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INVESTOR RELATIONS PRESENTATION
FY | 2021
| Investor Relations Presentation | March 2022
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DYNAMIC OPERATING PERFORMANCE LEADS TO RECORD OUTPUT OF >1GW IN 2021
- » Record level of >1,070 MW/MWp of renewable energy projects sold, put into operation or under construction in 2021
- » Significant project sales of >770 MW/MWp
- » First PV projects sold in Romania and USA
- » Increase of pipeline by 963 MW/MWp yoy despite extraordinary high project realisation
- » Expansion of own generation portfolio makes progress 364.9 MW in operation, under construction or through tender
- » Scale Up Implementation fully on track
- » O&M: MW under management increased to >2,000
- » PPA: contracts for >1 TWh negotiated
FY 2021 RESULTS SURPASS TARGETS
- » EBITDA increases to € 32.7m, up 24% yoy slightly exceeds upper end of guidance (€ 24-32m)
- » Total output at high level of € 252.0m, up 66% yoy
- » Investments in own generation portfolio impact group result reflected by non-realised earnings ("hidden reserves") of € 53.0m (vs. € 50.0m in FY 2020)
- » EBITDA adj. (= EBITDA incl. hidden reserves) increases to € 85.7m (vs. 76.3m in FY 2020)
- » Growth across all segments
- » Power generation benefitted from high power prices in Q4
- » Cash position (+€38m) and equity (+€21m) increased due to high project sales and despite significant investments in project development and own generation portfolio
- » High cash inflow in Q4 related to project sale in Poland and € 15m milestone payment from Ørsted
FULLY ON TRACK TO ACHIEVE OR EXCEED SCALE UP TARGETS IN 2023
2018 2019 2020 2021 construction (MW/MWp)
Output: Projects sold, commissioned, under
EBITDA adj.
MW in own generation portfolio (in operation)
MW in O&M management
EXPANSION OF OWN GENERATION PORTFOLIO CONTINUES
- » Target to increase own generation to up to 500 MW by the end of 2023
- » 233.2 MW of onshore wind projects currently in operation, further 103.1 MW intended for portfolio under construction and 28.5 MW through tender*
- » 295 GWh of green electricity produced in 2021, ~200,000 tonnes of CO2 saved
Development of portfolio (in MW)*
Hidden reserves accumulated in portfolio of > € 130m in total:
* as of December 31, 2021
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WELL-FILLED PROJECT PIPELINE WIND ONSHORE
| Country | I – II |
III | IV | Total MW | Sold/ Services |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 1,271 | 505 | 131 | 1,907 | 0 |
| France | 284 | 246 | 0 | 530 | 13 |
| United Kingdom | 43 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 0 |
| Italy | 40 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 |
| Canada | 505 | 0 | 0 | 505 | 0 |
| Panama | 224 | 60 | 0 | 284 | 0 |
| Poland | 404 | 0 | 0 | 404 | 59 |
| Romania | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 221 |
| South Africa | 630 | 30 | 0 | 660 | 140 |
| Sweden | 200 | 0 | 0 | 200 | 60 |
| Turkey | 629 | 71 | 0 | 700 | 0 |
| USA | 266 | 167 | 0 | 433 | 0 |
| Total | 4,496 | 1,079 | 131 | 5,706 | 493 |
Phase I – II = Exploration & Development
as of December 31, 2021
Phase III = Planning
Phase IV = Implementation till handover
Sold/Services = sold, but construction management services by PNE
- » Total pipeline grows to 5,706 MW (FY 2020: 5,405 MW)
- » Very high level of projects in permitting phase in Germany and France with 751 MW
Germany
- » Increase of German pipeline to 1,907 MW (2020: 1,754 MW)
- » Projects completed: Erfurt Ost (5.5 MW), Projects Langstedt (12.6 MW / 4.2 MW for third party), Lentföhrden (8.4 MW), Boitzenhagen (25.1 MW), Holstentor (13.5 MW) and Zahrenholz (21.6 MW)
France
» Nanteuil (13.2 MW) sold to CEE Group in Q2 2021, under construction
Poland
» Projects Krzecin (19 MW) and Kuslin (40 MW) under construction; projects were sold at beginning of Q4 2021 to Octopus Renewables
Romania
» 220.6 MW were sold in Q2 2021
South Africa
» 140 MW were sold in Q3 2021
Sweden
» Hultema (59.4 MW) under construction
PV PIPELINE MORE THAN DOUBLED TO 1,210 MWp
| Country | I – II |
III | IV | Total MWp |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 412 | 0 | 0 | 412 |
