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Jun. 03	Contact Energy Issues AU$400 Million Green Medium Term Notes	MT
Jun. 03	Contact Energy Limited Issues AUD 400 Million Green Medium Term Notes	CI

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Published financial data: CONTACT ENERGY LIMITED

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Fiscal Period: June	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Revenues - (Utility Template)	2.07B	2.57B	2.39B	2.12B	2.86B
Total Revenues	2.07B	2.57B	2.39B	2.12B	2.86B
Selling General & Admin Expenses, Total	-	-	-	-	-
Depreciation & Amortization - (IS) - (Collected)	220M	249M	262M	224M	255M
Other Operating Expenses	1.62B	2.02B	1.86B	1.61B	2.18B
Total Operating Expenses	1.84B	2.27B	2.12B	1.83B	2.44B
Operating Income (REIT / Utility Template)	231M	304M	268M	285M	425M
Interest Expense, Total	-50M	-46M	-31M	-45M	-37M
Interest and Investment Income	-	1M	-	4M	11M
Net Interest Expenses	-50M	-45M	-31M	-41M	-26M
Other Non Operating Income (Expenses)	-5M	2M	9M	-63M	-6M
EBT, Excl. Unusual Items	176M	261M	246M	181M	393M
Restructuring Charges	-	-	-	-	-
Asset Writedown	-	-	-	-	-50M
Other Unusual Items	-5M	-	6.8M	-4M	-5M
EBT, Incl. Unusual Items	171M	261M	253M	177M	338M
Income Tax Expense	46M	74M	71M	50M	103M
Earnings From Continuing Operations	125M	187M	182M	127M	235M
Earnings Of Discontinued Operations	-	-	-	-	-
Net Income to Company	125M	187M	182M	127M	235M
Net Income - (IS)	125M	187M	182M	127M	235M
Net Income to Common Incl Extra Items	125M	187M	182M	127M	235M
Net Income to Common Excl. Extra Items	125M	187M	182M	127M	235M
Per Share Items
Net EPS - Basic	0.17	0.25	0.23	0.16	0.3
Basic EPS - Continuing Operations	0.17	0.25	0.23	0.16	0.3
Basic Weighted Average Shares Outstanding	718M	739M	779M	783M	787M
Net EPS - Diluted	0.17	0.25	0.23	0.16	0.3
Diluted EPS - Continuing Operations	0.17	0.25	0.23	0.16	0.3
Diluted Weighted Average Shares Outstanding	719M	739M	780M	784M	789M
Normalized Basic EPS	0.15	0.22	0.2	0.14	0.31
Normalized Diluted EPS	0.15	0.22	0.2	0.14	0.31
Dividend Per Share	0.39	0.35	0.35	0.35	0.37
Payout Ratio	224	146.52	132.97	191.34	105.53
American Depositary Receipts Ratio (ADR)	2	2	2	2	2
Supplemental Items
Utility Revenues	2.05B	2.53B	2.32B	2.04B	2.76B
Non Utility Revenues	22M	42M	66M	83M	104M
EBITDA	423M	520M	487M	478M	679M
EBITA	242M	316M	277M	293M	429M
EBIT	231M	304M	268M	285M	425M
EBITDAR	-	-	-	-	-
Effective Tax Rate - (Ratio)	26.9	28.35	28.06	28.25	30.47
Total Current Taxes	67M	91M	87M	103M	99M
Total Deferred Taxes	-21M	-17M	-16M	-53M	4M
Normalized Net Income	110M	163M	154M	113M	246M
Interest Capitalized	6M	8M	19M	44M	74M
Interest on Long-Term Debt	2M	1M	1M	1M	3M
Supplemental Operating Expense Items
Net Rental Expense, Total	-	-	-	-	-
Imputed Operating Lease Interest Expense	-	-	-	-	-
Imputed Operating Lease Depreciation	-	-	-	-	-
Stock-Based Comp., Other (Total)	3M	2M	4M	5M	4M
Total Stock-Based Compensation	3M	2M	4M	5M	4M

Fiscal Period: June	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Assets
