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Fincantieri — Investor Presentation 2015
Nov 11, 2015
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11 November 2015
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9M 2015 Key Highlights
Key Business Highlights
- Important commercial agreements in cruise and naval led to the expected backlog and order portfolio of approx. euro 20 and 26 billion respectively, including both firm contracts and agreements being finalized(1)
- Shipbuilding segment
- ‒ Significant order backlog, dense with prototypes acquired during the crisis caused overload of engineering facilities, notably in the subcontractors network
Actions:
- ‒ Set up of a task force for the management of design modifications in production phases
- ‒ Utilization of VARD engineering and production capabilities to assist Italian operations
- ‒ Strengthen the subcontractor network
- ‒ Launched improvement projects regarding engineering processes and production planning
• Offshore segment
- ‒ Difficult global market environment
- ‒ Continuing issues in Brazil, partly due to currently difficult political and economic situation
Actions:
- ‒ Continuing the reorganization of operations, notably in Romania and Norway, aimed at structural cost base reduction
- ‒ Detailed action plan under study aimed at permanent resolution of Brazil issues, including several strategic options
- Equipment and Services segment:
- ‒ Very solid performance
Actions:
- ‒ Continued strategy of internalization of critical components and systems
- Group Business Plan, with economic and financial targets for the short and medium term, to be presented with the approval of 2015 annual results
9M 2015 Key Highlights
Key Financial Highlights
- Order intake at € 4.9 BN (from € 4.2 BN in 9M 2014) with book to bill ratio at 1.6x (1.5x in 9M 2014)
- Order book at € 17.6 BN (from € 14.6 BN in 9M 2014)
- Group backlog at € 11.6 BN (from € 9.5 BN in 9M 2014) and soft backlog(1) at € 8.2 BN (€ 5.7 BN in 9M 2014)
- Revenues at € 3.0 BN (from € 2.9 BN in 9M 2014)
- ‒ 68% coming from Shipbuilding and 27% from Offshore
- ‒ 85% coming from foreign clients
- EBITDA at € 6 MM (from € 207 MM in 9M 2014) with EBITDA margin at 0.2%
- ‒ Shipbuilding at € 26 MM , Offshore at € (16) MM and Equipment, Systems and Services at € 19 MM (2)
- EBIT at € (74) MM (from € 132 MM in 9M 2014) with EBIT margin at (2.4)%
- Profit/(loss) for the period attributable to owners of the parent at € (96) MM (from € 42 MM in 9M 2014); the result would have been € (73) MM (from € 67 MM in 9M 2014) without considering extraordinary and non recurring items
- Free cash flow at € (523) MM (from € (419) MM in 9M 2014)
- Net financial position at € 506 MM of net debt (from € 44 MM of net cash for FY 2014), reflects the typical working capital dynamics few months before the delivery of 4 cruise ships (in 1H 2016)
- Net working capital at positive € 431 MM (from € 69 MM for FY 2014) including construction loans at € 995 MM (from € 847 MM in FY 2014)
(1) Soft backlog represents the value of existing contract options and letters of intent as well as contracts under negotiation, none of which yet reflected in the order backlog
(2) Breakdown excluding costs for other activities and consolidation adjustments
9M 2015 main orders
| Vessel | Client | Delivery | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shipbuilding | 2 Littoral Combat Ship units(1) | US Navy | after 2019 | ||
| 2 FREMM units | Italian Navy | after 2020 | |||
| TO COME | 1 Logistic Support Ship unit (LSS) |
Italian Navy | 2019 | ||
| Q2 | 6 Multipurpose Offshore Patrol Ship units (PPA) |
Italian Navy | 2021 - 2025 |
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| TO COME | 1 Multipurpose Amphibious unit (LHD) |
Italian Navy | 2022 | ||
| Offshore | DSCV (Diving Support and Construction Vessel) |
Kreuz Subsea |
2017 | ||
| Q3 | Offshore | 2 OSCV (Offshore Subsea Construction Vessels) |
Topaz Energy and Marine | 2017 | |
| Equipment, Systems and Services |
Conversion of 4 Corvettes in OPV (Offshore Patrol Vessels) |
Bangladesh Coast Guard | - |
9M 2015 main deliveries