| France | 55 | 0 | 0 | 55 |
| Italy | 117 | 0 | 0 | 117 |
| Canada | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Poland | 98 | 0 | 0 | 98 |
| Romania | 112 | 0 | 0 | 112 |
| South Africa | 105 | 0 | 0 | 105 |
| USA | 301 | 0 | 0 | 301 |
| Total | 1,210 | 0 | 0 | 1,210 |
Phase I – II = Exploration & Development
as of December 31, 2021
Phase III = Planning
Phase IV = Implementation till handover
» Total PV pipeline grows to 1,210 MWp (FY 2020: 548 MWp)
- » 4 new markets (France, Canada, Poland, South Africa) with 268 MWp added to PV pipeline in 2021
- » Additional markets and projects are being evaluated
- » Many synergies with wind development
First PV project sales in 2021:
Romania
» 81 MWp project developed ready to construct and sold to Econergy
USA
» Sale of 199 MWp in early development phase
FINANCIAL FIGURES STRONGLY IMPROVED YOY
- » Strong increase in Total output of 66.1% yoy
- » EBITDA up 23.9% yoy
- » Operating performance and earnings mainly driven by:
- » Various project sales
- » Internal sales related to build-up of own generation portfolio
- » Results from Power Generation and Services
- » Financial result positively impacted by valuation of interest rate swaps (+€ 3.5m)
- » Tax income of € 21.8m, which is mainly attributable to the formation of deferred taxes on tax loss carry-forwards, leads to strong increase of net result
| In € m | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 117.7 | 109.7 | |
| Work in progress |
129.8 | 38.2 | |
| Other income | 4.5 | 3.8 | |
| Total output | 252.0 | 151.7 | |
| Cost of materials | -161.6 | -72.7 | |
| Personnel | -38.5 | -35.1 | |
| Others | -19.3 | -17.6 | |
| EBITDA | 32.7 | 26.4 | |
| Depreciation | -23.4 | -18.2 | |
| EBIT | 9.3 | 8.2 | |
| Financial result | -6.2 | -10.9 | |
| EBT | 3.0 | -2.7 | |
| Taxes | 21.6 | 3.6 | |
| Non-controlling interests | 0.5 | 0.7 | |
| Net income | 25.1 | 1.6 | |
| EPS (in €) | 0.33 | 0.02 | |
| EPS (in €) Diluted | 0.33 | 0.02 |
GROWTH ACROSS ALL BUSINESS SEGMENTS
» Project development
- » Project development output* increases to €267.5m (+43.6%)
- » EBITDA* increases to €62.7m (+10.9%)
» Services
- » Services output* grows to €21.9m (+3.6%), driven by new service offerings and growth of O&M business
- » EBITDA* decreases slightly to €5.1m (-2.2%), due to negative one-off effects amounting to €0.65m
» Electricity generation
» Power generation output* increases to €33.0m (+35.6%), due to strong Q4 driven by high power prices, compensating for the weak wind yields and maintenance downtime of Silbitz
» EBITDA* increases to €23.1m (+25.8%)
* Before consolidation
BALANCE SHEET REMAINS ROCK SOLID
Property, Plant and Equipment
| » | Transformer stations | €18.6m |
|---|---|---|
| » | Land and building | €13.0m |
| » | Own wind farms | €234.9m |
Inventories
- » Onshore Germany €100.4m » Onshore International €22.1m
- » Advance payments €40.9m
Liquidity
» Cash position increased to €149.6m due to high cash inflow from project sales and offshore milestone payment, and despite significant investments in project development and own generation portfolio
Equity
- » Equity ratio at 26.8%
- » Equity ratio "bond" at 32.7%
Non-current debt
- » Corporate bond 2018/23 (€50m, 4%)
- » Liabilities to banks €330.4m, mainly project financing (non recourse)
- » Liabilities from leasing contracts (rights of use) €103.7m
Current liabilities
- » Liabilities to banks €21.3m, mainly project financing (non recourse)
- » Liabilities from leasing contracts (rights of use) €6.9m
POSITIVE OUTLOOK IN DYNAMIC MARKET ENVIRONMENT
- » Guidance for FY 2022: EBITDA of € 20-30m
- » Dynamic market environment provides opportunities, e.g. power prices, hydrogen
- » Portfolio build up continues: 103 MW under construction in Germany for own generation portfolio, more to follow
- » Well-filled and growing project pipeline (5,706 MW wind onshore, 1,210 MWp PV)
- » High volume in permitting phase in core markets Germany and France with 751 MW (wind onshore) offers great potential and good visibility going forward
- » Ongoing investment in own generation portfolio and Scale-Up
INVESTOR RELATIONS PRESENTATION
FY | 2021
| Investor Relations Presentation | March 2022