Cash And Equivalents	44M	150M	168M	140M	229M
Trading Asset Securities, Total	-	-	-	-	-
Accounts Receivable, Total	187M	251M	221M	243M	267M
Other Receivables	-	-	-	-	-
Accounts Receivable (Summary Subtotal)	187M	251M	221M	243M	267M
Inventory - (Utility Template)	56M	69M	58M	48M	37M
Prepaid Expenses	4M	4M	6M	6M	8M
Other Current Assets, Total	40M	80M	55M	156M	111M
Total Current Assets	331M	554M	508M	593M	652M
Gross Property Plant And Equipment	6.04B	6.18B	6.5B	7.13B	7.65B
Accumulated Depreciation	-2.01B	-2.22B	-2.4B	-2.52B	-2.71B
Net Property Plant And Equipment	4.03B	3.96B	4.1B	4.62B	4.93B
Goodwill	179M	220M	214M	214M	214M
Other Intangibles, Total	227M	213M	200M	202M	223M
Long-Term Investments - (Utility Template)	14M	10M	21M	31M	40M
Other Long-Term Assets, Total	119M	70M	128M	153M	146M
Total Assets	4.9B	5.03B	5.17B	5.81B	6.21B
Liabilities
Accounts Payable, Total	190M	305M	211M	225M	319M
Accrued Expenses, Total	-	-	21M	28M	34M
Short-Term Borrowings	1M	-	177M	190M	250M
Current Portion of Long-Term Debt	219M	163M	110M	194M	109M
Current Income Taxes Payable	28M	39M	36M	33M	34M
Other Current Liabilities - (Bank / Utility Template)	63M	115M	142M	110M	173M
Total Current Liabilities	501M	622M	697M	780M	919M
Long-Term Debt	956M	672M	787M	1.12B	1.51B
Long-Term Leases	22M	21M	25M	49M	47M
Deferred Tax Liability Non-Current	653M	635M	616M	589M	524M
Other Non Current Liabilities, Total	143M	151M	201M	463M	592M
Total Liabilities	2.28B	2.1B	2.33B	3B	3.59B
Common Stock, Total	1.53B	1.92B	1.96B	1.99B	2.02B
Retained Earnings	1.13B	1.05B	958M	813M	773M
Comprehensive Income and Other	-41M	-43M	-73M	3M	-175M
Total Common Equity	2.62B	2.93B	2.84B	2.8B	2.62B
Total Equity	2.62B	2.93B	2.84B	2.8B	2.62B
Total Liabilities And Equity	4.9B	5.03B	5.17B	5.81B	6.21B
Supplemental Items
ECS Total Shares Outstanding on Filing Date	718M	776M	781M	785M	789M
ECS Total Common Shares Outstanding	718M	776M	781M	785M	789M
Book Value / Share	3.65	3.77	3.64	3.57	3.32
Tangible Book Value	2.22B	2.49B	2.43B	2.39B	2.18B
Tangible Book Value Per Share	3.08	3.21	3.11	3.04	2.77
Total Debt	1.2B	856M	1.1B	1.56B	1.91B
Net Debt	1.15B	706M	931M	1.42B	1.68B
Debt Equivalent Oper. Leases	-	-	-	-	-
Equity Method Investments, Total	14M	10M	21M	31M	40M
Account Code - Inventory Valuation	6	6	6	6	6
Inventories - Raw Materials, Total	56M	69M	58M	-	-
Inventories - Finished Goods, Total	-	-	-	-	-
Land - (BS)	119M	132M	149M	100M	110M
Machinery, Total	5.66B	5.72B	5.73B	5.88B	6.04B
Full Time Employees	821	834	944	1.24K	1.27K
Part Time Employees	113	111	132	-	-
Accumulated Allowance for Doubtful Accounts (Supple)	3M	2M	2M	2M	2M

Fiscal Period: June	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Net Income	125M	187M	182M	127M	235M
Depreciation, Depletion & Amortization	184M	208M	215M	189M	255M
Amortization of Goodwill and Intangible Assets - (CF)	11M	12M	9M	8M	4M
Total Depreciation, Depletion & Amortization	195M	220M	224M	197M	259M
Amortization of Deferred Charges, Total	36M	41M	47M	33M	-
