Corporation well positioned to seize growing opportunities in key markets
Highlights
- Recognition of a provision following the enactment in mid-August of the 2022 Supplementary Budget Act in
France - Decrease in quarterly results attributable to the recognition of a provision following the enactment of the new 2022 Supplementary Budget Act in
France onAugust 16 , of which$28 million relates to revenues generated in the first half of 2022. As mentioned in the second quarter, this law aims to share additional revenues recognized for certain feed-in premium contracts with the French government. Boralex management had to estimate this amount since no implementation modalities were announced by the French government.- EBITDA(A)1 of
$50 million ($63 million )2 for Q3-2022, down$31 million ($30 million ) from$81 million ($93 million ) in 2021. - Operating loss of
$31 million ($25 million ) for Q3-2022, a decrease of$38 million ($38 million ) compared to operating income of$7 million ($13 million ) in 2021.
- EBITDA(A)1 of
- Decrease in quarterly results attributable to the recognition of a provision following the enactment of the new 2022 Supplementary Budget Act in
- Increase in EBITDA(A) for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2022
- EBITDA(A) of
$344 million ($379 million ) for the nine-month period endedSeptember 30, 2022 , up$6 million ($7 million ) or 2% (2%) from 2021. - Operating income of
$105 million ($133 million ) for the nine-month period endedSeptember 30, 2022 , down$2 million ($4 million ) from 2021.
- EBITDA(A) of
- Additions to the project pipeline and progress on theGrowthPath
- Addition of 600 MW of storage projects in preparation for the upcoming request for proposals next January in
Ontario, Canada . - Addition of a 36 MW wind project and four solar projects totaling 75 MW from organic growth in
France . - 139 MW of wind and solar projects transitioned to the ready-to-build stage of the Growth Path.
- Commissioning of the Bougainville Repowering wind farm with a total installed capacity of 18 MW, an increase of 6 MW over its pre-repowering capacity.
- Addition of 600 MW of storage projects in preparation for the upcoming request for proposals next January in
- Increase in net cash flows related to operating activities and decrease in discretionary cash flows attributable to the recognition of a provision following the enactment of the 2022 Supplementary Budget Act in
France - Net cash flows related to operating activities of
$90 million in Q3-2022,$43 million higher than in Q3-2021. - Cash flows from operations3 of
$40 million in Q3-2022,$26 million less than in Q3-2021. - Discretionary cash flows3 of
$1 million , down$20 million from Q3-2021.
- Net cash flows related to operating activities of
- Production 8% (6%) lower than in Q3-2021 and 11% (10%) below anticipated production4
- Wind: down 2% (—%) from Q3-2021 and 13% (11%) below anticipated production.
- Hydroelectric: 22% lower than in Q3-2021 and 2% below anticipated production.
- Solar: up 4% from Q3-2021 and 13% below anticipated production.
1 EBITDA(A) is a total of segment measures. For more details, see the Non-IFRS and other financial measures section of this press release.
2 The figures in brackets indicate results on a Combined3 basis as opposed to those on a Consolidated basis
3 The terms “combined”, “cash flows from operations”, “discretionary cash flows” and “available cash resources and authorized financing facilities” designate non- GAAP financial measures and do not have a standardized meaning under IFRS. Accordingly, such measures may not be comparable to similarly named measures used by other companies. For more details, see the Non-IFRS and other financial measures section of this press release.
4 "Anticipated production" is an additional financial measure. For more details, see the Non-IFRS and other financial measures section of this press release.
