☒ Form 20-F
|
☐ Form 40-F
|
• |
Net loss for the quarter attributable to the Company was $9.0 million, compared with a net loss of $4.8 million in the first quarter of 2018.
|
• |
Revenues reached $221.5 million, representing a 4.1% year-over-year increase on a constant currency basis.
|
• |
Further Adjusted EBITDA including unconsolidated affiliates1 increased by 6.7% year-over-year on a constant currency basis to $181.1 million in the first quarter of 2019.
|
• |
Cash available for distribution (“CAFD”) increased 4.9% to $45.1 million in the first quarter of 2019, on track to meet annual guidance.
|
• |
Quarterly dividend of $0.39 per share declared by the Board of Directors, representing a 22% increase compared with the same quarter of 2018.
|
• |
Levers to maintain 2019 CAFD guidance even if Mojave’s distribution was delayed.
|
• |
Acquisition of a 30% stake in a 142 MW gas-fired engine facility with electric battery storage in operation at attractive returns.
|
• |
Enhanced collaboration agreement with Algonquin with the goal of accelerating growth in the U.S.
|
Three-month period ended
March 31,
|
||||||||
(in thousands of U.S. dollars)
|
2019
|
2018
|
||||||
Revenue
|
$
|
221,452
|
$
|
225,265
|
||||
Profit / (loss) for the period attributable to the Company
|
(8,957
|
)
|
(4,764
|
)
|
||||
Further Adjusted EBITDA incl. unconsolidated affiliates2
|
181,106
|
179,800
|
||||||
Net cash provided by operating activities
|
96,889
|
130,535
|
||||||
CAFD
|
45,119
|
43,031
|
Three-month period ended March 31,
|
||||||||
2019
|
2018
|
|||||||
Renewable energy
|
||||||||
MW in operation3
|
1,496
|
1,446
|
||||||
GWh produced4
|
581
|
507
|
||||||
Efficient natural gas
|
||||||||
MW in operation
|
300
|
300
|
||||||
GWh produced5
|
383
|
547
|
||||||
Electric Availability (%)5
|
87.1
|
%
|
97.9
|
%
|
||||
Electric transmission lines
|
||||||||
Miles in operation
|
1,152
|
1,099
|
||||||
Availability (%)6
|
99.9
|
%
|
100.0
|
%
|
||||
Water
|
||||||||
Mft3 in operation3
|
10.5
|
10.5
|
||||||
Availability (%)6
|
99.8
|
%
|
99.1
|
%
|
(in thousands of U.S. dollars)
|
Three-month period ended March 31,
|
|||||||
2019
|
2018
|
|||||||
Revenue by geography
|
||||||||
North America
|
$
|
60,441
|
$
|
61,781
|
||||
South America
|
33,493
|
29,536
|
||||||
EMEA
|
127,518
|
133,948
|
||||||
Total revenue
|
$
|
221,452
|
$
|
225,265
|
||||
Further Adjusted EBITDA incl. unconsolidated affiliates by geography
|
||||||||
North America
|
$
|
50,870
|
$
|
60,247
|
||||
South America
|
28,212
|
24,180
|
||||||
EMEA
|
102,024
|
95,373
|
||||||
Total Further Adjusted EBITDA incl. unconsolidated affiliates
|
$
|
181,106
|
$
|
179,800
|
(in thousands of U.S. dollars)
|
Three-month period ended March 31,
|
|||||||
2019
|
2018
|
|||||||
Revenue by business sector
|
||||||||
Renewable energy
|
$
|
156,817
|
$
|
167,225
|
||||
Efficient natural gas
|
34,009
|
28,387
|
||||||
Electric transmission lines
|
24,867
|
23,840
|
||||||
Water
|
5,759
|
5,813
|
||||||
Total revenue
|
$
|
221,452
|
$
|
225,265
|
Further Adjusted EBITDA incl. unconsolidated affiliates by business sector
|
||||||||
Renewable energy
|
$
|
123,484
|
$
|
131,435
|
||||
Efficient natural gas
|
30,476
|
23,330
|
||||||
Electric transmission lines
|
21,650
|
19,836
|
||||||
Water
|
5,496
|
5,199
|
||||||
Total Further Adjusted EBITDA incl. unconsolidated affiliates
|
$
|
181,106
|
$
|
179,800
|
• |
Production in the U.S. solar portfolio in the first quarter of 2019 was lower than in the same period of 2018, mostly due to lower solar radiation and scheduled
maintenance stops that took longer than expected. However, solar radiation has improved since the end of March and production from the U.S. solar assets is in line with expectations for the first four months of 2019.
|
• |
Production in Spain increased significantly year-over-year due to higher solar radiation and strong operating performance.
