MANAGEMENT REPORT
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS - FOR THE 3rd QUARTER 2010
Overview
During the first nine months of 2010 the Company's total sales increased, year
on year, by 2.1% to 37.2 mln EUR. The Company's underlying operating profit for
the first nine months of 2010, from water and wastewater related activities,
decreased by 6.8% to 18.7 mln EUR compared to the nine months of 2009. Profits
from other activities (mainly construction and developments) increased by 87.6%
to 1.7 mln EUR compared to the same nine months of 2009. The Company's profit
before taxes was 17.0 mln EUR, which is a decrease of 3.6% or 0.64 mln EUR,
compared to the same nine months of 2009.
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| mln EUR | 3 Q | 3 Q | Change | 9 | 9 | Change |
| | 2010 | 2009 | | months | months | |
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| Sales | 12,5 | 12,1 | 3,6% | 37,2 | 36,5 | 2,1% |
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| Gross profit | 7,2 | 7,6 | -4,8% | 22,2 | 23,4 | -5,2% |
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| Gross profit margin %| 57,9 | 63,1 | -8,1% | 59,6 | 64,1 | -7,2% |
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| Operating profit | 6,5 | 7,0 | -7,6% | 20,4 | 20,9 | -2,7% |
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| Operating profit - | 6,1 | 6,7 | -8,2% | 18,7 | 20,0 | -6,8% |
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| Operating profit | 51,9 | 58,1 | -10,8% | 54,7 | 57,4 | -4,7% |
| margin % | | | | | | |
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| Profit before taxes | 5,9 | 6,6 | -9,5% | 17,0 | 17,6 | -3,6% |
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| Net profit | 5,9 | 6,6 | -9,5% | 8,5 | 13,7 | -38,1% |
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| Net profit margin % | 47,5 | 54,3 | -12,6% | 22,8 | 37,6 | -39,4% |
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| ROA % | 3,5 | 4,0 | -13,2% | 5,0 | 8,4 | -40,7% |
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| Debt to total | 61,7 | 50,7 | 21,9% | 61,7 | 50,7 | 21,9% |
| capital employed | | | | | | |
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Gross profit margin - Gross profit / Net sales
Operating profit margin - Operating profit / Net sales
Net Profit margin - Net Profit / Net sales
ROA - Net profit /Total Assets
Debt to Total capital employed - Total Liabilities / Total capital employed
Main business - water and wastewater activities, excl. connections profit and
government grants
Profit and Loss Statement
3rd quarter 2010
Sales
In the 3rd quarter of 2010 the Company's total sales increased, year on year, by
3.6% to 12.5 mln EUR. Included within this is a contribution of 0.40 mln EUR
from Maardu, a contract which commenced in the 3rd quarter of 2009. Sales in the
main operating activity principally comprise of sales of water and treatment of
wastewater to domestic and commercial customers within and outside of the
service area, and fees received from the City of Tallinn for operating and
maintaining the storm water system.
Sales of water and wastewater services were 11.1 mln EUR, a 0.1% increase
compared to the 3rd quarter of 2009, resulting from the factors described below
which were partially offset by the 0.9% decrease in tariffs from 1 January 2010
for the Company's residential and commercial customers.
Within the service area, sales to residential customers decreased by 0.1% to 5.8
mln EUR. Sales to commercial customers increased by 1.5% to 4.3 mln EUR. Sales
to customers outside of the service area increased by 0.7% to 0.81 mln EUR,
which includes the Maardu operating contract which commenced from 1st July 2009.
Over pollution fees received were 0.21 mln EUR, a 20.7% decrease compared to the
3rd quarter of 2009.
In the 3rd quarter of 2010, the volumes sold to residential customers rose 0.8%.
We believe that this is mainly due to the combination of the economic conditions
getting gradually better during the last year, supported by the hot summer and
the increased need for the gardening water.
The volumes sold to commercial customers inside the service area increased by
2.4% compared to the same period in 2009. The rise in sales can be attributed to
better economic conditions and leisure sector picking up. Total selling volumes
to the industrial sector are decreasing due to Coca-Cola's leave from our
service area, eliminating its consumption also some increase can be noticed from
the industrial sector.
