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PRESS RELEASE
26,Ā February 2009
|
4thĀ QUARTER/FULL YEAR 2008 FINANCIAL RESULTS |
FY08 adjusted EBITDA at ā¬513m (FY07: ā¬458m), up 12%
FY08 adjusted Net Income at ā¬216m (FY07: ā¬232m), down 7%Ā
4Q08 adjusted EBITDA at ā¬143m (4Q07: ā¬66m), up 117% y-o-y
4Q08 adjusted Net Income at ā¬35m (4Q07: ā¬6m)
2008 in brief:
Hellenic Petroleum deliveredĀ strongĀ operating profitability in 2008, due to improved performances in Refining (on better margin realisations and an improved sales mix) and in PowerĀ generation. In Marketing, the restructuring of the domestic network footprint and the expansion in the Balkans continued, while operating profitability wasĀ essentiallyĀ flat y-o-y. In terms of volume sales, the Greek marketĀ in total isĀ holding up well in the face of the current economic downturn and we managed to gain market share. In turn,Ā volumesĀ continuedĀ rising in the Balkans, despite a slowdown in the growth rate inĀ the last quarter of the year.
Reported results were affected by ā¬482m in inventory losses (2007: inventory gains of ā¬159m) due to the unprecedented drop in oil prices in the 2ndĀ half of the year.
The contribution to group Net income from the 35%-owned DEPA more than doubled y-o-y to ā¬55m (2007: ā¬24m), due to increasing demand for natural gasĀ and higher margins.Ā
Finally, the group generated ā¬500m in free cash flow (2007: ā¬240m), lowered gearing levels to 22% (2007: 28%) and maintained aĀ strong balance sheet.
Taking into account the Group's prospects, future capex plans and cash flow position, the Board of Directors proposes a total (ie including the interim dividend of ā¬0.15 paid out in 2008) FY08 dividend of ā¬0.45 per share (2007: ā¬0.50).Ā
4Q08 in brief:
The 4thĀ quarter of 2008 was marked by strong operating profitability in Refining, where adjusted EBITDA increased by 236% to ā¬131m (4Q07: ā¬39m) on higher margins and tight cost controls, as well as ā¬15m in gains from our transformation initiatives.Ā
Domestic Marketing was hit by the sharp drop in refined product prices that adversely impacted inventory valuation. The worsening global macro backdrop hit profitability in Petrochemicals, with sharply lower demand and margins.Ā
Reported profitabilityĀ was affected by a number of non-operating items. On the one hand, results were boosted by theĀ ā¬138m gains from theĀ restructuringĀ of our E&PĀ portfolioĀ and the ā¬53m gains resulting from the completionĀ of theĀ joint venture agreementĀ withĀ Italy'sĀ EdisonĀ in PowerĀ GenerationĀ & Trading.Ā However, reported results wereĀ alsoĀ affected by ā¬428m in inventory losses (4Q07: inventory gains of ā¬107m) due to the sharp drop in oil prices.
Finally, free cash flow generation amounted to almost ā¬900m (4Q07: -ā¬42m), driven by lower oil prices andĀ aĀ tighterĀ working capital management, plus the cash receipts from our E&P transactions.
