OJSC MMC Norilsk Nickel (“Norilsk Nickel”, the “Company” or the “Group”), the largest nickel and palladium producer in the world, today reports audited financial results for the year ended December 31, 2013.
FULL YEAR 2013 HIGHLIGHTS
- Financial performance driven by the new corporate strategy approved in 2013 that focuses on capital discipline and free cash flow generation
- Strong set of financial results despite the challenging backdrop of commodity markets conditions
- Consolidated revenue amounted to USD 11.5 billion, down 7% due to lower prices of nickel, copper and platinum, positively offset by the resilient prices of palladium• EBITDA decreased 15% to USD 4.2 billion, while EBITDA margin remained strong at 37%
- Comprehensive review of asset profitabtility by business units and business lines has been carried out, resulting in USD 841 million of write-offs of property, plant and equipment, including a USD 307 million impairment of upstream operations of Kola MMC, and additional USD 728 million revaluation loss related to other financial assets, including stakes in energy companies
- Net profit (excluding the impact of non-cash write-offs) amounted to USD 2.6 billion, down 15%
- Net cash generated from operating activitites grew 20% to USD 4.1 billion supported by cost control measures and net working capital release
- CAPEX decreased 27% to USD 2.0 billion due to introduction of a new investment governance system and change in the asset footprint
- Free cash flow1 increased almost five-fold to USD 2.4 billion
- Leverage remained conservative at 1.1x Net Debt/EBITDA as of year-end 2013, with average debt maturity extended more than two times and average blended cost of debt decreased to 2.81%
- Interim dividends for 9 months of 2013 were paid in the amount of RUB 220.7 (approximately USD 6.7) per ordinary share in December 2013 confirming the Company’s commitment to industry-leading dividend targets
- Continued progress on corporate governance, disclosure and transparency standards