(Gain) Loss On Sale of Asset - (CF)	-	-	-	-	-
Total Asset Writedown	-	-	-	-	50M
Restructuring Activities	-	-	-	-	-
(Income) Loss On Equity Investments - (CF)	-	1M	3M	-	-
Stock-Based Compensation (CF)	3M	2M	4M	5M	4M
Provision and Write-off of Bad Debts	5M	2M	3M	3M	4M
Change in Accounts Receivable	-8M	-68M	20M	-10M	-40M
Change In Inventories	-3M	-35M	8M	-30M	14M
Change in Accounts Payable	1M	92M	-45M	-25M	50M
Change In Income Taxes	-6M	11M	-3M	-3M	1M
Change In Deferred Taxes	-18M	-16M	-15M	-53M	4M
Other Operating Activities	11M	-5M	-28M	151M	-1M
Net Cash From Discontinued Operations	-	-	-	-	-
Cash from Operations	341M	432M	400M	395M	580M
Capital Expenditure	-100M	-137M	-366M	-585M	-580M
Sale of Property, Plant, and Equipment	-	-	1M	16M	1M
Cash Acquisitions	-3M	-32M	-5M	-11M	-
Purchase / Sale of Intangible Assets	-	-	-	-	-
Investment in Marketable and Equity Securities, Total	-3M	-8M	-11M	-11M	-10M
Other Investing Activities, Total	-	-	-	-27M	-6M
Cash from Investing	-106M	-177M	-381M	-618M	-595M
Long-Term Debt Issued, Total	108M	356M	536M	1.09B	592M
Total Debt Issued	108M	356M	536M	1.09B	592M
Long-Term Debt Repaid, Total	-66M	-623M	-291M	-650M	-238M
Total Debt Repaid	-66M	-623M	-291M	-650M	-238M
Issuance of Common Stock	-	392M	-	-	-
Repurchase of Common Stock	-	-	-	-	-
Common Dividends Paid	-280M	-274M	-242M	-243M	-248M
Common & Preferred Stock Dividends Paid	-280M	-274M	-242M	-243M	-248M
Special Dividend Paid	-	-	-	-	-
Other Financing Activities, Total	-	-	-4M	-4M	-2M
Cash from Financing	-238M	-149M	-1M	195M	104M
Net Change in Cash	-3M	106M	18M	-28M	89M
Supplemental Items
Cash Interest Paid	49M	43M	28M	25M	21M
Cash Income Tax Paid (Refund)	70M	79M	89M	105M	97M
Net Debt Issued / Repaid	42M	-267M	245M	442M	354M
Levered Free Cash Flow	225M	348M	72.25M	-327M	120M
Unlevered Free Cash Flow	256M	376M	90.62M	-299M	143M
Change In Net Working Capital	22M	-61M	-15M	127M	-194M

Fiscal Period: June	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Profitability
Return on Assets	2.93	3.83	3.29	3.25	4.42
Return on Total Capital	3.75	5	4.34	4.29	5.97
Return On Equity %	4.63	6.74	6.31	4.5	8.67
Return on Common Equity	4.63	6.74	6.31	4.5	8.67
Margin Analysis
Gross Profit Margin %	21.76	21.49	22.21	24.03	23.75
SG&A Margin	-	-	-	-	-
EBITDA Margin %	20.41	20.21	20.41	22.57	23.72
EBITA Margin %	11.67	12.28	11.61	13.83	14.98
EBIT Margin %	11.14	11.82	11.24	13.46	14.84
Income From Continuing Operations Margin %	6.03	7.27	7.62	6	8.21
Net Income Margin %	6.03	7.27	7.62	6	8.21
Net Avail. For Common Margin %	6.03	7.27	7.62	6	8.21
Normalized Net Income Margin	5.31	6.34	6.45	5.34	8.58
Levered Free Cash Flow Margin	10.86	13.53	3.03	-15.44	4.17
Unlevered Free Cash Flow Margin	12.37	14.61	3.8	-14.11	4.98
Asset Turnover
Asset Turnover	0.42	0.52	0.47	0.39	0.48
Fixed Assets Turnover	0.51	0.64	0.59	0.49	0.6
Receivables Turnover (Average Receivables)	10.94	11.75	10.11	9.13	11.23
Inventory Turnover (Average Inventory)	38.62	32.32	29.24	30.36	51.36
Short Term Liquidity
Current Ratio	0.66	0.89	0.73	0.76	0.71