Commenting on the results, CEO John Costopoulos mentioned:
"Within a year of unprecedented financial turmoil and volatility, Hellenic Petroleum achieved improvedĀ operating profitability as a result of strong refining margin realisations, continued operational improvements and a good overall performanceĀ inĀ our non-refining business units. FY08 adjusted EBITDA increased by 12% to ā¬513m, and our free cash flow generation doubled y-o-yĀ to ā¬500m.Ā However, full year reported profitability suffered from the particularly sharp drop in international oil prices in the second half of the year, which resulted in a ā¬482m loss on stock devaluation.Ā
In addition, in 2008 we delivered on a number of value-adding strategic initiatives, namely the restructuring of our E&P asset portfolio, the completion of theĀ agreementĀ for aĀ strategic allianceĀ withĀ Italy'sĀ EdisonĀ in Power Generation and Trading, and we advanced our performance improvement programme. In total, these initiatives added over ā¬200m to the Group's FY08 pre-tax earnings.Ā
Regarding 2009, the start of the year has witnessed strong refining margins and stable volumes. However, we remain cautious over the weakening global economic conditions and their effects on the markets in which we operate. With the macro environment toughening, weĀ areĀ committed to our long-term strategyĀ of profitable growth andĀ competitiveness. We remainĀ focusedĀ onĀ driving throughĀ further operational efficiency gainsĀ and onĀ our investmentĀ programmeĀ to upgrade our refineries at Elefsina andĀ Thessaloniki, withĀ projects proceedingĀ within the planned time-frame andĀ budget.Ā At the same time, we are tightening cost controls and working capital management,Ā and areĀ applying more stringent discipline onĀ risk management andĀ capital expenditures."Ā
Ā Ā
Key Financial Indicators for the Group are shown below:
CONSOLIDATED KEY FINANCIAL RESULTS FOR THEĀ THREE-MONTH AND TWELVE-MONTH PERIODS ENDING 31 DECEMBER 2008
(Prepared in accordance with IFRS)
|
ā¬ million |
FY07 |
FY08 |
%Ā |
Ā |
4Q07 |
4Q08 |
%Ā |
|
P&L figures |
Ā |
Ā |
Ā |
Ā |
Ā |
Ā |
Ā |
|
Net Sales |
8,538 |
10,131 |
19% |
2,625 |
1,991 |
-24% |
|
|
EBITDA |
617 |
249 |
-60% |
174 |
-94 |
n/m |
|
|
Adjusted EBITDAĀ 1 |
458 |
513 |
12% |
66 |
143 |
117% |
|
|
Net Income |
351 |
24 |
-93% |
86 |
-130 |
n/m |
|
|
Adjusted Net IncomeĀ 1 |
232 |
216 |
-7% |
6 |
35 |
n/m |
|
|
EPS (ā¬) |
1.15 |
0.08 |
-93% |
0.28 |
-0.42 |
n/m |
|
|
Adjusted EPS (ā¬)Ā 1 |
0.76 |
0.71 |
-7% |
0.02 |
0.11 |
n/m |
|
|
Ā |
Ā |
||||||
|
Balance Sheet/Cash flow Items |
Ā |
Ā |
Ā |
Ā |
Ā |
Ā |
|
|
Capital Employed |
3,357 |
3,153 |
-6% |
- |
- |
- |
|
|
Net Debt |
977 |
679 |
-31% |
- |
- |
- |
|
|
Debt Gearing (D/D+E) |
28% |
22% |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
|
Free cash flow |
240 |
499 |
108% |
Ā |
-42 |
891 |
- |
Ā Note 1:Ā AdjustedĀ for inventory effects and other non-operating items
Complete IFRS financial statements are available at the website:
Ā www.hellenic-petroleum.gr
Ā Ā
GroupĀ Consolidated Balance SheetĀ as atĀ 31Ā DecemberĀ 2008
|
As at |
||
|
31 December 2008 |
31 December 2007 |
|
|
ASSETS |
||
|
Non-current assets |
||
|
Property, plant and equipment |
1,439,919 |
1,416,340 |
|
Intangible assets |
129,391 |
129,920 |
|
Investments in associates and joint ventures |
508,219 |
386,847 |
|
Deferred income tax assets |
69,619 |
30,275 |
|
Available-for-sale financial assets |
2,879 |
4,012 |
|
Loans, advances and other receivables |
169,043 |
72,615 |
|
2,319,070 |
2,040,009 |
|
|
Current assets |
||
|
Inventories |
1,020,780 |
1,531,161 |
|
Trade and other receivables |
929,604 |
1,279,244 |
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
876,536 |
208,450 |
|
2,826,920 |
3,018,855 |
|
|
Total assets |
5,145,990 |
5,058,864 |
|
EQUITY |
||
|
Share capital |
1,020,081 |
