MDA
Q1 2021 Release
MDA
Q1 2021 Presentation
IFRS
Q1 2021 Consolidated statement
IFRS
Q1 2021 Consolidated statement_EXCEL
Moscow, 18 May 2021 – ALROSA, a global
leader in diamond mining, announces its IFRS results for Q1 2021.
Revenue decreased by 8% q-o-q to
RUB 90.8 bn, on the back of weaker diamond sales,
which was partially offset by a better sales mix and growth of
average realised prices. A 45% y-o-y revenue increase was driven by
higher sales volumes (up 65% y-o-y) and the rouble depreciation.
EBITDA added 5% q-o-q and amounted to
RUB 33.5 bn, mainly due to lower SG&A expenses
and higher average realised prices. A 12% y-o-y rise was
attributable to sales growth and the rouble depreciation.
EBITDA margin was up 5 pp q-o-q
to 37% (down 11 pp y-o-y).
Net profit increased by 13% q-o-q to
RUB 24 bn, on stronger return on sales. 7.9x y-o-y
growth was related to increasing sales volumes and less pronounced
negative FX effect.
Free cash flow (FCF) in Q1 stood at
RUB 52.7 bn (down RUB 12.5 bn q-o-q, up
RUB 30.9 bn y-o-y) supported by lower working capital on
the back of consistently high stock sales, recovery in prices and a
seasonal reduction in investments.
Capex seasonally went down by 46%
q-o-q to RUB 2.4 bn (down 10% y-o-y).
Net debt / LTM EBITDA as at the
end of Q1 dropped to minus 0.2x (Q4’20: 0.4õ).
The 2021 outlook remains unchanged:
Production – 31.5 m cts;
Capex – ca. RUB 25 bn
RUB bn
|
Q1
2021
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Q4
2020
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q-o-q
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Q1
2020
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y-o-y
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Diamond sales, m ct, incl.
|
15.5
|
17.0
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(9%)
|
9.4
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65%
|
gem-quality
|
9.7
|
12.2
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(20%)
|
7.1
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38%
|
industrial
|
5.8
|
4.8
|
22%
|
2.4
|
2.5x
|
Revenue
|
90.8
|
98.6
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(8%)
|
62.7
|
45%
|
EBITDA
|
33.5
|
31.8
|
5%
|
30.0
|
12%
|
EBITDA margin
|
37%
|
32%
|
5 pp
|
48%
|
(11 pp)
|
Net profit
|
24.0
|
21.3
|
13%
|
3.1
|
7.9x
|
Free cash flow1
|
52.7
|
65.2
|
(19%)
|
21.8
|
2.4x
|
Net debt2
|
(21.7)
|
31.2
|
(169%)
|
77.4
|
(128%)
|
Net debt / LTM EBITDA
|
(0.2x)
|
0.4x
|
-
|
0.7x
|
-
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Alexey Philippovskiy, ALROSA’s CFO:
“Q1 saw a continued increase in demand for
diamond jewelry from end consumers across all key markets, mainly in
the US and China. In particular, the US market demonstrated a
double-digits growth even against the 2019 results.
Thanks to strong demand and relatively low stocks
in the cutting sector, diamond producers managed to significantly
improve sales, while prices recovered to the early 2020 levels by the
end of Q1’21.
ALROSA’s Q1 sales totalled 15.5 m cts,
up 65% y-o-y and 47% more than in Q1'19, delivering robust financial
results for the quarter, with RUB 91 bn in revenue and a
5% y-o-y growth in EBITDA which came at RUB 33.5 bn.
Impressive sales volumes, which were more than twice as high as
production, and a seasonal decrease in capex translated into a 2.4x
growth in Free Cash Flow toRUB 52.7 bn, record-high for
this period.
On the back of the strong free cash flow, the
Company’s net debt turned negative to minus RUB 22 bn.
As a result, ALROSA’s leverage (Net Debt / EBITDA) as at the
end of Q1 totalled -0.2x (Q4’20: 0.4x).
The Company’s stable cash flow generation and
material leverage improvement resulted in historically high half-year
dividends – the recommended amount for H2’20 is RUB 70.3 bn,
or RUB 9.54 per share. The dividend payment is to be discussed
at the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders on 16 June 2021.
Our outlook for the end consumer market remains
positive. The market is recovering faster than expected. Meanwhile,
diamond supply is still 20% below the pre-COVID levels and the
production is unlikely to bounce back in the mid-term.”
1 FCF (free cash
flow) is the operating cash flow calculated in accordance with the
International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), net of
capital expenditure (posted as Purchase of Property, Plant and
Equipment on the consolidated IFRS statement of cash flows).
2 Net debt is the
amount of debt less cash and cash equivalents and bank deposits at
each reporting date in accordance with the IFRS.
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