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Confirmation of profitable, sustainable growth
Financial and non-financial achievements ahead of schedule
2024 to 2026 outlook strengthened
Regulatory News:
Séché Environnement (Paris:SCHP):
In the last Outlook section, the figure in the 3rd line is 105 instead of 230.
2023 Financial Performance
2025 target of "Revenue close to one billion euros" achieved1:
Contributed revenue of €1,013.5m (€936.0m at constant scope2)
Continued strategy of targeted acquisitions: scope effect +€77.5m
Solid organic2 growth confirmed: Contributed revenue up +6% (of which +9% in France)
Significant increase in operating profitability at constant scope3
EBITDA at constant scope of €218.4m: +10% (organic) to 23.3% revenue (vs. 22.6% in 2022
COI at constant scope of €105.1m: +18% (organic) to 11.2% revenue (vs. 10.2% in 2022)
Financial leverage ratio of 2.7x EBITDA (excluding 2023 acquisitions)
2023 - Non-financial Performance
GHG emissions: 10% reduction target exceeded 2 years ahead of schedule1 at -11% vs. 2020
GHG avoided: up +29% vs. 2020 with a target of +40% by 2025
Dividend 2023 proposed up to 1.20 euro per share (vs. €1.10 for fiscal 2022)4
Outlook for 2024 to 2026 on the right track5
Targets for 2024 reinforced
Contributed revenue up organically +5% (vs. contributed revenue 2023) + scope effect of around €60m
EBITDA up organically by +10% to target around €230m (vs. adjusted EBITDA 2023)
COI up organically by +14% to target around €105m (vs. adjusted COI 2023)
Financial leverage ratio of 2.7 x EBITDA -excluding external growth-
Roadmap 2026 confirmed
At the Board meeting held on March 6, 2024 to approve the financial statements for fiscal year 2023, Chairman Joël Séché stated:
"Fiscal year 2023 once again confirms the relevance of Séché Environnement's development strategy in the French and international sustainable development markets, particularly in the circular economy and in combating climate change.
For several years now, Séché has been committed to a strategy of external growth that broadens the range of its offerings and extends its geographical coverage.
This year, in France, Séché took on new high-tech businesses in the industrial water cycle, in promising markets driven by environmental regulations. Internationally, new strategic acquisitions in Italy, Peru and Namibia have reinforced the Group's expertise as a specialist in hazardous waste and its position as an operator of choice for industrial customers in these regions.
With its activities closely aligned with the European green taxonomy, Séché offers its industrial and public-sector customers a local product range that meets the majority of their environmental sustainability challenges.
The solid organic growth posted by the Group in 2023 confirms the sales momentum and positive trend observed in most business lines in recent years, particularly in France.
Two years ahead of target, contributed revenue is exceeding the symbolic billion-euro mark!
The high level of operating performance achieved on the historical scope demonstrates Séché's ability to rapidly assimilate the acquisitions of recent years, to immediately implement industrial and commercial synergies with the Group's other business lines, and to raise them to its profitability standards.
Extra-financial performance is not to be outdone following the SBTi's approval of its Climate trajectory in line with the Paris Agreements, Séché is already on track in 2023 to meet its 2025 target for reducing its greenhouse gas emissions. At the same time, the Group has also significantly increased the amount of greenhouse gases avoided at customer sites by its recycling activities, putting it in a good position to meet its 2025 target.
New goals have been set, outlining solid prospects for growth, increased operating profitability and free cash flow generation by 2026.
On the extra-financial front, the intensification of current action plans and the implementation of new flagship projects will enable us to continue building a Group that is even more respectful of the environment, increasingly restrained in its consumption and more moderate in its impact.
These are all indicators that support Séché Environnement's model of profitable, sustainable growth, and all ways in which it can accelerate both its own environmental transition and its development. "
Selected Financial Information
Consolidated data at December 31, 2023
In millions of euros
2022
2023
Gross change
Organic change
Revenue (reported)
972.7
1088.9
+11.9%
+5.8%
o/w contributed revenue
895.3
1013.5
+13.2%
+6.4%
EBITDA
201.6
217.7
+8.0%
+10.1%
As % of contributed revenue
22.6%
21.5%
-
-
Current operating income
91.3
101.2
+10.8%
+17.8%
As % of contributed revenue
10.2%
10.0%
-
-
Operating income
87.0
91.4
+5.1%
+12.2%
Net financial income
(18.5)
(22.2)
+20.0%
-
Income tax
(19.2)
(17.8)
(7.3)%
-
share earnings from associated businesses
(1.3)
(1.3)
ns
-
Consolidated net income
47.9
50.0
+4.4%
+20.0%
Of which attributable to non-controlling interests
(3.3)
(2.2)
(33.3)%
-
Of which attributable to Group
44.6
47.8
+7.2%
+23.2%
Diluted earnings per share (in €)
5.72
6.13
+7.2%
+23.2%
Recurring operating cash flow
179.1
190.2
+6.2%
Net industrial investment paid out
95.7
88.7
(7.3)%
Operating free cash flow
78.4
101.3
+29.2%
Cash and cash equivalents
126.2
162.2
+28.5%
Net financial debt (IFRS)
587.4
641.9
+9.3%
Financial leverage ratio
2.8x
2.9x
+0.1x
COMMENTS ON CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AT DEC. 31, 2023
MAIN NON-FINANCIAL RESULTS 2023
In 2023, Séché Environnement pursued its strategy of profitable growth, combining dynamic internal growth with a targeted external growth strategy.
