The ČEZ energy group earned 29.8 billion crowns in the three quarters of 2023, so the company’s net profit fell by 43 percent year-on-year. The main cause of the decrease is the newly introduced tax on windfall profits, which increased costs by 21 billion crowns. On the other hand, due to the high market prices of commodities, the group’s operating profit (EBITDA) rose by six percent to 95 billion crowns. This follows from the data published by the company.
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7:37 a.m November 9, 2023
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ČEZ headquarters in Prague | Photo: René Volfík | Source: iROZHLAS.cz
At the same time, the group confirmed the full-year management outlook, which expects a adjusted net profit of 33 to 37 billion crowns for the entire year 2023. The company increased its full-year EBITDA outlook to 115 to 120 billion crowns, previously it had stated 105 to 115 billion crowns.
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“The economic results for the first three quarters reflect the gradual stabilization of the energy markets. After the approval of a record dividend of 145 crowns per share and with regard to the extraordinary taxation of sales and profits of energy companies, we expect that the ČEZ group will pay 118 to 125 billion crowns to the Czech state this year in dividends, profit taxes and levies from excessive production sales,” said the CEO CEZ Daniel Beneš.
According to the company, several factors influenced the economic results and their year-on-year comparison. Revenues are affected by last year’s extreme fluctuations in commodity prices and subsequently introduced levies from excessive production sales, which have so far cost the company 8.7 billion crowns.
Decrease in consumption
The tax on unexpected profits then amounted to 21 billion. According to the financial director of ČEZ Martin Novák, the company should pay around 37 to 45 billion crowns for the whole year from these levies.
During the year, according to ČEZ statistics, the production of electricity from emitting coal and steam-gas sources gradually decreased, which decreased by 18 percent year-on-year to 12 terawatt hours (TWh). The reason is mainly the decline in market prices of electricity and the development of prices for emission allowances and natural gas.
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So far this year, the share of production from coal is 28 percent, while it was still around 80 percent in the early 1990s. The production of electricity from nuclear sources also fell by one percent year-on-year due to the length of the planned shutdowns of both power plants. On the other hand, due to favorable climatic conditions, production from renewable sources increased by seven percent.
Electricity consumption in the distribution area of ČEZ Distribuce fell by four percent year-on-year to 24.8 TWh. Consumption by large enterprises fell by three percent, by households by five percent and by small enterprises by six percent. According to the company, the reason for the decrease is mainly a reduction in customer consumption due to high commodity prices as well as warm weather.
CEZ is one of the largest energy companies in the Czech Republic. Its majority shareholder is the state, which holds roughly 70 percent of the shares through the Ministry of Finance. The group recorded a record profit of 78.4 billion crowns last year. In June, the company’s general meeting decided to pay a dividend of 145 crowns per share. The state received 54 billion crowns from this.
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