Quick Ratio	0.46	0.64	0.56	0.49	0.54
Operating Cash Flow to Current Liabilities	0.68	0.69	0.57	0.51	0.63
Days Sales Outstanding (Average Receivables)	33.46	31.07	36.09	39.98	32.6
Days Outstanding Inventory (Average Inventory)	9.48	11.29	12.48	12.02	7.13
Average Days Payable Outstanding	41.59	44.44	45.68	49.76	45.83
Cash Conversion Cycle (Average Days)	1.34	-2.08	2.89	2.24	-6.11
Long Term Solvency
Total Debt/Equity	45.71	29.24	38.7	55.49	73.04
Total Debt / Total Capital	31.37	22.63	27.9	35.69	42.21
LT Debt/Equity	37.31	23.68	28.59	41.8	59.34
Long-Term Debt / Total Capital	25.61	18.32	20.61	26.88	34.29
Total Liabilities / Total Assets	46.47	41.79	45.03	51.72	57.81
EBIT / Interest Expense	4.62	6.61	8.65	6.33	11.49
EBITDA / Interest Expense	8.52	11.39	15.88	10.71	18.49
(EBITDA - Capex) / Interest Expense	6.52	8.41	4.07	-2.29	2.81
Total Debt / EBITDA	2.81	1.63	2.23	3.23	2.8
Net Debt / EBITDA	2.71	1.35	1.89	2.94	2.46
Total Debt / (EBITDA - Capex)	3.67	2.21	8.71	-15.11	18.39
Net Debt / (EBITDA - Capex)	3.54	1.82	7.38	-13.75	16.19
Growth Over Prior Year
Total Revenues, 1 Yr. Growth %	-15.73	24.12	-7.23	-11.27	35.17
Gross Profit, 1 Yr. Growth %	-10.69	22.62	-4.12	-11.17	33.86
EBITDA, 1 Yr. Growth %	-10.95	22.93	-6.31	-9.81	33.14
EBITA, 1 Yr. Growth %	-21.68	30.58	-12.28	-8.44	47.93
EBIT, 1 Yr. Growth %	-23	31.6	-11.78	-8.36	49.65
Earnings From Cont. Operations, 1 Yr. Growth %	-26.47	49.6	-2.67	-30.22	85.04
Net Income, 1 Yr. Growth %	-63.77	49.6	-2.67	-30.22	85.04
Diluted EPS Before Extra, 1 Yr. Growth %	-26.65	45.4	-7.63	-30.6	84.04
Normalized Net Income, 1 Yr. Growth %	-23.48	48.3	-5.67	-30.12	118.33
Net Property, Plant and Equip., 1 Yr. Growth %	-2.42	-1.61	3.38	12.7	6.89
Inventory, 1 Yr. Growth %	100	23.21	-15.94	-17.24	-22.92
Accounts Receivable, 1 Yr. Growth %	-2.6	34.22	-11.95	9.95	9.88
Total Assets, 1 Yr. Growth %	-1.17	2.7	2.7	12.43	6.89
Tangible Book Value, 1 Yr. Growth %	-6.02	12.6	-2.65	-1.57	-8.63
Cash From Operations, 1 Yr. Growth %	-14.96	26.69	-7.41	-3.42	46.84
Capital Expenditures, 1 Yr. Growth %	58.73	37	167.15	59.84	-0.85
Levered Free Cash Flow, 1 Yr. Growth %	-62.44	54.01	-79.25	-444.66	-137.04
Unlevered Free Cash Flow, 1 Yr. Growth %	-60.1	46.66	-75.9	-354.63	-147.62
Dividend Per Share, 1 Yr. Growth %	0	-10.26	0	0	5.71
Common Equity, 1 Yr. Growth %	-5.79	11.67	-2.97	-1.27	-6.6
Compound Annual Growth Rate Over Two Years
Total Revenues, 2 Yr. CAGR %	-1.85	2.27	7.31	-9.27	9.52
Gross Profit, 2 Yr. CAGR %	0.22	4.64	8.43	-4.06	8.94
EBITDA, 2 Yr. CAGR %	-3.79	4.63	7.32	-4.12	13.19
EBITA, 2 Yr. CAGR %	0	1.13	7.03	-3.71	15.79
EBIT, 2 Yr. CAGR %	-0.64	0.66	7.75	-3.18	16.9
Earnings From Cont. Operations, 2 Yr. CAGR %	5.64	4.88	20.66	-17.59	13.63
Net Income, 2 Yr. CAGR %	-2.69	-26.38	20.66	-17.59	13.63
Diluted EPS Before Extra, 2 Yr. CAGR %	5.59	3.27	15.89	-19.93	13.01
Normalized Net Income, 2 Yr. CAGR %	8.32	6.53	18.27	-16.72	23.18
Net Property, Plant and Equip., 2 Yr. CAGR %	-2.71	-2.02	0.85	7.94	9.76
Inventory, 2 Yr. CAGR %	26.49	56.98	1.77	-16.59	-20.13