In the buoyant environmental transition and sustainable development markets, the Group has maintained solid growth within its historical scope and successfully finalized the integration of new activities acquired at the end of 2022, notably those related to the industrial water cycle.
The Group has also made several new acquisitions in France and abroad, rounding out its range of offerings as well as its regional coverage in the heart of strategic markets.
At the end of the year, Séché Environnement's financial and non-financial performance enabled it to achieve by 2023 several of the financial and non-financial targets set for 20256.
The Group is therefore confirming its new financial and non-financial roadmap to 2026.7
Continuation of acquisition strategy - Other scope effects
In France, Séché Environnement finalized the acquisition of Assainissement Rhône-Isère (ARI), since renamed Séché Assainissement Rhône-Isère ("Séché ARI"). Based in Bonnefamille (Isère) and present throughout the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, this company is authorized to operate on Seveso-classified sites, and specializes in sanitation, industrial cleaning and high-pressure hydrocleaning.
Internationally, the Group has successively acquired:
During the period, the Group also successfully finalized the transfer of a portfolio of industrial water cycle activities acquired from the Veolia Group at the end of November 2022. The assets handed over include contracts with over 120 manufacturers and a network of 20 agencies in France. This handover is accompanied by the transfer of some 350 employees specializing in the industrial water cycle.
The transfer operations were completed at the end of 2023 and gave rise to significant non-recurring expenses, in particular those relating to the remuneration of Groupe Veolia for several commercial and administrative management services it continued to provide during the transfer period.
Financial performance in line with 2024-2026 roadmap objectives
Confirmation of organic growth momentum, particularly in France
At December 31, 2023, Séché Environnement posted contributed revenue of €1,013.5m, up +6.4% at constant scope and exchange rates compared with 2022.
Over the period, business was driven by markets in France (73.9% of contributed revenue), where the Group confirmed its continued sales momentum in most of its markets, while internationally, sales varied according to geographical region and subsidiary.
France: robust sales in positively oriented markets
As an integrated operator in the circular economy and environmental services sectors, Séché Environnement benefits in France from markets that are sustainably driven by regulatory changes promoting the circular economy, the fight against climate change and the challenges of ensuring the environmental safety of industrial infrastructures.
In 2023, the Group experienced buoyant industrial markets, particularly in areas linked to circular economy and services, while the extension of its offering in particular with the integration of new Services businesses - such as industrial water management - has fostered the implementation of intra-Group industrial and commercial synergies that have boosted the Group's growth momentum.
Contracts with local authorities confirmed their resilience in an environment characterized by high utilization of waste recovery and treatment facilities and the continuation of a very positive price dynamic.
In addition, the Group benefited from a significant rise in energy sales prices, in line with the full effect of the indexation of its energy sales contracts in 2022 (steam sales in particular).
Overall, Séché Environnement posted very substantial organic growth in France, up 9.4% on the previous year, illustrating the relevance of Séché Environnement's commercial offering to the challenges of environmental safety and sustainability for economic players, as well as to short-term imperatives in terms of access to resources, materials and energy.
International: performance varies by subsidiary
Internationally, Séché Environnement has a presence in targeted geographical areas through some of its businesses, giving the Group greater exposure to certain markets and/or local customer bases, and making the contribution of the various subsidiaries less homogeneous.
In 2023, most international markets remained buoyant, underpinned by the good level of activity of local industrial customers, as illustrated by the remarkable performance of South American subsidiaries and the solid contribution of European subsidiaries.
However, some subsidiaries reported a decline in business compared with their particularly high levels of activity in 2022, such as in South Africa, where Spill Tech had recorded exceptionally large-scale environmental emergency contracts, or Solarca, a specialist in chemical cleaning, which had benefited last year from a strong recovery in its order book following the pandemic years.
The international scope also recorded a strongly negative exchange rate effect, of (€16.3)m vs. a positive exchange rate effect of +€4.5m in 2022, essentially due to the deterioration in the parity of the South African Rand.
As a result, revenue is slightly down on 2022, by (0.8)% at constant scope and exchange rates.
Operating income up: strong contribution from historical scope
The 2023 financial year sees a further increase in consolidated operating income, particularly for the historical scope in France, where operating profitability, both gross and current, will be significantly higher than in 2022.
