Greencoat Renewables PLC Net Asset Value and Dividend Announcement

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Greencoat Renewables PLC

25 July 2024

 

 

 

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Net Asset Value and Dividend Announcement

 

Dublin, London| 25 July 2024: Greencoat Renewables PLC ("Greencoat Renewables" or the "Company") today announces that its unaudited Net Asset Value as of 30 June 2024 is €1,266 million (112.1c per share).

 

Net Asset Value

 

Net Asset Value / Net Asset Value per share	€1,266 million / 112.1c per share
Q2 Dividend/Dividend per share	€19.0 million / 1.685c per share

 

Financial and Operational Highlights

 

·      Continued strong cash generation and sector high dividend cover

o  Q2 gross net cash generation of €40.8 million¹ equating to 2.1x dividend cover

o  H1 gross net cash generation of €113.6 million² equating to 3.0x dividend cover   

o  Cash received relating to prior periods offsetting reduced production (Q2 14% below budget, H1 13% below budget) 

o  Dividends per share paid of 1.685c relating to Q1 2024 and 1.685c announced relating to Q2 2024, in line with full year target

 

·      Increase in NAV

o  0.5c increase in NAV per share to 112.1c

o  Positive impact from continued strong cash generation and share buyback whilst short term power price recovery offset by moderate long term pricing decline 

o  Unchanged levered IRR at 9.2%³

 

·      Artificial Intelligence and Big Tech driving demand for clean energy 

o  Accelerated technological advances and importance of secure, clean energy driving demand for corporate Power Purchase Agreements ("PPA")

o  10 year PPA signed with leading data centre owner and operator in Ireland in April 2024

o  PPA structured on a 'pay as produce' basis equating to 67GWh on an annual basis

o  PPAs expected to play an increasingly important role in active asset management, negotiations with reputable counterparties ongoing

 

·      Decisive capital allocation strategy with capacity for further action

o  c.€100 million to be distributed in 2024 through increased y-o-y dividend and share buyback programme

o  €25 million share buyback progressing well with €9.9 million deployed to acquire 11.3 million shares to 30 June 2024 at an average 21% discount to NAV

o  Asset recycling activity progressing well

o  Continued use of operating cashflow to support deleveraging with €15 million RCF pay down in Q1 and further €18 million in Q2

o  Q2 gearing at 51%

 

·    Strong balance sheet and highly contracted portfolio providing basis for growth

o  Total cash of €151.1 million with €203.0 million of RCF capacity providing funding certainty for forward commitments

o  Highly contracted and secure cashflows increasing operational and strategic flexibility

 

1 Net cash generation of €38.0m and 2.0x dividend cover

2 Net cash generation of €109.7m and 2.9x dividend cover

3 Based on unlevered portfolio IRR of 7.1%, long term gearing assumption of 40% and cost of debt assumption of 4.7%.

 

The Company's June 2024 Factsheet is available on the Company's website, www.greencoat-renewables.com.

 

​The Company also announces a quarterly interim dividend of 1.685c per share with respect to the quarter ended 30 June 2024.

           

                                               Dividend Timetable

                                               Ex-Dividend Date:                    1 August 2024

                                               Record Date:                             2 August 2024

                                               Payment Date:                          23 August 2024          

 

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​For further information, please contact:

    

Schroders Greencoat LLP (Investment Manager)
Bertrand Gautier Paul O'Donnell John Musk					[phone]
FTI Consulting (Investor Relations & Media)
Melanie Farrell					[phone]
Aoife Mullen					[e-mail]
Barclays Bank PLC (Joint Broker) Dion Di Miceli Stuart Muress James Atkinson					[phone]
Davy (Joint Broker, NOMAD and Euronext Growth Listing Sponsor) Brian Garrahy Ronan Veale					[phone]
RBC Capital Markets (Joint Broker) Matthew Coakes Elizabeth Evans					[phone]

 

 

 

​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 also invests in wind and solar assets in certain 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.

 

Forward Looking Statements and Important Information

 

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The financial information contained in this announcement has not been audited or reviewed by Greencoat Renewables' auditors in accordance with the International Standards on Auditing (Ireland) or International Standard on Review Engagements.

 

 

 

           

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