Giuseppe Turchiarelli
Analyst · Santander. Your line is open
Sorry for the problem. Many thanks, Fabrizio. Good evening to our investors connected. I will start my presentation on the slide 11 with a quick summary of the adjusted -- apply in the period. In the first half in the second quarter of 2022 we applied an adjustment in the EBITDA due to the impairment made to the cost stock of the period, which amounted $62 million and $41 million, respectively. These adjustments had an effect of the bottom line of $42 million in the first half and $28 million in the second quarter. To the same period of 2021 we applied an adjustment due to the coal stock and the voluntary retirement which amounted to $40 million in the first half and $27 million in the fourth. At the bottom line these effects amounted $28 million and $19 million in the first and the second quarter respectively. The second quarter of 2022 adjusted EBITDA has a decrease of 54% or $110 million, mainly due to the higher commodity prices, which increase the spot prices and had an increase in the variable costs of the deal. These affected has also impacted the first half 2022 adjusted EBITDA performance, which decrease of 21% or $82 million in terms of adjusted net income during the first half 2022. This decrease by 3%, reflecting the lower EBITDA of the period, which was offset by the lower financial costs coming from the factory of the [Indiscernible] accounts made in the first half 2021 to improve the liquidity of the company. In the second quarter the net income decreased 65% due to the same reason mentioned before. First half 2022 CapEx almost reached $500 million, 12% higher than the first half 2021, mainly due to the construction of the new renewable capacity. In the second quarter, our CapEx reached $336 million at 63% higher than the same period of the previous year. FFO reached minus $290 million, representing a significant reduction in the first half 2022 mainly coming from the subsidization mechanism effect in the second to 2022. Now, let’s review more about our CapEx on slide 12. In a consistent trend throughout the last year, our primary effects efforts have been mainly focused on boosting the country’s energy transition. As a result, during the 2022 first half accumulated CapEx reached $499 million of which 95 was mainly related -- customer CapEx totaled $35 million and was mainly allocated to enhancing our networks, building new connections and improving the experience for our customer. Asset management CapEx reached $68 million mainly related to maintenance activity in order to increase the resilience of our thermal capacity, the reducing unavailability rate, development CapEx reached $397 million, representing an increase of 10%, mostly due to the activity of our projects under construction is a clear signal that our renewable expansion plan is still on track. Let’s move now to slide 13, where we have the summary of the second quarter adjusted EBITDA breakdown, accounting for $92 million. This variation was mainly related to an increase in our CPA sales of $100 million primarily explained by the higher valuation of the Chilean pesos against dollar. New renewable capacity, which was connected in December 2021 and during 2022, adding $12 million in EBITDA. GAAP trading activities that generated $21 million on margin, mainly due to the sales of gas is a consequence of Argentina natural gas availability and selling during the second quarter of 2022. All these effects that I’ve just mentioned in slide were offset by $11 million due to the lower hydrology and negative effects on variable costs mainly due to the higher termination costs driven by higher commodity price. This was partially offset by a more efficient thermal generation in the field and by the aging commodity coverage increment in the higher spot price in the system in the 2Q 2021, mainly due to the higher commodity price, and several system facilities that were into outages during the period. Following on this slide, let me talk about the other elements that explain our EBITDA. Network remuneration and demand accounting for a positive impact of $60 million relative to [Indiscernible] business. The recovery of the regulated demand in the period which increased 9% in the Q2 2022 compared to the last year period, reaching pre-pandemic level. Other effects accounting for $6 million, mainly related to the aging associated with a bond. Let’s move now to slide 14, where we have the summary of the first half EBITDA breakdown accounting for $330 million 21% lower versus 2021 figures. These valuations was mainly related to $190 million higher PPA sales in the first of 2022, primarily explained by the higher foreign exchange of the Chilean Pesos against dollar. New renewable capacity, which was connecting December 2021 and during 2022 first half added $20 million in EBITDA of the period, GAAP trading activity that generated $24 million margin mainly due to the sales of gas as a consequence of Argentina natural gas availability and LNG largely during the second quarter, 2022. All these effects that I’ve just mentioned in generation side were offset by lower -- with an impact of $27 million and negative impact of $100 million on variable costs mainly related to higher generation costs due to the commodity prices and higher re-gasification costs in the field due to the higher volume partially offset by more efficient thermal generation and by the aging commodity coverage instrument in the field. And