As a result, earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) reached €217.7m, or 21.5% of contributed revenue, up 8.0% on a reported basis (vs. €201.6m, or 22.6% of contributed revenue in 2022).
At constant scope, it came to €218.4m, a significant organic increase of +10.1% to 23.3% of contributed revenue (vs. 22.6% of contributed revenue a year ago).
The increase in gross operating profitability reflects the solid contribution of the France scope:
Current operating income (COI) came to €101.2m, or 10.0% of contributed revenue, up 10.8% on a reported basis compared to 2022 (€91.3m, or 10.2% of contributed revenue).
At constant scope, growth continued strong (+17.8% at constant exchange rates) to €105.1m, or 11.2% of contributed revenue. This increase in current operating profitability reflects the solid performance of the France scope:
Operating income reached €91.4m, or 9.0% of contributed revenue, up +5.1% on a reported basis and +12.2% at constant scope and exchange rates compared with last year.
This change reflects the increase in operating income, mainly offset by impairments on intangible assets of (€7.1m). These impairments are mainly due to the non-utilization of developments carried out as part of the roll-out of the French ERP following tests carried out by pilot companies in the second half of 2023.
Further increase in net income, Group share - Proposed dividend up
Net financial income
At December 31, 2023, net financial income stood at (€22.2m), compared with (€18.5m) at the end of 2022, up 20.0% year-on-year.
This change mainly reflects:
Income tax
At December 31, 2023, "Income taxes" amounted to (€17.8m) vs. (€19.2m) in 2022, giving an effective tax rate of 25.8% vs. 28.1%.
Consolidated net income
After accounting for the share in net income of associated companies, i.e. (€1.3m) at December 31, 2023, an amount identical to that for 2022, net income for the consolidated group came to €50.0m vs. €47.9m in 2022.
Net of non-controlling interests of (€2.2m), Group share of net income came to €47.8m, or 4.7% of contributed revenue at December 31, 2023 (vs. €44.6m, or 5.0% of contributed revenue in 2022).
Net income per share came to €6.13 vs. €5.72 at December 31, 2022.
The dividend will be raised from €1.10 to €1.20 per share, subject to approval by the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders on April 26, 2024. It will be withdrawn on July 8, 2024 for payment on July 10, 2024.
Confirmation of solid financial position
Free operating cash flow came to €101.3m, up 29.2% compared with 2022 (€78.4m), with an EBITDA-to-cash conversion rate of 47% (vs. 39% a year ago). This positive trend is mainly due to tight control over capital expenditure and a significant reduction in working capital requirements.
Booked capital expenditure totaled €97.2m, or 9.6% of contributed revenue (vs. €105.0m in 2022, or 11.7% of contributed revenue):
The change in working capital requirement stood at (€6.3)m, a sharp improvement on the (€-25.1)m recorded in 2022, illustrating the success of the Group's efforts to return to a more normative situation with regard to business growth, and despite the consequences of the cyber-attack in spring 2023 on billing and collection management.
Cash balance amounted to €162.2m, vs. €126.2m a year earlier, a +28.5% variation reflecting the good level of free cash flow generated in 2023 - excluding acquisitions. The liquidity position is solid, at €332.2m at December 31, 2023 vs. €313.1m by the end of 2022.
Net financial debt stood at €641.9m vs. €587.4m at December 31, 2022. This +€54.5m increase reflects:
Financial leverage ratio stood at 2.9 times EBITDA vs. 2.8 times a year earlier. Excluding acquisitions completed by the end of 2023, it would have been 2.7 times EBITDA, in line with Group targets.
Solid non-financial performance in 202311
In fiscal 2023, Séché Environnement stepped up its non-financial strategy, particularly in the areas of combating climate change, water and energy efficiency, and protecting biodiversity.
In particular, the Group has:
2024 OUTLOOK ON TRACK - OBJECTIVES CONFIRMED
ROADMAP TO 2026 REINFORCED
Séché Environnement confirms its financial and non-financial roadmap for 2024 to 202613.
A solid position in the sustainable growth markets of environmental transition and sustainable development
Séché Environnement is active in the highly regulated French and international environmental transition and sustainable development markets, and benefits from the trend towards tighter regulatory constraints imposed on economic players to reduce their environmental footprint.
Séché's activities in fact address the long-term issues facing economic players in terms of ecological transition, and in particular climate change, the depletion of natural resources and the protection of biodiversity.
The Group's activities in rare resource reuse and the production of recovered energy also provide solutions to the short-term challenges faced by local communities and manufacturers in terms of access to raw materials, water and energy. These resources are regenerated and low in carbon, made available locally and at competitive prices.
For all these reasons, they boast strong visibility, sustained growth, high and rising operating margins, and proven resilience.
