | -25,078 | -11,855 | -56,900 | -19,122 | |
| Thereof: Impairments of financial assets | -153 | -57 | -404 | -244 | |
| Income from companies accounted for under the equity method |
(8) | 149 | 158 | 164 | 391 |
| Income from continuing operations before financial results and income taxes |
1,860 | 1,208 | 3,915 | 4,996 | |
| Financial results Income/loss from equity investments Income from other securities, interest, and similar income Interest and similar expenses |
(6) | 158 10 642 -494 |
-62 33 207 -302 |
628 9 1,885 -1,266 |
-357 99 561 -1,017 |
| Income taxes | -272 | -15 | -261 | -736 | |
| Income from continuing operations | 1,746 | 1,131 | 4,282 | 3,903 | |
| Income/loss from discontinued operations, net | – | – | – | – | |
| Net income Attributable to shareholders of E.ON SE Attributable to non-controlling interests |
1,746 1,556 190 |
1,131 1,236 -105 |
4,282 3,814 468 |
3,903 3,784 119 |
|
| in € | |||||
| Earnings per share (attributable to shareholders of E.ON SE)—basic and diluted1 | (7) | ||||
| from continuing operations | 0.60 | 0.47 | 1.46 | 1.45 | |
| from discontinued operations | – | – | – | – | |
| from net income | 0.60 | 0.47 | 1.46 | 1.45 | |
| Weighted-average number of shares outstanding (in millions) | 2,609 | 2,607 | 2,609 | 2,607 |
1Based on weighted-average number of shares outstanding.
| Third quarter | Nine months | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| € in millions | 2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 | |
| Net income | 1,746 | 1,131 | 4,282 | 3,903 | |
| Remeasurements of defined benefit plans | 402 | 325 | 4,590 | 2,305 | |
| Remeasurements of defined benefit plans of companies accounted for under the equity method | 21 | 5 | 22 | 2 | |
| Income taxes | -277 | -5 | -1,133 | -97 | |
| Items that will not be reclassified subsequently to the income statement | 146 | 325 | 3,479 | 2,210 | |
| Cash flow hedges | 94 | 36 | 1,544 | 527 | |
| Unrealized changes—hedging reserve | 183 | 52 | 1,480 | 468 | |
| Unrealized changes—reserve for hedging costs | 9 | -9 | 42 | 16 | |
| Reclassification adjustments recognized in income | -98 | -7 | 22 | 43 | |
| Fair-value measurement of financial instruments | -36 | -8 | -165 | -37 | |
| Unrealized changes | -38 | -7 | -172 | -36 | |
| Reclassification adjustments recognized in income | 2 | -1 | 7 | -1 | |
| Currency-translation adjustments | -143 | -58 | -359 | 68 | |
| Unrealized changes—hedging reserve/other | -132 | -73 | -301 | 52 | |
| Unrealized changes—reserve for hedging costs | 4 | 1 | -18 | – | |
| Reclassification adjustments recognized in income | -15 | 14 | -40 | 16 | |
| Companies accounted for under the equity method | 29 | 5 | 277 | -45 | |
| Unrealized changes | 29 | 5 | 277 | -28 | |
| Reclassification adjustments recognized in income | – | – | – | -17 | |
| Income taxes | -6 | -7 | -84 | 1 | |
| Items that might be reclassified subsequently to the income statement | -62 | -32 | 1,213 | 514 | |
| Total income and expenses recognized directly in equity (other comprehensive income) | 84 | 293 | 4,692 | 2,724 | |
| Total recognized income and expenses (total comprehensive income) | 1,830 | 1,424 | 8,974 | 6,627 | |
| Attributable to shareholders of E.ON SE | 1,576 | 1,498 | 8,030 | 6,351 | |
| Continuing operations | 1,576 | 1,498 | 8,030 | 6,351 | |
| Discontinued operations | – | – | – | – | |
| Attributable to non-controlling interests | 254 | -74 | 944 | 276 |
| € in millions | Note | Sept. 30, 2022 |
Dec. 31, 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goodwill | 16,994 | 17,408 | |
| Intangible assets | 3,336 | 3,553 | |
| Right-of-use assets | 2,378 | 2,424 | |
| Property, plant, and equipment | 36,327 | 36,860 | |
| Companies accounted for under the equity method | (8) | 4,482 | 4,083 |
| Other financial assets | (8) | 3,521 | 3,846 |
| Equity investments | 2,164 | 2,147 | |
| Non-current securities | 1,357 | 1,699 | |
| Financial receivables and other financial assets | 1,056 | 978 | |
| Operating receivables and other operating assets | 41,614 | 9,810 | |
| Deferred tax assets | 1,377 | 1,651 | |
| Income tax assets | 40 | 24 | |
| Non-current assets | 111,125 | 80,637 | |
| Inventories | 2,142 | 1,051 | |
| Financial receivables and other financial assets | 645 | 1,592 | |
| Trade receivables and other operating assets | 41,352 | 28,111 | |
| Income tax assets | 698 | 783 | |
| Liquid funds | 9,541 | 5,965 | |
| Securities and fixed-term deposits | 1,265 | 1,596 | |
| Restricted cash and cash equivalents1 | 720 | 735 | |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 7,556 | 3,634 | |
| Assets held for sale | (5) | 2,360 | 1,620 |
| Current assets | 56,738 | 39,122 | |
| Total assets | 167,863 | 119,759 |
1Restricted cash and cash equivalents comprise €376 million (prior year: €0 million) included in cash and cash equivalents from continuing operations in the statement of cash flows due to contractual restraints only.