Excluding Maardu volumes, then outside service area volumes were 5.7% lower than
in the 3rd quarter of 2009. The main factor in this decrease was lower storm
water volumes in the 3rd quarter of 2010 compared to 2009.
The sales from the operation and maintenance of the storm water and fire-hydrant
system increased by 51.2% to 1.1 mln EUR in the 3rd quarter of 2010 compared to
the same period in 2009. This is in accordance with the terms and conditions of
the contract whereby the storm water and fire hydrant costs are invoiced based
on actual costs and volumes treated.
Cost of Goods Sold and Gross Margin
The cost of goods sold for the main operating activity was 5.3 mln EUR in the
3rd quarter of 2010, an increase of 0.81 mln EUR or 18.0% from the equivalent
period in 2009 of which Maardu added 0.27 mln EUR compared to 0.31 mln EUR in
2009.
In the 3rd quarter of 2010 the Company did not achieve the beneficial 0.5
coefficient for pollution tax, and the amount of pollution tax payable was 0.61
mln EUR compared to 0.30 mln EUR in the 3rd quarter of 2009. In the 3rd quarter
of 2009 we achieved the 0.5 coefficient. In addition to coefficient increase the
higher pollution tax payable in 2010 is generated by the increase in tax rates
year on year by 19%. To mitigate the tax risk we have started with the
investment into an additional stage of waste water treatment and according to
the construction schedule the works should be completed by the end of the 2nd
quarter of 2011.
Chemical costs were 0.40 mln EUR, representing an 8.6% increase compared to the
corresponding period in 2009. Although lower volumes were treated the main
contributor to higher chemical costs are dosed methanol and other chemicals
quantities related to the need to treat the increased pollution concentration in
incoming sewerage.
Electricity costs increased by 0.19 mln EUR or 36.0% in the 3rd quarter of 2010
compared to the 3rd quarter of 2009 due to higher electricity prices as a result
of three sites buying electricity from the open market.
Salary expenses decreased in the 3rd quarter of 2010, year on year, by 0.11 mln
EUR or 11.1% mainly due to the reduced headcount.
Transport costs increased by 0.10 mln EUR, or 35.6% year on year, due to the
combination of the increase in fuel prices and one-off increased usage of rented
machinery to substitute the broken center-press technology.
Other cost of goods sold in the main operating activity increased 0.29 mln EUR,
or 52.9% year on year, mainly due to the additional costs of repair services
resulting from new city act related to the asphalting and exceptional
maintenance costs related to biofilter project.
As a result of all of the above the Company's gross profit for the 3rd quarter
of 2010 was 7.2 mln EUR, which is a decrease of 0.37 mln EUR, or 4.8%, compared
to the gross profit of 7.6 mln EUR for the 3rd quarter of 2009.
Operating Costs and Operating Margin
Marketing expenses increased by 0.03 mln EUR to 0.19 mln EUR during the 3rd
quarter of 2010 compared to the corresponding period in 2009. This is mainly the
result of a slight increase in expenses due to OÜ Watercom start-up compared to
corresponding period in 2009.
In the 3rd quarter of 2010 the General administration expenses increased by 0.14
mln EUR year on year to 0.92 mln EUR mainly due to the need for the
consultancies related to the implication of the Anti Monopoly Bill and attempts
to improve the image of the company insisting on the quality aspects.
Other net income/expenses
The majority of the income in Other net income/expenses relates to constructions
and government grants. The driver for this income stream is the connections
activity in Tallinn. Income and expenses from constructions and government
grants totaled a net income of 0.37 mln EUR in the 3rd quarter of 2010 compared
to a net income of 0.36 mln EUR in the 3rd quarter of 2009.
The rest of the other income/expenses totaled an expense of 0.02 mln EUR in the
3rd quarter of 2010 compared to an expense of 0.01 mln EUR in the 3rd quarter of
2009, mainly from less received penalties and interest of arrears compared to
2009. In addition it should be noted that more than 99% of debt is collected in
a timely manner.
