According to the
financial statements of 30/09/2015, the
consolidated sales of GEK TERNA amounted to 666.7 million euro compared to 640.6 million euro in the 9-month period
of 2014, posting an increase of 4.1%.
EBITDA of GEK TERNA Group, adjusted for non-cash items, amounted to 92.1
million euro compared to 71.6 million euro in the corresponding period of 2014,
posting an increase of 28.6%, positively affected from the RES division. Profit
before taxes corresponded to 11.3 million euro compared to profit of 5.5
million euro in the 9-month period of 2014, whereas net results after tax and
minority interest settled at losses of 11.9 million euro compared to losses of 3.5
million euro in the corresponding period of the previous year. The Group’s
total investments during the 9-month period of 2015 amounted to 50.3 million
euro and are mainly related to the Renewable Energy division and the Industrial
Production of Magnesite division.
The total net bank debt settled at 294 million euro and it was lower by
136 million euro in the third quarter of 2015 compared to the second quarter of
2015. The cash reserves at the end of the third quarter of 2015 amounted to 420
million euro, whereas the total bank debt accounted for 714 million euro.
Total equity settled at 563 million euro.
As regards to the individual activities, in the construction division the
Group’s current construction backlog settles at the high level of approximately
3 billion euro, strengthening the Group’s profitability prospects and the strong cash flow generation in the following
quarters.
Construction turnover for third parties amounted to 533 million euro
compared to 559 million euro in the 9-month period of 2014, posting a decline
of 4.6%, EBITDA adjusted for non-cash expenses of the division amounted to 16.3
million euro compared to 26.5 million euro in the corresponding period of 2014,
decreased by 38.4%.
In the real estate division, sales amounted to 4.5 million euro, with the
operating losses before depreciation settling at 2.8 million euro.
In the Concessions division, given the consolidation of almost the entire
sector under the equity method, net results
amounted to 2.4 million euro compared to 5.1 million euro in the 9-month period
of 2014. It is noted that in the Concessions division, the Group has undertaken
a significant portfolio of three large scale road projects, in two of which
(Ionian Road and Central Greece Motorway) the Group’s participation will be
significantly increased in the following period (the third project refers to
the Group’s participation in Olympia Odos). In total, the Group will allocate
own investment funds of approximately 185 million euro in the above three
projects.
In the division of energy production from thermal sources and the trading
of electric energy, the net results for the Group settled at -0.3 million euro
compared to profit of 3.7 million euro in the 9-month period of 2014. It is
noted that the energy production from thermal sources division is consolidated under
the equity method, whereas the trading of electric energy under the full
consolidation method.
In the Renewable Energy Sources (RES) division, the Group through TERNA
ENERGY, operates 648 MW in Greece, USA, Poland and Bulgaria. In addition, 269
MW are either under construction or ready for construction.
Revenues from energy production from RES amounted to 99.5 million euro
compared to 76.8 million euro in the corresponding period of the previous year,
increased by 29.6%, while EBITDA amounted to 75.9 million euro, compared to 49.5
million euro in the 9-month period of 2014, increased by 53.4%.