“Our development teams continued their excellent work during the quarter, adding 600 MW of energy storage projects in preparation for the upcoming request for proposals in
“I am highly optimistic about our future growth. The opportunities for development in the renewable energy industry are stronger than ever. The most recent electricity demand projections on the short, medium and long term horizons are showing an important unbalance between supply and demand in our targeted markets. We recently announced an evolution of our organizational structure to further improve our agility and get even closer to the specific needs of our markets in order to seize these opportunities and continue to differentiate ourselves in our industry,”
3rd quarter highlights
Three-month periods ended September 30
Consolidated | Combined1 | |||||||||||||||
(in millions of Canadian dollars, unless otherwise specified) (unaudited) | 2022 | 2021 | Change | 2022 | 2021 | Change | ||||||||||
$ | % | $ | % | |||||||||||||
Power production (GWh)2 | 1,019 | 1,108 | (89 | ) | (8 | ) | 1,159 | 1,238 | (79 | ) | (6 | ) | ||||
Revenues from energy sales and feed-in premium | 101 | 126 | (25 | ) | (20 | ) | 116 | 140 | (24 | ) | (17 | ) | ||||
Operating income (loss) | (31 | ) | 7 | (38 | ) | >(100 | ) | (25 | ) | 13 | (38 | ) | >(100 | ) | ||
EBITDA(A)3 | 50 | 81 | (31 | ) | (38 | ) | 63 | 93 | (30 | ) | (33 | ) | ||||
Net loss | (56 | ) | (22 | ) | (34 | ) | >(100 | ) | (56 | ) | (22 | ) | (34 | ) | >(100 | ) |
Net loss attributable to shareholders of Boralex | (44 | ) | (20 | ) | (24 | ) | >(100 | ) | (44 | ) | (20 | ) | (24 | ) | >(100 | ) |
Per share - basic and diluted | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | >(100 | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | >(100 | ) |
Net cash flows related to operating activities | 90 | 47 | 43 | 90 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
Cash flows from operations1 | 40 | 66 | (26 | ) | (39 | ) | — | — | — | — | ||||||
Discretionary cash flows1 | 1 | 21 | (20 | ) | (99 | ) | — | — | — | — |
In the third quarter of 2022, Boralex produced 1,019 GWh (1,159 GWh) of power, 8% (6%) less than the 1,108 GWh (1,238 GWh) produced in the same quarter of 2021. For the three-month period ended
The decrease in production was primarily due to unfavourable conditions for wind farms in
For the three-month period ended
Nine-month periods ended September 30
Consolidated | Combined1 | ||||||||||||
(in millions of Canadian dollars, unless otherwise specified) | 2022 | 2021 | Change | 2022 | 2021 | Change | |||||||
$ | % | $ | % | ||||||||||
Power production (GWh)2 | 3,998 | 4,061 | (63 | ) | (2 | ) | 4,486 | 4,554 | (68 | ) | (1 | ) | |
Revenues from energy sales and feed-in premium | 496 | 479 | 17 | 4 | 549 | 532 | 17 | 3 | |||||
Operating income | 105 | 107 | (2 | ) | (3 | ) | 133 | 137 | (4 | ) | (3 | ) | |
EBITDA(A)3 | 344 | 338 | 6 | 2 | 379 | 372 | 7 | 2 | |||||
Net earnings | 15 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 61 | ||||||
Net earnings (loss) attributable to shareholders of Boralex | 16 | — | 16 | >100 | 16 | 4 | 12 | >100 | |||||
Per share - basic and diluted | ( | ) | >100 | >100 | |||||||||
Net cash flows related to operating activities | 324 | 264 | 60 | 23 | — | — | — | — | |||||
Cash flows from operations1 | 262 | 247 | 15 | 6 | — | — | — | — | |||||
As at | As at | Change | As at | As at | Change | ||||||||
$ | % | $ | % | ||||||||||
Total assets | 6,329 | 5,751 | 578 | 10 | 6,712 | 6,162 | 550 | 9 | |||||
Debt - principal balance | 3,230 | 3,682 | (452 | ) | (12 | ) | 3,567 | 4,030 | (463 | ) | (11 | ) | |
Total project debt | 2,930 | 3,141 | (211 | ) | (7 | ) | 3,267 | 3,489 | (222 | ) | (6 | ) | |
Total corporate debt | 300 | 541 | (241 | ) | (45 | ) | 300 | 541 | (241 | ) | (45 | ) |
For the nine-month period ended
Overall, for the nine-month period ended
Outlook
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Highlights of the main achievements for the quarter ended
In the coming quarters, Boralex will continue to work on its various initiatives under the strategic plan, including project development, analysis of acquisition targets and optimization of power sales contract management.
On
1 Combined, Cash Flow from operations and Discretionary Cash Flows are non-GAAP financial measures and do not have a standardized definition under IFRS. Therefore, these measures may not be comparable to similar measures used by other companies. For more details, see the Non-IFRS financial measures and other financial measures section of this press release.
2 Power production includes the production for which Boralex received financial compensation following power generation limitations imposed by its clients since management uses this measure to evaluate the Corporation’s performance. This adjustment facilitates the correlation between power production and revenues from energy sales and feed-in premium.