As a result the Company's underlying operating profit from sales of water and
wastewater for the 3rd quarter of 2010 totaled 6.1 mln EUR compared to 6.7 mln
EUR in the corresponding quarter in 2009. In total then the Company's operating
profit for main and other activities for the 3rd quarter of 2010 was 6.5 mln
EUR, a decrease of 0.53 mln EUR compared to an operating profit of 7.0 mln EUR
achieved in the 3rd quarter of 2009. Year on year the operating profit for the
3rd quarter has decreased 7.6%.
Financial expenses
Net Financial expenses were 0.55 mln EUR in the 3rd quarter of 2010, which is an
increase of 0.09 mln EUR or 19.5% compared to the 3rd quarter of 2009. Of this
variance 0.06 mln EUR relates to a less received interest income in the 3rd
quarter of 2010 due to lower interest rates.
The Company's interest costs have increased by 8.7% compared to the 3rd quarter
of 2009 from 0.69 mln EUR to 0.75 mln EUR as a combined result of positive
impact from the reduction in Euribor rates and adverse impact from negative
value of and fixed rate payments based on swap agreements. The Company mitigated
partly the long term floating interest risk with 3 interest swap agreements,
each with a principal value of 15 mln EUR. For a base amount of 30 mln EUR the
forward start date began on 30 November 2009, and for a base amount of 15 mln
EUR the forward start date began on 28 May 2010. At this point in time the
estimated fair value of these swap contracts is negative, totaling 3.4 mln EUR,
with a further devaluation in the 3rd quarter 2010 in the amount of 0.11 mln EUR
which more than offsets the interest costs savings and the financial income
earned during the 3rd quarter of 2010 thus contributing to a net financial
expense.
Profit Before Tax
The Company's profit before taxes for the 3rd quarter of 2010 was 5.9 mln EUR,
which is 0.62 mln EUR lower than the profit before taxes of 6.6 mln EUR for the
3rd quarter of 2009.
Results for the nine months of 2010
During the nine months of 2010 the Company's total sales increased, year on
year, by 2.1% to 37.2 mln EUR. Sales of water and wastewater treatment were 33.8
mln EUR, a 0.7% increase compared to the nine months of 2009.
The underlying operating profit from the Company's main business activity, sales
of water and wastewater, for the nine months of 2010 decreased by 6.8% to 18.7
mln EUR compared to the nine months of 2009.
The Company's profit before taxes for the nine months of 2010 was 17.0 mln EUR,
which is a 3.6% decrease compared to the profit before taxes in the relevant
period in 2009.
The Company's net profit for the nine months of 2010 was 8.5 mln EUR, which is
5.2 mln EUR lower than the net profit of 13.7 mln EUR in the equivalent period
in 2009.
Balance sheet
During the nine months of 2010 the Company invested 8.3 mln EUR into fixed
assets. Non-current assets were 142.3 mln EUR at 30 September 2010. Current
assets decreased by 2.5 mln EUR to 28.7 mln EUR in the nine months of the year,
with customer receivables increasing by 0.25 mln EUR and cash at bank decreasing
by 2.7 mln EUR.
Current liabilities increased by 4.7 mln EUR to 12.1 mln EUR in the nine months
of the year. This was mainly due to a 0.92 mln EUR increase in Trade payables
and also due to 3.7 mln EUR increase in Current portion of long-term borrowings.
The Company has a leverage level as expected of approximately 62% with the
future target range within 60%. Long-term liabilities stood at 93.5 mln EUR at
the end of September 2010, consisting almost entirely of the outstanding balance
of three long-term bank loans. During 2nd quarter of 2010 we drew down an
additional 20 mln EUR, and at the end of the 3rd quarter of 2010 the total loan
balance is 95 mln EUR, which is the total available loan facility. The weighted
average interest margin for the total available facility is 0.67%.