Séché backs up this strategy of organic growth with an active policy of external growth, both in France and internationally, where the Group has taken leading commercial positions in certain geographical areas, such as Northern Italy and Southern Africa.
The breadth of its offering, the resulting cross-selling synergies, and the regulatory changes impacting its markets, enable the Group to anticipate organic growth over the period well in excess of forecast GDP growth rates in the geographical areas in which it operates.
Continued strong organic growth over the 2024 - 2026 period.
In France, the Group's business should be buoyed by the dynamic markets of the Circular economy and, above all, Industrial Services.
In Circular economy markets, Séché will focus on developing its capacities in the field of energy recovery from non-hazardous waste against a backdrop of a trend of declining treatment capacity, and material recovery from hazardous waste.
In the Services markets, Séché will benefit from a buoyant regulatory environment and from the growth dynamic resulting from its new offering in the industrial water cycle businesses and from the expected cross-fertilization with the Group's other activities and customer bases. The Group will also benefit from the growth momentum of its "global offers", a delegated management service for industrial customers.
Internationally, the Group is confident in its ability to maintain solid growth, and in particular:
The Group is also confident in its ability to take advantage of the positive trend in its Latin American markets, where it has strengthened its position in emergency environmental services with the recent acquisition of Essac in Peru.
For the 2024 financial year, Séché Environnement anticipates organic growth in contributed revenue of around 5%, to which will be added the contribution of the scopes acquired in 2023 of around €60m, for contributed revenue of around €1,100m.
By 2026, and on this basis, Séché anticipates contributed revenue of around €1,200m, representing an average organic growth rate of around +5% over the period.
Improvement in gross and recurring operating profitability between 2024 and 2026
The Group will work across all scopes to pursue its strategy of industrial efficiency, based on rigorous requirements in terms of safety, regulatory compliance and operational excellence.
In this context, the Group is implementing a productivity plan which enables it to anticipate:
In 2026, the normalized investment rate would be around 9% of contributed revenue (vs. 10% previously), of which around 3% relates to maintenance investment, around 2% to safety and regulatory capital expenditure (i.e. a total of around 5% maintenance capital expenditure), and around 4% to development capital expenditure.
Séché will implement other levers to boost its gross and current operating profitability, such as optimizing the profitability of its new business scopes (particularly in the industrial water cycle), pursuing its industrial efficiency plan or controlling its operating expenses through a savings plan of the order of €20m over the period (at constant scope).
Lastly, the prevalence of Services activities in the business mix should lead to faster growth in current operating income than EBITDA over the period.
For 2024, Séché Environnement anticipates EBITDA of around €230m and current operating income of around €105m.
The Group has targets for 2026 of:
Maximized free cash flow generation.
Séché strive to maximize its free cash flow generation14 by controlling its investments around their current level, neutralizing its change in working capital requirements on average over the period, and an appropriate dividend policy.
For 2024, Séché Environnement anticipates a financial leverage ratio of less than 2.7 X EBITDA (excluding acquisitions).
Over the period 2024 to 2026, the Group intends to generate free cash flow of at least €250m over the period 2024 to 2026 (excluding acquisitions).
New 2026 non-financial commitments.
On the strength of its ability to combine economic growth with a reduction in the environmental impact of its customers, Séché Environnement has set itself new non-financial objectives for 2026:
These various objectives will help to reduce the environmental impact of Séché Environnement, as well as that of its customers, reinforcing the Group's position as a key player in the environmental transition.
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About Séché Environnement Séché Environnement is a leading player in waste management, including the most complex and hazardous waste, and in environmental services, particularly in the event of an environmental emergency. Thanks to its expertise in the creation of circular economy loops, decarbonization, and hazard control, the group has been contributing to the environmental transition of industries and territories and to the protection of the living world for nearly 40 years. Séché Environnement, a French family-owned industrial group, deploys the cutting-edge technologies developed by its R&D department at the heart of territories in more than 120 locations in 15 countries, including some 50 industrial sites in France. With over 5,700 employees, including 2,500 in France, Séché Environnement generated revenue of nearly €900m in 2022, 30% of which from its international operations.
Séché Environnement has been listed on the Euronext Eurolist (Compartment B) since November 27, 1997. It is included in the CAC Mid&Small and EnterNext Tech 40 indexes. ISIN Code: FR 0000039139 - Bloomberg: SCHP.FP - Reuters: CCHE.PA
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EXTRACTS FROM THE 2023 MANAGEMENT REPORT16
Comments on consolidated income and results at December 31, 2023
Comments on business trends in 2023
Reported revenue and contributed revenue - Scope effect
At December 31, 2023, Séché Environnement reported consolidated revenue of €1,088.9m, vs. €972.7m a year earlier.
