«SIBUR» LLC is the managing organization of PJSC «SIBUR Holding».
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Subscribe to newsMoscow, 30 April 2019. PAO SIBUR Holding, the largest integrated petrochemicals company in Russia, today announces its operational and financial results for the first quarter ended 31 March 2019 in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).
Operational and financial highlights
Dmitry Konov, Chairman of the Management Board of SIBUR Holding, said: “Thanks to the flexibility of our business model, the Company once again demonstrated growth in key financial indicators and a steady operating margin in Q1 2019. At the same time, we made progress in the construction of our strategic project, ZapSibNeftekhim, which was 95% complete as of the end of March. As part of SIBUR’s strategy to expand production of products with high added value, we are also commissioning a facility that will produce dioctyl terephthalate (DOTP) at the Company’s Perm enterprise, which will be the largest DOTP plant in Europe. It is important to note that DOTP is a plasticiser that meets EU environmental requirements. It will be used in construction and other materials, and it also has excellent export potential.
The sustainability of the Company’s financial performance and the successful implementation of key projects provide the basis for increasing dividend payments to shareholders. In March, the Board of Directors approved the Company’s new dividend policy, which increases the share of dividends paid out from 25% of adjusted profit to not less than 35% starting in 2019. We are confident that the new dividend policy will ensure a long-term balance between the objectives of the Company’s continued profitable growth, maintaining a comfortable debt burden and ensuring a return on our shareholders’ investment.”
Operational results
In the first three months of 2019, SIBUR’s gas processing plants (GPPs) processed 5.6 billion cubic metres(1) of APG, an increase of 2.4% year-on-year. As a result, the GPPs produced 4.8 billion cubic metres(1) of dry stripped gas, up 2.1% year-on-year. Raw NGL fractionation volumes increased by 1.1% to 2.0 million tonnes(2). LPG sales volumes increased by 12.3% to 1.5 million tonnes. Naphtha sales rose by 47.5% to 298 thousand tonnes.
Polypropylene sales decreased by 9.1% to 130 thousand tonnes due to a maintenance shutdown in Tobolsk at the beginning of the year. Polyethylene sales volumes decreased by 6.7% to 63 thousand tonnes due to maintenance work to improve the physical and mechanical properties of the product in Tomsk. Plastics and organic synthesis products sales volumes decreased by 3.8% to 190 thousand tonnes, mainly due to the PET accumulation programme in anticipation of a planned maintenance shutdown, as well as the accumulation of alcohol reserves prior to the launch of DOTP production in Perm. Sales volumes of elastomers increased by 9.6% to 136 thousand tonnes mainly due to an increase in the volume of long-term contracts with tire companies.
Operating results | |||
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Three months ended 31 March | Change | ||
Thousand tonnes, except as stated | 2019 | 2018 | % |
Processing and production volumes | |||
APG processing (mln cubic meters)(1) | 5,582 | 5,450 | 2.4% |
NGL fractionation, SIBUR’s share | 1,967 | 1,946 | 1.1% |
Sales volumes | |||
Petrochemical products: | 879 | 895 | (1.8%) |
PP | 130 | 143 | (9.1%) |
PE (LDPE) | 63 | 67 | (6.7%) |
Elastomers | 136 | 124 | 9,6% |
Plastics and organic synthesis products | 190 | 197 | (3.8%) |
Intermediates and other chemicals | 123 | 130 | (5.1%) |
Midstream segment products: | 1,763 | 1,506 | 17.0% |
LPG | 1,465 | 1,305 | 12.3% |
Naphtha | 298 | 202 | 47.9% |
Financial results
For the first three months of 2019, revenue increased by 9.0% year-on-year to RUB 131 billion with the following dynamics across segments:
EBITDA increased by 4.5% to RUB 44.2 billion as a result of a 5.8% increase in EBITDA in the Olefins & Polyolefins segment and a 7.2% increase in Midstream segment due to positive dynamics in selling prices. This was partially offset by a decrease in EBITDA in the Plastics, Elastomers & Intermediates segment due to a short-term increase in the share of raw materials purchased from third parties during a planned shutdown of terephthalic acid production while upgrading and capacity expansion works were carried out in Blagoveshchensk.
At 33.7%, there was little change in EBITDA margin compared to the first quarter of 2018.
Net profit increased by 71.5% to RUB 46.0 billion mainly due to the revaluation of debts denominated in foreign currency.
Financial results
Financial results | |||
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Three months ended 31 March |
Change | ||
RUB millions, except as stated | 2019 | 2018 | % |
Revenue (net of VAT and export duties) | 130,886 | 120,092 | 9.0% |
EBITDA | 44,161 | 42,261 | 4.5% |
Adjusted EBITDA(3) | 47,672 | 43,701 | 9.1% |
EBITDA profit margin | 33.7% | 35.2% | |
EBITDA by segment: | |||
Olefins & Polyolefins Olefins & Polyolefins | 10,258 | 9,700 | 5.8% |
Plastics, Elastomers & Intermediates | 5,616 | 6,526 | (13.9%) |
Midstream | 28,571 | 26,643 | 7.2% |
Net profit | 46,020 | 26,834 | 71.5% |
Net cash from operating activities | 23,257 | 32,532 | (28.5%) |
Net cash used in investing activities, including: | (35,884) | (31,837) | 12.7% |
Capital investments(4) | (36,976) | (31,875) | 16.0% |
Borrowings
As of 31 March 2019, total debt amounted to RUB 349.9 billion, an increase of 5.3% compared to 31 December 2018. The increase was mainly due to the inclusion of lease obligations (due to the Group’s adoption of IFRS 16 since 1 January 2019), as well as an increase in conventional debt and new drawdowns of ZapSib-related financing. The increase was partially compensated by the currency revaluation of the credit portfolio due to the appreciation of the Ruble during the quarter.
Net debt(5) as of 31 March 2019 increased by 5.0% compared with 31 December 2018 to RUB 333.5 billion.
The net debt to EBITDA ratio was 1.6x as of 31 March 2019.
Borrowings | |||
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As of | As of | Change, | |
RUB millions |
31 March 2019 |
31 December 2018 | % |
Total debt | 349,923 | 332,411 | 5.3% |
ZapSib-related debt | 235,807 | 245,774 | (4.1%) |
Conventional debt | 95,140 | 86,637 | 9.8% |
Lease liabilities | 18,976 | - | n/m |
Cash and cash equivalents | 16,437 | 14,783 | 11.2% |
Net debt(5) | 333,486 | 317,628 | 5.0% |
ZapSib-related debt | 226,361 | 242,858 | (6.8%) |
Conventional debt | 107,125 | 74,770 | 43.3% |
The full version of the unaudited consolidated interim condensed financial information prepared in accordance with IFRS, as of and for the three months ended 31 March 2019, is available on our website (http://investors.sibur.com/results-centre/financial-results.aspx?sc_lang=en).
(1) Excluding third-party volumes processed at SIBUR’s capacities
(2) Including volumes processed at third-party capacities and excluding third-party volumes processed at SIBUR’s capacities
(3) EBITDA adjusted for input from joint ventures and associate companies less non-controlling interest share of subsidiaries’ EBITDA
(4) Including acquisition of primary assets, intangibles and other noncurrent assets
(5) Net debt is calculated as total debt (since 1 January 2019, including lease liabilities) less cash and cash equivalents
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