| Vessel | Client | Shipyard | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 | Shipbuilding | Cruise ship "Britannia" | P&O Cruises | Monfalcone | |
| Cruise ship "Viking Star" | Viking Ocean Cruises | Marghera | |||
| Offshore | OSCV "Far Sleipner" | Farstad Shipping |
Vard Langsten |
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| Research and surveillance vessel "Marjata" | Norwegian Navy | Vard Langsten |
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| Q2 | Shipbuilding | Cruise ship "Le Lyrial" | Ponant | Ancona | |
| FREMM "Carabiniere" | Italian Navy | Muggiano | |||
| LNG ferry "F.-A.- Gauthier" |
Société des traversiers du Québec |
Castellammare di Stabia |
|||
| Offshore | AHTS "Skandi Angra" |
Norskan Offshore (DOF) |
Vard Niterói |
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| Q3 | Shipbuilding | Cruise ships "MSC Sinfonia" and "MSC Opera" | MSC Crociere | Palermo | |
| Offshore | OSCV "Far Sentinel" | Farstad Shipping |
Vard Langsten |
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| LPG Carrier "Oscar Niemeyer" | Transpetro | Vard Promar |
Summary of financial performance indicators(1)
| € MM |
FY 2014 | 9M 2014 | 9M 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Order intake | 5,639 | 4,247 | 4,852 |
| Order book |
15,019 | 14,590 | 17,605 |
| Backlog | 9,814 | 9,472 | 11,558 |
| Soft backlog | 5,000 | 5,700 | 8,200 |
| Revenues | 4,399 | 2,935 | 3,032 |
| EBITDA | 297 | 207 | 6 |
| As a % of revenues | 6.8% | 7.1% | 0.2% |
| EBIT | 198 | 132 | (74) |
| As a % of revenues | 4.5% | 4.5% | -2.4% |
| Profit/(loss) before extraordinary and non recurring items(2) |
87 | 68 | (169) |
| Attributable to owners of the parent |
99 | 67 | (73) |
| Profit/(loss) for the period | 55 | 43 | (195) |
| Attributable to owners of the parent | 67 | 42 | (96) |
| Net financial position Net cash/ (Net debt) |
44 | (238) | (506) |
| Net working capital(3) | 69 | 353 | 431 |
| Of which construction loans | (847) | (584) | (995) |
| Free cash flow |
(124) | (419) | (523) |
| Employees | 21,689 | 21,746 | 20,868 |
(1) With the aim to provide a meaningful index to measure the Group financial results, the Group adopts an EBITDA definition which normalizes the trend of results over time, and increases the level of comparability of the same results by excluding the impact of non recurring and extraordinary operating items; for the same reason, the Group also monitors Net Income before non recurring and extraordinary items (both operating and financials) (2) Excluding extraordinary and non recurring Items net of tax effect
Comments
- Order intake at € 4.9 BN
- Order book at € 17.6 BN
- Backlog at € 11.6 BN
- Soft backlog at € 8.2 BN
- Revenues at € 3.0 BN
- EBITDA at € 6 MM, 0.2% on revenues
- EBIT at € (74) MM, -2.4% on revenues
- Profit/(loss) before extraordinary and non recurring items(2) at € (169) MM
- ‒ Result attributable to owners of the parent at € (73) MM
- Profit/(loss) for the period at € (195) MM
- ‒ Result attributable to owners of the parent at € (96) MM
- Net financial position at € (506) MM
- Net working capital(3) at € 431 MM, including construction loans at € (995) MM
- Free cash flow at € (523) MM
- Workforce decrease mainly related to ongoing cost cutting program in Romania
(3) Construction loans are accounted for in Net working capital, not Net financial position, as they are not general purpose loans and can be a source of financing only in connection with ship contracts
Order intake and backlog – by segment
(1) 1 LCS unit along with advanced procurement funding for another ship and a priced option for one additional ship
(2) 1 ATB (Articulated Tug Barge) unit - articulated unit consisting of a barge and a tug, thus being counted as two vessels in one unit
(3) Soft backlog represents the value of existing contract options and letters of intent as well as contracts under negotiation, none of which yet reflected in the order backlog
Comments
- Order intake at € 4.9 BN (€ 4.2 BN in 9M 2014), with book-to-bill ratio at 1.6x
- ‒ Shipbuilding at € 4.1 BN, related to the Italian Navy's fleet renewal program (8 units), the continuation of FREMM (2 units) and LCS programs (2 units(1)) and 2 (2) vessels for petroleum/chemical transportation to be built in US