negative $234 million due to the higher stock price in the first half. The remaining variation of our EBITDA comes from $35 million, due to the network remuneration and demand explained by $14 million mainly due to the release of the final transmission ties taken into a report issued by the regulators in the first quarter of 2022. This final cut allowed us to reduce the provision we have been made since the beginning of the new regulatory cycle that started in January 2022 and $16 million of ties indexation in both network business in the recovery of the demand in the period, which increased 7% in the first half 2022 to compare to the first 2021 reaching a pandemic level. Other effects accounted for $9 million, mainly related to the aging instrument explained before partially compensated by lower OPEX in network business due to the union agreement signed in the first quarter 2021. Let’s now give you more detail on generation KPI on page 15. Net electricity generation grew by 11% to 10.2 [Indiscernible] during the first half of 2022 mainly as a result of higher dispatch of our combined cycle power plants in the division capacity coming from our new solar unit in the period. During the second quarter, 2022 net generation increased 8% to 5.1 hours also due to the higher payment dispatch coupled with higher solar, mainly due to the new project in wind generation. Even though our first semester generation was affected by full hydrology, during the second quarter, there was an improvement in rainfall that enabled a recovery in our reservoir level. And there’s no COVID in the mountain that brings a new a better perspective for the second half of the year. Nevertheless since there is a variance in electricity rationing decree enforcement September 30, 2022, 0.4 of our solar -- water reserve for the oil nation electricity system, out of which 0.2 are in our reservoir. The impacts of these water reserve is basically natural since the community’s water belongs to the system into the generated return -- in proportion to the sales. Our energy sales increase 18% during the first half of 2022. Mostly related to the higher sales, primarily due to the new contract coupled with an improvement in sales to regulated customer, during second quarter, 2022 physical sales increased 10% as a result of the higher sales to both three regulated cluster. Let’s quickly see the [Indiscernible] performance on the business by business line on page 16. As it was mentioned previously, our first half 2022 EBITDA decreased by 21% mainly due to the performance of our generation business, which was affected by the increase in commodity prices worldwide and has affected the country and the consequence that these effects have add into the production costs and into the spot market. On the network business side, these add an increase of $41 million mainly due to the reduction of the provision as a consequence of the technical status report published in the first quarter 2022 in the recovery of the demand during the 2022. Besides this affected, the one off effects of the Union agreement made in the first quarter 2021 had a positive effect in the OpEx this year. Others reflect mainly the holding OpEx of the period and the effects of [Indiscernible]. Now, on slide 17, let me show you how our ‘22 EBITDA guidance will be accomplished. During this presentation, Fabrizio indicated our portfolio center elements and strengths that make us reasonable confident that the current headwinds shall not jeopardize either our guidance or our long term goals for our assets in Chile. Let me give you a few words on our adjusted EBITDA guidance for the year end. As you know our generation business is quite seasonal. That is mainly related to the fact that from June to August period in Chile associated with the starting of snowing at the beginning of our spring, during October, we start to have hydro generation in the country associated with the melting sea. All these October, we start to have a higher hydro generation in the country associated with the melting sea. All these effects associated with the return on Argentina natural gas result in the reduction on the spot prices and higher generation of our [Indiscernible] generating the higher EBITDA in the second semester of the year versus the first one. Decent seasonality that have just introduced associated with the several active portfolio management in place, and a better than expected hydro season here support our view that we will be able to tackle this year guidance. Next quarter, I should give you more detail on the evolution of our EBITDA performance and our action. Now, on slide 18, let’s go through the main drivers of our group net income. Our first half adjusted net income amounted to $102 million, representing a slight variation versus the last year, remaining balances are coming from lower adjusted EBITDA, which decreased $82 million or 21% mainly explained by the effects of higher commodity prices and its consequences in the spot market and variable costs and generation business. Higher DNA impairment in bad debt by $28 million versus last year, periods mainly related to higher depreciation and amortization in energy power assets, primarily explained by the exchange rate affecting the period in the initial commissioning of a new solar power plants. In the higher depreciation in the distribution, the financial segment related to the new project and higher amortization of intangible assets related to the new commercial