Pampa Energía announces solid second quarter 2021 results coupled with record high gas production

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BUENOS AIRES, Aug. 11, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Pampa Energía S.A. (NYSE: PAM; Buenos Aires Stock Exchange: PAMP), an independent company with active participation in Argentina’s electricity and gas value chain, announces the results for the six-month period and quarter ended on June 30, 2021.

Pampa’s financial information adopts US$ as functional currency, and it’s expressed in AR$ at the transactional nominal exchange rate (‘FX’). However, Transener, TGS and Refinor, from our holding and others segment, report under local currency. Hence, their figures are adjusted by inflation as of June 30, 2021, except for previous periods already reported.

Main results from the quarter1

68% year-on-year increase in sales, recording US$346 million2
 in the second quarter 2021 (‘Q2 21’), explained by higher price and volume of hydrocarbons and petrochemicals sold, the new combined cycle gas turbine at Genelba Thermal Power Plant (‘CTGEBA’), and the retroactive rise as of February 2021 on spot energy remuneration, partially offset by real devaluation affecting spot revenues.


Q2 21


Q2 20



Variation


Power

Generation (GWh)

3,808

3,461


+10%

Gross margin (US$/MWh)

35.0

36.6


-4%


Hydrocarbon

Production (k boe/day)

47.7

43.7


+9%

Gas over total production

90%

91%


-1%

Average gas price (US$/MBTU)

3.9

2.0


+99%

Average oil price (US$/bbl)

57.7

20.8


+177%


Petrochemicals

Volume sold (k ton)

76

52


+46%

Average price (US$/ton)

1,285

741


+73%

79% year-on-year increase in the adjusted EBITDA3, recording US$241 million during Q2 21, explained by rises of US$67 million in oil and gas, US$25 million in power generation, US$12 million in petrochemicals, and US$2 million in holding and others.

Pampa recorded a consolidated profit attributable to the Company’s shareholders of US$70 million,
US$66 million higher than the second quarter 2020 (‘Q2 20’), mainly due to better operating margin, offset by higher losses from discontinued operations and income tax charge in Q2 21.

Net debt decreased to US$1,042 million as of June 30, 2021, showing a continuous reduction compared to the US$1,148 million recorded by the end of 2020.


Consolidated balance sheet


(As of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, in millions)

Figures in million


As of 6.30.2021


As of 12.31.2020

AR$

US$ FX 95.72

AR$

US$ FX 84.15


ASSETS

Property, plant and equipment

153,639

1,605

135,445

1,610

Intangible assets

4,075

43

3,455

41

Right-of-use assets

1,595

17

867

10

Deferred tax assets

7,146

75

9,082

108

Investments in joint ventures and associates

61,544

643

46,229

549

Financial assets at amortized cost

9,598

100

8,428

100

Financial assets at fair value through profit and loss

3,811

40

942

11

Other assets

61

1

57

1

Trade and other receivables

3,249

34

3,631

43


Total non-current assets


244,718


2,557


208,136


2,473

Inventories

14,894

156

9,766

116

Financial assets at amortized cost

2,062

25

Financial assets at fair value through profit and loss

32,324

338

27,382

325

Derivative financial instruments

1

0

1

Trade and other receivables

45,275

473

28,678

341

Cash and cash equivalents

11,946

125

11,900

141


Total current assets


104,440


1,091


79,789


948

Assets classified as held for sale

123,603

1,469


Total assets


349,158


3,648


411,528


4,890


EQUITY


Equity attributable to owners of the company


149,939


1,566


120,247


1,428

Non-controlling interest

743

8

28,631

341


Total equity


150,682


1,574


148,878


1,769


LIABILITIES

Investments in joint ventures and associates

416

4

161

2

Provisions

13,428

140

9,326

111

Income tax liabilities

15,750

165

11,004

131

Taxes payables

138

1

128

2

Deferred tax liabilities

93

1

Defined benefit plans

1,944

20

1,460

17

Borrowings

130,932

1,368

115,428

1,372

Other payables

1,593

17

1,418

16


Total non-current liabilities


164,201


1,715


139,018


1,652

Provisions

363

4

1,379

16

Income tax liabilities

49

1

897

11

Taxes payables

4,295

45

3,030

36

Defined benefit plans

298

3

298

4

Salaries and social security payable 

1,372

14

1,935

23

Derivative financial instruments

27

0

40

Borrowings

13,094

137

20,377

242

Trade and other payables

14,777

154

9,778

116


Total current liabilities


34,275


358


37,734


448

Liabilities associated to assets classified as held for sale

85,898

1,021


Total liabilities


198,476


2,074


262,650


3,121


Total liabilities and equity


349,158


3,648


411,528


4,890

  


Consolidated income statement


(For the six-month periods and quarters ended on June 30, 2021 and 2020, in millions)