It includes non-contributed revenue of €75.4m (vs. 77.4m at December 31, 2022) which breaks down as follows:
At December 31
2022
2023
Investments "IFRIC 12"17
21.7
15.6
TGAP18
55.7
59.8
Non-contributed revenue
77.4
75.4
Consolidated data in m€.
Net of non-contributed revenue, contributed revenue stood at €1,013.5m at December 31, 2023, up +13.2% from December 31, 2022 (€895.3m).
It includes a scope effect of €77.5m which breaks down as follows:
NB: In the second half of 2023, Séché Environnement acquired the Namibian company Rent-A-Drum19, which will be included in the consolidated scope from January 1, 2024.
At December 31, 2023
France
International
Total
Hazardous Waste division
57.6
17.1
74.7
Non-Hazardous Waste division
2.8
-
2.8
Total scope effect
60.4
17.1
77.5
At constant scope, contributed sales came to €936.0m, up +4.6% on December 31, 2022.
Over the period, the forex effect was strongly negative, at (€16.3)m (vs. a positive currency effect of +€4.5m in 2022), mainly due to the deterioration in the parity of the South African Rand (ZAR) against the Euro.
On a basis of constant scope and exchange rates, growth in contributed revenue is +6.4% compared with 2022.
Analysis of contributed revenue by geographic area
At December 31
2022
2023
Gross change
In €m
As a %
In €m
As a %
As a %
Subsidiaries in France
629.3
70.3%
748.6
73.9%
+19.0%
o/w scope effect
-
-
60.4
-
-
International subsidiaries
266.0
29.7%
264.9
26.1%
-0.4%
o/w scope effect
-
-
17.1
-
-
Total contributed revenue
895.3
100.0%
1013.5
100.0%
+13.2%
Consolidated data at current exchange rate. At constant exchange rates, sales to December 31, 2022 would have been €879.0m, expressing a negative currency effect of (€16.3m).
Fiscal 2023 confirmed a high level of activity in France, while the situation in International sales varied from one region to another, with a strongly negative foreign exchange effect due mainly to the deterioration in the Rand's parity against the Euro:
Revenue generated by international subsidiaries represented 26.1% of total contributed revenue at December 31, 2023 (vs. 29.7% one year earlier).
Analysis of contributed revenue by activity
At December 31
2022
2023
Gross change
In €m
As a %
In €m
As a %
As a %
Services
405.9
45.3%
464.8
45.9%
+14.5%
o/w scope effect
-
-
53.2
-
-
Circular economy and decarbonization
286.0
32.0%
341.0
33.7%
+19.2%
o/w scope effect
-
-
24.3
-
-
Hazard management
203.4
22.7%
207.7
20.5%
+2.1%
o/w scope effect
-
-
-
-
-
Total contributed revenue
895.3
100.0%
1013.5
100.0%
+13.2%
Consolidated data at current exchange rate
Growth was driven by activities linked to the Circular economy and decarbonization, as well as Services.
The Services business posted sales of €464.8m at December 31, 2023, up 14.5% on a reported basis.
This increase includes a +€53.2m scope effect linked to the contribution of businesses acquired in the wastewater treatment and industrial effluent management markets, as well as the onboarding of Essac (see above).
At constant scope and exchange rates, Services sales rose by +5.7% year-on-year, to €411.6m. They are:
Services accounted for 45.9% of contributed revenue at December 31, 2023 (vs. 45.3% one year earlier).
The Circular Economy and Decarbonization businesses recorded sales of €341.0m at December 31, 2023, up 19.2% on a reported basis.
This increase includes the pro rata part year contribution of the new scopes, namely All'Chem in France and Furia in Italy, amounting to +€24.3m.
At constant scope, organic sales growth was +10.7%, to €316.7m.
This increase reflects:
Circular economy and decarbonization activities accounted for 33.7% of sales at December 31, 2023 (vs. 32.0% one year earlier).
Hazard Management activities totaled €207.7m, up 2.1% on a reported basis and at constant exchange rates:
Hazard Management activities accounted for 20.5% of contributed revenue at December 31, 2023 (vs. 22.7% one year earlier).
Analysis of contributed revenue by sector
At December 31
2022
2023
Gross change
In €m
As a %
In €m
As a %
As a %
Hazardous Waste division
568.8
63.5%
686.3
67.7%
+20.7%
o/w scope effect
-
-
74.7
-
-
Non-Hazardous Waste division
326.5
36.5%
327.2
32.3%
+0.2%
o/w scope effect
-
-
2.8
-
Total contributed revenue
895.3
100.0%
1013.5
100.0%
+13.2%
Consolidated data at current exchange rate
The Hazardous Waste (HW) division generated sales of €686.3m, up sharply by 20.7% on December 31, 2022.
The division recorded a scope effect of €74.7m (see above).