- ‒ Offshore at € 299 MM (3 OSCV, 2 Other)
- ‒ Equipment, Systems & Services at € 473 MM
- Backlog increased to € 11.6 BN from € 9.5 BN in 9M 2014 (€ 9.8 BN in FY 2014)
- ‒ Shipbuilding at € 9.5 BN
- ‒ Offshore at € 1.6 BN
- ‒ Equipment, Systems & Services at € 634 MM
- Soft backlog(3) at € 8.2 BN mainly related to the agreements with Carnival and Virgin for 5 and 3 cruise ships respectively
Backlog deployment – by segment and end market
(1) Articulated Tug Barge (ATB) is an articulated unit consisting of a barge and a tug, thus being counted as two vessels in one unit
- (2) Ships with length > 40 m (excluding 3 RB-M for US Coast Guard delivered in 2015)
- (3) All deliveries scheduled for 2015, including the vessels already delivered in 9M 2015
(4) Offshore business generally has shorter production times and, as a consequence, shorter backlog and quicker order turnaround than Cruise and Naval
- Cruise
- − Visibility of deliveries up to 2018 without considering the agreements with Carnival and Virgin
- − Extension of delivery dates agreed with clients, from 2016 to 1H 2017, for 2 cruise ships in order to reach a better workload balance
- Naval
- − Orders for the Italian Navy's fleet renewal program and continuation of LCS and FREMM programs extended visibility of deliveries up to 2025, with 8 units scheduled for delivery after 2020
- − Delivery of "Pietro Venuti" submarine and LCS7 rescheduled to 2016
- Offshore(4)
- − Terminated 2 contracts following the filing for insolvency of two clients, thus excluding them from backlog (one charted to DOF pending its sale, the other one under construction)
- − Production schedules adjusted due to extension of delivery dates on some projects, resulting in improved workload balance
Revenues – by segment and end market
(1) Breakdown calculated on total revenues before eliminations
Comments
- Shipbuilding revenues at € 2.1 BN, increased by 13.7% from 9M 2014
- − Higher volumes in cruise partially offset by the effects of cost overruns on work in progress
- − In naval, the increase in revenues is mainly driven by US subsidiary (FMG) contribution benefiting from the USD strengthening compared to 9M 2014
- Offshore revenues at € 847 MM, down 14.5% vs. 9M 2014 due to reduced activity at some of the European shipyards and negative effect of NOK/EUR exchange rate
- Equipment, Systems and Services revenues at € 149 MM, up 15.5% vs. 9M 2014, due to the increase of volumes both in after sales services for naval vessels and sale of automation systems
EBITDA(1) by segment
(1) EBITDA is a Non-GAAP Financial Measure. The Company defines EBITDA as profit/(loss) for the period before (i) income taxes, (ii) share of profit/(loss) from equity investments, (iii) income/expense from investments, (iv) finance costs, (v) finance income, (vi) depreciation and amortization, (vii) extraordinary wages guarantee fund – Cassa Integrazione Guadagni Straordinaria, (viii) expenses for corporate restructuring, (ix) accruals to provision and cost of legal services for asbestos claims, (x) other non recurring items (2) Other costs
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Profit/(loss) before extraordinary and non recurring items(1)
| € MM |
9M 2014 | 9M 2015 |
|---|---|---|
| Profit/(loss) for the period A |
43 | (195) |
| Extraordinary and non recurring items gross of tax B effect |
35 | 34 |
| Tax effect on extraordinary and non recurring items C |
(10) | (8) |
| Profit/(loss) before extraordinary and A + B + C non recurring items(1) |
68 | (169) |
| Attributable to owners of the parent |
67 | (73) |
- Profit/(loss) before extraordinary and non recurring items at € (169) MM, vs. € 68 MM in 9M 2014 mainly due to:
- − Lower EBIT (€ -206 MM) mainly related to low margins in Shipbuilding and Offshore
- − Higher finance expenses (€ +59 MM) which include unrealized foreign exchange losses related to VARD for € 44 MM
- − Extraordinary and non recurring items gross of tax effect at € 34 MM related to asbestos claims (€ 22 MM), costs for restructuring plans (€ 9 MM) and extraordinary wage guarantee fund costs (€ 3 MM)