First half


Second quarter

Figures in million


2021


2020


2021


2020

AR$

US$

AR$

US$

AR$

US$

AR$

US$

Sales revenue

61,211

667

32,154

496

32,576

346

14,118

206

Cost of sales

(35,343)

(386)

(20,309)

(318)

(18,990)

(201)

(9,148)

(136)


Gross profit


25,868


281


11,845


178


13,586


145


4,970


70

Selling expenses

(1,083)

(12)

(1,000)

(16)

(541)

(5)

(401)

(6)

Administrative expenses

(4,043)

(44)

(3,174)

(49)

(2,027)

(21)

(1,638)

(24)

Exploration expenses

(44)

(9)

(37)

(5)

Other operating income

4,846

50

1,261

20

3,870

39

552

9

Other operating expenses

(3,831)

(42)

(1,276)

(19)

(781)

(9)

(818)

(11)

Impairment of financial assets

(196)

(2)

12

(93)

(1)

81

1

Impairment of PPE, intangible assets and inventories

(172)

(2)

(4,316)

(67)

(172)

(2)

Results for part. in joint businesses and associates

3,101

34

3,158

46

875

8

1,089

14


Operating income


24,446


263


6,501


93


14,680


154


3,830


53

Financial income

337

3

295

4

172

1

153

1

Financial costs

(7,841)

(86)

(5,348)

(82)

(3,855)

(41)

(2,705)

(39)

Other financial results

2,931

29

1,760

28

4,992

53

2,169

32



Financial results, net



(4,573)



(54)



(3,293)



(50)



1,309



13



(383)



(6)


Profit before tax


19,873


209


3,208


43


15,989


167


3,447


47

Income tax

(6,106)

(64)

(1,399)

(14)

(5,391)

(56)

(1,838)

(22)


Net income for continuing operations


13,767


145


1,809


29


10,598


111


1,609


25

Net income (loss) from discontinued operations

(7,129)

(75)

(1,748)

(24)

(7,654)

(80)

(2,491)

(36)


Net income (loss) for the period


6,638


70


61


5


2,944


31


(882)


(11)



Attributable to the owners of the Company



9,773



103



995



18



6,621



70



220



4


Continuing operations


13,499


142


1,942


31


10,349


108


1,582


24


Discontinued operations


(3,726)


(39)


(947)


(13)


(3,728)


(38)


(1,362)


(20)



Attributable to the non-controlling interests



(3,135)



(33)



(934)



(13)



(3,677)



(39)



(1,102)



(15)


Net income (loss) per share attributable to shareholders


6.94


0.07


0.62


0.01


4.75


0.05


0.14


0.003


From continuing operations


9.58


0.10


1.21


0.02


7.43


0.08


1.01


0.02


From discontinued operations


(2.64)


(0.03)


(0.59)


(0.01)


(2.68)


(0.03)


(0.87)


(0.01)


Net income (loss) per ADR attributable to shareholders


173.40


1.83


15.54


0.28


118.84


1.26


3.50


0.07


From continuing operations


239.51


2.52


30.32


0.49


185.75


1.94


25.19


0.38


From discontinued operations


(66.11)


(0.69)


(14.79)


(0.20)


(66.91)


(0.68)


(21.69)


(0.32)



Average outstanding common shares



1,409.0



1,601.3



1,392.9



1,570.2



Outstanding common shares by the end of period



1,388.8



1,557.1



1,388.8



1,557.1

For the full version of the Earnings Report, please visit Pampa’s Investor Relations website: ri.pampaenergia.com/en.


Information about the videoconference

There will be a videoconference to discuss Pampa’s Q2 21 results on Friday, August 13, 2021, at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time/11:00 a.m. Buenos Aires Time. The hosts will be Gustavo Mariani, CEO; Gabriel Cohen, CFO and Lida Wang, investor relations and sustainability officer at Pampa.

For those interested in participating, please register at bit.ly/Pampa2Q21VideoCall. The videoconference call will also be simultaneously webcasted at Pampa’s website ri.pampaenergia.com/en.

For further information about Pampa:

1 The information is based on financial statements (‘FS’) prepared according to International Financial Reporting Standards (‘IFRS’) in force in Argentina. Only continuing operations are considered.
It does not include sales from the affiliates Greenwind, OldelVal, Refinor, CTBSA, Transener and TGS, which at our ownership account for US$110 million. Under IFRS they are not consolidated in Pampa, thus shown as ‘Results for participation in joint businesses and associates’.
3 Consolidated adjusted EBITDA represents the results before financial results, income tax, depreciations and amortizations, extraordinary and non-cash income and expense, equity income and other adjustments from the IFRS implementation, and includes affiliates’ EBITDA at our ownership. For further information, see section 3 of the Earnings Release.  

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