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RNS Number : 4037A  S.N.G.N. Romgaz S.A.  14 August 2024

BOARD OF DIRECTORS' REPORT

1(ST) HALF YEAR 2024

 

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS ON REPORT AND ISSUER

 Report based on                                         Law No. 24/2017 on issuers of financial instruments and market operations
                                                         (Article 67) and ASF Regulation (Financial Supervisory Authority) no.5/2018 on
                                                         issuers of financial instruments and market operations (Annex No.14) for the
                                                         six-month period ended on June 30, 2024 (H1 of financial year 2024)

                                                         GEO No.109 of November 30, 2011 on corporate governance of public enterprises,
                                                         as subsequently amended and supplemented - art.55 para (1)
 Report Date                                             August 14, 2024
 Company Name                                            Societatea Naţională de Gaze Naturale "ROMGAZ" SA
 Headquarters                                            Mediaş, Piaţa Constantin I. Motaş, nr.4, 551130, Sibiu
 Telephone/fax number                                    0040 374 401020 / 0040 269 846901
 Web/E-mail                                              www.romgaz.ro (http://www.romgaz.ro) / secretariat@romgaz.ro
                                                         (mailto:secretariat@romgaz.ro)
 Registration No. with the Trade Register Office         J32/392/2001
 Fiscal Code                                             RO14056826
 Legal Entity Identifier (LEI)                           2549009R7KJ38D9RW354
 Regulated market where the company's shares are traded  Bucharest Stock Exchange (shares) and London Stock Exchange (GDRs)
 Subscribed and paid in share capital                    RON 3,854,224,000
 Shares main characteristics                             3,854,224,000 shares, each with a nominal value of RON 1

                                                         nominative, ordinary, indivisible shares, issued dematerialised and free
                                                         tradable since November 12, 2013 as SNG - for shares and SNGR - for GDRs

 

Romgaz(( 1 )) Group Performances

Romgaz Group keeps high operational and financial performances in the first
six months of 2024 (H1 2024).

National gas consumption recorded an increase of roughly 1% for the first 6
months of 2024 as compared to the similar period of last year, while Romgaz
deliveries decreased by 4.6%. Therefore, Romgaz market share(( 2 )) is 45.31%,
by 2.5% lower than the share held in the similar period of last year.

Natural gas production for the first half of 2024, was 2,486.9 million m(3),
indicating a 4.34% production increase related to the production recorded in
H1 2023.

Romgaz electricity production reached 450.769 GWh, lower by 46.810 GWh than
the production recorded in the similar period of 2023 (-9.41%). With this
production Romgaz holds a market share of 1.68%(( 3 )).

Net consolidated profit recorded by Romgaz Group in H1 2024 was RON 1,837.21
million, 8.99% higher as compared to H1 2023, namely RON 151.57 million.
Compared to Q2 2023, net profit decreased by 17.29% and compared to Q1 2024 it
decreased by 52.47%.

Consolidated net profit per share (EPS) was RON 0.48.

Margins of the main profitability indicators for H1 2024: net consolidated
profit (47.15%), consolidated EBIT (53.30%) and consolidated EBITDA (60.50%)
continue to keep at high levels (H1 2023: 34.42%; 59.19% and 64.79%
respectively).

 

Relevant financial results (consolidated)

*RON million*

 Q2 2023(**))  Q1 2024(**))  Q2 2024  Δ Q2 (%)   Main Indicators                               H1 2023(**))  H1 2024  Δ H1 (%)
 1,988.3       2,273.0       1,623.9  -18.33     Revenue                                       4,897.3       3,896.9  -20.43
 2,198.3       2,419.3       1,796.4  -18.28     Income                                        5,229.1       4,215.7  -19.38
 979.1         934.3         1,115.7  13.95      Expenses                                      2,224.9       2,050.0  -7.86
 1.1           2.0           1.4      27.27      Share of associates' result                   1.6           3.4      112.50
 1,220.3       1,486.9       682.1    -44.10     Gross Profit                                  3,005.7       2,169.0  -27.84
 504.6         241.6         90.2     -82.12     Profit Tax                                    1,320.1       331.8    -74.87
 715.6         1,245.3       591.9    -17.29     Net Profit                                    1,685.6       1,837.2  8.99
 1,156.2       1,444.7       632.4    -45.30     EBIT                                          2,898.6       2,077.1  -28.34
 1,284.3       1,587.6       770.3    -40.02     EBITDA                                        3,173.2       2,357.8  -25.70
 0.19          0.32          0.15     -17.29     Earnings per share(*)) (RON)                  0.44          0.48     8.99
 35.99         54.79         36.45    1.26       Net Profit Rate (% from Revenue)              34.42         47.15    36.97
 58.15         63.56         38.94    -33.03     EBIT ratio (% from Revenue)                   59.19         53.30    -9.94
 64.59         69.84         47.43    -26.57     EBITDA ratio (% from Revenue)                 64.79         60.50    -6.62
 5,944         5,973         5,948    1.00       Number of employees at the end of the period  5,944         5,948    1.00

The figures above are rounded. Therefore, small differences may result upon
reconciliation.