1,020,081 |
|
Reserves |
501,332 |
515,238 |
|
Retained Earnings |
803,471 |
918,576 |
|
Capital and reserves attributable to Company Shareholders |
2,324,884 |
2,453,895 |
|
Minority interest |
148,782 |
126,578 |
|
Total equity |
2,473,666 |
2,580,473 |
|
LIABILITIES |
||
|
Non- current liabilities |
||
|
Borrowings |
448,084 |
402,585 |
|
Deferred income tax liabilities |
22,104 |
23,648 |
|
Retirement benefit obligations |
153,736 |
151,126 |
|
Long term derivatives |
71,219 |
79,494 |
|
Provisions and other long term liabilities |
52,706 |
86,824 |
|
747,849 |
743,677 |
|
|
Current liabilities |
||
|
Trade and other payables |
791,544 |
802,884 |
|
Current income tax liabilities |
19,378 |
142,101 |
|
Borrowings |
1,110,355 |
786,510 |
|
Dividends payable |
3,198 |
3,219 |
|
1,924,475 |
1,734,714 |
|
|
Total liabilities |
2,672,324 |
2,478,391 |
|
Total equity and liabilities |
5,145,990 |
5,058,864 |
GroupĀ Consolidated Income StatementĀ for theĀ yearĀ ended 31Ā DecemberĀ 2008
|
For the year ended |
||
|
31 December 2008 |
31 December 2007 |
|
|
Sales |
10,130,983 |
8,537,951 |
|
Cost of sales |
(9,872,382) |
(7,665,993) |
|
Ā |
Ā |
|
|
Gross profit |
258,601 |
871,958 |
|
Selling, distribution and administrative expenses |
(391,479) |
(382,114) |
|
Exploration and development expenses |
(10,690) |
(21,554) |
|
Other operating income / (expenses) - net |
256,666 |
8,982 |
|
Ā |
Ā |
|
|
Operating profit |
113,098 |
477,272 |
|
Finance costs -net |
(48,488) |
(41,772) |
|
Currency exchange (losses) / gainsĀ |
(102,507) |
29,531 |
|
Share of net result of associates |
54,754 |
23,596 |
|
Ā |
Ā |
|
|
Profit before income taxĀ |
16,857 |
488,627 |
|
Income tax income / (expense) |
12,176 |
(124,012) |
|
Ā |
Ā |
|
|
Profit for the year |
29,033 |
364,615 |
|
Attributable to: |
||
|
Equity holders of the Company |
23,643 |
351,004 |
|
Minority interest |
5,390 |
13,611 |
|
Basic and diluted earnings per share (expressed in Euro per share) |
0.08 |
1.15 |
Group ConsolidatedĀ Cash FlowĀ Statement for theĀ yearĀ ended 31Ā December 2008
|
For the year ended |
||
|
31 December 2008 |
31 December 2007 |
|
|
Cash flows from operating activities |
||
|
Cash generated from operations |
874,121 |
386,392 |
|
Income tax paid |
(173,570) |
(14,327) |
|
Net cash generated from operating activities |
700,551 |
372,065 |
|
Cash flows from investing activities |
||
|
Purchase of property, plant and equipment & intangible assets |
(337,640) |
(194,955) |
|
Proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment & intangible assets |
2,844 |
5,342 |
|
Purchase of Hellenic PetroleumĀ BulgariaĀ Properties - net of cash acquired |
(4,098) |
- |
|
Proceeds from disposal of E&P licence |
117,718 |
- |
|
Grants received |
4,002 |
390 |
|
Interest received |
23,440 |
18,995 |
|
Dividend received |
5,538 |
2,582 |
|
Investments in associates |
(642) |
(199) |
|
Net cash used in investing activities |
(188,838) |
(167,845) |
|
Cash flows from financing activities |
||
|
Interest paid |
(71,928) |
(60,767) |
|
Dividends paid |
(152,838) |
(130,966) |
|
Proceeds from borrowings |
1,339,940 |
944,204 |
|
Repayments of borrowings |
(962,667) |
(914,465) |
|
Net cash generated from / (used in ) financing activities |
152,507 |
(161,994) |
|
Net increase in cash & cash equivalents |
664,220 |
42,226 |
|
Cash & cash equivalents at the beginning of the year |
208,450 |
170,490 |
|
Exchange losses on cash & cash equivalents |
3,866 |
(4,266) |
|
Net increase / (decrease) in cash & cash equivalents |
664,220 |
42,226 |
|
Cash & cash equivalents at end of the year |
876,536 |
208,450 |
Parent Company Balance SheetĀ as atĀ 31Ā DecemberĀ 2008
|
As at |
||
|
31 December 2008 |
31 December 2007 |
|
|
ASSETS |
||
|
Non-current assets |
||
|
Property, plant and equipment |
855,247 |
676,436 |
|
Intangible assets |
