Revenue of Metinvest B.V. (the Netherlands), the parent company of the Metinvest mining and metallurgical group, in July this year increased by 1.6%, or $27 million compared to the previous month, to $1.749 billion from $1.722 billion.
According to the published preliminary unaudited consolidated monthly results of the company’s financial statements on Tuesday, the total EBITDA for July was $963 million, which is $32 million, or 3.4% more than in June ($931 million). At the same time, EBITDA from participation in the joint venture amounted to $173 million (in June – $126 million).
According to the report, the adjusted EBITDA of the group’s metallurgical division over July 2021 amounted to “plus” $420 million (in June – “plus” $401 million), including $51 million from participation in the joint venture ($28 million); EBITDA of the mining division – $610 million ($650 million), including from the joint venture – $121 million ($97 million). The management company spent $10 million ($30 million).
Total revenue in July consisted of the $1.362 billion revenue in the metallurgical division ($1.303 billion in June), and the $690 million revenue in the mining division ($713 million). Intragroup sales were $303 million ($294 million).
The total debt of Metinvest in July decreased by $10 million compared to June, to $2.449 billion from $2.459 billion. At the same time, the cash volume increased by $631 million, to $2.074 billion from $1.443 billion.
Funds used in investment activities amounted to $314 million, and in financial activities – $22 million.
Metinvest received $70 million from the resale of square billets (produced by Dniprovsky Iron and Steel Work) in July in the amount of 94,000 tonnes. In addition, $254 million was received from the resale of 225,000 tonnes of flat-rolled products, 79,000 tonnes of long products – $67 million, and 53,000 tonnes of cast iron – $44 million.
In general, the company in July sold 370,000 tonnes of semi-finished products for $287 million, 809,000 tonnes of finished metal products for $913 million, and 186,000 tonnes of coke for $87 million.
In July, the group sold 1.437 million tonnes of iron ore for $366 million, and 82,000 tonnes of coal concentrate for $12 million.
PrJSC Mariupol-based Illich Iron and Steel Works (Donetsk region), part of Metinvest Group, will allocate UAH 11.004 billion for the payment of dividends from retained earnings, Azovstal, also part of Group – UAH 7.718 billion, and PrJSC Dniprovsky Coke and Chemical Plant (Kamianske, Dnipropetrovsk region), part of Metinvest, – UAH 1.774 billion.
According to the official statements of the companies in the information disclosure system of the National Securities and Stock Market Commission, the sole shareholder of the three companies made decisions on the payment of dividends at the extraordinary shareholders’ meetings held on September 13, and on September 14 the companies decided to set the date for compiling the list of persons entitled to receive dividends – September 29, 2021.
Earlier it was reported about similar decisions of PrJSC Avdiyivka Coke and Chemical Plant on the direction of UAH 2.365 billion to dividends, and PrJSC Zaporizhkoks – UAH 3.867 billion.
Thus, a total of five Metinvest enterprises will allocate UAH 26.7 billion for dividend payments.
Revenue of Metinvest B.V. (Netherlands), the parent company of the Metinvest mining and metallurgical group, in June this year grew by 9.8%, or $153 million, compared to the previous month, to $1.722 billion from $1.569 billion.
According to the published preliminary unaudited consolidated monthly results of the company’s financial statements last week, total EBITDA in June was $931 million, which is $179 million, or 23.8%, higher than in May ($752 million). At the same time, EBITDA from participation in the joint venture amounted to $126 million (in May it was $147 million).
According to the report, the adjusted EBITDA of the metallurgical division of the group in June 2021 amounted to $401 million (in May it was $367 million), including $28 million from participation in the joint venture ($46 million); EBITDA of the mining division reached $650 million ($460 million), including $97 million ($101 million) from the joint venture. The management company spent $30 million ($5 million).
Total revenue in June consisted of $1.303 billion of the Metallurgical Division ($1.244 billion in May) and $713 million in the Mining Division ($583 million). Intragroup sales totaled $294 million ($258 million).