*) Earnings per share (EPS) was calculated to the current number of
3,854,224,000 shares for all periods presented

**) Information related to previous periods were changed following a revised
presentation of financial statements. Income from works performed by the Group
and capitalized as non-current assets were offset by costs incurred for
carrying out such investments. Currently, income from works performed by the
Group and capitalized as non-current assets are shown in a separate row in the
statement of comprehensive income and expenses include such costs. The result
of previous periods is not affected by this change in presentation (see Note 2
from the Condensed consolidated interim statement of comprehensive income on
June 30, 2024).

 

Summary of the Group's main indicators for H1 2024:

-       Natural gas production for H1 2024 increased by 4.3% as compared
to the similar period of 2023;

-       Total income decreased by RON 1,013.4 million in H1 2024,
recording a drop of 19.38% due to the following factors:

·      Decrease of revenue from natural gas sales (RON 3,250.23 million
in H1 2024 as compared to RON 4,283.68 million in H1 2023), mainly due to a
drop in prices. Gas quantities delivered in H1 2024 were by 4.2% lower than in
H1 2023. Compared to Q1 2024, Q2 recorded lower gas deliveries by 14.29% while
revenue from gas sales were lower by 31.11%. As of April 1, 2024 gas prices
sold under Government Emergency Ordinance No.27/2022 dropped by 20%, from 150
RON/MWh to 120 RON/MWh. Of the total delivered quantity, deliveries made under
GEO No. 27/2022 represent 65.11%;

·      Revenue from electricity sales also recorded a decrease (RON
180.27 million in H1 2024 as compared to RON 200.40 million in H1 2023) caused
by low sale prices. According to GEO No. 27/2022 sale prices decreased by
11.1%, from 450 RON/MWh to 400 RON/MWh;

·      Revenue from storage services decreased by 3.7% (RON 276.65
million in H1 2024 as compared to RON 287.29 million in H1 2023), mainly
following a decrease of income from capacity booking and of income from
injection services. In 2024-2025 storage cycle (started on April 1, 2024) the
storage tariff decreased by 1.74%.

-       Total expenses decreased in H1 2024 by 7.86% (RON -174.9
million), mainly due to the reduced windfall tax for natural gas (RON - 256.86
million);

-       Net consolidated profit of RON 1,837.21 million, by 8.99%
higher, namely by RON 151.57 million, as compared to the similar period of
last year, a significant positive influence was the elimination of the
solidarity contribution (RON 970.92 million for the first half of 2023)
starting with 2024.

 

Operational results

 Q2 2023  Q1 2024  Q2 2024  Δ Q2 (%)   Main Indicators                                H1 2023   H1 2024   Δ H1 (%)
 1,146.6  1,291.0  1,195.9  4.3        Gas production (million m3)                    2,383.3   2,486.9   4.3
 5,322    7,440.0  9,028.0  69.6       Condensate production (tons)                   10,939.0  16,468.4  50.5
 174.5    263.8    186.9    7.1        Electricity production (GWh)                   497.6     450.7     -9.4
 42.4     947.7    35.9     -15.3      Invoiced UGS withdrawal services (million m3)  1,157.3   983.6     -15.0
 814.3    41.1     779.6    -4.3       Invoiced UGS injection services (million m3)   859.7     820.7     -4.5

Note: the information is not consolidated, namely it contains transactions
between Romgaz and Depogaz.

 

H1 2024 gas production was influenced by:

-     well workover operations at wells with low productivity or inactive
wells;

-     ongoing rehabilitation projects of main mature gas fields;

-     optimisation of gas field exploitation;

-     investments to expand production infrastructure and to connect new
wells to it;

-     production decline specific for production of hydrocarbon
reservoirs.

National gas consumption estimated for H1 2024 was 56 TWh, approximately 1%
higher than the consumption recorded in H1 2023, out of which about 9.3 TWh
was import gas and the difference of 46.7 TWh is gas from domestic production,
Romgaz deliveries being 25.4 TWh, representing 45.3% of the national
consumption and 54.3% of the consumption covered with gas from domestic
production.

Electricity production is shown in the table below and its trend was closely
related to the energy demand, price trends on competitive markets and
equipment maintenance and repair activities.

*MWh*

     2023     2024     Variation
 1   2        3        4=(3-2)/2x100
 Q1  323,037  263,832  -18.33
 Q2  174,542  186,937  7.1
 H1  497,579  450,769  -9.41

 

 

The full version of the Board of Directors' Report for 1(st) Half Year 2024,
the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements for the six-month and
three-month periods ended June 30, 2024 (unaudited) and the Condensed Separate
Interim Financial Statements for the six-month period ended June 30, 2024
(unaudited), prepared in accordance with International Accounting Standard 34
as adopted by the European Union, are available on company's website
www.romgaz.ro (http://www.romgaz.ro) - Section Investors - Interim Reports and
on London Stock Exchange website, at the link bellow.

 

http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/4037A_1-2024-8-14.pdf
(http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/4037A_1-2024-8-14.pdf)

 1  Romgaz Group consists of S.N.G.N. Romgaz S.A. ("the Company"/"Romgaz") as
parent company and its wholly owned subsidiaries, Filiala de Înmagazinare
Gaze Naturale Depogaz Ploiești SRL ("Depogaz") and Romgaz Black Sea Limited.

 2  Market share is calculated as a weight of Romgaz deliveries in the total
national gas consumption.

 3  Source: CNTEE Transelectrica SA

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