At constant scope, organic growth for the division was +8.9%, driven by dynamic industrial markets in France:
The Hazardous Waste division will account for 67.7% of contributed revenue in 2023 vs. 63.5% a year earlier)
The Non-Hazardous Waste (NHW) division posted sales of €327.2m, stable compared to 2022 (+0.2% on a reported basis).
This increase includes a scope effect of €2.8m (see above).
At constant scope, organic growth for the division was +2.2%, reflecting:
The non-hazardous waste division will account for 32.3% of contributed revenue in 2023, vs. 36.5% a year earlier).
Comments on consolidated results in 2023
EBITDA
At December 31, 2023, EBITDA stood at €217.7m, or 21.5% of contributed revenue, up +8.0% year-on-year on a reported basis (vs. €201.6m, or 22.6% of contributed revenue a year earlier).
The scope effect had a negative impact of (€0.7)m, while exchange rates had a negative impact of (€3.3)m.
On a constant scope, EBITDA rose organically by 10.1% over the period to €218.4m, or 23.3% of contributed revenue.
France was the main contributor to this increase. The increase in EBITDA (+€16.8m) essentially reflects:
Partially offset by changes in:
Analysis of EBITDA by geographic scope
At December 31
2022
2023
In €m
Consolidated
France
International
Consolidated
France
International
Contributed revenue
895.3
629.3
266.0
1013.5
748.5
265.0
EBITDA
201.6
148.7
52.9
217.7
174.1
43.6
% of contributed revenue
22.6%
23.6%
19.9%
21.5%
23.3%
16.5%
Consolidated data at current exchange rate
For each geographic scope, the main changes were:
Current operating income
At December 31, 2023, current operating income (COI) stood at €101.2m, or 10.0% of contributed revenue, marking a significant increase of +10.8% on a reported basis compared with the previous year (€91.3m, or 10.2% of contributed revenue).
It includes a negative contribution from new scopes of €3.9m, and a negative currency effect of €2.1m.
At constant scope, current operating income rose significantly organically (+17.8%) to €105.1m, or 11.2% of contributed revenue. This improvement mainly reflects the organic rise in EBITDA (+€20.2m) and the moderate increase in depreciation in France and abroad.
Breakdown of current operating income by geographic scope
At December 31
2022
2023
In €m
Consolidated
France
International
Consolidated
France
International
Contributed revenue
895.3
629.3
266.0
1013.5
748.5
265.0
COI
91.3
61.7
29.6
101.2
80.8
20.4
% of contributed revenue
10.2%
9.8%
11.1%
10.0%
10.8%
7.7%
Consolidated data at current exchange rate
For each geographic scope, the main changes were:
Operating income
Operating income (OI) reached €91.4m, or 9.0% of contributed revenue, up 4.9% at current exchange rates on last year (+12.2% on a constant scope and exchange rates basis).
This change essentially reflects the increase in operating income, less a provision for intangible assets of €7.1m, mainly due to the non-utilization of development work carried out in connection with the implementation of the French ERP system, following tests carried out by the pilot companies in the second half of 2023.
Net financial income
At December 31, 2023, net financial income stood at (€22.2m), compared with (€18.5m) at the end of 2022, up 20.0% year-on-year.
This change mainly reflects:
Income tax
At December 31, 2023, "Income taxes" amounted to (€17.8m) vs. (€19.2m) in 2022, i.e. an effective tax rate of 25.8% vs. 28.1%.
Income tax expense breaks down as follows:
Share of income of associated companies
Income from associated companies mainly concerns the Group's share in the profits of Gerep, Sogad, La Barre-Thomas and Solena Valorisation. It stands at (€1.3m) at December 31, 2023, unchanged from the previous year.
Consolidated net income
After accounting for the Group's share in the profits of associated companies, i.e. (€1.3m) at December 31, 2023, total consolidated net income came to €50.0m vs. €47.9m in 2022.
Net of non-controlling interests of (€2.2m), Group share of net income came to €47.8m, or 4.7% of contributed revenue at December 31, 2023 (vs. €44.6m, or 5.0% of contributed revenue in 2022).
Net income per share came to €6.13 vs. €5.72 at December 31, 2022.
The dividend will be increased from €1.10 to €1.20 per share and will be withdrawn on July 8, 2024 and paid from July 10, 202422. The payout ratio is comparable to last year, at 19.6% of 2023 earnings per share vs. 19.2 %.
Comments on consolidated cash flow at December 31, 2023
Summary of consolidated statement of cash flows
In €m
2022
2023
Cash flow from operating activities
148.1
187.3
Cash flows from investing activities
(189.5)
(168.7)
Cash flows from financing activities
(5.2)
18.8
Change in cash from continuing operations
(46.6)
37.3
Change in cash flow from discontinued operations
-
-
Change in cash and cash equivalents
(46.6)
37.3
Over the period, the change in cash flow was +€84.0m, generating a positive cash flow of +€37.3m.
