Annual Results
February 2022
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2021 Highlights
Power generation 20% below budget | 2,933GWh |
Power generation | |
High power prices, strong cash generation and high dividend cover | £256.8m / 1.9x |
Net cash generation / dividend cover | |
Stable inflation linked revenue stream and RPI linked dividend | £148.0m / 7.18p per share |
Dividends declared with respect to the period | |
Investment portfolio grew to 43 wind farms with £570m invested in 2021 | 1,422MW |
Generating capacity | |
Outstanding commitments | 306MW |
Committed investment | |
GAV increased by 21% | £4,043.7m (from £3,329.9m) |
Gross Asset Value | |
Two successful and large equity raises | £648m |
Equity raised | |
NAV increased to £3.1 billion and 133.5p per share, an increase of 11.3p | £3,093.7m (from £2,229.9m) |
Net Asset Value | |
NAV increased on a real basis since listing | 34.4% v RPI of 27.7% |
Market cap increased to £3.3 billion | £3,257.8m |
Market capitalisation | |
Gearing of £950m | 23% / 2.6% |
Gearing (percentage of GAV) / Average cost | |
The leading UK listed renewable infrastructure fund, invested in UK wind farms
Note: all numbers to or at 31 December 2021
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Simple Model
Equity | Total |
Debt | reinvestment |
£271.9m
6-43 wind | Generating capacity increased |
farms | from 127 to 1,422MW since IPO |
14.4TWh | Total power produced |
£878.4m | Total cash generated |
£606.5m Total dividends paid or declared
"6p dividend, increasing with RPI inflation and real NAV preservation''
Note: from IPO to 31 December 2021 | 3 |
Wind Resource and Generation
UK average wind speed (m/s)(1)
Annual average | 10 year average | ||
7 | |||
6 | |||
5 | |||
4 | |||
3 | |||
2 | |||
1 | |||
0 | |||
2013(2) | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | |
Wind Speed: | + 3% | - 2% | + 5% | - 6% | - 1% | - 4% | - 8% | + 2% | - 12% |
Production: | + 8% | - 3% | + 8% | - 6% | 0% | - 6% | - 11% | - 3% | - 20% |
Notes: (1) source: www.gov.uk/government/statistics; (2) 27 March to 31 December 2013;
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Track Record of Consistent Delivery
Period | Production | Cash Generation | Dividend(1) | Dividend Cover(2) | RPI | NAV Growth |
2013(3) | 292GWh | £21.6m | £14.2m (4.50p) | 1.8x | 1.9% | 2.5% |
2014 | 565GWh | £32.4m | £24.8m (6.16p) | 1.6x | 1.6% | 2.5% |
2015 | 799GWh | £48.3m | £29.6m (6.26p) | 1.7x | 1.2% | 0.5% |
2016 | 978GWh | £49.0m | £38.8m (6.34p) | 1.4x | 2.5% | 4.0% |
2017 | 1,457GWh | £80.1m | £57.3m (6.49p) | 1.5x | 4.1% | 2.4% |
2018 | 2,003GWh | £117.3m | £74.8m (6.76p) | 1.6x | 2.7% | 10.8% |
2019 | 2,385GWh | £127.7m | £100.4m (6.94p) | 1.4x | 2.2% | -1.4% |
2020 | 2,952MWh | £145.2m | £118.7m (7.10p) | 1.3x | 1.2% | 0.6% |
2021 | 2,933MWh | £256.8m | £148.0m (7.18p) | 1.9x | 7.5% | 9.4% |
Secure and stable dividend cover as a result of low leverage
and cash generative nature of operational wind farms
Notes: (1) dividends declared with respect to the period; (2) dividend cover as reported; (3) 27 March to 31 December 2013 | 5 |
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