- Profit/(loss) for the period at € (195) MM (€ 43 MM in 9M 2014), with result attributable to owners of the parent at € (96) MM (€ 42 MM in 9M 2014)
Capital expenditures
- Capex in 9M 2015 equal to € 106 MM, of which:
- ‒ Tangible for € 88 MM related to the construction of new infrastructure and technological upgrading of facilities, notably for hull construction and logistic support, to improve production efficiency as well as safety and environmental conditions
- ‒ Intangible for € 18 MM for the development of new technologies for cruise business (€ 12 MM) and upgrading of IT systems
Net working capital(1)
Breakdown by main components Comments
(1) Construction loans are committed working capital financing facilities, treated as part of Net working capital, not in Net financial position, as they are not general purpose loans and can be a source of financing only in connection with ship contracts
- Net working capital at the end of 9M 2015 increased to € 431 MM, compared to € 69 MM for FY 2014 with:
- ‒ Increase in work in progress (€ +614 MM) and inventories and advances (€ +68 MM) driven by growth of volumes in cruise
- ‒ Increase in construction loans (€ +148 MM)
- ‒ Decrease in trade receivables (€ -110 MM) and in trade payables (€ -72 MM)
- ‒ Negative variation of other current assets and liabilities (€ -147 MM) mainly related to changes in fair value of forex derivatives
- Construction loans in 9M 2015 at € 995 MM, of which € 907 MM related to VARD and € 88 MM related to cruise business
Net financial position(1)
(1) Net financial position does not account for construction loans as they are not general purpose loans and can be a source of financing only in connection with ship contracts
Key financial ratios
Comments
- ROI at -0.5% and ROE at -12.2% for 9M 2015 significantly affected by the negative results for the period and not directly comparable to 9M 2014
- Net debt / Equity at 0.4x and Gross debt / Equity at 0.6x for 9M 2015, increasing compared with 9M 2014 due to
- ‒ Equity decrease following the losses in the period
- ‒ Debt increase (both gross and net) related to higher financing requirements resulting from the growth of volumes in cruise business
(1) Ratios calculated based on economic parameters related to 12 months trailing (from 1 October 2013 to 30 September 2014 and from 1 October 2014 to 30 September 2015) n.m. – not meaningful
Outlook
- Convert the cruise strategic agreements signed into firm orders • Focus on managing the significant increase in engineering and production volumes in cruise business • Margins in Q4 2015 will continue to be affected by low profitability of cruise ships currently under construction, before new orders kick-in • Reduced production volumes in naval, with the first vessel from the Italian Navy's fleet renewal program entering production early in 2016 Shipbuilding Offshore Equipment, Systems & Services • Market remains challenging; new order outlook is still weak in the near term, especially in the North Sea • Rightsizing of the organization to make the company competitive in a changed market environment • Relevant synergies between Fincantieri and VARD already implemented over the year, with further potential both to support Italian operations and to structurally increase cruise production capacity • Action plan under study aimed at providing permanent resolution of issues in Brazil, including several strategic options to guarantee business sustainability in the medium term • Further volumes growth resulting from the implementation of the strategy to internalize key systems and components • Expected confirmation of positive margin trend with focus going forward on further enhancement of product portfolio and development of new technologies • Group Business Plan with economic and financial targets for the short and medium term, to be presented with the approval of 2015 annual results • The Plan will outline all the necessary measures needed to allow an adequate return to shareholders Business Plan
Investor Relations contacts
Investor Relations Team
Angelo Manca - VP Investor Relations +39 040 319 2457 [email protected]
Federica Capuzzo +39 040 319 2612 [email protected]
