«SIBUR» LLC is the managing organization of PJSC «SIBUR Holding».
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Subscribe to newsMoscow, 1 November 2018. PAO SIBUR Holding, an integrated petrochemicals company, today publishes its operational and financial results for the third quarter and nine months ended 30 September 2018 in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).
3Q 2018 Operational and financial highlights
9M 2018 Operational and financial highlights
Dmitry Konov, Chairman of the Management Board of SIBUR Holding, said:
“In the first nine months of 2018, the Company delivered strong operational and financial results on the back of continued implementation of our strategy focused on boosting the production of cutting-edge products with high added value. Continuing growth of demand for petrochemicals has helped the Company increase sales volumes. In 9M 2018, SIBUR’s EBITDA almost reached the FY2017 result. As regards the construction of ZapSibNeftekhim, one of the largest global petrochemical complexes, it is going ahead of schedule.”
Operational results
In the first nine months of 2018, SIBUR’s gas processing plants (GPPs) processed 16.4 billion cubic metres([2]) of APG, almost on a par year-on-year. As a result, natural gas output totalled 14.3 billion cubic metres(2). Raw NGL fractionation volumes increased by 3.4% year-on-year to 5.7 million tonnes(1). Additional volumes contributed to the increase in LPG sales volumes by 10.0% year-on-year to 3.9 million tonnes. Natural gas sales volumes stayed flat and totalled 13.7 billion cubic metres.
Continuing growth of demand for petrochemicals helped increase sales volumes of most products in this segment year-on-year. Sales volumes of polypropylene increased by 4.6% year-on-year to 452 thousand tonnes. Sales volumes of polyethylene (LDPE) decreased by 4.0% to 194 thousand tonnes due to scheduled maintenance shutdown at the site in Tomsk. Sales volumes of plastics and organic synthesis products increased by 2.4% to 597 thousand tonnes as a result of higher alcohols and polystyrene production due to a two-year maintenance cycle at our production site in Perm in 2017. Sales volumes of elastomers increased by 0.8% year-on-year to 364 thousand tonnes.
Operational results | |||||||||
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3 months ended 30 September | 9 months ended 30 September | ||||||||
Thousand tonnes, except as stated | 2018 | 2017 | Change, % | 2018 | 2017 | Change, % | |||
Processing volumes | |||||||||
APG processing, SIBUR’s share(2) (mln cubic metres) | 5,680 | 5,797 | (2.0%) | 16,449 | 16,489 | (0.2%) | |||
NGL volumes purchased | 799 | 734 | 8.8% | 2,507 | 2,200 | 13.9% | |||
Raw NGL fractionation, SIBUR’s share(1) | 1,931 | 1,944 | (0.7%) | 5,677 | 5,492 | 3.4% | |||
Sales volumes | |||||||||
Petrochemical products, including: | 941 | 853 | 10.3% | 2,755 | 2,695 | 2.2% | |||
PP | 159 | 154 | 3.3% | 452 | 432 | 4.6% | |||
PE (LDPE) | 58 | 70 | (17.0%) | 194 | 202 | (4.0%) | |||
Elastomers | 116 | 123 | (5.6%) | 364 | 361 | 0.8% | |||
Plastics and organic synthesis products | 210 | 178 | 18.0% | 597 | 583 | 2.4% | |||
Intermediates and other chemicals | 119 | 111 | 7.5% | 354 | 383 | (7.6%) | |||
Midstream segment products, including: | 1,580 | 1,581 | 0.0% | 4,616 | 4,209 | 9.7% | |||
LPG | 1,277 | 1,330 | (4.0%) | 3,893 | 3,540 | 10.0% | |||
Naphtha | 304 | 248 | 22.5% | 723 | 666 | 8.6% | |||
Financial results
In the first nine months of 2018, revenue increased by 27.6% year-on-year to RUB 414.0 billion with the following dynamics across the segments:
EBITDA increased by 29.6% to RUB 150.2 billion, due to an increase in EBITDA in the Midstream and the Plastics, Elastomers & Intermediates segments. This was partially offset by the decrease in EBITDA from the Olefins & Polyolefins segment as prices for feedstock increased faster than the prices for end-products.
Net profit decreased by 10.7% year-on-year to RUB 82.9 billion largely on the back of a substantial forex loss incurred due to the depreciation of the ruble against the euro and US dollar and revaluation of the Company’s FX-denominated debt in the first nine months of 2018 versus a gain on the disposal of Uralorgsintez recorded in the respective period of 2017.