system recently updated up. Also we had the higher provision of bad debts in the distribution business mainly due to the increase in overview depth in the retail clients. Financial results in investments recorded a $53 million declining by $59 million in the first half of 2022 mainly due to a lower expenses related to the factoring executing the first half 2021 in generation business on the accounts receivable that arose from the tariffs subsidization low. Income tax decrease by $49 million, mainly related to a higher tax credit due to the higher monetary correction in the period among the lower results of the company embedded with accounting the first half 2021. The adjusted net income on the second quarter 2022 reached $50 million, which represents a reduction of $28 million in the quarter mainly explained by the same aspect of the [Indiscernible]. Moving to the first half of 2022 on slide 19. The first half of 2021 amounted a negative $219 million in the period. Mainly explained by the correlated mechanism accounted in the first half of 2022 for $211 million as the reduce the cash conversion of the deal during the second quarter this effect has a significant impact in our accounting $144 million out of 2011. The working capital in the period accounts for a negative impact of $187 million, mainly due to $57 million related to the debt payables in June 2022 mainly coming from the CapEx execution. $43 million related to the lower collection in energy distribution mainly associated to the system update. Most of these impacts should be recovered within this year. And other effects in the period mainly related to $62 million referring to the cost of payment not including the EBITDA adjusted. So as mentioned, provision in bad debt. Let me just underline that regarding the working capital in 2021 it included the factoring instrument -- executing totaling $189 million income taxes with $25 million with regard to the variation versus last year period. I would like to recall the last year number was impacted by FX losses resulting in a lower payment of tax. And finally, the financial expenses amounting to $100 million related to the debt costs payment in the period. But what concern the last few years, which include the expense related to the fact factoring that I just mentioned. Moving to our debt on page 20. Our gross debt increased by $665 million, amounting to $5.7 billion as of June 2022. Due to intercompany loans provided by NL financing termination on [Indiscernible] $400 million and third parties for $300 million in the Q2, 2022 offset by the amortization of [Indiscernible] and amortization, leasing contracts. As of June 2022 18% of our debt is linked to our [Indiscernible] production for 2023 and 2024. In terms of debt amortization, our scale will remain comfortable with an average of five year. For the current year we have around $400 million debt that has a maturity in December, and we aim to renegotiate looking at the opportunities in both local and international markets. Regarding the debt in 2023 we will use the proceeds from the sale of transmission to repay this maturity. In terms of liquidity, we continue to have a comfortable position, we are reserving some available committed lines considering the possible headwinds in debt market coming from the international conflict in Eastern Europe. Despite the increase in our debt, its average costs in June 2022 decreased to 3.9% versus 4.4% as of December 2021, as a result of our financial management carry out during the last month. As a part of our goal to strengthen the sustainability of our balance sheet, we have put in place an asset rotation strategy focusing on optimizing our ineptness, increase in value for all the shareholders. Let me spend few words on the recent material facts regarding the sales on slide 21. As we have just informed the market energy lead assigned today with [Indiscernible] a company 100% controlled by Enel Chile a group of -- agreements to sell its entire state equal to 99.09% of the share capital. In Santiago metropolitan area operate 683 kilometers of transmission lines, managing 60 substations. Capacity in sales, transition will be carried out through a public tender offer by [Indiscernible] subject to certain conditions precedent customer for this kind of transition. Like the approval from the financial and the trust authority fiscally a national economy, the agreement provides a group will pay an equity value of $1.345 million for the entire state equal to $1526 million of enterprise value. The capital gain embedded in this transaction shall generate an estimated impact in our net income of 2022 of $783 million. The pricing is subject to a price adjustment mechanism based on the interest rate from January 1, 2022 until the launch date of the public tender offer as mentioned. The closing of the transaction is expected by the end of this year. This transaction is part of our assets of rotation initiatives, focusing on the capital recycling of our company and contributing to optimize our leverage. The timing and the pricing, we have reached on this negotiation clearly express the quality of our portfolio and our continuous path to unlock the value of Enel Chile. We are going to give you further update about the process in the next quarter call. But what I can dissipate is that the sources we obtain in this operation shall be used as an input of a liability management we are focusing for an Enel Chile. And now I will hand over to Fabrizio.