QUARTERLY REPORT ON THE ECONOMIC FINANCIAL ACTIVITY OF
ROMGAZ GROUP ON SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
(January 01, 2024 - September 30, 2024)
IDENTIFICATION DETAILS ON REPORT AND ISSUER
| Report based on | Law No. 24/2017 on issuers of financial instruments and market operations (Art.69) and ASF Regulation (Financial Supervisory Authority) No. 5/2018 on issuers of financial instruments and market operations (Annex No.13), for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2024 |
| Report Date | November 15, 2024 |
| Company Name | Societatea Naţională de Gaze Naturale "ROMGAZ" S.A. |
| Headquarters | Mediaş, Piaţa Constantin I. Motaş 4, 551130, Sibiu |
| Telephone/fax number | 004 0374 401020 / 004 0374474325 |
| Web/E-mail | |
| 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 GROUP [1] PERFORMANCES
Romgaz Group keeps high operational and financial performances in the first nine months of 2024.
Consolidated net profit per share (EPS) was RON 0.59.
Margins of the main profitability indicators on September 30, 2024: net consolidated profit (40.39%), consolidated EBIT (46.19%) and consolidated EBITDA (53.81%) continue to keep at high levels (September 30, 2023: 31.84%, 57.36% and 63.07% respectively).
For the reporting period, Romania's estimated natural gas consumption[2] was 70.41 TWh, approximately 1.7% higher than the consumption recorded in the similar period of 2023, of which around 13.87 TWh was covered by import gas and the difference of 56.54 TWh by domestic gas.
For the first nine months of 2024, Romgaz total deliveries, on the domestic market, represented 51.63% from the national estimated consumption, 3.3% lower than in the same period of last year. Concurrently, Romgaz natural gas deliveries from internal production on the Romanian market, represented 64.28% from the national consumption covered with gas from internal production.
Natural gas production for the first 9 months of 2024 was 3,671.96 million m3, by 4.46% namely 156.96 million m3, higher than production recorded in the similar period of 2023.
Electricity produced in the reporting period was 729.675 GWh, 13.75% increase (88.209 GWh) as compared to the same period of last year.
Romgaz produced in Q3 2024 278.906 GWh electricity, higher by 135.019 GWh, namely 93.83% more than in Q3 2023.
Relevant Consolidated Financial Results
*RON million*
| Q3 2023**) | Q2 2024 | Q3 2024 | Δ Q3 (%) | Main indicators | 9M 2023**) | 9M 2024 | Δ 9M (%) |
| 1,913.0 | 1,623.9 | 1,732.8 | -9.42 | Revenue | 6,810.3 | 5,629.7 | -17.33 |
| 2,154.9 | 1,796.4 | 1,914.8 | -11.14 | Income | 7,384.0 | 6,130.5 | -16.98 |
| 1,114.6 | 1,115.7 | 1,372.0 | 23.09 | Expenses | 3,339.5 | 3,422.0 | 2.47 |
| 1.7 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 28.05 | Share of the associates' result | 3.3 | 5.6 | 69.51 |
| 1,042.1 | 682.1 | 545.0 | -47.70 | Gross profit | 4,047.8 | 2,714.1 | -32.95 |
| 559.0 | 90.2 | 108.6 | -80.58 | Profit tax | 1,879.1 | 440.4 | -76.56 |
| 483.1 | 591.9 | 436.4 | -9.65 | Net profit | 2,168.7 | 2,273.7 | 4.84 |
| 1,007.7 | 632.4 | 523.3 | -48.07 | EBIT | 3,906.3 | 2,600.4 | -33.43 |
| 1,122.3 | 770.3 | 671.3 | -40.19 | EBITDA | 4,295.5 | 3,029.1 | -29.48 |
| 0.13 | 0.15 | 0.11 | -9.65 | Earnings per share (EPS*)) (RON) | 0.56 | 0.59 | 4.84 |
| 25.25 | 36.45 | 25.19 | -0.26 | Net profit rate (% from Revenue) | 31.84 | 40.39 | 26.82 |
| 52.68 | 38.94 | 30.20 | -42.67 | EBIT ratio (% from Revenue) | 57.36 | 46.19 | -19.47 |
| 58.67 | 47.43 | 38.74 | -33.97 | EBITDA ratio (% from Revenue) | 63.07 | 53.81 | -14.69 |
| 5,951 | 5,948 | 5,967 | 0.27 | Number of employees at the end of the period | 5,951 | 5,967 | 0.27 |
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 capitalized as non-current assets were offset by costs incurred for carrying out such investments. Currently, income from works 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 September 30, 2024).
A brief overview of the Group's main indicators during the 9M period ended September 30, 2024:
· Total revenue for the reporting period is lower by RON 1,253.50 million, recording a drop of 16.98% due to the following factors:
- decrease by 21.28% of revenues from natural gas sales (RON 4,654.42 million in the nine-month period ended September 30, 2024 as compared to RON 5,912.94 million in the similar period of 2023), mainly due to drop of prices. As regards quantities, gas deliveries decreased by 4.53%.