Accounts Receivable, 2 Yr. CAGR %	4.27	14.34	8.71	-1.61	9.92
Total Assets, 2 Yr. CAGR %	-3.99	0.74	2.72	7.46	9.62
Common Equity, 2 Yr. CAGR %	-1.96	2.57	4.09	-2.12	-3.97
Tangible Book Value, 2 Yr. CAGR %	-1.57	2.87	4.65	-2.11	-5.16
Cash From Operations, 2 Yr. CAGR %	-13.62	3.79	8.31	-4.38	19.08
Capital Expenditures, 2 Yr. CAGR %	10.43	47.47	91.31	106.64	25.88
Levered Free Cash Flow, 2 Yr. CAGR %	94.11	-23.78	-43.47	-3.1	12.23
Unlevered Free Cash Flow, 2 Yr. CAGR %	412.79	-23.5	-40.55	-10.84	10.23
Dividend Per Share, 2 Yr. CAGR %	10.4	-5.27	-5.27	0	2.82
Compound Annual Growth Rate Over Three Years
Total Revenues, 3 Yr. CAGR %	1.9	6.14	-1	0.72	3.62
Gross Profit, 3 Yr. CAGR %	-1.01	7.19	1.64	4.12	7.13
EBITDA, 3 Yr. CAGR %	-3.52	4.4	0.85	4.16	9.3
EBITA, 3 Yr. CAGR %	-3.34	9.3	-3.56	6.58	10.73
EBIT, 3 Yr. CAGR %	-4.11	9.12	-3.67	7.25	11.82
Earnings From Cont. Operations, 3 Yr. CAGR %	-1.04	18.63	2.3	0.53	7.91
Net Income, 3 Yr. CAGR %	-6.1	12.31	-19.2	0.53	7.91
Diluted EPS Before Extra, 3 Yr. CAGR %	-0.99	17.47	-0.5	-2.32	5.67
Normalized Net Income, 3 Yr. CAGR %	1.36	20.28	2.29	0.94	14.62
Net Property, Plant and Equip., 3 Yr. CAGR %	-4.42	-2.34	-0.25	4.66	7.59
Inventory, 3 Yr. CAGR %	6.78	25.39	27.47	-5.01	-18.76
Accounts Receivable, 3 Yr. CAGR %	0	13.43	4.8	9.12	2.08
Total Assets, 3 Yr. CAGR %	-3.54	-1.81	1.41	5.86	7.27
Common Equity, 3 Yr. CAGR %	-1.92	2.39	0.69	2.28	-3.64
Tangible Book Value, 3 Yr. CAGR %	-0.89	2.95	0.97	2.54	-4.33
Cash From Operations, 3 Yr. CAGR %	-12.44	-1.86	-0.08	5.02	10.32
Capital Expenditures, 3 Yr. CAGR %	-5.37	18.66	79.77	80.18	61.77
Levered Free Cash Flow, 3 Yr. CAGR %	-3.99	79.96	-50.6	13.08	-29.99
Unlevered Free Cash Flow, 3 Yr. CAGR %	-6.51	237.85	-47.95	5.25	-27.61
Dividend Per Share, 3 Yr. CAGR %	14.47	3.03	-3.54	-3.54	1.87
Compound Annual Growth Rate Over Five Years
Total Revenues, 5 Yr. CAGR %	-3.23	3.53	4.03	-0.32	3.08
Gross Profit, 5 Yr. CAGR %	-3.21	0.93	2.66	2.54	6.13
EBITDA, 5 Yr. CAGR %	-3.29	0.95	0.68	0.9	7.41
EBITA, 5 Yr. CAGR %	-5.55	-0.44	0.68	3.9	6.78
EBIT, 5 Yr. CAGR %	-6.37	-1.14	0.47	4.02	7.21
Earnings From Cont. Operations, 5 Yr. CAGR %	-1.23	23.16	7.13	2.55	6.69
Net Income, 5 Yr. CAGR %	-1.23	23.16	3.81	-0.77	-7.39
Diluted EPS Before Extra, 5 Yr. CAGR %	-0.83	22.7	5.45	0.77	4.7
Normalized Net Income, 5 Yr. CAGR %	-4.62	3.38	7.82	3.83	11.31
Net Property, Plant and Equip., 5 Yr. CAGR %	-4.54	-3.36	-2.35	1.65	3.64
Inventory, 5 Yr. CAGR %	-2.64	3.53	4.75	6.52	5.73
Accounts Receivable, 5 Yr. CAGR %	-2.75	6.06	3.4	7.16	6.82
Total Assets, 5 Yr. CAGR %	-4.27	-2.31	-1.08	1.81	4.62
Common Equity, 5 Yr. CAGR %	-3.74	0.73	0.44	0.56	-1.2
Tangible Book Value, 5 Yr. CAGR %	-3.7	1.43	1.29	0.88	-1.53
Cash From Operations, 5 Yr. CAGR %	-6.99	-4.92	-4.67	-2.87	7.66
Capital Expenditures, 5 Yr. CAGR %	-4.97	2.35	25.41	48.14	55.89
Levered Free Cash Flow, 5 Yr. CAGR %	12.9	5.84	-22.26	40.49	-27.57
Unlevered Free Cash Flow, 5 Yr. CAGR %	6.79	2.82	-21.99	98.29	-25.99
Dividend Per Share, 5 Yr. CAGR %	8.45	6.13	6.13	1.81	-1.05