| € in millions Note |
Sept. 30, 2022 |
Dec. 31, 2021 |
|---|---|---|
| Capital stock | 2,641 | 2,641 |
| Additional paid-in capital | 13,359 | 13,353 |
| Retained earnings | 6,366 | 1,228 |
| Accumulated other comprehensive income | -2,189 | -4,075 |
| Treasury shares (9) |
-1,094 | -1,094 |
| Equity attributable to shareholders of E.ON SE | 19,083 | 12,053 |
| Non-controlling interests (before reclassification) | 7,223 | 6,623 |
| Reclassification related to IAS 32 | -1,045 | -787 |
| Non-controlling interests | 6,178 | 5,836 |
| Equity | 25,261 | 17,889 |
| Financial liabilities | 30,164 | 28,131 |
| Operating liabilities | 26,112 | 10,818 |
| Income tax liabilities | 302 | 312 |
| Provisions for pensions and similar obligations (11) |
2,301 | 6,082 |
| Miscellaneous provisions | 18,082 | 13,367 |
| Deferred tax liabilities | 2,984 | 2,649 |
| Non-current liabilities | 79,945 | 61,359 |
| Financial liabilities | 6,484 | 6,530 |
| Trade payables and other operating liabilities | 30,752 | 20,955 |
| Income tax liabilities | 843 | 543 |
| Miscellaneous provisions | 23,623 | 11,782 |
| Liabilities associated with assets held for sale (5) |
955 | 701 |
| Current liabilities | 62,657 | 40,511 |
| Total equity and liabilities | 167,863 | 119,759 |
| Nine months | ||
|---|---|---|
| € in millions | 2022 | 2021 |
| Net income | 4,282 | 3,903 |
| Income/loss from discontinued operations, net | 0 | 0 |
| Depreciation, amortization, and impairment of intangible assets and of property, plant, and equipment | 2,469 | 2,805 |
| Changes in provisions | 17,179 | 10,504 |
| Changes in deferred taxes | -545 | 357 |
| Other non-cash income and expenses | 1,887 | -1,951 |
| Gain/loss on disposal of intangible assets and property, plant, and equipment, equity investments, and securities (>3 months) | 23 | -124 |
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities and in income taxes | -19,337 | -12,085 |
| Cash provided by (used for) operating activities of continuing operations | 5,958 | 3,409 |
| Cash provided by (used for) operating activities of discontinued operations | – | – |
| Cash provided by (used for) operating activities (operating cash flow) | 5,958 | 3,409 |
| Proceeds from disposal of intangible assets and property, plant, and equipment | 208 | 157 |
| Proceeds from disposal of equity investments | -2 | 633 |
| Purchases of investments in intangible assets and property, plant, and equipment | -2,741 | -2,704 |
| Purchases of investments in equity investments | -97 | -209 |
| Changes in securities, financial receivables, and fixed-term deposits | 1,113 | -730 |
| Changes in restricted cash and cash equivalents | 389 | 258 |
| Nine months | ||
|---|---|---|
| € in millions | 2022 | 2021 |
| Cash provided by (used for) investing activities of continuing operations | -1,130 | -2,595 |
| Cash provided by (used for) investing activities of discontinued operations | – | – |
| Cash provided by (used for) investing activities | -1,130 | -2,595 |
| Payments received/made from changes in capital | 31 | 42 |
| Cash dividends paid to shareholders of E.ON SE | -1,278 | -1,225 |
| Cash dividends paid to non-controlling interests | -307 | -316 |
| Changes in financial liabilities | 1,059 | 2,260 |
| Cash provided by (used for) financing activities of continuing operations | -495 | 761 |
| Cash provided by (used for) financing activities of discontinued operations | – | – |
| Cash provided by (used for) financing activities | -495 | 761 |
| Net increase/decrease in cash and cash equivalents | 4,333 | 1,575 |
| Effect of foreign exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents | -32 | 21 |
| Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year1 | 3,642 | 2,668 |
| Cash and cash equivalents of discontinued operations at the beginning of the period | 0 | 0 |
| Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period | 7,943 | 4,264 |
| Less: Cash and cash equivalents of discontinued operations at the end of the period | – | – |
| Cash and cash equivalents of continuing operations at the end of the period2,3 | 7,943 | 4,264 |
1Cash and cash equivalents of continuing operations at the beginning of the period also include €8 million attributable to VSEH group that was reclassified as a disposal group in the fourth quarter of 2021.