- electricity revenues increased by 6.52% (RON 307.31 million for the 9M ended September 30, 2024 as compared to RON 288.48 million in the similar period of 2023). Delivered electricity quantities were higher by 3.5% in the reviewed period as compared to the similar period of last year;
- consolidated revenue from underground storage activities decreased by 6.77% (RON 395.58 million for the 9M ended September 30, 2024 as compared to RON 424.29 million for the similar period of 2023), due to the decrease of consolidated income from capacity booking and income from injection).
· Increase of total expenses in the 9M period ended September 30, 2024 was only of 2.47% (+RON 82.5 million);
· Consolidated net profit is RON 2,273.65 million, higher by 4.84% namely RON 104.96 million, as compared to the similar period of last year, a significant positive influence was the elimination of the solidarity contribution starting with 2024 (RON 1,388.39 million for Q3 2023);
Operational Results
| Q3 2023 | Q2 2024 | Q3 2024 | Δ Q3 (%) | Main Indicators | 9 months 2023 | 9 months 2024 | Δ 9 months (%) |
| 1,131.7 | 1,195.9 | 1,185.0 | 4.7 | Gas production (million m3) | 3,515.0 | 3,672.0 | 4.5 |
| 79.2 | 84.1 | 82.2 | 3.8 | Petroleum royalty (million m3) | 246.2 | 257.9 | 4.7 |
| 5,544.0 | 9,028.0 | 8,993.0 | 62.2 | Condensate production (tons) | 16,483.0 | 25,461.0 | 54.5 |
| 143.9 | 186.9 | 278.9 | 93.83 | Electricity production (GWh) | 641.5 | 729.7 | 13.7 |
| 3.2 | 35.9 | 12.8 | 300.0 | Invoiced UGS withdrawal services (million m3) | 1,160.5 | 996.4 | -14.1 |
| 841.5 | 779.6 | 692.2 | -17.7 | Invoiced UGS injection services (million m3) | 1,701.2 | 1,512.9 | -11.1 |
Note: the information is not consolidated, transactions between Romgaz and Depogaz are included.
In the first 9 months of 2024, Romgaz produced 3,672 million m3 natural gas, by 157 million m3 (4.54%) higher volumes than in the similar period of 2023.
Gas production for the first 9M 2024 was influenced by:
- Completion of investment works to extend the productive infrastructure that led to streaming in production 7 new wells;
- Significant number of wells were reactivated by performing specific investments in wells;
- Production optimization of wells with highest production potential;
- Continuous rehabilitation projects of the main mature gas reservoirs, these projects aim to maximise natural gas production and to increase the recovery factor.
We state that Caragele field had a significant contribution on the production level in the first 9 months of 2024, by drilling and streaming in production a development well, by optimizing production at the high depth well and by reactivating two wells after performing specific investments.
National estimated natural gas consumption for Q3 2024 was 14.46 TWh, approximately 6.17% higher than the consumption recorded in Q3 2023, of which 4.59 TWh was covered by import gas and the difference of 9.87 TWh by domestic gas. For this period, Romgaz delivered on the domestic market 11 TWh, representing 76.1% in the national consumption.
The volume of gas sold by Romgaz in the reporting period, representing deliveries to customers, without CTE Iernut consumption, decreased by 4.5% as compared with 9M 2023.
The volume of electricity produced as shown in the table below is in close connection with the energy demand, the evolution of prices on competitive markets and the quantity of natural gas allocated to the production of electricity and the efficiency of said activity.
*MWh*
|
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Δ 2024/2023 (%) |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5=4/3x100 |
| Q 1 | 345,337 | 323,037 | 263,832 | -18.33 |
| Q 2 | 199,323 | 174,542 | 186,937 | 7.10 |
| Q 3 | 294,806 | 143,887 | 278,906 | 93.84 |
| 9 months | 839,465 | 641,466 | 729,675 | 13.75 |
The full version of the Quarterly Report on the Economic-Financial Activity of Romgaz Group on September 30, 2024 (January - September 2024) and the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements for the nine-month and three-month periods ended September 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 - Investors - Interim Reports and on Bucharest Stock Exchange website, at the link bellow.
http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/4106M_1-2024-11-15.pdf
[1] Romgaz Group consists of S.N.G.N. Romgaz S.A. (the "Company"/"Romgaz") as parent company and the subsidiaries owned 100% by Romgaz: Filiala de Înmagazinare Gaze Naturale Depogaz Ploiești SRL ("Depogaz") and Romgaz Black Sea Limited.
[2] Consumption is estimated as at the date hereof, ANRE did not publish the report on the natural gas market for August‑September 2024.
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