Capital expenditure(3) increased by 20.8% year-on-year to RUB 104.9 billion due to an increase in ZapSib related financing. Overall progress on the project increased from 71% as of 1 January 2018 to 89% as of 30 September 2018. As of 30 September 2018, investment in the project totalled RUB 377 billion, or approximately USD 6.3 billion.
Financial results | ||||||||
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3 months ended 30 September | 9 months ended 30 September | |||||||
RUB millions, except as stated | 2018 | 2017 | Change, % | 2018 | 2017 | Change, % | ||
Revenue (net of VAT and export duties): | 156,322 | 112,631 | 38.8% | 414,016 | 324,575 | 27.6% | ||
Olefins & Polyolefins | 26,703 | 21,717 | 23.0% | 74,892 | 64,351 | 16.4% | ||
Plastics, Elastomers & Intermediates | 46,631 | 33,969 | 37.3% | 124,782 | 110,161 | 13.3% | ||
Midstream segment | 67,254 | 48,253 | 39.9% | 174,050 | 127,529 | 36.5% | ||
EBITDA | 60,966 | 40,673 | 49.9% | 150,154 | 115,830 | 29.6% | ||
EBITDA margin | 39.0% | 36.1% | 36.3% | 35.7% | ||||
Net cash from operating activities | 56,169 | 47,886 | 17.3% | 126,814 | 111,177 | 14.1% | ||
Net cash used in investing activities, including: | (34,255) | (38,722) | (11.5%) | (105,266) | (68,135) | 54.5% | ||
Capital expenditures (5) | (34,642) | (38,176) | (9.3%) | (104,949) | (86,889) | 20.8% | ||
Borrowings
As of 30 September 2018, total debt amounted to RUB 323 billion, an increase of 3.4% compared to 31 December 2017. The increase was attributable to new drawdowns of ZapSib related financing, as well as to the depreciation of the Russian ruble against the euro and US dollar. The increase in total debt was partially compensated by a decrease in debt not related to ZapSib.
SIBUR’s net debt(4) increased by 15.1% to RUB 303.8 billion as of 30 September 2018.
As of 30 September 2018, the net debt to EBITDA ratio was 1.6х.
Borrowings | |||||
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RUB millions, except as stated | As of 30.09.2018 | As of 30.06.2018 | As of 31.12.2017 |
Change 30.09 to 30.06, % |
Change 30.09 to 31.12, % |
Total debt | 322,966 | 325,531 | 312,344 | (0.8%) | 3.4% |
Debt excluding related to ZapSib | 95,391 | 124,231 | 139,147 | (23.2%) | (31.4%) |
ZapSib related debt | 227,575 | 201,300 | 173,197 | 13.1% | 31.4% |
Cash and cash equivalents | 19,173 | 23,782 | 48,456 | (19.4%) | (60.4%) |
The full version of the Consolidated Interim Condensed Financial Information (unaudited) as of and for the nine months ended 30 September 2018 in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) is available on our website http://investors.sibur.com/results-centre/financial-results.aspx?sc_lang=ru-RU)
About SIBUR
SIBUR is the leader in the Russian petrochemicals industry and one of the largest companies globally in this sector. More than 27,000 employees work in SIBUR. The Company’s uniquely positioned vertically integrated business model allows it to create highly competitive products that contribute to the success of customers engaged in the chemical, fast moving consumer goods (FMCG), automotive, construction, energy and other industries in 80 countries worldwide.
SIBUR helps reduce CO2 emissions stemming from the burning of by-products of oil extraction, such as associated petroleum gas (APG), by recycling them instead. In 2017, SIBUR processed 22.8 billion cubic metres of APG thus cutting greenhouse emissions by 72 million tonnes, which is equivalent to the annual CO2 footprint of a middle-sized European country. In 2017, SIBUR reported revenue of USD 7.8 billion and adjusted EBITDA of USD 2.9 billion.
1 Including volumes processed at third-party capacities and excluding third-party volumes processed at SIBUR’s capacities
2 Excluding third-party volumes processed at SIBUR’s capacities
3 Including acquisition of primary assets, intangibles and other noncurrent assets
4 Net debt is calculated as total debt less cash and cash equivalents
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