Cash flow
During the nine months of 2010, the Company generated 20.4 mln EUR of cash flows
from operating activities, an increase of 1.1 mln EUR compared to the
corresponding period in 2009. 2010 operating cash flows were above 2009 cash
flows mainly due to the payment of unwinding costs in 2009, whereby in the nine
month of 2010 the financial expenses included the one-off correction with
non-cash fair value of the swap agreements. Underlying operating profit still
continues to be the main contributor to operating cash flows.
In the nine months of 2010 net cash outflows from investing activities were 2.7
mln EUR, which is 3.6 mln EUR more than in 2009. This is mainly due to reduced
inflow due to timing of compensations received for construction of pipelines. To
date in 2010 the cash outflows in relation to fixed asset investments are 7.7
mln EUR.
The cash outflows from financing activities were 20.5 mln EUR during the nine
months of 2010 compared to a cash outflow of 18.8 mln EUR during the same nine
months of 2009, representing the payouts of the dividends and income tax on
dividends and received loans following the loan drawdown.
As a result of all of the above factors, the total cash outflow in the nine
months of 2010 was 2.7 mln EUR compared to a cash inflow of 1.4 mln EUR in the
nine months of 2009. Cash and cash equivalents stood at 16.0 mln EUR as at 30
September 2010 which is 0.15 mln EUR lower than at the corresponding period of
2009.
Employees
At the end of the 3rd quarter of 2010, the total number of employees was 319
compared to 349 at the end of the 3rd quarter of 2009. The full time equivalent
(FTE) was respectively 305 in 2010 compared to the 336 in 2009. The decrease in
FTE is primarily due to reorganization in various departments at the end of
2009.
Corporate structure
At the end of the quarter, 30 September 2010, the Group consisted of 2
companies. The subsidiary Watercom OÜ is wholly owned by AS Tallinna Vesi and
consolidated to the results of the Company.
Dividends and share performance
Based on the results of the 2009 financial year, the Company paid 31,956,463 EUR
of dividends. Of this 639 EUR was paid to the owner of the B-share
and 31,955,824 EUR, i.e. 1.60 EUR per share to the owners of the A-shares. The
dividends were paid out on 11 June 2010, based on the list of shareholders,
which was fixed on 01 June 2010.
AS Tallinna Vesi is listed on OMX Main Baltic Market with trading code TVEAT and
ISIN EE3100026436.
As of 30 September 2010 AS Tallinna Vesi shareholders, with a direct holding
over 5%, were:
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| United Utilities (Tallinn) BV | 35.3% |
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| City of Tallinn | 34.7% |
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We have seen the next two biggest shareholders Parvus AM and AKO Capital
reducing their holdings in the Company in the quarter. Parvus AM has declared
that their shareholding in the clients' accounts is below 10% and AKO Capital
has declared their indirect ownership below 5% of the share capital.
At the end of the quarter, 30 September 2010, the closing price of the AS
Tallinna Vesi share was 7.10 EUR, which is a 12.02% decrease compared to the
closing price of 8.07 EUR at the beginning of the quarter. During the same
period the OMX Tallinn index rose by 15.99%.
Operational highlights in the first nine months of 2010
Company's overall operating performance is continuously good, most of the
quality aspects exceeding the level of 2009 as described in TSE notice on 20
October 2010.
Baltic Corporate Governance Institute awarded the Company as the best Corporate
Governance in Estonia.
In the 3rd quarter the Anti Monopoly Bill (AMB) was passed by the Parliament and
approved by the President. The key impact for the Company will be related to the
fact that from 1 November onwards the tariff approval process of the Company
will be transferred from the City of Tallinn to the Competition Authority (CA).
The main aim of the AMB is to control the profits of the water companies. The CA
has issued a first draft of their recommendations how to calculate the allowed
return and revenues for the water companies. The early draft presented by the
Competition Authority does not define the full objectives of regulation. The
Company finds it regrettable that the regulator-to-be has yet only considered
the price sensitivity of the customers and ignored fully their expectations
regarding the product and service quality.
