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Final Results Announcement

6th Mar 2025 07:00

RNS Number : 5450Z
Greencoat Renewables PLC
06 March 2025
 

Greencoat Renewables 2024 Final Results

 

Dublin, London | 6 March 2025: Greencoat Renewables PLC ("Greencoat Renewables" or the "Company") today announces its results for the year ended 31 December 2024, which have been published in full on the Company's website: www.greencoat-renewables.com.

 

4.5% NAV Total Return Including Dividends Paid

 

 

2024 Highlights

 

· 3,443 GWh of clean electricity generated in the period with total capacity of 1.5GWh across 39 renewable generation and storage assets in five European countries

 

· Cash generation of €148.61 million (2023: €196.7 million), delivering gross dividend cover of 2.0x (2023: 2.7x)

 

· NAV per share of 110.5 cents (2023: 112.4 cents) with +4.5% total return including dividends paid

 

· €100m distributed to shareholders via dividends and share buyback representing c.8% of opening NAV

 

· Completed first asset sale of Kokkoneva wind farm in Finland at a premium to NAV with proceeds used to repay debt

 

· Completed the acquisition of the South Meath solar farm, the company's first investment into the Irish solar market, under forward sale agreement committed to in July 2022

 

· Aggregate Group Debt reduced to €1,263 million (2023: €1,342 million), equivalent to 51% of GAV, as a result of debt repayments using a combination of operating cashflow and proceeds from disposals

 

· New €150 million 5-year term debt facility agreed in the period used to repay RCF and early agreement to extend €235 million of Facility A maturing in October 2025 for additional 5-year term

 

· Two long-term power purchase agreements ("PPAs") with strong counterparties in Ireland, highlighting growing presence in the market and the increasing demand for clean energy from Big Tech and AI

 

· The portfolio generated renewable energy sufficient to power approximately 775,000 homes, preventing around 1.4 million tonnes2 of CO emissions - a 7% increase from 2023

 

· Post year end, agreed an amendment to the Investment Management Agreement ("IMA") with 50% of fees payable on NAV and the other 50% based on the lower of NAV and market capitalisation, effective 1 April 2025

 

 

1Gross cash generation is stated gross of scheduled SPV level debt repayments amounting to €7.8 million. After taking into account SPV level debt repayments, net cash generation amounted to €140.8 million equating to 1.9x dividend cover.

 

2 Estimated emissions avoided are calculated assuming that renewable energy generation replaces the marginal generator (i.e., the generation that is most likely to be displaced as the next dispatch option in the electricity system) in each region. The marginal generators in each country are listed here: combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT) generation for Ireland and Spain, nucleargeneration for France and Sweden, biomass generation for Finland, and coal generation for Germany.The "Operating margin" approach is the preferred option under PCAF guidance for measuring carbon avoided. Carbon emissions factors (gCO2/kWh) for the marginal generator in each region is sourced from an IEA dataset (2024). Nuclear carbon emissions factor is sourced from IPCC.

 

Commenting on the results, Ronan Murphy, Non-Executive Chairman of Greencoat Renewables, said:

 

 

"I am pleased to report continued strong operating performance in a year where a range of macro-economic headwinds unsettled the sector. A combination of intensive asset management, a balanced approach to power price risk and a robust balance sheet underpinned cash generation of €148.61 million and 2.0x dividend cover.

 

Importantly, the Company's structural cash generation capacity allowed us to allocate capital in a highly disciplined manner in line with our strategic objectives. Accordingly, in addition to meeting our dividend target for the year, we used operating cashflow and disposal proceeds to make material debt repayments, fund an accretive share buyback and part-fund our sole acquisition.

 

I am also pleased to communicate that a revision of the terms of the Investment Management Agreement ("IMA") has been agreed. Under the terms of the revised IMA, 50% of the investment management fee will remain based on NAV and the other 50% will be based on the lower of NAV and market capitalisation. The existing tiered fee structure will remain in place. The revised arrangements will be effective from 1 April 2025.

 

Overall, the Company continues to explore ways in which it can achieve its strategic aims of diversifying its shareholder base and positioning itself to take advantage of growth opportunities as market conditions improve, including the possibility of an additional listing to enhance the Company's profile, improve liquidity and support future growth".

 

1Gross cash generation is stated gross of scheduled SPV level debt repayments amounting to €7.8 million. After taking into account SPV level debt repayments, net cash generation amounted to €140.8 million equating to 1.9x dividend cover.

 

 

Key Metrics - Year Ended 31 December 2024

 

Market capitalisation 

€916 million

Share price 

82.3 cent

Dividends with respect to the year 

€75.2 million

Dividend with respect to the year per share 

6.74 cent

GAV

€2,493 million

NAV

€1,230 million

NAV per share 

110.5 cent

Discount to NAV 

25.5%

Renewable energy generated 

3,443 GWh

CO2 emissions avoided per annum 

c.1.4 million tonnes

Homes powered per annum 

c.775,000

Funds committed in community funds and social projects 

€1.3 million

 

 

A copy of the Final Results has been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at: https://www.fca.org.uk/markets/primary-markets/regulatory-disclosures/national-storage-mechanism.

 

 

Conference call for analysts and investors

 

A conference call and webcast for analysts and investors will be held at 09.00am GMT today, 6 March 2025. To register please contact FTI Consulting by email at [email protected].

 

Presentation materials are available on the Company's website: www.greencoat-renewables.com.

 

 

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For further information, please contact:

 

Schroders Greencoat LLP (Investment Manager)

Bertrand Gautier

Paul O'Donnell

John Musk

+44 20 7832 9400

 

FTI Consulting (Investor Relations & Media)

 

 

Sam Moore

+353 87 737 9089

Aoife Mullen

[email protected]

 

Barclays Bank PLC (Joint Broker)

Dion Di Miceli

Stuart Muress

James Atkinson

+44 20 7623 2323

Davy (Broker, NOMAD and Euronext Growth Listing Sponsor)

Brian Garrahy

Ronan Veale

 

 

 

+353 1 679 6363

 

 

 

RBC Capital Markets (Joint Broker)

Matthew Coakes

Elizabeth Evans

 

+44 20 7653 4000

 

 

 

About Greencoat Renewables PLC

Greencoat Renewables PLC is an investor in euro-denominated renewable energy infrastructure assets. Initially focused solely on the acquisition and management of operating wind farms in Ireland, the Company has also invested in wind and solar assets in other European countries with stable and robust renewable energy frameworks. It is managed by Schroders Greencoat LLP, an experienced investment manager in the listed renewable energy infrastructure sector.

 

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