The total debt of Metinvest in June decreased by $466 million compared to May, to $2.459 billion from $2.925 billion. At the same time, the volume of funds increased by $204 million, to $1.443 billion from $1.239 billion.
Funds used in investment activities amounted to $37 million, in financial activities – $464 million.
Metinvest received $73 million from the resale of square billets (produced by DMK) in June in the amount of 102,000 tonnes. In addition, $225 million was received from the resale of 215,000 tonnes of flat products, $59 million from the resale of 68,000 tonnes of long products, and $53 million from the resale of 80,000 tonnes of pig iron.
In general, the company in June sold 440,000 tonnes of semi-finished products for $316 million, 814,000 tonnes of finished metal products for $849 million, and 162,000 tonnes of coke for $59 million.
In June, the Group sold 1.731 million tonnes of iron ore for $395 million, and 206,000 tonnes of coal concentrate for $29 million.
Metinvest, the largest Ukrainian mining and metallurgical holding, in January-June this year increased crude steel production by 10% compared to the same period last year, to 4.358 million tonnes, cast iron – by 8%, to 4.405 million tonnes, but reduced total coke production by 0.2%, to 2.368 million tonnes.
According to a press release of parent company Metinvest B.V. on the results of operation in H1 2021 published on Wednesday, In 2Q 2021, Metinvest’s hot metal output climbed by 5% q-o-q to 2.254 million tonnes. This was driven by growth in Azovstal’s production of 107,000 tonnes following brief maintenance and repair work on blast furnaces in March because of the planned overhaul of basic oxygen furnace (BOF) No. 1 that month.
In 2Q 2021, the Group’s crude steel output rose by 5% q-o-q to 2.229 million tonnes because of an increase in Azovstal’s volumes of 130,000 tonnes amid greater hot metal production at the plant. Meanwhile, Illich Steel’s output decreased by 30,000 tonnes because of the scheduled overhaul of BOF no. 3 in May.
In H1 2021 hot metal and steel output grew thanks to an increase in production at the two Mariupol-based works.
In 2Q 2021, the Group’s output of merchant semi-finished products dropped by 10% q-o-q to 687,000 tonnes. Merchant slab production fell by 91,000 tonnes because of the allocation of slabs to make more flat products. Meanwhile, pig iron output edged up by 13,000 tonnes.
In 1H 2021, Metinvest’s production of merchant semi-finished products decreased by 4% y-o-y to 1.452 million tonnes. Merchant slab production declined by 131,000 tonnes because of the redistribution of slabs to flat product rolling. Pig iron production rose by 66,000 tonnes, mainly because of an increase in hot metal output.
In 2Q 2021, the Group’s output of finished products climbed by 9% q-o-q to 1.819 million tonnes.
In 1H 2021, Metinvest’s production of finished products surged by 22% y-o-y to 3.481 million tonnes.
In 2Q 2021, the Group’s coke output totalled 1.198 million tonnes, up 2% q-o-q, mainly because of an increase in production at Avdiivka Coke following the overhaul of coke oven battery No. 6 in the beginning of this year. In 1H 2021, coke output remained flat y-o-y at 2.368 million tonnes. The effect of the consolidation of production volumes of Dnipro Coke since April 2020 (124,000 tonnes) was almost completely offset by decreases in production at Avdiivka Coke of 81,000 tonnes and Azovstal of 46,000 tonnes.
Metinvest Mining and Metallurgical Group through PrJSC Dniprovsky Coke and Chemical Plant (DKHZ, Kamianske, Dnipropetrovsk region), part of the group, will acquire an integral property complex of Dniprovsky Integrated Iron & Steel Works (DMK, Kamianske, Dnipropetrovsk region) for UAH 9.17 billion with a starting price of UAH 8.395 billion.
According to the information on the ProZorro.Sales platform, bids were accepted until July 25 inclusive, the auction was scheduled for July 26, but since one bid was submitted for the competition, the winner was determined without bidding.
Earlier, Interfax-Ukraine was informed that Metinvest would acquire DMK through its company, DKHZ.
DMK was undergoing reorganization as part of the bankruptcy proceedings of the enterprise.