PJSC RusHydro: RusHydro announces 2020 RAS results

PJSC RusHydro (HYDR) PJSC RusHydro: RusHydro announces 2020 RAS results 19-Feb-2021 / 11:09 CET/CEST Dissemination of a Regulatory Announcement that contains inside information according to REGULATION (EU) No 596/2014 (MAR), transmitted by EQS Group. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. RusHydro announces 2020 RAS results February 19, 2021. Moscow, Russia. PJSC RusHydro (MOEX, LSE: HYDR; OTCQX: RSHYY) announces non-consolidated financial results under Russian accounting standards (RAS) for the full year ended December 31, 2020. The company continues to demonstrate strong financial performance following improvement of operational efficiency aided by expense management. Key highlights: EBITDA - RUB 92,282mn (+18%); Reported net profit - RUB 35,959 mn (-4%). The decrease came in on the back of change in PJSC RusHydro's organizational structure following participation in JSC DGK's share capital and accumulation of reserves on financial investments in accordance with RAS standards; Adjusted net profit - RUB 49,173 (+8%); Since July 1st 2017, a surcharge to capacity prices in 1st and 2nd price zones in order to attain base level of end-user tariffs in the Far East of Russia is reflected in PJSC RusHydro's revenue and operating expenses¹. In 2020, the surcharge totaled RUB 37,636 mn, in 2019 - RUB 32,077 mn; Adjusted for the surcharge revenue and expenses (here and below in the text) were: Revenue - RUB 139,620 mn (+13%); Operating expenses - RUB65,348 mn (+6%). Key financials for 2020 under RAS (in RUB mn), excluding surcharge   2020 2019 chg Revenue (adj. for surcharge) 139,620 123,103 13% Operating expenses (adj. for surcharge) (65,348) (61,807) 6% Operating profit 74,272 61,296 21% EBITDA² 92,282 78,237 18% Net profit 35,959 37,620 -4% Net profit (adjusted)³ 49,173 45,665 8%   Revenue In 2020, revenue increased by 13% or RUB 16,517 mn including electricity sales growth of 7% following 9.9% output growth by HPPs and capacity sales growth of 24% primarily as a result of commissioning of Zaramagskaya HPP-1 and Verkhnebalkarskaya small HPP. Revenue breakdown (RUB mn)   2020 2019 chg Electricity sales 84,267 78,596 7% Capacity sales 54,697 44,039 24% Other sales 656 468 40% TOTAL 139,620 123,103 13%   Operating expenses Operating expenses in 2020 increased by 6% to RUB 65,348 mn as compared to 2019. The increase is primarily due to commissioning of Zaramagskaya HPP-1 and Verkhnebalkarskaya small HPP. The main changes came in the following items: Rent (increase of RUB 1,535 mn) following property rent agreement of Zaramagskaya HPP-1? (starting from February until the date of purchase in September), Verkhnebalkarskaya and Ust-Dzhegutinskaya small HPPs; Depreciation(increase of RUB 1,069 mn) following increase of property, plant & equipment (purchase of Zaramagskiye HPPs, Vladivostokskaya CHPP-2) and modernization of operating assets; Water tax(increase of RUB 549 mn) due to HPP production growth. Operating expenses breakdown (in RUB mn)   2020 2019 chg Depreciation 18,010 16,941 6% Purchased electricity and capacity 7,638 8,230 -7% Labor expenses, taxes and contributions 7,639 7,656 -0.2% Property tax 6,616 6,162 7% Repairs and maintenance 4,414 4,259 4% Other third-party services 4,400 3,912 12% Power system services 3,388 3,127 8% Rent 2,845 1,310 117% Water tax 2,621 2,072 26% Security expenses  1,874 1,762 6% Insurance expenses 1,691 1,746 -3% Other 4,212 4,630 -9% TOTAL 65,348 61,807 6%   Profit Operating profit in 2020 increased by 21% as compared to the same period last year and amounted to RUB 74,272 mn. EBITDA in 2020 increased by 18% to RUB 92,282 as compared to RUB 78,237 in 2019. Net profit in the reporting period decreased by 4% to RUB 35,959 mn.   RusHydro's financial position as of December 31, 2020  The Company's total assets increased by RUB 43,803mn as of December 31, 2020, or 4% against the similar figure as of December 31, 2019, reaching RUB 1,107,997mn. For the same period, total liabilities increased by 5% or RUB 10,463 mn as compared to the similar figure as of December 31, 2019 and amounted to RUB 222,687 mn. The Company's debt portfolio decreased by 3% as compared to the beginning of the reporting year to RUB 140,263 mn. Long-term loans comprise 68.33% of the total portfolio. The Company's equity in 2020 increased by 4% to RUB 885,310 mn against RUB 851,970 mn as of the beginning of the reporting year.   The full financial statements are available on the Company's website at:http://www.eng.rushydro.ru/investors/reports RusHydro Group will announce consolidated 2020 IFRS results on March 2, 2021. ¹In July 2017, the Resolution of the Russian Government No. 895 "On reaching basic rates (tariffs) for electric power (capacity) in the territories of the Far East Federal region (the "Far East")" became effective, under which rates for consumers in the territories of the Far East should be reduced starting from 1 January 2020 to the basic level  of RUB 5.00 / kWh. According to the Resolution of the Russian Government No. 1614-r and No. 1615-r of 28 July 2017, PJSC RusHydro was appointed as the recipient of a premium to the price for capacity provided by the Company in the price zones of the wholesale market under CCS agreements. The premium to the price for capacity is set in order to achieve the basic level of rates (tariffs) for electricity (capacity) planned for the next regulation period in the Far East constituent regions. The Company translates the collected amounts of margin in the form of free-of-charge targeted contributions to the budgets of the respective regions. The Group's companies being guaranteeing suppliers will receive compensation for the shortage of income related to the reduction of rates, through subsidies from the Far East constituent regions. ² EBITDA calculated as gross profit before depreciation. ³Net profit is adjusted for mark to market revaluation of financial investments, reserves for financial investment impairment, assets and reserves for doubtful accounts receivable, change in fair value of cross currency swap and contingencies.  This indicator is not reported in the official financial statements under RAS and has been calculated and put into the press release for reference. ? In September 2020 following completion of construction and necessary corporate procedures Zaramagskaya head HPP and Zaramagskaya HPP-1 were bought back by PJSC RusHydro.   ***   About RusHydro RusHydro Group is the leading producer of renewable energy in Russia. It is Russia's largest hydrogenerating company and the fourth in the world with over 400 generating facilities. The Group's total electricity generation capacity including Boguchanskaya HPP is 38.0 GW.   For more information: Investor Relations Department Tel. [phone] ext. 1304 [e-mail]   The information in this press release may contain projections or other forward-looking statements regarding future events or the future financial performance of RusHydro. You can identify forward looking statements by terms such as "expect," "believe," "anticipate," "estimate," "intend," "will," "could," "may" or "might," the negative of such terms or other similar expressions. We wish to caution you that these statements are only predictions and that actual events or results may differ materially from these statements. We do not intend to update these statements to reflect events and circumstances occurring after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. Many factors could cause the actual results to differ materially from those contained in our projections or forward-looking statements, including, among others, general economic conditions, our competitive environment, risks associated with operating in Russia, rapid technological and market change in our industries, as well as many other risks specifically related to RusHydro and its operations.

ISIN:	US7821834048, RU000A0JPKH7
Category Code:	MSCM
TIDM:	HYDR
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