3 EBITDA(A) is a total of sector measures. For more details, see the Non-IFRS financial measures and other financial measures section of this press release.
Finally, to pursue its organic growth, the Company has a pipeline of projects at various stages of development defined on the basis of clearly identified criteria, totalling 3,928 MW in wind and solar projects and 792 MW in energy storage projects, as well as a Growth Path of 696 MW in wind and solar projects and 3 MW in storage projects.
Dividend declaration
The Company’s Board of Directors has authorized and announced a quarterly dividend of
About Boralex
At Boralex, we have been providing affordable renewable energy accessible to everyone for over 30 years. As a leader in the Canadian market and France’s largest independent producer of onshore wind power, we also have facilities in
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Non-IFRS measures
Performance measures
In order to assess the performance of its assets and reporting segments, Boralex uses performance measures. Management believes that these measures are widely accepted financial indicators used by investors to assess the operational performance of a company and its ability to generate cash through operations. The non-IFRS and other financial measures also provide investors with insight into the Corporation’s decision making as the Corporation uses these non-IFRS financial measures to make financial, strategic and operating decisions. The non-IFRS and other financial measures should not be considered as substitutes for IFRS measures.
These non-IFRS financial measures are derived primarily from the audited consolidated financial statements, but do not have a standardized meaning under IFRS; accordingly, they may not be comparable to similarly named measures used by other companies. Non-IFRS and other financial measures are not audited. They have important limitations as analytical tools and investors are cautioned not to consider them in isolation or place undue reliance on ratios or percentages calculated using these non-IFRS financial measures.
Non-IFRS financial measures | |||
Specificfinancial measure | Use | Composition | Most directly comparable IFRSmeasure |
Financial data - Combined (all disclosed financial data) | To assess the operating performance and the ability of a company to generate cash from its operations. The Interests represent significant investments by Boralex. | Results from the combination of the financial information of Interests in the Joint Ventures and associates, Share in earnings (losses) of the Joint Ventures and associates and Distributions received from the Joint Ventures and associates are then replaced with Boralex’s respective share (ranging from 50% to 59.96%) in the financial statements of the Interests (revenues, expenses, assets, liabilities, etc.) | Respective financial data - Consolidated |
Cash flows from operations | To assess the cash generated by the Company's operations and its ability to finance its expansion from these funds. | Net cash flows related to operating activities before changes in non-cash items related to operating activities. | Net cash flows related to operating activities |
Discretionary cash flows | To assess the cash generated from operations and the amount available for future development or to be paid as dividends to common shareholders while preserving the long- term value of the business. Corporate objectives for 2025 from the strategic plan. | Net cash flows related to operating activities before "change in non-cash items related to operating activities,” less (i) distributions paid to non-controlling shareholders, (ii) additions to property, plant and equipment (maintenance of operations), (iii) repayments on non-current debt (projects) and repayments to tax equity investors; (iv) principal payments related to lease liabilities; (v) adjustments for non-operational items; plus (vi) development costs (from the statement of earnings). | Net cash flows related to operating activities |
Non-IFRS financial measures | |||
Specificfinancial measure | Use | Composition | Most directly comparable IFRSmeasure |
Available cash and cash equivalents | To assess the cash and cash equivalents available, as at balance sheet date, to fund the Corporation's growth. | Represents cash and cash equivalents, as stated on the balance sheet, from which known short-term cash requirements are excluded. | Cash and cash equivalents |
Available cash resources and authorized financing facilities | To assess the total cash resources available, as at balance sheet date, to fund the Corporation's growth. | Results from the combination of credit facilities available to fund growth and the available cash and cash equivalents. | Cash and cash equivalents |