2Cash and cash equivalents of continuing operations at the end of the period also include €11 million attributable to VSEH group that was reclassified as a disposal group in the fourth quarter of 2021.
3Cash and cash equivalents of continuing operations at the end of the period also include €376 million (prior year: €0 million) recognized in the statement of financial position within restricted cash due solely to contractual restraints on disposal.
| Energy Networks | Customer Solutions | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nine months | Germany | Sweden ECE/Turkey |
Germany1 | United Kingdom | Netherlands | Other1 | ||||||||
| € in millions | 2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 |
| External sales | 8,062 | 7,665 | 738 | 698 | 1,235 | 1,012 | 21,138 | 14,543 | 18,652 | 11,476 | 3,337 | 1,968 | 10,245 | 6,957 |
| Intersegment sales | 3,651 | 2,920 | 3 | 3 | 914 | 970 | 5,620 | 2,604 | 551 | 2 | 3,254 | 390 | 478 | 316 |
| Sales | 11,713 | 10,585 | 741 | 701 | 2,149 | 1,982 | 26,758 | 17,147 | 19,203 | 11,478 | 6,591 | 2,358 | 10,723 | 7,273 |
| Depreciation and amortization2 | -1,135 | -1,071 | -131 | -126 | -237 | -259 | -123 | -119 | -99 | -87 | -48 | -47 | -137 | -169 |
| Adjusted EBITDA | 3,112 | 2,679 | 360 | 396 | 597 | 795 | 475 | 533 | 510 | 296 | 209 | 102 | 222 | 391 |
| Equity-method earnings | 204 | 231 | – | – | 63 | 108 | 4 | 3 | – | – | 7 | 5 | 2 | 6 |
| Operating cash flow before | ||||||||||||||
| interest and taxes | 4,134 | 2,670 | 328 | 387 | 611 | 815 | 1,055 | 685 | 637 | 135 | 407 | 100 | 121 | 473 |
| Investments | 1,524 | 1,330 | 271 | 257 | 469 | 488 | 245 | 232 | 76 | 64 | 22 | 26 | 174 | 148 |
| Non-Core Business | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nine months | PreussenElektra | Generation Turkey | Corporate Functions/Other | Consolidation1 | E.ON Group | |||||
| € in millions | 2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 |
| External sales | -7 | 213 | – | – | 18,197 | 3,555 | -4 | – | 81,593 | 48,087 |
| Intersegment sales | 759 | 860 | – | – | 12,818 | 5,086 | -28,048 | -13,151 | 0 | 0 |
| Sales | 752 | 1,073 | – | – | 31,015 | 8,641 | -28,052 | -13,151 | 81,593 | 48,087 |
| Depreciation and amortization2 | -94 | -391 | – | – | -72 | -80 | – | – | -2,076 | -2,349 |
| Adjusted EBITDA | 645 | 1,217 | 133 | 34 | -151 | -165 | -2 | -1 | 6,110 | 6,277 |
| Equity-method earnings | 49 | 38 | 133 | 34 | – | – | – | 3 | 462 | 428 |
| Operating cash flow before interest and | ||||||||||
| taxes | 84 | 466 | 53 | 32 | -370 | -981 | -6 | -2 | 7,054 | 4,780 |
| Investments | 6 | 184 | – | – | 49 | 185 | 2 | -1 | 2,838 | 2,913 |
1Because of changes in segment reporting, the prior-year figure was adjusted accordingly.
2Adjusted for non-operating effects.
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March 15, 2023 May 10, 2023 May 17, 2023 August 9, 2023 November 8, 2023 Release of the 2022 Annual Report Quarterly Statement: January–March 2023 2023 Annual Shareholders Meeting Half-Year Financial Report: January–June 2023 Quarterly Statement: January–September 2023
This Quarterly Statement was published on November 9, 2022.
Only the German version of this Quarterly Statement is legally binding.
This Quarterly Statement may contain forward-looking statements based on current assumptions and forecasts made by E.ON Group Management and other information currently available to E.ON. Various known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors could lead to material differences between the actual future results, financial situation, development, or performance of the company and the estimates given here. E.ON SE does not intend, and does not assume any liability whatsoever, to update these forward-looking statements or to conform them to future events or developments.
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