March 20, 2020
4QFebruary201926,Results2019Call
March 11, 2020
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Adjusted EBITDA
In this presentation, Adjusted EBITDA, a non-IFRS financial measure, is defined as net income for the year, plus finance expenses, minus finance income, minus share of the profit of associates, plus income tax expense, plus depreciations and amortizations, minus net results of non-continuing operations. The Adjusted EBITDA may not be useful in predicting the results of operations of the Company in the future.
Adjusted EBITDA is believed to provide useful supplemental information to investors about the Company and its results. Adjusted EBITDA is among the measures used by the Company's management team to evaluate the financial and operating performance and make day-to-day financial and operating decisions. In addition, Adjusted EBITDA is frequently used by securities analysts, investors and other parties to evaluate companies in the industry. Adjusted EBITDA is believed to be helpful to investors because it provides additional information about trends in the core operating performance prior to considering the impact of capital structure, depreciation, amortization and taxation on the results.
Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for other measures of financial performance reported in accordance with IFRS. Adjusted EBITDA has limitations as an analytical tool, including:
- Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect changes in, including cash requirements for, our working capital needs or contractual commitments;
- Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect our finance expenses, or the cash requirements to service interest or principal payments on our indebtedness, or interest income or other finance income;
- Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect our income tax expense or the cash requirements to pay our income taxes;
- although depreciation and amortization arenon-cash charges, the assets being depreciated or amortized often will need to be replaced in the future, and Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect any cash requirements for these replacements;
- although share of the profit of associates is anon-cash charge, Adjusted EBITDA does not consider the potential collection of dividends; and
- other companies may calculate Adjusted EBITDA differently, limiting its usefulness as a comparative measure.
The Company compensates for the inherent limitations associated with using Adjusted EBITDA through disclosure of these limitations, presentation of the Company's consolidated financial statements in accordance with IFRS and reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to the most directly comparable IFRS measure, net income. For a reconciliation of the net income to Adjusted EBITDA, see the tables included in this release. For more information see "Adjusted EBITDA
Reconciliation" below.
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4Q 2019 Results Call
Agenda
◼Expansion projects development
◼Key Performance Indicators
◼2019 and 4Q2019 Financials
◼News and outlook
◼Q&A
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New plants and expansion projects
Power capacity expanded 470 MW during 2019
Power capacity at end of period (GWh)
+ 12% | 4,273 | 4,315 | |
4,139 | |||
3,812 | 205 | 243 | 286 |
149 | |||
1,441 | 1,441 | 1,441 | |
1,441 |
2,222 | 2,493 | 2,589 | 2,589 |
4Q 2018 | 3Q 2019 | 4Q 2019 | 1Q2020 |
Thermal Hydro Wind
Source: Company information, CAMMESA. 1Average market availability for thermal units
- Brigadier López (280.50 MW) purchasein the 2Q2019
- The new Luján de Cuyo cogeneration unit (95 MW)begun commercial operations (COD) in October 2019
- La Castellana II wind farm (15.2 MW)reached COD during July 2019 for 14.4 MW, which was expanded to 15.2 MW duringin the 1Q2020
- La Genoveva II wind farm (41.8 MW)reached COD during September 2019
- Manque wind farm (57 MW)reached COD for part of its power capacity during December 2019 (38 MW), and the rest in during 1Q2020
- Los Olivos wind farm (22.8 MW)reached its COD in February 2020
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The New Luján de Cuyo cogeneration unit (95.3 MW) reached its COD 7 weeks earlier, with a revenue increase of US$ 7 million
Power capacity: 95.3
MW (up to 93 MW contracted)
Steam capacity: 125 tons/hours
COD:October 5, 2019
15 year PPA and steam contracts
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Advances in the construction of the new plants
The Terminal 6 Project has reached a 70% degree of progress
Power capacity: 391
MW (up to 330 MWs contracted)
Steam capacity: 350 tons/hours
Contracted COD combined cycle:
September2020
15 year PPA and steam contracts
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New units commissioned during 4Q2019 and 1Q2020
Maque (57 MW) and Los Olivos wind farms (22.8 MW)
Power capacity
Manque: 57 MW
Los Olivos: 22.8 MW
Long term contracts
with large users
100% of energy from
MATER wind farms already contracted
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4Q2019 Results Call
Agenda
◼Expansion projects development
◼Key Performance Indicators
◼2019 and 4Q2019 Financials
◼News and outlook
◼Q&A
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Key performance indicators - 4Q2019
Energy generation was 18% higher in the 4Q2019
Energy generation (GWh) | Thermal units´availability | |
+ 18% | ||
3,938 | 4,101 | |
3,471 | ||
185 | 241 | |
165 | 1,372 | 1,043 |
893 | ||
2,413 | 2,381 | 2,816 |
4Q 2018 | 3Q 2019 | 4Q 2019 |
Thermal Hydro Wind
- +17%Thermal generation due to the commissioning of the Luján de Cuyo Cogeneration(Oct 2019) and the purchase of Brigadier López plant(Jun 2019)
- +17%Hydro generation due to higher waterflow
- +46%Wind generation due to the commissioning of the La Castellana II(July 2019), La Genoveva II(Sep 2020) and the partial commissioning of Manque(Dec 2019)
+ 3 p.p.