|
• |
Kaxu (South Africa) had a strong operating performance, reaching a significant increase in production with a capacity factor of 48.7% (compared with 36.9% in the first
quarter of 2018).
|
• |
Finally, production of the wind assets was significantly higher year-over year as a result of the contribution of the newly acquired Melowind asset, with no
contribution in the first quarter of 2018.
|
• |
Atlantica has a right to acquire stakes or make investments in two Algonquin assets in the US for a total equity value up to $100 million.
|
• |
Both companies have agreed to analyze jointly during the next six months Algonquin’s contracted assets portfolio in the US and Canada, with the final objective to
identify assets where a drop-down could add value for both parties, according to each company’s key metrics.
|
• |
The existing Shareholders Agreement has been modified to allow Algonquin to increase its shareholding in Atlantica up to 48.5% without any change in corporate
governance. Algonquin’s voting rights and rights to appoint directors are limited to 41.5% and the additional 7% will vote consistent with non-Algonquin shareholders vote. Part of this investment in Atlantica’s shares will be done
by Algonquin subscribing for $30 million in new shares to be issued by Atlantica at a price of $21.67 per share, a 6% premium with respect to yesterday’s closing price.
|
New Transmission Line U.S. Dollars in Uruguay with AAGES
On May 7, 2019, a proposal led by AAGES achieved the first position in a bidding process for a new transmission line in Uruguay. The project includes two transmission lines of approximately 50 miles and a substation, which will be contracted under 30 and 20-year agreements, in U.S. dollars with UTE, the current offtaker in the three plants we own in Uruguay. Atlantica expects to own a 25% of the project and has a ROFO right over the rest of the investment.
1. |
Corporate debt refinancing with improved terms and flexibility.
|
• |
An approximate $4 million cost8 improvement per annum expected from 2020;
|
• |
An option to capitalize up to 2 years of interest payments (equal to approximately $14 million per year), which would partially offset CAFD impact if Mojave’s
distribution was delayed;
|
• |
A longer tenor as compared to the existing financing; and
|
• |
A natural hedge for CAFD generated in euro.
|
2. |
Initiatives to achieve 2019 and 2020 CAFD goals despite PG&E exposure:
|
• |
Established an option to capitalize ~$14 million per year of interest payment for up to 2 years under the new note issuance facility that was signed to refinance the
2019 Notes.
|
• |
Expected to release certain project restricted cash in 2019 and 2020 that will compensate potential delays in Mojave, if any.
|
3. |
Ongoing analysis of several strategic alternatives by the Strategic Review Committee.
|
4. |
Strong commitment to Environmental, Social and Governance (“ESG”) initiatives and sustainability
across Atlantica’s sectors, and active management of the environmental and social impacts of its activity.
|
• |
they do not reflect our cash expenditures or future requirements for capital expenditures or contractual commitments;
|
• |
they do not reflect changes in, or cash requirements for, our working capital needs;
|
• |
they may not reflect the significant interest expense, or the cash requirements necessary, to service interest or principal payments, on our debts;
|
• |
although depreciation and amortization are non-cash charges, the assets being depreciated and amortized will often need to be replaced in the future and Further
Adjusted EBITDA and CAFD do not reflect any cash requirements that would be required for such replacements;
|
• |
some of the exceptional items that we eliminate in calculating Further Adjusted EBITDA reflect cash payments that were made, or will be made in the future; and
|
• |
the fact that other companies in our industry may calculate Further Adjusted EBITDA and CAFD differently than we do, which limits their usefulness as comparative
measures.