17,446 |
26,427 |
|
Investments in affiliated companies |
707,838 |
694,660 |
|
Deferred income tax assets |
61,465 |
22,785 |
|
Available-for-sale financial assets |
21 |
249 |
|
Loans, advances and other receivables |
632 |
498 |
|
1,642,649 |
1,421,055 |
|
|
Current assets |
||
|
Inventories |
940,722 |
1,409,638 |
|
Trade and other receivables |
713,693 |
994,107 |
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
520,232 |
26,815 |
|
2,174,647 |
2,430,560 |
|
|
Total assets |
3,817,296 |
3,851,615 |
|
EQUITY |
||
|
Share capital |
1,020,081 |
1,020,081 |
|
Reserves |
489,407 |
503,313 |
|
Retained Earnings |
371,901 |
608,201 |
|
Total equity |
1,881,389 |
2,131,595 |
|
LIABILITIES |
||
|
Non- current liabilities |
||
|
Borrowings |
263,227 |
258,413 |
|
Retirement benefit obligations |
123,496 |
122,650 |
|
Long term derivatives |
71,219 |
79,494 |
|
Provisions and other long term liabilities |
31,565 |
55,964 |
|
489,507 |
516,521 |
|
|
Trade and other payables |
682,404 |
694,231 |
|
Current income tax liabilities |
- |
128,758 |
|
Borrowings |
760,798 |
377,291 |
|
Dividends payable |
3,198 |
3,219 |
|
1,446,400 |
1,203,499 |
|
|
Total liabilities |
1,935,907 |
1,720,020 |
|
Total equity and liabilities |
3,817,296 |
3,851,615 |
Parent Company Income StatementĀ forĀ theĀ yearĀ endedĀ 31Ā DecemberĀ 2008
|
For the year ended |
||
|
31 December 2008 |
31 December 2007 |
|
|
Sales |
9,319,595 |
7,899,981 |
|
Cost of sales |
(9,332,245) |
(7,301,211) |
|
Ā |
Ā |
|
|
Gross profit |
(12,650) |
598,770 |
|
Selling, distribution and administrative expenses |
(178,274) |
(185,878) |
|
Exploration and development expenses |
(10,690) |
(21,554) |
|
Other operating income / (expenses) - net |
158,393 |
(9,522) |
|
Impairment of investments |
- |
(7,000) |
|
Dividend income |
19,075 |
8,662 |
|
Ā |
Ā |
|
|
Operating profit |
(24,146) |
383,478 |
|
Finance costs -net |
(21,744) |
(23,772) |
|
Currency exchange gains /(losses) |
(96,192) |
29,024 |
|
Ā |
Ā |
|
|
(Loss) / profit before income taxĀ |
(142,082) |
388,730 |
|
Income tax income / (expense) |
33,792 |
(106,738) |
|
(Loss) / profit for the year |
(108,290) |
281,992 |
|
Basic and diluted earnings per share (expressed in Euro per share) |
(0.35) |
0.92 |
Parent CompanyĀ Cash FlowĀ Statement for theĀ year ended 31Ā DecemberĀ 2008
|
For the year ended |
||
|
31 December 2008 |
31 December 2007 |
|
|
Cash flows from operating activities |
||
|
Cash (used in) / generated from operations |
585,317 |
289,776 |
|
Income tax paid |
(165,609) |
- |
|
Net cash generated from operating activities |
419,708 |
289,776 |
|
Cash flows from investing activities |
||
|
Purchase of property, plant and equipment & intangible assets |
(241,738) |
(117,111) |
|
Proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment & intangible assets |
1,323 |
- |
|
Proceeds from disposal of E&P licence |
117,718 |
- |
|
Grants received |
925 |
200 |
|
Dividends received |
16,655 |
13,383 |
|
Interest received |
12,135 |
9,900 |
|
Investments in affilated companies |
(1,439) |
(9,788) |
|
Net cash used in investing activities |
(94,421) |
(103,416) |
|
Cash flows from financing activities |
||
|
Interest paid |
(33,879) |
(33,672) |
|
Dividends paid |
(152,837) |
(130,963) |
|
Repayments of borrowings |
(427,285) |
(516,006) |
|
Proceeds from borrowings |
778,239 |
487,458 |
|
Net cash (used in) / generated from financing activities |
164,238 |
(193,183) |
|
Net increase / (decrease) in cash & cash equivalents |
489,525 |
(6,823) |
|
Cash & cash equivalents at beginning of the year |
26,815 |
37,878 |
|
Exchange gains on cash & cash equivalents |
3,892 |
(4,240) |
|
Net increase/(decrease) in cash & cash equivalents |
489,525 |
(6,823) |
|
Cash & cash equivalents at end of the year |
520,232 |
26,815 |
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