AI Terminal

MODULE: AI_ANALYST
Interactive Q&A, Risk Assessment, Summarization
MODULE: DATA_EXTRACT
Excel Export, XBRL Parsing, Table Digitization
MODULE: PEER_COMP
Sector Benchmarking, Sentiment Analysis
SYSTEM ACCESS LOCKED
Authenticate / Register Log In

Tauron Polska Energia S.A.

Earnings Release Mar 15, 2019

5834_rns_2019-03-15_8507a6f2-0d76-4bc2-b05e-a5ae5d081336.html

Earnings Release

Open in Viewer

Opens in native device viewer

CURRENT REPORT No. 6/2019

Information about provision and a resulting change to TAURON PolskaEnergia Capital Group's estimated results for 2018 and Q4 2018

TAURON Polska Energia S.A. ("Issuer") announces that while draftingtheir consolidated financial statements for 2018, acting in accordancewith IAS 37 Provisions, they identified the need to set up a provisionin Q4 2018 related to contracts in the Supply Segment leading to chargesin the financial statements in the amount of PLN 214 million.

The basis for setting up the provision was the estimation of the impactof the legal regulations related to stabilization of prices forelectricity delivery to final consumers in 2019, and in particular ofthe act of December 28, 2018 on the amendment to the act on excise taxand amending some other acts ("Act") on the financial results of theIssuer's Capital Group's Supply Segment. The provision is related, firstof all, to the contracts for electricity delivery to households (theso-called G tariff).

The Issuer emphasizes that the provision was estimated based on thelegal status in force as of December 31, 2018 and it will be updated asof the subsequent balance sheet dates in accordance with the legalregulations in force as of these dates.

The Issuer informed about conducting the legal and accounting analysesrelated to recognizing the above mentioned regulations in TAURON Group'sfinancial statements, in current report no. 3/2019 of February 26, 2019.

Taking into consideration the fact of setting up the provision and inreference to current report no. 3/2019 of February 26, 2019 the Issuerpresents below TAURON Group's updated estimated results for 2018 and Q42018.

(a) 2018

Sales revenue: PLN 18,122 million

EBITDA (operating profit increased by depreciation, amortization andwrite-offs for non-financial assets): PLN 3,375 million, including:

- Mining segment's EBITDA: PLN (207) million

- Generation segment's EBITDA: PLN 731 million

- Distribution segment's EBITDA: PLN 2,517 million

- Supply segment's EBITDA: PLN 321 million

EBIT (operating profit): PLN 791 million

Negative exchange rate differences: PLN (83) million

Gross profit: PLN 505 million

Net profit: PLN 207 million

CAPEX: PLN 3,672 million

(b) Q4 2018

Sales revenue: PLN 4,820 million

EBITDA (operating profit increased by depreciation, amortization andwrite-offs for non-financial assets): PLN 403 million, including:

- Mining segment's EBITDA: PLN (113) million

- Generation segment's EBITDA: PLN 82 million

- Distribution segment's EBITDA: PLN 561 million

- Supply segment's EBITDA: PLN (131) million

EBIT (operating loss): PLN (515) million

Negative exchange rate differences: PLN (20) million

Gross loss: PLN (584) million

Net loss: PLN (648) million

CAPEX: PLN 1,347 million

Net debt as of December 31, 2018: PLN 8,629 million

Net debt/EBITDA ratio as of December 31, 2018: 2,54x (the ratiocalculation does not include PLN 1.54 billion of debt stemming fromsubordinated bonds issued).

The final financial results will be presented in the auditedconsolidated annual financial statements of TAURON Polska Energia S.A.Capital Group for 2018.

Legal basis:

Art. 17 sec. 1 of MAR - inside information

Talk to a Data Expert

Have a question? We'll get back to you promptly.