|
For the three-month period ended
March 31,
|
||||||||
2019
|
2018
|
|||||||
Revenue
|
$
|
221,452
|
$
|
225,265
|
||||
Other operating income
|
26,439
|
28,414
|
||||||
Raw materials and consumables used
|
(2,913
|
)
|
(4,420
|
)
|
||||
Employee benefit expenses
|
(5,316
|
)
|
(5,097
|
)
|
||||
Depreciation, amortization, and impairment charges
|
(75,736
|
)
|
(74,624
|
)
|
||||
Other operating expenses
|
(60,573
|
)
|
(66,194
|
)
|
||||
Operating profit
|
$
|
103,353
|
$
|
103,344
|
||||
Financial income
|
286
|
296
|
||||||
Financial expense
|
(101,503
|
)
|
(100,067
|
)
|
||||
Net exchange differences
|
866
|
(180
|
)
|
|||||
Other financial income/(expense), net
|
1,062
|
(1,660
|
)
|
|||||
Financial expense, net
|
$
|
(99,289
|
)
|
$
|
(101,611
|
)
|
||
Share of profit/(loss) of associates carried under the equity method
|
1,823
|
1,407
|
||||||
Profit/(loss) before income tax
|
$
|
5,887
|
$
|
3,140
|
||||
Income tax
|
(9,577
|
)
|
(4,650
|
)
|
||||
Profit/(loss) for the period
|
$
|
(3,690
|
)
|
$
|
(1,510
|
)
|
||
Loss/(profit) attributable to non-controlling interests
|
(5,267
|
)
|
(3,254
|
)
|
||||
Profit/(loss) for the period attributable to the Company
|
$
|
(8,957
|
)
|
$
|
(4,764
|
)
|
||
Weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding (thousands)
|
100,217
|
100,217
|
||||||
Basic and diluted earnings per share attributable to Atlantica Yield plc (U.S. dollar per share)
|
$
|
(0.09
|
)
|
$
|
(0.05
|
)
|
Assets
|
As of March 31,
2019
|
As of December 31,
2018
|
||||||
Non-current assets
|
||||||||
Contracted concessional assets
|
$
|
8,389,508
|
$
|
8,549,181
|
||||
Investments carried under the equity method
|
54,777
|
53,419
|
||||||
Financial investments
|
65,386
|
52,670
|
||||||
Deferred tax assets
|
152,205
|
136,066
|
||||||
Total non-current assets
|
$
|
8,661,876
|
8,791,336
|
|||||
Current assets
|
||||||||
Inventories
|
$
|
18,912
|
$
|
18,924
|
||||
Clients and other receivables
|
241,412
|
236,395
|
||||||
Financial investments
|
243,025
|
240,834
|
||||||
Cash and cash equivalents
|
654,618
|
631,542
|
||||||
Total current assets
|
$
|
1,157,967
|
$
|
1,127,695
|
||||
Total assets
|
$
|
9,819,843
|
$
|
9,919,031
|
Equity and liabilities
|
||||||||
Share capital
|
$
|
10,022
|
$
|
10,022
|
||||
Parent company reserves
|
1,992,859
|
2,029,940
|
||||||
Other reserves
|
71,040
|
95,011
|
||||||
Accumulated currency translation differences
|
(89,016
|
)
|
(68,315
|
)
|
||||
Retained Earnings
|
(456,549
|
)
|
(449,274
|
)
|
||||
Non-controlling interest
|
136,647
|
138,728
|
||||||
Total equity
|
$
|
1,665,003
|
$
|
1,756,112
|
||||
Non-current liabilities
|
||||||||
Long-term corporate debt
|
$
|
423,921
|
$
|
415,168
|
||||
Long-term project debt
|
4,769,119
|
4,826,659
|
||||||
Grants and other liabilities
|
1,653,323
|
1,658,126
|
||||||
Related parties
|
28,434
|
33,675
|
||||||
Derivative liabilities
|
305,138
|
279,152
|
||||||
Deferred tax liabilities
|
227,261
|
211,000
|
||||||
Total non-current liabilities
|
$
|
7,407,196
|
$
|
7,423,780
|
||||
Current liabilities
|
||||||||
Short-term corporate debt
|
273,624
|
268,905
|
||||||
Short-term project debt
|
307,233
|
264,455
|
||||||
Trade payables and other current liabilities
|
151,463
|
192,033
|
||||||
Income and other tax payables
|
15,324
|
13,746
|
||||||
Total current liabilities
|
$
|
747,644
|
$
|
739,139
|
||||
Total equity and liabilities
|
$
|
9,819,843
|
$
|
9,919,031
|
For the three-month period
ended March 31,
|
||||||||
2019
|
2018
|
|||||||
Profit/(loss) for the period
|
(3,690
|
)
|
(1,510
|
)
|
||||
Financial expense and non-monetary adjustments
|
169,013
|
170,459
|
||||||
Profit for the period adjusted by financial expense and non-monetary adjustments
|
$
|
165,323
|
$
|
168,949
|
||||
Variations in working capital
|
(54,509
|
)
|
(11,654
|
)
|
||||
Net interest and income tax paid
|
(13,925
|
)
|
(26,760
|
)
|
||||
Net cash provided by operating activities
|
$
|
96,889
|
$
|
130,535
|
||||
Investment in contracted concessional assets9
|
7,186
|
60,512
|
||||||
Other non-current assets/liabilities
|
(26,985
|
)
|
(5,118
|
)
|
||||
(Acquisitions)/Sales of subsidiaries and other
|
(2,457
|
)
|
(9,327
|
)
|
||||
Investments in entities under the equity method
|
-
|
1,473
|
||||||
Net cash provided by/(used in) investing activities
|
$
|
(22,256
|
)
|
$
|
47,540
|
|||
Net cash provided by/(used in) financing activities
|
$
|
(44,654
|
)
|
$
|
(101,215
|
)
|
||
Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
|
$
|
29,979
|
$
|
76,860
|
||||
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the period
|
631,542
|
669,387
|
||||||
Translation differences in cash or cash equivalent
|
(6,903
|
)
|
9,655
|
|||||
Cash & cash equivalents at end of the period
|
$
|
654,618
|
$
|
755,902
|
9
|
Investments in contracted concessional assets includes proceeds of $60.8 million and $7.4 million received by Solana from Abengoa in relation
to the consent with the DOE for the three-month period ended March 31, 2018 and 2019, respectively.