Furthermore, the current regulation suggests that any appeal against a decision
for the Competition Authority needs to be made to the Competition Authority,
which is in clear violation of any best practice governance principles. Another
major issue arising from the proposed draft methodology for calculating water
and wastewater tariffs concerns one of the primary objectives of any regulator -
to guarantee an acceptable return on invested capital for investors. Within the
current methodology it appears that the Competition Authority is excluding the
privatisation value of the Company from the calculation of justified
profitability, which since 2001 has been included in the calculation of
justified profitability of the Company under current regulation within the
Services Agreement signed with the City of Tallinn. Therefore to be in
accordance with best practice regulation for privatized utilities, such as that
favoured by Ofwat in the UK, ASTV has requested that the Competition Authority
should expand the definition of regulated asset base to include the
privatisation value of the utility. This would ensure the privatisation contract
was not unilaterally broken and would respect the investments made in good faith
into Estonia by our investors on the basis of that contract. The Company has
published its comments to the Competition Authority on its website and to the
Tallinn Stock Exchange and will keep its investors informed of all future
developments regarding the future calculation of its water and wastewater
tariffs.
In accordance with the signed Services Agreement the Company submitted the 2011
tariff application to the City of Tallinn. Discussions with City of Tallinn are
ongoing and, as in previous years, the application is being analyzed based upon
the original business plan and the Ofwat regulatory model. However, it should be
noted that as a consequence of the AMB the City of Tallinn can only recommend
but no longer approve the tariffs that will be applied from 1 January 2011,
final approval can only be given by the CA. Therefore, at this point in time the
Company is unable to say what next year's tariffs will be as it is unclear at
the moment how the CA intends to analyze and proceed with the tariff
applications.
Additional information:
Siiri Lahe
Chief Financial Officer
+372 6262 262
siiri.lahe@tvesi.ee
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| STATEMENT OF | III | III | 9 months | 9 months | 12 months |
| COMPREHENSIVE INCOME | quarter | quarter | | | |
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| (thousand EUR) | 2010 | 2009 | 2010 | 2009 | 2009 |
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| Revenue | 12 512 | 12 077 | 37 215 | 36 473 | 49 368 |
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| Costs of goods sold | -5 264 | -4 460 | -15 052 | -13 083 | -18 155 |
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| GROSS PROFIT | 7 248 | 7 616 | 22 163 | 23 390 | 31 213 |
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| Marketing expenses | -190 | -157 | -573 | -539 | -717 |
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| General | -923 | -784 | -2 634 | -2 491 | -3 419 |
| administration | | | | | |
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| Other income/ | 353 | 343 | 1 415 | 583 | 2 446 |
| expenses (-) | | | | | |
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| OPERATING PROFIT | 6 489 | 7 019 | 20 372 | 20 944 | 29 523 |
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| Financial income | 210 | 273 | 672 | 1 035 | 1 615 |
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| Financial expenses | -760 | -734 | -4 074 | -4 368 | -5 505 |
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| PROFIT BEFORE TAXES | 5 938 | 6 558 | 16 971 | 17 610 | 25 633 |
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| Income tax on | 0 | 0 | -8 495 | -3 908 | -3 908 |
| dividends | | | | | |
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| NET PROFIT FOR THE | 5 938 | 6 558 | 8 476 | 13 703 | 21 726 |
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| COMPREHENSIVE INCOME | 5 938 | 6 558 | 8 476 | 13 703 | 21 726 |
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| Attributable to: | | | | | |
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| Equity holders of | 5 937 | 6 558 | 8 475 | 13 702 | 21 725 |
| A-shares | | | | | |
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| B-share holder | 0,64 | 0,64 | 0,64 | 0,64 | 0,64 |
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| Earnings per A share | 0,30 | 0,33 | 0,42 | 0,69 | 1,09 |
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| Earnings per B share | 639 | 639 | 639 | 639 | 639 |
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| STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION | | | |
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| (thousand EUR) |30.09.2010| 30.09.2009| 31.12.2009|
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| ASSETS | | | |
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| CURRENT ASSETS | | | |
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| Cash and equivalents | 15 949 | 16 095 | 18 692 |
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| Customer receivables, accrued income and | 12 476 | 7 050 | 12 227 |
| prepaid expenses | | | |
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| Inventories | 246 | 213 | 244 |
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| Non-current assets held for sale | 77 | 67 | 77 |
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| TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS | 28 748 | 23 424 | 31 241 |
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| NON-CURRENT ASSETS | | | |
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| Property, plant and equipment | 140 167 | 137 831 | 137 599 |