This favorable trend mainly reflects:
Cash flows from operating activities
In fiscal 2023, the Group generated €187.3m in cash flow from operating activities (vs. €148.1m one year earlier), an increase of +€39.2m.
This change reflects the combined effect of:
Cashflows from investing activities.
(In €m)
2022
2023
Net industrial investments (excluding IFRIC 12)
105.0
97.2
Net financial investments
0.2
0.0
Net Investments booked
105.2
97.2
Net industrial investments
95.7
88.7
Net financial investments
(0.1)
0.1
Acquisition of subsidiaries - Net cash flow
80.7
62.3
Net Investments paid
176.3
151.1
In 2023, net recognized capital expenditure falls sharply to €97.2m, or 9.6% of contributed revenue (vs. €105.0m in 2022, or 11.4% of contributed revenue).
They consist of:
By nature, recognized capital expenditure breaks down as follows:
Investments made in anticipation of regulatory changes, as well as those related to health, safety and the environment, accounted for €20.9m (21.5% of net investment recognized) vs. €16.0m in 2022 (i.e. 15.2% of net investment recognized).
By division, booked capital expenditure (excluding "IFRIC 12" investments) breakdown is:
At December 31
2022
2023
€m
%
€m
%
Hazardous Waste division
69.7
66.4%
65.3
67.2%
Non-Hazardous Waste division
35.3
33.6%
31.9
32.8%
Total
105.0
100.0%
97.2
100.0%
By geographic region, the breakdown of industrial investments (excluding IFRIC 12 investments) demonstrates the preponderance of investments made in France and abroad and by the main subsidiaries in Italy, South Africa and Spain:
2022
2023
€m
%
€m
%
France
78.7
75.0%
79.3
81.6%
Germany
0.1
0.1%
0.1
0.1%
Spain23
5.5
5.2%
4.5
4.6%
Italy
9.9
9.3%
(0.8)
(0.8)%
Chile
0.9
0.9%
1.6
1.7%
Mexico
ns
ns
0.3
0.3%
Peru
0.9
0.9%
2.4
2.5%
South Africa
9.0
8.6%
9.7
10.0%
Total international
26.3
25.0%
17.9
18.4%
Total (excluding IFRIC 12)
105.0
100.0%
97.2
100.0%
Cash flows from financing activities
Net cash used in financing activities amounted to +€18.8mfor the year ended December 31, 2023, up +€24.0m year-on-year, mainly reflecting:
Comments on changes in consolidated financial position at December 31, 2023
Extract from the consolidated balance sheet
In €m
2022
2023
Actual
Actual
Non-current assets
963.3
1032.3
Current assets (excluding cash and cash equivalents)
315.0
391.2
Cash and cash equivalents
126.2
162.2
Assets held for sale
-
-
Share capital (including non-controlling interests)
317.4
346.3
Non-current liabilities
660.8
731.0
Current liabilities
426.4
508.4
Liabilities held for sale
-
-
Non-current assets
The increase in non-current assets (+€69.0m compared with December 31, 2022) mainly reflects changes in the following items:
Current assets (excluding cash and cash equivalents)
Current assets excluding cash stood at €301.2m, up €76.2m on December 31, 2022.
This change mainly reflects changes in the following items:
Shareholders' equity
The change in shareholders' equity (Group share) in 2023 breaks down as follows24:
In €m
Group
Attributable to non-controlling interests
Total equity
Shareholders' equity at January 1, 2023
310.1
7.3
317.4
Other comprehensive income
(11.0)
0.1
(10.9)
Net income - Group share
47.8
2.2
50.0
Third-party share in share capital increases of subsidiaries
-
0.4
0.4
Dividends paid
(8.6)
(1.8)
(10.4)
Treasury shares
(0.1)
-
(0.1)
Business combinations
-
ns
-
Transactions with non-controlling interests
-
-
-
Other changes
0.2
(0.2)
ns
Share capital at December 31, 2023
338.3
8.0
346.3
Current and non-current liabilities
In €m
2022
2023
Non-current
Current
Total
Non-current
Current
Total
Hedging instruments
10.3
-
10.3
5.9
-
5.9
Provisions
53.1
2.7
55.8
59.4
4.5
63.9
Other liabilities
4.8
311.2
316.0
7.1
364.8
371.9
Income tax payable
-
1.1
1.1
-
1.1
1.1
Total (excl. financial debt)
68.2
315.0
383.2
72.4
370.4
442.8
Financial debt
592.6
111.5
704.1
660.6
138.0
798.6
Total
660.8
426.5
1087.3
733.0
508.4
1241.4
Current and non-current liabilities, excluding financial debts, amounted to €442.8m, an increase of €59.6m mainly relating to:
Debt and financing structure
The table below shows changes in net indebtedness in 2023:
In €m
2022
2023
Bank loans
186.5
211.2
Non-bank debt
24.3
21.5
Bonds
415.8
421.1
Lease debt
65.4
70.7
Derivatives
9.6
5.5
Other financial debt (including accrued interest)
2.3
61.8
Factoring debt
7.0
9.2
Short-term bank borrowings
2.7
3.1
Total Financial Debt (current and non-current)
713.6
804.1
Cash balance
(126.2)
(162.2)
Net Financial Debt
587.4
641.9
Of which less than one year (1)
(14.8)
(24.2)
Of which due in more than one year
602.2
666.1
(1) Cash and cash equivalents are stated at less than one year.