Tijana Obradovic +39 040 319 2409 [email protected]
Silvia Ponso +39 040 319 2371 [email protected]
Institutional Investors
Individual Shareholders [email protected]
Q&A
Appendix
9M 2015 results by segment
Shipbuilding
Offshore
Equipment, Systems and Services
Shipbuilding
Highlights
| € MM |
9M 2014 | 9M 2015 |
|---|---|---|
| Order intake | 3,086 | 4,148 |
| Order book |
10,549 | 13,817 |
| Backlog | 6,797 | 9,437 |
| Revenues | 1,855 | 2,110 |
| EBITDA | 125 | 26 |
| % on revenues | 6.7% | 1.2% |
| Capex | 66 | 74 |
| Ships delivered | 5 | (1) 7 |
• 8 units within the Italian Navy's fleet renewal program (6 Multipurpose Offshore Patrol units, 1 Logistic Support Ship and 1 Multipurpose Amphibious unit) • 2 FREMM units for the Italian Navy • 1 LCS unit for US Navy along with advanced procurement funding for another ship and a priced option for one additional ship
• 1 ATB unit
Convert the cruise strategic agreements signed into firm orders
Focus on managing the significant increase in engineering and production volumes in cruise business
Margins in Q4 2015 will continue to be affected by low profitability of cruise ships currently under construction, before new orders kick-in
Reduced production volumes in naval, with the first vessel from the Italian Navy's fleet renewal program entering production early in 2016
Comments
- Orders: high order intake at € 4.1 BN, taking backlog to € 9.5 BN
- ‒ Agreements with Carnival and Virgin Cruises for 5 and 3 innovative cruise ships included in soft backlog
- Revenues: at € 2.1 BN, up 14% from 9M 2014, thanks to
- ‒ Higher volumes in cruise partially offset by the effects of cost overruns on work in progress in Q3 2015
- ‒ Positive exchange rate effects in US shipyards more than compensating the reduced contribution of Naval in Italy
- EBITDA at € 26 MM, margin at 1.2%
- − Margins impacted by low prices of ships under construction, higher costs caused by engineering overload on prototypes under construction
- Capex: at € 74 MM
(1) 3 cruise ships (Britannia for P&O Cruises, Viking Star for Viking Ocean Cruises and Le Lyrial for Ponant), 1 ferry (F.-A.- Gauthier for Société des traversiers du Québec), 1 naval vessel (frigate Carabiniere for the Italian Navy) and 2 barges for Moran Towing Corporation
Offshore
| € MM |
9M 2014 | 9M 2015 |
|---|---|---|
| Order intake | 1,081 | 299 |
| Order book | 3,564 | 2,975 |
| Backlog | 2,433 | 1,589 |
| Revenues | 991 | 847 |
| EBITDA | 89 | (16) |
| % on revenues | 8.9% | (1.9)% |
| Capex | 36 | 24 |
| Ships delivered | 16 | 11 |
• 1 Diving Support and Construction Vessel (DSCV) for Kreuz Subsea
• 1 coastal fishing vessel for Breivik AS
• 1 stern trawler for a new Canadian client
• 2 Offshore Subsea Construction Vessels (OSCV) for Topaz Energy and Marine
Market remains challenging; new order outlook is still weak in the near term, especially in the North Sea
Rightsizing of the organization to make the company competitive in a changed market environment
Relevant synergies between Fincantieri and VARD already implemented over the year, with further potential both to support Italian operations and to structurally increase cruise production capacity
Action plan under study aimed at providing permanent resolution of issues in Brazil, including several strategic options to guarantee business sustainability in the medium term
Highlights Comments
- Orders: weak order intake at € 299 MM, due to a persistently challenging market environment
- Revenues: at € 847 MM down 15% vs. 9M 2014 due to reduced activity at some of the European shipyards and negative effect of NOK/EUR exchange rate; 9M 2014 includes orders risk fund(1) release for € 35 MM
- EBITDA: at € (16) MM, with margin at (1.9)% driven by weak operating performance at some VARD shipyards, but developing action plan
- ‒ Brazil: at Niterói cost overruns with rescheduling of AHTS and LPG units; at Promar progress on the LPG carriers not satisfactory with delays and additional loss provisions
- ‒ Norway and Romania: gradual decrease in activity levels and increasing focus on cost cutting and workforce reduction measures
- Capex: at € 24 MM
Equipment, Systems and Services
Highlights Comments