Other financial measures - Total of segments measure | |
Specificfinancial measure | MostdirectlycomparableIFRS measure |
EBITDA(A) | Operating income |
Other financial measures - Supplementary Financial Measures | |
Specificfinancial measure | Composition |
Anticipated production | Production that the Company anticipates for the oldest sites based on adjusted historical averages, commissioning and planned shutdowns and, for other sites, based on the production studies carried out. |
Credit facilities available for growth | The credit facilities available for growth include the unused tranche of the parent company's credit facility, apart from the accordion clause, as well as the unused tranche of the construction facility. |
Combined
The following tables reconcile Consolidated financial data with data presented on a Combined basis:
2022 | 2021 | |||||||||
(in millions of Canadian dollars) (unaudited) | Consolidated | Reconciliation(1) | Combined | Consolidated | Reconciliation(1) | Combined | ||||
Three-month periods ended September 30: | ||||||||||
Power production (GWh)(2) | 1,019 | 140 | 1,159 | 1,108 | 130 | 1,238 | ||||
Revenues from energy sales and feed-in premium | 101 | 15 | 116 | 126 | 14 | 140 | ||||
Operating income (loss) | (31 | ) | 6 | (25 | ) | 7 | 6 | 13 | ||
EBITDA(A) | 50 | 13 | 63 | 81 | 12 | 93 | ||||
Net loss | (56 | ) | — | (56 | ) | (22 | ) | — | (22 | ) |
Nine-month periods ended September 30: | ||||||||||
Power production (GWh)(2) | 3,998 | 488 | 4,486 | 4,061 | 493 | 4,554 | ||||
Revenues from energy sales and feed-in premium | 496 | 53 | 549 | 479 | 53 | 532 | ||||
Operating income | 105 | 28 | 133 | 107 | 30 | 137 | ||||
EBITDA(A) | 344 | 35 | 379 | 338 | 34 | 372 | ||||
Net earnings | 15 | — | 15 | 6 | 4 | 10 | ||||
As at September 30, 2022 | As at December 31, 2021 | |||||||||
Total assets | 6,329 | 383 | 6,712 | 5,751 | 411 | 6,162 | ||||
Debt - Principal balance | 3,230 | 337 | 3,567 | 3,682 | 348 | 4,030 |
(1) Includes the respective contribution of Joint Ventures and associates as a percentage of Boralex's interest less adjustments to reverse recognition of these interests under IFRS.
(2) Includes financial compensation following electricity production limitations imposed by clients.
EBITDA(A)
EBITDA(A) is a total of segment financial measures and represents earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, adjusted to exclude other items such as acquisition costs, other loss (gains), net loss (gain) on financial instruments and foreign exchange loss (gain), the last two items being included under Other.
Management uses EBITDA(A) to assess the performance of the Corporation's reporting segments.
EBITDA(A) is reconciled to the most comparable IFRS measure, namely, operating income, in the following table:
2022 | 2021 | Variation 2022 vs 2021 | ||||||||||||||
(in millions of Canadian dollars) (unaudited) | Consolidated | Reconciliation(1) | Combined | Consolidated | Reconciliation(1) | Combined | Consolidated | Combined | ||||||||
Three-month periods ended September 30: | ||||||||||||||||
Operating income (loss) | (31 | ) | 6 | (25 | ) | 7 | 6 | 13 | (38 | ) | (38 | ) | ||||
Amortization | 84 | 6 | 90 | 74 | 6 | 80 | 10 | 10 | ||||||||
Share in earnings (loss) of | (3 | ) | — | 3 | (3 | ) | — | (6 | ) | — | ||||||
Change in fair value of a derivative included in the share of the Joint Ventures | 2 | (2 | ) | — | (3 | ) | 3 | — | 5 | — | ||||||
Other gains | (2 | ) | — | — | — | — | — | (2 | ) | (2 | ) | |||||
EBITDA(A) | 50 | 13 | 63 | 81 | 12 | 93 | (31 | ) | (30 | ) | ||||||
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Nine-month periods ended September 30: | ||||||||||||||||
Operating income | 105 | 28 | 133 | 107 | 30 | 137 | (2 | ) | (4 | ) | ||||||
Amortization | 228 | 18 | 246 | 223 | 16 | 239 | 5 | 7 | ||||||||
Impairment | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
Share in earnings (loss) of | 31 | (31 | ) | — | 13 | (13 | ) | — | 18 | — | ||||||
Excess of the interest over the net assets of Joint Venture SDB I | — | — | — | 6 | (6 | ) | — | (6 | ) | — | ||||||
Change in fair value of a derivative included in the share of the Joint Ventures | (21 | ) | 21 | — | (8 | ) | 8 | — | (13 | ) | — | |||||
Other gains | (2 | ) | (2 | ) | (4 | ) | (5 | ) | (1 | ) | (6 | ) | 3 | 2 | ||
EBITDA(A) | 344 | 35 | 379 | 338 | 34 | 372 | 6 | 7 |
(1) Includes the respective contribution of Joint Ventures and associates as a percentage of Boralex's interest less adjustments to reverse recognition of these interests under IFRS.
