Basic results of report period

RUB mln, unless otherwise stated

Note:

EBITDA = Net profit + Corporate tax + Amortization + Interest due – Reserve position for depreciation of debt financial investments
Connected capacity indicator specified taking into account generation (permanent technological connection). The results of the 1st quarter 2019 are preliminary. 

«Following the results of 1^st quarter the Group’s revenue was RUB 4,3 bn, which is half as much as the financial results for the same period of previous year, mostly because of revenue growth from electricity transmission. The Group’s financial condition is constant, the level of profitability has increased, net debt/EBITDA indicator for 4Q is within comfortable level 0,81õ».

- Polinov Aleksey Aleksandrovich,
Lenenergo PJSC Deputy Director General
in charge of Economics and Finance

Note to the operational indicators

The growth of net supply in 1st quarter 2019 by 0,7% in comparison with 1^st quarter 2018 caused by:

■      growth of energy consumption on all user groups including big manufacturing facilities and population of the Leningrad Region.

The loss enhancement by 1,62 p.p. caused by programs of decreasing energy losses, which include accounting improvements and exposure of off-the-meter and free-lance energy consumption.

Note to the financial results

For the 1st quarter 2019 Lenenergo PJSC revenues totaled RUB 21,057 mln, including:

■      Revenues from electricity transmission services for the 1^st quarter 2019 was RUB 20,275 mln, which is 11,8% (RUB 2,138 mln) higher than for the 1^st quarter 2018 because of growth of wage rates and sizes of consumption in 2019;

■      Revenues from technological connection services for the 1^st quarter 2019 was RUB 716 mln, which is 26,1% (RUB 252 mln) lower than the same indicator for the previous period because of big contract closure with «Okhta cultural and business complex» PJSC;

■      Other revenues for the 1^st quarter 2019  decreased by 54,2% (RUB 78 mln) and totaled RUB 66 mln and caused by decrease of revenues from SPbVS JSC facility maintance connected with passing of exterior lighting objects from SPbVS Lensvet SPb UE under the term of the swap contract.

For the accounting period cost value of Lenenergo services decreased by 0,8% compared with the same period of 2018 and totaled RUB 15,098 mln.

For the accounting period net profit of Lenenergo totaled RUB 4,304 mln, which is ÷òî íà 46,4% higher than the same indicator of the previous period mostly because of growth of revenues from electricity transmission services.

For the accounting period EBITDA of Lenenergo totaled RUB 8,822 mln, which is 37,0% higher than the same indicator of the previous period because of growth of gross profits  from electricity transmission services. 

Assets and principal liabilities

RUB mln, unless otherwise stated

Note:
Net Debt was calculated according to the formula: long-term and short-term credits and loans - money and their equivalents – short-range investments
ROE was calculated according to the formula: (Net debt (for 4Q)/Equity)*100 ROE 

As per 31.03.2019 the assets of Lenenergo PJSC totaled RUB 220,284 mln, which is 2,6% higher than the same indicator for the end of 2018. The change of assets is driven by the Group’s investment program and positive financial result for the fiscal period. For the 1^st quarter 2019 the growth of net assets totaled RUB 4,304 mln (3,1%) because of net profit in the fiscal period.

Return on equity (ROE) totaled 8.16%, which is 0,73 p.p. higher than the same indicator for the 2018. The growth of indicator is connected with the growth of the Group’s net profit (for 4Q) in the context of financial result improvement for the 1st quarter 2019 in comparison with the same period of 2018.

For the end of the fiscal period credit portfolio of Lenenergo PJSC submitted in a form of long-term and short-term credits and loans totaled RUB 34,509 mln. The changes of debt concerning the beginning of 2019 on the sum of a principal debt are absent.

For the 1st quarter 2019 the net debt of Lenenergo PJSC totaled RUB 23,396 mln, which is 19,4% lower than the same indicator for the beginning of the year. The decrease of net debt caused by the growth of cash balance.

As per 31.03.2019 Net debt/EBITDA (for 4Q) of Lenenergo PJSC totaled 0,81õ against 1,10õ in the end of 2018. The indicator dynamic is driven by considerable reduction of net debt and contemporary growth of EBITDA  for the 1^st quarter 2019.

Investments

RUB mln, unless otherwise stated

For the fiscal period the volume of investments totaled RUB 3,102 mln (149,9% higher than for the same period of 2018), the volume of power input totaled RUB 1,458 mln, which is 62,9% higher than for the same period of 2018 (RUB 895 mln).

The increase in indicators on development and input in fixed assets in 1 quarter 2019 concerning indicators for the same period of 2018 is caused by increase of obligation volumes under the signed contracts of technological connection.

Reduction of physical parameters in comparison with the previous year is mostly caused by replacement of the switching devices and reconstruction of a building part of transformer substations without replacement of power transformers and also reduction of average extent of a linear part of a construction object for technological connection of consumers to the grid.

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