93% | 92% |
89% |
84% | 82% | |
80% | ||
4Q2018 | 3Q2019 | 4Q2019 |
Market average1Central Puerto
- Thermal availability remained high, 3 percentage points (p.p.) higher quarter on quarter
During 2019, energy generation of Central
Puerto was 2.3% higher than in 2018
Source: Company information, CAMMESA. 1Average market availability for thermal units
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4Q 2019 Results Call
Agenda
◼Expansion projects development
◼Key Performance Indicators
◼2019 and 4Q2019 Financials
◼News and outlook
◼Q&A
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4Q2019 Main financial metrics
Revenues increased due to the expanssion of the installed capacity of thermal and renewable energy projects
4Q2019 Revenues (in millions of Ps.)
2,230 | 107 | (9) | |||||||||||||||
1,495 | |||||||||||||||||
11.286 | 11.384 | 11,384 | |||||||||||||||
8.966 | |||||||||||||||||
7,471 | 7.471 | ||||||||||||||||
4Q2018 Revenues | ∆ Energía Base | ∆ Sales under | ∆ Steam sales | ∆ Other income | 4Q2019 Revenues | ||||||||||||
contracts |
Energía Base (legacy assets)
- Higher energy generation
- One more month of self supplied fuel(Nov-Dec 2018 vs Oct -Dec 2019)
- Lower remuneration Res. 1/19 vs Res. 19/17
Sales under contracts
- New generation thermal units: Brigadier López, Luján de Cuyo
- New renewable energy units: La Castellana II, La Genoveva II, Manque
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4Q2019 Main financial metrics
Adj. EBITDA increased 84%, positively impacted by the new projects
4Q2019 Adj. EBITDA (in millions of Ps.)
3,913 | (2,145) | (137) | (304) | ||||||||||||||
4.716 | 4.578 | ||||||||||||||||
4.274 | 4,274 | ||||||||||||||||
2,947 | 2.947 | ||||||||||||||||
4Q2018 Adj. EBITDA | ∆ Revenues | ∆ Cost of sales | ∆ Administrative and | ∆ Other results, net | 4Q2019 EBITDA | ||||||||||||
selling expenses |
Cost of sales
- One more month of self supplied fuel(Nov-Dec 2018 vs Oct-Dec 2019)
- Cost related to the new thermal and renewable plants
Other results, net
- Foreign exchange difference on trade receivables (mainly from FONI)
- Higher impairment charges due to higher discount rate and change in the regulation of Energía Base
- Lower interests on trade receivables (lower balance mainly due to FONI collections during last twelve months)
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2019 Key financial figures
Net income of 2019 per ADR was Ps. 58.5
Revenues(million Ps.)
+ 64%
▲ | Higher energy generation |
▲Addition of new thermal and renewable energy | |
plants | |
▲ | Income from self-supplied fuel (Res. 70/18) |
18.957
35.961
▼Lower remuneration Res. 1/19 vs Res. 19/17 |
2018 | 2019 |
Adj. EBITDA(million Ps.)
(36%)
49.20931.440
2018 | 2019 |
Net income(million Ps.)
(67%)
▼One-time CVO receivables update in 2018, | |
▼ | Lower FX difference on FONI receivables |
▼ | Impairment charges |
Offset by Revenues increase described above
- One-timeCVO receivables update in 2018,
▼Higher Financing Cost due to loans obtained for the new projects
26.436
8.661 | |
2018 | 2019 |
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2019 Main financial metrics
Cash Flow bridge
Cash Flow (in million Ps.)
17,132 | (27,904) | |||||||||||||||
11,974 | ||||||||||||||||
354 | 635 | (697) | 1,494 | |||||||||||||
Cash & | Operation | Financing | CAPEX and | Exchange | Loss on net | Cash & | ||||||||||
equivalents at the | financial assets | difference and | monetary | equivalents at the | ||||||||||||
begining of 2019 | other financial | possition | end of 2019 | |||||||||||||
results |
Operations
- Operating Income, before Other Operating results, net
- FONI receivables collection
- Income tax paid
Financing
- Loans received for new renewable and thermal projects▼Dividends paid
Investing
- Purchase of Brigadier López
- CAPEX for new projects
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4Q 2019 Results Call
Agenda
◼Expansion projects development
◼Key Performance Indicators
◼2019 and 4Q2019 Financials
◼News and outlook
◼Q&A
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News and outlook
New remuneration scheme for Spot Sales (Res. 31/20)
Main changes by Res. SE 31/20 compared to Res. SERyME1/191
- Prices set in argentine pesos,adjusted monthlyconsidering a mix of 60% of the Consumer Price Index (IPC)and
40% of the Wholesale Price Index (IPIM) - InitialEnergy prices1remained almost unchanged, although denominated in argentine pesos
- InitialPower prices for thermal units1reduced ~ 16%
- InitialPower prices for hydro plants1reduced ~ 45%
New remuneration is estimated to
◼New remuneration for availabilityin the monthly 50 power peak hoursmitigates the power price drop for efficient hydro and thermal units
2020 EBITDA contribution by regulatory framework (MW)2
36% | Spot sales | The price change only affects spot sales. | |||
71% | Sales under contracts are not affected | ||||
64% | Contracts | Cash flow from FONI/CVO installments, | |||
29% | which is notincluded in the EBITDA, is | ||||
unaffected as well | |||||
Estimated 2019 | Estimated 2020 | ||||
- The price comparisons between old and new prices for February 2020, were done considering that the implicit foreign exchange rate between the new price set in argentine pesos and the old price set in US dollars is Ps 60 per US dollar, which is similar to the average exchange rate of January 2020 of Ps. 60.01 per US dollar as quoted by Banco de la Nación Argentina for wire transfers (divisas).
- 2020 EBITDA proportion estimations after considering the changes introduced.
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Q&A
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