Gross financial debt stood at €804.1m at December 31, 2023, compared with €713.6m a year earlier.
This +€90.5m increase mainly reflects:
And at constant scope, mainly changes in:
At December 31, 2023, the proportion of gross financial debt, including lease debt and after taking into account fixed-rate hedging instruments, stood at 74% (vs. 73% in 2022). As a proportion of net financial debt, the hedging ratio reached 93% (vs. 89% in 2022).
By maturity, the residual contractual maturity of gross debt - excluding lease debt and hedging instruments - breaks down as follows:
In €m
Book Value
2024
2025
2026
2027
2028
>2028
Gross financial debt
727.8
128.2
46.8
96.7
49.1
320.3
94.6
At December 31, 2023, cash and cash equivalents totaled €162.2m, vs. €126.2m one year earlier, marking a significant increase of +€36.0m.
At the same date, the Group's net financial debt stood at €641.9m (vs. €587.4m one year earlier), an increase of +€54.5m, of which:
In €m
31/12/22
31/12/23
Opening Net Debt
474.9
587.4
Cash flows from operating activities
(148.1)
(187.3)
Net industrial investment paid out
95.7
88.7
Net financial investments paid
(0.1)
0.1
Dividends
8.8
9.9
Net interest paid (including interest on lease debt)
17.0
23.2
Change in other loans and receivables
16.1
22.2
Capital increase or decrease
0.6
-
Change in Net Debt at constant scope (before non-cash effects)
464.9
544.1
Scope effect
80.7
62.3
Non-cash change in debt
41.8
35.5
Net Financial Debt at closing
587.4
641.9
Financial leverage ratio stood at 2.9 times EBITDA vs. 2.8 times EBITDA a year earlier, reflecting the financing of external growth at the end of the year. Excluding these acquisitions, it would have been 2.7 times EBITDA.
Definitions
Contributed revenue: published revenue net of 1. IFRIC 12 revenue representing investments made in assets under concession recognized as sales in accordance with IFRIC 12 2. the TGAP (Taxe Générale sur les Activités Polluantes - French General Tax on Polluting Activities), paid by waste producers and collected on behalf of the State by waste processors.
Recurring operating cash flow: EBITDA increased by dividends received from equity interests and the balance of other cash operating income and expenses (including foreign exchange gains and losses), less cash expenses for renovation and maintenance of treatment sites and assets under concession (including Major Maintenance and Repair expenses).
Free operating cash flow: recurring operating cash flow less changes in working capital requirements, taxes paid, net bank interest paid (including interest on financial leases) and recurring capital expenditure (maintenance), and before development investments, financial investments, dividends and financing.
1 See press release of March 7, 2022 2 At constant scope and exchange rates 3 Scope at December 31, 2022 4 Subject to approval by the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of April 26, 2024 5 See press release of December 12, 2023 6 See press release dated March 7, 2022 7 See press release dated December 12, 2023 8 See press release dated September 11, 2023 9 See press release dated September 11, 2023 10 See press release dated October 24, 2023 11 Séché Environnement's non-financial performance is presented in full in the Non-financial Performance Declaration published in the 2023 Universal Registration Document, available on the company's website. 12 Source: ESMA October 2023 13 See: Press release of December 11, 2023 14 Free cash flow: EBITDA - Rehabilitation & MMR expenses - Industrial Capex - Change in WCR - Interest paid - Tax paid - Dividends 15 Scopes 1 and 2 16 The management report is published in full in the 2023 Universal Registration Document available on the Séché Environnement website. 17 See Definitions on page 31. In 2023, they mainly represented investments in the Mo'UVE incinerator in Montauban. 18 See Definitions on page 31. 19 See: Press release of September 11, 2023 20 Taxation linked to the cap on infra-marginal profits of electricity producers instituted by the Finance Act for 2023. 21 Capping of infra-marginal profits of electricity producers instituted by the Finance Act for 2023. 22 Subject to approval by the General Meeting of Shareholders on April 26, 2024 23 Investments made by Solarca are 100% integrated into the "Spain" scope. 24 See Note 3.2.4.13 of this document.
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SÉCHÉ ENVIRONNEMENT Analyst / Investor Relations Manuel ANDERSEN Director of Investor Relations m.andersen@groupe-seche.com +33 (0)1 53 21 53 60
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