Cash flow from operations and discretionary cash flows
The Corporation computes the cash flow from operations and discretionary cash flows as follows:
Consolidated | ||||||||
Three-month periods ended | Twelve-month periods ended | |||||||
(in millions of Canadian dollars) (unaudited) | 2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 | ||||
Net cash flows related to operating activities | 90 | 47 | 405 | 345 | ||||
Changes in non-cash operating items | (50 | ) | 19 | (27 | ) | 18 | ||
Cash flows from operations | 40 | 66 | 378 | 363 | ||||
Repayments on non-current debt (projects)(1) | (38 | ) | (41 | ) | (215 | ) | (222 | ) |
Adjustment for non-operating items(2) | 3 | — | 9 | 8 | ||||
5 | 25 | 172 | 149 | |||||
Principal payments related to lease liabilities | (2 | ) | (3 | ) | (15 | ) | (13 | ) |
Distributions paid to non-controlling shareholders(3) | (6 | ) | (5 | ) | (24 | ) | (20 | ) |
Additions to property, plant and equipment (maintenance of operations) | (5 | ) | (3 | ) | (14 | ) | (8 | ) |
Development costs (from statement of earnings) | 9 | 7 | 30 | 24 | ||||
Discretionary cash flows | 1 | 21 | 149 | 132 |
(1) Excluding VAT bridge financing and early debt repayments.
(2) For the three-month period ended
(3) Comprises distributions paid to non-controlling shareholders as well as the portion of discretionary cash flows attributable to the non-controlling shareholder of Boralex Europe Sàrl.
Available cash and cash equivalents and available cash resources and authorized credit facilities
The Corporation defines available cash and cash equivalents as well as available cash and authorized financing facilities as follows:
Consolidated | ||||
As at | As at | |||
(in millions of Canadian dollars) (unaudited) | 2022 | 2021 | ||
Cash and cash equivalents | 629 | 256 | ||
Cash and cash equivalents available under project financing | (184 | ) | (198 | ) |
Cash and cash equivalents earmarked for known short-term requirements | (18 | ) | — | |
Available cash and cash equivalents | 427 | 58 | ||
Credit facilities available to fund growth | 490 | 339 | ||
Available cash resources and authorized financing facilities | 917 | 397 |
Disclaimer regarding forward-looking statements
Certain statements contained in this release, including those related to results and performance for future periods, installed capacity targets, EBITDA(A) and discretionary cash flows, the Company’s strategic plan, business model and growth strategy, organic growth and growth through mergers and acquisitions, obtaining an investment grade credit rating, payment of a quarterly dividend, the Company’s financial targets, the partnership with Énergir and Hydro-
Forward-looking statements are based on major assumptions, including those about the Company’s return on its projects, as projected by management with respect to wind and other factors, opportunities that may be available in the various sectors targeted for growth or diversification, assumptions made about EBITDA(A) margins, assumptions made about the sector realities and general economic conditions, competition, exchange rates as well as the availability of funding and partners. While the Company considers these factors and assumptions to be reasonable, based on the information currently available to the Company, they may prove to be inaccurate.
Boralex wishes to clarify that, by their very nature, forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, and that its results, or the measures it adopts, could be significantly different from those indicated or underlying those statements, or could affect the degree to which a given forward-looking statement is achieved. The main factors that may result in any significant discrepancy between the Company’s actual results and the forward-looking financial information or expectations expressed in forward-looking statements include the general impact of economic conditions, fluctuations in various currencies, fluctuations in energy prices, the Company’s financing capacity, competition, changes in general market conditions, industry regulations and amendments thereto, particularly the legislation, regulations and emergency measures that could be implemented for time to time to address high energy prices in
Unless otherwise specified by the Company, forward-looking statements do not take into account the effect that transactions, non-recurring items or other exceptional items announced or occurring after such statements have been made may have on the Company’s activities. There is no guarantee that the results, performance or accomplishments, as expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements, will materialize. Readers are therefore urged not to rely unduly on these forward-looking statements.
Unless required by applicable securities legislation, Boralex’s management assumes no obligation to update or revise forward-looking statements in light of new information, future events or other changes.
Percentage figures are calculated in thousands of dollars.
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