|
(in thousands of U.S. dollars)
|
For the three-month period ended March 31,
|
|||||||
2019
|
2018
|
|||||||
Profit/(loss) for the period attributable to the Company
|
$
|
(8,957
|
)
|
$
|
(4,764
|
)
|
||
Profit attributable to non-controlling interest
|
5,267
|
3,254
|
||||||
Income tax
|
9,577
|
4,650
|
||||||
Share of loss/(profit) of associates carried under the equity method
|
(1,823
|
)
|
(1,407
|
)
|
||||
Financial expense, net
|
99,289
|
101,611
|
||||||
Operating profit
|
$
|
103,353
|
$
|
103,344
|
||||
Depreciation, amortization, and impairment charges
|
75,736
|
74,624
|
||||||
Further Adjusted EBITDA
|
$
|
179,089
|
$
|
177,968
|
||||
Atlantica’s pro-rata share of EBITDA from Unconsolidated Affiliates
|
2,017
|
1,832
|
||||||
Further Adjusted EBITDA including unconsolidated affiliates
|
$
|
181,106
|
$
|
179,800
|
(in thousands of U.S. dollars)
|
For the three-month period ended March 31,
|
|||||||
2019
|
2018
|
|||||||
Net cash provided by operating activities
|
$
|
96,889
|
$
|
130,535
|
||||
Net interest and income tax paid
|
13,925
|
26,760
|
||||||
Variations in working capital
|
54,509
|
11,654
|
||||||
Other non-cash adjustments and other
|
13,766
|
9,019
|
||||||
Further Adjusted EBITDA
|
$
|
179,089
|
$
|
177,968
|
||||
Atlantica’s pro-rata share of EBITDA from unconsolidated affiliates
|
2,017
|
1,832
|
||||||
Further Adjusted EBITDA including unconsolidated affiliates
|
$
|
181,106
|
$
|
179,800
|
(in thousands of U.S. dollars)
|
For the three-month period ended
March 31,
|
|||||||
2019
|
2018
|
|||||||
Profit/(loss) for the period attributable to the Company
|
$
|
(8,957
|
)
|
$
|
(4,764
|
)
|
||
Profit attributable to non-controlling interest
|
5,267
|
3,254
|
||||||
Income tax
|
9,577
|
4,650
|
||||||
Share of loss/(profit) of associates carried under the equity method
|
(1,823
|
)
|
(1,407
|
)
|
||||
Financial expense, net
|
99,289
|
101,611
|
||||||
Operating profit
|
$
|
103,353
|
$
|
103,344
|
||||
Depreciation, amortization, and impairment charges
|
75,736
|
74,624
|
||||||
Atlantica’s pro-rata share of EBITDA from unconsolidated affiliates
|
2,017
|
1,832
|
||||||
Further Adjusted EBITDA including unconsolidated affiliates
|
$
|
181,106
|
$
|
179,800
|
||||
Atlantica’s pro-rata share of EBITDA from unconsolidated affiliates
|
(2,017
|
)
|
(1,832
|
)
|
||||
Dividends from equity method investments
|
-
|
-
|
||||||
Non-monetary items
|
(14,632
|
)
|
(8,839
|
)
|
||||
Interest and income tax paid
|
(13,925
|
)
|
(26,760
|
)
|
||||
Principal amortization of indebtedness
|
(15,176
|
)
|
(17,647
|
)
|
||||
Deposits into/ withdrawals from restricted accounts
|
24,935
|
(21,720
|
)
|
|||||
Change in non-restricted cash at project level
|
(59,447
|
)
|
(68,031
|
)
|
||||
Dividends paid to non-controlling interests
|
-
|
-
|
||||||
Changes in other assets and liabilities
|
(55,725
|
)
|
8,060
|
|||||
Cash Available For Distribution
|
$
|
45,119
|
$
|
43,031
|
Chief Financial Officer
|
Investor Relations & Communication
|
|
Francisco Martinez-Davis
|
Leire Perez
|
|
E ir@atlanticayield.com
|
E ir@atlanticayield.com
|
|
|
T +44 20 3499 0465
|
|
|
ATLANTICA YIELD PLC
|
||
Date: May 10, 2019
|
By:
|
/s/ Santiago Seage
|
Name: Santiago Seage
|
||
Title: Chief Executive Officer
|