| € MM |
9M 2014 | 9M 2015 |
|---|---|---|
| Order intake | 168 | 473 |
| Order book | 721 | 1,083 |
| Backlog | 327 | 634 |
| Revenues | 129 | 149 |
| EBITDA | 13 | 19 |
| % on revenues | 10.3% | 12.5% |
| Capex | 3 | 4 |
Further volumes growth resulting from the implementation of the strategy to internalize key systems and components
Expected confirmation of positive margin trend with focus going forward on further enhancement of product portfolio and development of new technologies
- Orders: order intake at € 473 MM taking backlog at € 634 MM
- ‒ Mainly related to Italian Navy's fleet renewal program and the conversion of 4 "Minerva" class corvettes into Offshore Patrol Vessels for the Bangladesh Coast Guard
- Revenues: up to € 149 MM, mainly due to the increase of volumes both in after sales services for naval vessels and sale of automation systems
- EBITDA: at € 19 MM with margin at 12.5%, increased vs. 9M 2014 both in terms of absolute value and in terms of margins due to higher contribution of after sales services related to naval vessels and propulsion systems
- Capex: at € 4 MM
Profit & Loss and Cash flow statement
| Profit & Loss statement (€ MM) |
9M 2014 | 9M 2015 |
|---|---|---|
| Revenues | 2,935 | 3,032 |
| Materials, services and other costs | (2,105) | (2,368) |
| Personnel costs | (617) | (658) |
| Provisions(1) | (6) | - |
| EBITDA | 207 | 6 |
| Depreciation, amortization and impairment | (75) | (80) |
| EBIT | 132 | (74) |
| Finance income / (expense)(2) | (50) | (109) |
| Income / (expense) from investments | 2 | - |
| Income taxes(3) | (16) | 14 |
| Profit / (loss) before extraordinary and non recurring items | 68 | (169) |
| Attributable to owners of the parent | 67 | (73) |
| Extraordinary and non recurring items(4) | (35) | (34) |
| Tax effect on extraordinary and non recurring items | 10 | 8 |
| Profit / (loss) for the period | 43 | (195) |
| Attributable to owners of the parent |
42 | (96) |
| Cash flow statement (€ MM) |
9M 2014 | 9M 2015 |
| Beginning cash balance | 385 | 552 |
| Cash flow from operating activities | (300) | (406) |
| Cash flow from investing activities | (119) | (117) |
| Free cash flow | (419) | (523) |
| Cash flow from financing activities | 388 | 149 |
| Net cash flow for the period | (31) | (374) |
| Exchange rate differences on beginning cash balance | 10 | (8) |
| Ending cash balance | 364 | 170 |
(1) The line "Provisions and impairment" has been modified in "Provisions" and includes provisions and reversal for risks and writedowns. It excludes impairment of Intangible assets and Property, plant and equipment, which is included in "Depreciation, amortization and impairment" (previously "Depreciation and amortization"). This change had no effect on the comparative information.
(2) Includes interest expense on VARD construction loans for € 19 MM in 9M 2014 and € 28 MM in 9M 2015
(3) Excluding tax effect on extraordinary and non recurring items
Balance sheet
| Balance sheet (€ MM) |
FY 2014 | 9M 2015 |
|---|---|---|
| Intangible assets | 508 | 504 |
| Property, plant and equipment | 959 | 958 |
| Investments | 60 | 65 |
| Other non -current assets and liabilities |
(48) | (43) |
| Employee benefits | (62) | (57) |
| Net fixed capital | 1,417 | 1,427 |
| Inventories and advances |
388 | 456 |
| Construction contracts and advances from customers | 1,112 | 1,726 |
| Construction loans | (847) | (995) |
| Trade receivables | 610 | 500 |
| Trade payables | (1,047) | (975) |
| Provisions for risks and charges | (129) | (116) |
| Other current assets and liabilities | (18) | (165) |
| Net working capital | 69 | 431 |
| Assets held for sale including related liabilities |
- | 23 |
| Net invested capital | 1,486 | 1,881 |
| Equity attributable to Group |
1,310 | 1,223 |
| Non -controlling interests in equity |
220 | 152 |
| Equity | 1,530 | 1,375 |
| Cash and cash equivalents | (552) | (170) |
| Current financial receivables | (82) | (58) |
| Non -current financial receivables |
(90) | (97) |
| Short term financial liabilities | 80 | 232 |
| Long term financial liabilities | 600 | 599 |
| Net debt / (Net cash) | (44) | 506 |
| Sources of financing | 1,486 | 1,881 |