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| Intangible assets | 2 112 | 2 720 | 2 577 |
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| TOTAL NON-CURRENT ASSETS | 142 279 | 140 551 | 140 176 |
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| TOTAL ASSETS | 171 027 | 163 975 | 171 417 |
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| LIABILITIES | | | |
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| CURRENT LIABILITIES | | | |
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| Current portion of long-term borrowings | 3 856 | 107 | 124 |
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| Trade and other payables | 7 174 | 5 202 | 6 255 |
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| Short-term provisions | 168 | 339 | 228 |
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| Prepayments and deferred income | 873 | 2 344 | 747 |
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| TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES | 12 070 | 7 991 | 7 354 |
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| NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES | | | |
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| Borrowings | 93 408 | 75 047 | 75 034 |
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| Other payables | 115 | 47 | 115 |
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| TOTAL NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES | 93 523 | 75 094 | 75 149 |
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| TOTAL LIABILITIES | 105 593 | 83 085 | 82 503 |
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| EQUITY CAPITAL | | | |
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| Share capital | 12 782 | 12 782 | 12 782 |
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| Share premium | 24 734 | 24 734 | 24 734 |
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| Statutory legal reserve | 1 278 | 1 278 | 1 278 |
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| Retained earnings | 26 639 | 42 096 | 50 120 |
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| TOTAL EQUITY CAPITAL | 65 433 | 80 891 | 88 914 |
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| TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY CAPITAL | 171 027 | 163 975 | 171 417 |
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| CASH FLOW STATEMENT | 9 months | 9 months | 12 months |
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| (thousand EUR) | 2010 | 2009 | 2009 |
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| CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES | | | |
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| Operating profit | 20 372 | 20 944 | 29 523 |
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| Adjustment for depreciation/amortisation | 4 215 | 4 295 | 5 698 |
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| Adjustment for profit from government | -1 708 | -910 | -3 037 |
| grants and connection fees | | | |
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| Other finance expenses | -59 | -2 195 | -1 866 |
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| Profit from sale of property, plant and | 0 | -9 | -10 |
| equipment, and intangible assets | | | |
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| Expensed property, plant and equipment | 173 | 0 | 0 |
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| Change in current assets involved in | -1 176 | -1 214 | -938 |
| operating activities | | | |
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| Change in liabilities involved in | 15 | 49 | 394 |
| operating activities | | | |
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| Interest paid | -1 405 | -1 680 | -2 479 |
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| Total cash flow from operating activities | 20 426 | 19 281 | 27 285 |
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| CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES | | | |
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| Acquisition of property, plant and | -7 740 | -9 871 | -15 588 |
| equipment, and intangible assets | | | |
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| Compensations received for construction | 4 297 | 9 724 | 9 956 |
| of pipelines | | | |
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| Proceeds from sale of property, plant and | 1 | 8 | 15 |
| equipment, and intangible assets | | | |
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| Interest received | 723 | 1 037 | 964 |
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| Total cash flow from investing activities | -2 718 | 898 | -4 654 |
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| CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES | | | |
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| Received loans | 20 000 | 44 800 | 44 800 |
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| Repayment of loans | 0 | -44 821 | -44 821 |
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| Dividends paid | -31 956 | -14 700 | -14 700 |
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| Income tax on dividends | -8 495 | -3 908 | -3 908 |
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| Total cash flow from financing activities | -20 451 | -18 775 | -18 629 |
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| Change in cash and bank accounts | -2 743 | 1 404 | 4 002 |
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| CASH AND EQUIVALENTS AT THE BEGINNING OF | 18 692 | 14 691 | 14 691 |
| THE PERIOD | | | |
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| CASH AND EQUIVALENTS AT THE END OF THE | 15 949 | 16 095 | 18 692 |
| PERIOD | | | |
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